Warning: Full spoilers from the episode follow.
I enjoyed South Park's gentrification storyline in "The City Part of Town," but I thought Matt and Trey said pretty much all they needed to say on the subject in that episode. Granted, adding Yelp to the mix gave it a slight boost this week, but overall "You're Not Yelping" was one continuation I could have done without. Whether it was because the novelty of "Sodo Sopa" had already worn off or the fact that Yelp is a pretty old phenomenon at this point, this episode just didn't quite come into its own.
On the bright side, I was glad to see the boys play a more central role this week, with Cartman spearheading the town's Yelp reviewer movement -- or so he thought. I was glad Matt and Trey decided to put more emphasis on Gerald and Sergeant Yates instead of resorting to yet another Randy-centric storyline. Theirs and the rest of the town's pretentious quips to the restaurant owners and servers did offer some humorous moments, at least for a little while. Whistlin' Willy's outburst, for example, had me chuckling.
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I enjoyed South Park's gentrification storyline in "The City Part of Town," but I thought Matt and Trey said pretty much all they needed to say on the subject in that episode. Granted, adding Yelp to the mix gave it a slight boost this week, but overall "You're Not Yelping" was one continuation I could have done without. Whether it was because the novelty of "Sodo Sopa" had already worn off or the fact that Yelp is a pretty old phenomenon at this point, this episode just didn't quite come into its own.
On the bright side, I was glad to see the boys play a more central role this week, with Cartman spearheading the town's Yelp reviewer movement -- or so he thought. I was glad Matt and Trey decided to put more emphasis on Gerald and Sergeant Yates instead of resorting to yet another Randy-centric storyline. Theirs and the rest of the town's pretentious quips to the restaurant owners and servers did offer some humorous moments, at least for a little while. Whistlin' Willy's outburst, for example, had me chuckling.
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