“We all saw it happen,” says the handicapped Jimmy, discussing “The Crystal Skull” as if it’s a personal tragedy. Oh, there was also a paranoid Cartman convinced that China’s Olympic opening ceremony telegraphed an attack on the United States, but Cartman’s mockery of Chinese stereotypes was almost an afterthought after Matt Stone and Trey Parker completely dismantled the worldwide hit “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.” Instead, the series had Hollywood heavyweights George Lucas and Steven Spielberg directly in sights. Returning with new episodes as part of its 12th season, “South Park” didn’t level its aim at presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain (fingers are crossed for such an episode to be forthcoming).
As dark and twisted as “The Dark Knight”was, “South Park” was just as aggressively over the top.
“South Park” has missed out on skewering this summer’s pop-culture events, and last night, the episode was on the attack.
