This week’s South Park kicks off with a shock: Santa Claus is shown peeing in a girl’s face. It’s a prank video made by Butters, targeting his former crush, Red, who had tricked him into submission for a rare toy. In retaliation, Red creates her own AI clip featuring Butters and the beloved character Totoro.
As word spreads, the kids at South Park Elementary unleash chaos using a real AI tool called Sora 2. They produce outrageous videos of each other with various pop culture characters—think Popeye and Bluey—resulting in a comical but disturbing mix of childish antics and adult themes. The adults, confounded by the realism, mistake it for a sinister scandal, pushing the already bumbling police into a mess.
Meanwhile, Eric Cartman is still tangled in the schemes of billionaire Peter Thiel, who has plans that remain murky. To distract Cartman’s worried mother, Thiel uses Sora 2 to fabricate happy moments of her son in Washington, D.C.
In the heart of political drama, President Trump discovers a bizarre scheme involving Thiel and JD Vance, aimed at sabotaging his personal life. Their antics include over-the-top portrayals that blend humor with discomfort.
The episode’s climax comes when the South Park detectives trace a deepfake video back to Thiel’s secret lair. They save Cartman and stumble upon shocking footage of Trump’s private life, leading to a public relations disaster that Fox News struggles to spin. The timing coincides with the release of new documents about Jeffrey Epstein, highlighting eerie parallels between fiction and reality.
Creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker have a unique connection to the deepfake theme; their company, Deep Voodoo LLC, employs similar technology. This episode reflects their ongoing concern about AI misinformation. As they confront the implications of AI deepfakes, the show also highlights how easily technology can blur the line between truth and fabrication.
As South Park navigates this wild narrative, viewers are left to ponder the impact of AI and the absurd lengths to which popular culture will go. With only two episodes left, fans are curious about how they’ll wrap up this chaotic season.
