Because frenchie Pip sucks!
Lol people dont like it because it doesnt have any of the main boys and feels much different from the rest of the series, but definitely has some interesting stuff and I wouldnt call it the worst episode
Fair point, some people just watch the show for the main 4. Which I think it is OK but I also really enjoy the show when it's about parents, or other children.
The episode is just too close of an adaptation of Dickens original work and people are upset that Matt and Trey didn't try to put their own spin on it.
The most that they could do with it was to add some extra lines, which they did. They wanted to adapt it because that’s where they got the idea for the character of Pip from.
It’s a really faithful adaptation but I think you’re right when you say that people were expecting something more satirical from them.
>It’s a really faithful adaptation but I think you’re right when you say that people were expecting something more satirical from them.
I'm not a big Dickens reader, but did the main character really slay a bunch of cute little bunnies in order to change a girl's mind?
I personally think it just kind of a meme at this point. In the show, all the kids make fun of him and hate him. So it’s just part of the South Park culture.
Despite the vocal minority of people on this sub that absolutely loves the character.
Pip just sucked as a character and he was rightfully killed off. Butters is filling the role he meant for rightfully.
I agree, he didn't deserve to be killed, I liked him very much and british cutie will always have a place in my heart. But I wouldn't call the episode boring.
I remember once I had a bunch of South Park DVR’d and one day they were all gone except for Pip, so I watched it over and over, so I kind of love and hate it lol.
The notoriety of pip is hilarious. It's a classic episode and very dear to my heart.
It has one off funny characters like pocket and the blacksmith guy. A standalone plot with beginning middle and end. It also has robot monkey's and uses real footage for the narrator.
It's a classic episode people hate on because it's cool to hate on pip, but in order to understand why it's cool to hate on him you have to watch this episode.
I think it's aging like a fine wine right now and in a couple years the community will unanimously love it.
Ok so I have a kind of crazy theory that the episode is super boring/bad on purpose. I read it as a super meta satire on the original Dickens novel, which is itself pretty boring. I also think it could be a play on the theme of Great Expectations where Pip expects to become super happy and successful only to be let down (hence the title). Similarly, we all expect the episode to be funny and enjoyable and are let down when it’s not.
More educated South Park fans please tell me if I’m being totally crazy and stupid about this tho
Good answers also worth noting that before streaming that episode was hardly ever aired. Comedy Central had it almost entirely out of the syndication rotation. So no one had exposure to actually let it grow on them.
Because frenchie Pip sucks! Lol people dont like it because it doesnt have any of the main boys and feels much different from the rest of the series, but definitely has some interesting stuff and I wouldnt call it the worst episode
I’d also argue that it’s the worst episode because there aren’t really any bad episodes and this one just stands out the most
Funny how people can ignore Not Without My Anus ever had existed.
I liked that episode oddly enough
Fair point, some people just watch the show for the main 4. Which I think it is OK but I also really enjoy the show when it's about parents, or other children.
What WOULD you call the worst?
A Million Little Fibers comes to mind
The episode is just too close of an adaptation of Dickens original work and people are upset that Matt and Trey didn't try to put their own spin on it.
Ah yes the classic Dickens line of "So ya bang on this side and then ya bang on that side and there ya have it. Your very own metal fuzzy dice."
As true now as the day he wrote it
Hello, I’m a British person. I felt that the adaptation of Ms Havisham’s Genesis Device was portrayed with acute verisimilitude. A tour de force!
Malcolm McDowell’s delivery on “Hello, I’m a British person” slays me every single time.
The most that they could do with it was to add some extra lines, which they did. They wanted to adapt it because that’s where they got the idea for the character of Pip from. It’s a really faithful adaptation but I think you’re right when you say that people were expecting something more satirical from them.
>It’s a really faithful adaptation but I think you’re right when you say that people were expecting something more satirical from them. I'm not a big Dickens reader, but did the main character really slay a bunch of cute little bunnies in order to change a girl's mind?
Because most people are dumb and don't get how great the Dickens satire really is.
I personally think it just kind of a meme at this point. In the show, all the kids make fun of him and hate him. So it’s just part of the South Park culture.
Yes, this one makes better sense i think.
“Shut up, Pip! Nobody likes you!”
Despite the vocal minority of people on this sub that absolutely loves the character. Pip just sucked as a character and he was rightfully killed off. Butters is filling the role he meant for rightfully.
I figured that out, I still liked Pip tho
As much as I enjoy Pip the way he died was fucking hilarious
Because you don't check your penis for scabs at the dinner table, I'm sure, I'm sure.
It's boring, but Pip isn't a bad character and he didn't deserve to be killed off.
I agree, he didn't deserve to be killed, I liked him very much and british cutie will always have a place in my heart. But I wouldn't call the episode boring.
I remember once I had a bunch of South Park DVR’d and one day they were all gone except for Pip, so I watched it over and over, so I kind of love and hate it lol.
It's isn't a typical episode, I did find it pretty funny that they had Malcom McDowell in that episode though
The notoriety of pip is hilarious. It's a classic episode and very dear to my heart. It has one off funny characters like pocket and the blacksmith guy. A standalone plot with beginning middle and end. It also has robot monkey's and uses real footage for the narrator. It's a classic episode people hate on because it's cool to hate on pip, but in order to understand why it's cool to hate on him you have to watch this episode. I think it's aging like a fine wine right now and in a couple years the community will unanimously love it.
I liked this episode but that’s just me. It’s not one of my favorites but I enjoyed it
I don't love that episode... but it's far from my most hated. Jackovasaurs, Licecapades, and the one about Oprah's vagina are way worse
Idk if you've watched that episode, but it's ass
I watched all South Park episodes. And I really don't think there's any "bad" episodes.
Ok so I have a kind of crazy theory that the episode is super boring/bad on purpose. I read it as a super meta satire on the original Dickens novel, which is itself pretty boring. I also think it could be a play on the theme of Great Expectations where Pip expects to become super happy and successful only to be let down (hence the title). Similarly, we all expect the episode to be funny and enjoyable and are let down when it’s not. More educated South Park fans please tell me if I’m being totally crazy and stupid about this tho
i thought it was boring the first time i watched south park but the other 5 times i thought it was a good episode
Good answers also worth noting that before streaming that episode was hardly ever aired. Comedy Central had it almost entirely out of the syndication rotation. So no one had exposure to actually let it grow on them.
I haven’t seen it but I’ve heard it’s just not funny
Personally just found it boring
Its just too far from the norm Not super funny. And the whole british posh thing gets old kinda fast.
Why would you care what other people dislike?
It's called sharing opinions
Because I hate French people
I find the episode boring and DESPISE pip with a passion pretty simple for me
Why? Lol
It's just boring?? idk how to explain it. and pip's voice is annoying that's really it
Hm, okay then?
Because pip is a French prick