Season 15 - Episode 13
Comedy Central (US)
Now, South Park has always had its up and downs. If "Broadway Bro Down" was the brilliant high point of the season, "A History Channel Thanksgiving" surely has to be as bad as it gets. The episode seemed devoid of jokes, was full of overly obvious setups, and was basically just a little flat throughout.
The premise, that The History Channel puts out documentaries that are essentially just lies and propaganda, felt a little forced (I never watch The History Channel, so I don't know how seated in reality that is) and the big reveal that the original Pilgrims were actually aliens (in an elaborate parody of Thor - which was only funny due to the frankly bizarre use of Natalie Portman) was the type of ridiculousness that South Park can usually get away with, but just didn't work in this episode.
South Park have put out some great episodes this season, so I can forgive them one stinker like this. The next episode is the season finale (which seems to have come around really quickly) and I just hope it's a return to form.
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