Something Wall-Mart This Way Comes
With all of the recent TV documentaries about the good, evil, and still more evil that is Wal-Mart going around, nothing beats this episode of South Park. It’s a straight-on hilarious, if not thought provoking, commentary about the herd mentality. Despite being a lengthy eight seasons into the show, creators Trey and Matt are at the top of their game in this, their 809th episode to date. They’ve only gotten better at tongue-in-cheek—witness the allusions to The Matrix, mockery of urban legend, and the subversive spread of their trademark anarchism.
The streets of South Park are like a ghost-town when a giant Wall-Mart lures all the townspeople to the new store with its incredible bargains. Cartman becomes a boy possessed by the power of Wall-Mart and its low, low prices. In order to save their town, Stan and Kyle have to find a way to destroy the ever-expanding superstore while keeping Cartman from stabbing them in the back.
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