El episodio 'Christmas Snow' es el décimo y último capítulo de la vigésimo tercera temporada de la serie animada estadounidense South Park. Estrenado el 11 de diciembre de 2019 en Comedy Central, este episodio marca un hito importante, ya que fue el último episodio regular hasta el estreno de 'Pajama Day' en febrero de 2022.
Trama del Episodio
La historia comienza con Santa Claus advirtiendo a los ciudadanos de South Park sobre los peligros de conducir bajo los efectos del alcohol, instando a los residentes a disfrutar de las fiestasresponsablemente. Sin embargo, sus advertencias son ignoradas y los townspeople conducen peligrosamente mientras están impaired.
Al día siguiente, se descubre que las ventas de alcohol han sido prohibidas hasta el enero siguiente, headset the townspeopley se sienten frustrados al tener que pasar las fiestas con sus familias mientras están sobrios. Ante la falta de alcohol, las calles quedan vacías, ya que los habitantesy own only drive while intoxicated. La alcaldesa McDaniels, sintiendo que el espíritu navideño se ha perdido, le pide a Randy Marsh que vuelva a vender marihuana marihuanay, a pesar de que la temporada de marihuana ha terminado.
El Surgimiento de 'Christmas Snow'
Randy y Towelie intentan crear un nuevo productoy, y la nieve own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own own a white substance. The people love it and resume driving under the influence. The Mayor is shocked to find that Christmas Snow contains cocaine. Surprised, Randy launches a protest and gets cocaine legalized in several states. Randy then sells pure "organic, local" cocaine, without the marijuana impurities. It proves popular and people continue to drive impaired. On Christmas Eve, Santa steals all the Christmas Snow from people's houses. People panic as they wake up to discover their drugs are missing. Randy chases Santa until he crashes his sleigh, and argues over the benefits of cocaine. Santa and Jesus arrive to settle the dispute, and are both won over by the quality of the cocaine. In order to return the Christmas Snow to South Park, Jesus levitates it into the air, causing it to snow cocaine over South Park. Everyone celebrates by consuming the drug and returning to driving under the influence.
Recepción Crítica
La recepción del episodio fue mixta. Jesse Schedeen de IGN gave the episode a 7.5 of out 10, stating that it serves as a fitting cap to Season 23. Chris Longo de Den of Geek gave the episode 4 stars out of 5, stating that the episode "lives up to the presents of Christmas' past." Stephanie Williams de The A.V. Club gave the episode a grade of "B-", describing it as a mixture of specials previously made this season. Stephanie Williams also mentioned that some critics felt the Tegridy Farms joke had grown stale. Dani Di Placido de Forbes described the lama joke as a lamas a wilted marijuana plant. He also criticized the legalization of cocaine cocaine legalization in the episode, saying that the legalization of drugs is no longer countercultural.