Matt and Trey take this episode and absolutely go off on the doping scandals and charity causes (or “Scauses”). They open the episode with the anger and sadness of a prominent figure letting the public down. Turns out everyone is cutting their “What Would Jesus Do?” bracelets off because scientists discovered that Jesus performed his miracles while on Human Growth Hormone or HGH. They indirectly go after Lance Armstrong’s rise to fame after beating cancer and winning the Tour De France seemingly every year by saying that Jesus rose with drugs and called it a “miracle.” Stan doesn’t want to take off his bracelet and becomes an icon for it, prompting his own bracelet to take South Park by storm. These miracles and good deeds have a monetary value that can be exploited through creating a product for a cause and that’s just what Matt and Trey go after in the second half of the episode. Although here at Den of Geek we fully support the Livestrong Foundation and their fight against cancer, I thought the episode hit its stride when the Dr. Seuss character that peddled “Scauses” bracelets or “Selling a Cause” bracelets was introduced. After Stan is ousted for cutting off his bracelet when he said he didn’t, he denies all wrong doing, claiming the greater good is what everyone should focus on. This is clearly a swipe at Armstrong’s personal stance with regard to doping allegations. The Good: Jesus returns! They use God’s son to make a point about doping The Dr. Seuss sequences and rhymes The Bad: The resolution at the end with Jesus was a little flat, but otherwise a strong episode. “You’re going to have to put an asterisk next to Jesus every time his name comes up.” – Butters “Jesus Asterisk Christ.” – Cartman “You need to Bill Clinton this.” – Kyle Predictions for Next Week: Cue the sadness. It’s the Season 16 finale.
