South Park: Season 23, Episode 5 "Tegridy Farms Halloween Special" Review

"It's the most wonderful time of the year!"
-Randy Marsh



Randy and Towelie create a new strand of marijuana called their Halloween Special.  At the same time, Randy is having a hard time dealing with Shelley because she hates marijuana.  She ends up sabotaging the Halloween Special by adding a mixture to it.  Randy and Towelie sell it anyway and end up hallucinating the return of Winnie the Pooh and the cows they had previously murdered.  Shelley eventually gives them an antidote.  Randy's entire family is mad at him, but he doesn't care because he was his target market for the Halloween Special.

Meanwhile, Butters accidentally unleashes the curse of a mummy upon himself.  The mummy gifts Butters a FitBit, which he already has.  The mummy goes on an rampage because Butters seems ungrateful and kills several people  Everyone puts the blame on Butters and he even has to spend some time in jail.  Eventually, Butters apologizes to the mummy, who leaves because they can't fix Butters.


What Works:

The best part of the episode is any scene involving Randy and Shelley.  They always have funny interactions, but this is some of their best.  Randy explaining her "Marijuana Problem" is great and watching Shelley brew a potion to get revenge on Randy is excellent.

I had some issues with Butters' storyline, but it started off strong.  I loved the return of the Stephen King mechanic to warn Butters about the mummy and the first scene with him and the mummy went an unexpected and hilarious direction.

PC Principal is hilarious, as always.  He only gets one scene, but it's awesome.  Calling out offensive Halloween costumes is a perfect use for him.

Finally, the return of Winnie the Pooh and the cows was awesome.  It caught me completely off-guard and I loved it.  I'm fine with it being a hallucination.  It was still a great moment.


What Sucks:

The mummy storyline loses it's steam quickly and after the initial interaction between it and Butters, I didn't get much out of it.  I know they were going for showing a gaslighting relationship, but they didn't go far enough with it.  It felt like they didn't use all of their potential.

Finally, I am still pretty sick of Tegridy Farms.  I know Parker and Stone don't care and told us as much in the episode.  They made this for them and that's fine.  It's their show, but I don't have to like it and I don't.  I only hope they wrap Tegridy Farms up by the end of the season.


Verdict:

"Tegridy Farms Halloween Special" had some really funny moments between Randy and Shelley, a bonkers 3rd act, PC Principal, and a solid setup for the mummy story, but the mummy plot unravels as it goes along and Tegridy Farms is still stale, but I'd still say this episode has got it going on.

 7/10: Good 

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