As the candidates made their last-ditch campaign stops Sunday, South Park Studios issued a press release stating that the season 16 finale would be titled: “Obama Wins.” Well, no. This time it was Cartman who decided the outcome of the election. The episode opens with Cartman on a mission to steal ballots in swing states by walking into polling precincts and pretending to be a lost child, oversized lollipop in-hand. He easily cons the senior citizens that typically run the polling places and brings the punched ballots to his room. When Cartman shows Kyle what he accomplished, Kyle is appalled by the hindrance of democracy and sets out on an episode-long quest to thwart the plans of his fat friend. Thankfully, they bring in Morgan Freeman to explain the plot. Seems like life is just easier when Freeman is there to guide us. Just when you think the pop-culture references are starting to get ridiculous, we found out that the Chinese aren’t after money, nukes or the Lincoln Memorial. They want Obama to sell them “America’s greatest asset,” the rights to Star Wars. In the end, Cartman’s plans go up in smoke as Kyle leads the police to the ballots and instead of putting the right man in office, everyone agrees that letting the Chinese protect the Star Wars franchise is more important. The Good: Plenty of guest appearances. A Morgan Freeman cameo is never a bad thing. The foul-mouthed Mickey Mouse makes his return. The Bad: Seemed as if they tried to do it all with the last 30 minutes of the season by throwing in as many pop-culture and political references as they could and many of the random jokes distracted from a conspiracy plot that had potential, but sorted itself out in the last five minutes all too easily. “Every time I show up and explain something I earn a freckle.” – Morgan Freeman Prediction for Next Week:
