Skank Hunt
| "Skank Hunt" | |
|---|---|
| Production code | 2002 |
| Original air date | September 21, 2016 |
"Skank Hunt" is the second episode in the
Plot
The faculty at South Park Elementary holds a parents-only meeting, discussing the recent activity of an
Student
Gerald gleefully continues his clandestine Internet activities. Although a colleague of one of Gerald's victims characterizes Skankhunt42 as miserable, Gerald is shown genuinely enjoying his day, dancing in the street, exhibiting extreme tolerance to bad behavior on the part of others. He soon discovers that his Internet attacks have made the news. Following his attack upon a Danish breast cancer awareness website, its webmaster, a Danish Olympic volleyball gold medalist named Freja Ollegard, states publicly that she will not be intimidated by Skankhunt42. Gerald sees this as a challenge that he happily accepts.
Convinced that Skankhunt42 is one of the boys, the female students conspire to take revenge against him. The boys hold a meeting in which they decide to fix the problem, which they think is Eric Cartman. They lure him to a cabin in the woods, with the promise of a slumber party of all-night video game-playing. At the cabin, the boys brandish assorted weapons, with which they destroy Cartman's electronic devices and bury them.
As Skankhunt42's activities continue, the boys are shocked to realize that it cannot be Cartman. Unaware of this, each of the girls confronts her respective boyfriend, handing him a letter stating that she is breaking up with him forever. As Stan observes this throughout the school, Wendy hands him her note before walking away.
Reception
Jesse Schedeen from IGN gave the episode an 8.3 out of 10, noting it as a "much more focused and enjoyable episode than last week's scatter-brained season premiere."[1] Jeremy Lambert from 411 Mania gave it a 5.5 out of 10, criticizing it because it "couldn't seem to make up its mind" between being a serious episode about Internet trolling and suicide, or a lighthearted approach to trolling.[2] Dan Caffrey of The A.V. Club gave it an A− while complimenting the implementation of Boston while Gerald enthusiastically trolls the Internet.[3] Chris Longo with Den of Geek gave it 3 out of 5 stars while theorizing that Cartman is still reaping the benefits of this storyline, commenting that "he's one step closer to winning his ideological war, even if he's no longer the person pulling the strings."[4]
References
- ^ Schedeen, Jesse (September 21, 2016). "South Park: "Skank Hunt" Review". IGN.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (September 22, 2016). "South Park 20.2 Review - 'Skank Hunt'". 411 Mania. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ Caffrey, Dan (September 22, 2016). "South Park almost goes pro-troll for a difficult lesson". The A.V. Club.
- ^ Longo, Chris (September 22, 2016). "South Park: Skank Hunt Review". Den of Geek.
External links
- "Skank Hunt" Full episode at South Park Studios
- "Skank Hunt" at IMDb
