Breaking down the hidden jabs in “South Park” season 27 premiere

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“South Park” Season 27 premiere skewers Trump, Paramount, and Jesus, exposing corporate influence and legal pressures, while setting up more satire with a surreal Trump storyline.

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00:00South Park is back, and its delayed Season 27 premiere targets Trump, Paramount, and even Jesus.

00:06Let's unpack the hidden meaning behind the unfiltered episode.

00:09The Season 27 premiere, Sermon on the Mount, goes way deeper than it looks on the surface.

00:15For starters, the title is not a typo.

00:17That apostrophe before Mount is reportedly a nod to Paramount, the show's parent network.

00:22In typical South Park fashion, it seems like Trey Parker and Matt Stone are roasting their own bosses

00:28right after signing a $1.5 billion deal with the same company.

00:32The episode aired on July 23rd, later than originally planned, and the creators didn't hold back on why.

00:38The official response to the delay was blunt about the merger's impact on the show, stating,

00:42We are at the studio working on new episodes, and we hope the fans get to see them somehow.

00:47That quote reflects their frustration with behind-the-scenes corporate issues affecting production,

00:52another layer of meta-commentary that bleeds directly into the episode's themes.

00:56For example, Jesus gives a courtroom-style speech where he mentions a lawsuit agreement with Paramount

01:01that stops him from criticizing the president.

01:04The scene is exaggerated for comedy, but seems to point to how business and legal deals

01:08can sometimes shape what gets said in public.

01:11That idea comes up again when the show depicts 60 Minutes covering a protest in South Park against the president.

01:17But the reporters are too afraid to speak honestly, visibly shaking,

01:20while stating they do not agree with the anti-president rhetoric.

01:23This echoes real-life headlines, like when Trump celebrated a reported $16 million settlement with 60 Minutes,

01:30and claimed another $20 million might be on the way.

01:32Together, these scenes point to how South Park isn't just making fans laugh,

01:36they're revealing how power, money, and fear shape what we see and hear.

01:40Then there's the Trump storyline, which pushes the satire into even darker, more surreal territory.

01:45The show depicts inside the White House, where viewers are shown framed photos of Trump,

01:50defiling both a military drone and a bathroom stall, one of which includes a scrawled message that reads,

01:56Jeff was here, a possible reference to Jeffrey Epstein.

01:59And while the real-life White House maintains there's no official Epstein client list,

02:03rumors about Trump's alleged connection to it continue to circulate online.

02:07And South Park is clearly leaning into that cultural tension.

02:10But it doesn't stop there.

02:12The show also depicts Trump in bed with Satan.

02:14The conversations in the scene reference Sleeping Together, Trump's reaction to the public still asking for the Epstein files,

02:21and Satan's ex, Saddam Hussein, who first appeared in South Park Bigger, Longer, and Uncut, as Satan's abusive boyfriend.

02:28And the public opinion seems to be divided on this one, as some are calling for Trump to sue the show,

02:33while others are asking for more.

02:35And one ex-user wrote,

02:37And if you think the writers were done with the Trump storyline, think again.

02:55At the very end, the episode cuts to an AI-generated PSA that's marked as one of 50, featuring Trump,

03:02wandering through the desert, undressing as he walks,

03:05before a website flashes on screen, which leads viewers to a special link that features the surreal conclusion of Episode 1.

03:12The untitled Episode 2 drops July 30th, and if the original teaser is any clue, the madness is just getting started.

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