Wieners Out

"Wieners Out"
Episode no.	Season 20; Episode 04
Production no.	2004
Original airdate	October 12, 2016
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"Wieners Out" is the fourth episode of Season Twenty, and the 271st overall episode of South Park. It aired on October 12, 2016.^[1]

Synopsis[]

The boys band together to stand up for their rights.^[1]

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A Danish narrator explains the Danish history of dealing with trolls and that now they are on a quest to take out the newest variety, the Internet troll. Gerald Broflovski feels the pressure of being found out for his trolling as S****hunt42, and he tries as much as he can to cover it up. Meanwhile, Kyle feels guilt over the rift between the boys and the girls. When he tries to bring them together, it only strains their relationships further, and Butters takes on a leadership role after the elementary school girls convince his long-distance girlfriend Charlotte to dump him online. He takes down his pants, exposing his p****, in protest of feeling shamed for his gender, at a girls' volleyball game. Most of the boys immediately follow suit, disgusting the girls even more. Gerald struggles with his trolling withdrawal, eventually meeting with a fellow troll known as D**** Schwaggins under a bridge, who warns Gerald of an upcoming attack from the Danes. Gerald eventually succumbs to the pressure and Sheila catches him in the bathroom while trolling on an iPad that Sheila bought for him. Still reluctant to reveal his inner troll self, Gerald lies to Sheila, saying that he was watching "p**" p***", and he agrees to be urinated on to cover up his secret. He even attends an addiction meeting, but it turns out to be for member berry addicts instead.

When talking with Cartman and Heidi Turner, who are now a couple, Kyle realizes that he will not be able to stop Butters, who is now leading protest marches without pants, from worsening the rift on his own, so he attempts to get Cartman on his side. Cartman refuses since he feels that he is happier with Heidi, away from the divisiveness of groups and social media. Schwaggins shows Gerald a video by the BBC News that explains a Danish website known as Troll Trace designed to track down the real-life identity of Internet trolls is coming online. The founder of the site threatens to expose trolls everywhere, although he is aware that his methods will have the greater effect of stripping anonymity from anyone posting on the Internet. Schwaggins and Gerald retreat to a group of other trolls. Kyle meets up with the boys and girls at the school cafeteria, where he announces that he now agrees to Butters' protest. As he pulls out his p**** in front of them, most of the girls leave in disgust, and the boys cheer and carry him out on their shoulders.

Critical Reception[]

AV Club gave "Wieners Out" a "A-" rating saying: "Before South Park started playing around with a more serialized format, each episode was somewhat self-contained, its ending capped with a final statement. Even if that statement was stubbornly about not making a statement at all, there was a sense of there being some kind of lesson. The image of Stan or Kyle stepping front and center to deliver some overwrought, beyond-their-years moralizing became another one of the series’ many running jokes. Nowadays though, the show’s message is constantly morphing, never fully crystallizing until the very end of the season. And even then, it’s not always clear-cut. Every now and then, this results in narrative dragging or flat-out incoherence in some of the episodes leading up to the finale. But other times, the constant mutation tickles the brain, forcing you to mull over just what Parker and Stone are getting at."^[2]

IGN gave "Wieners Out" a "8.4" rating saying: "South Park still seems to be finding its voice in Season 20. "Wieners Out" made some crucial steps as it narrowed the focus to two main storylines and combined a gleefully inappropriate protest movement with a look at Gerald's rapidly deteriorating life. This season's critique of social media culture feels more relevant every week, but there remains a uniformity to every episode that's a little troubling."^[3]