Stunning and Brave
"Stunning and Brave" | |
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South Park episode | |
Episode no. | Season 19 Episode 1 |
Directed by | Trey Parker |
Written by | Trey Parker |
Featured music | "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" by Silentó "Genius of Love" by Tom Tom Club |
Production code | 1901 |
Original air date | September 16, 2015 |
Guest appearance | |
Bill Hader as Farmer #2 | |
"Stunning and Brave" is the first episode in the nineteenth season of the American animated television series South Park. The 258th episode overall, it was written and directed by series co-creator Trey Parker. The episode aired on Comedy Central on September 16, 2015, and primarily parodies social justice warriors and political correctness within society, with a focus on the acceptance and praise of Caitlyn Jenner. The episode also lampoons Tom Brady and the Deflategate scandal.
Plot
Randy goes to the fraternity house and is inadvertently pledged into the group with the help of a large amount of alcohol. In the hospital, Cartman is ready to give up and accept that he and the rest of the gang are bigots, but Kyle refuses to accept this and is resolute in his position that Jenner is not a nice person. Randy and the other pledges shame Kyle by waking him to a room full of pigs painted with the word "
Reception
IGN's Max Nicholson gave the episode a 7.8 out of 10 and stated "South Park's latest episode took on political correctness with scathing wit and truly outrageous moments."[1]
Chris Longo from Den of Geek rated it 3.5 out of 5 stars and said in his review that "it's easy to come away wanting more from this episode, although I thought the message was sound."[2]
Writing for The A.V. Club, Dan Caffrey gave a B− rating to the episode and stated: "While the idea of equating the increasing mob mentality of the PC police with a hell-raising frat is funny at first, the comparison ultimately ends up being blunt, repetitive, and one-sided."[3]
Jonathon Dornbush of Entertainment Weekly wrote that the show "points the finger at the faults of everyone else on both sides of the PC argument. And, if 'Stunning and Brave' is any indication, the show will continue to do so while remaining hilarious".[4]
Writing for
Series co-creator Trey Parker received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance for this episode.[6]
References
- ^ Nicholson, Max (September 17, 2015). "South Park: "Stunning and Brave" Review". IGN. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ Longo, Chris (September 17, 2015). "South Park: Stunning and Brave Review". Den of Geek. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ Caffrey, Dan (September 17, 2015). "South Park: Stunning and Brave". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ Dornbush, Jonathan (September 17, 2015). "South Park premiere is 'Stunning and Brave'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- CBS Boston. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "68th Emmy Awards Nominations For Programs Airing June 1, 2015 – May 31, 2016" (PDF). The Television Academy. July 14, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
External links
- "Stunning and Brave" Full episode at South Park Studios
- "Stunning and Brave" at IMDb