south park post covid trailer

i’ve seen many people critiquing the designs of adult stan and kyle that were shown in the newly released trailer for the post covid special. i want to first make clear that i don’t mind the designs themselves (although it’s obvious trey and matt designed them after themselves). my main problem with this upcoming special is the path that matt and trey are taking with the show. ofc i haven’t watched it yet but huddling by the dialogue between stan and kyle, the main four boys didn’t become friends again after the vaccination special which ended with their friend group going separate ways. this ofc makes me very upset as the foundation of the show was always the four boys friendship and relationship to one another. but what bothers me more is that choosing to age up the characters take away so many other opportunities the show had for future seasons. in the trailer, kyle is shown working at the school, likely as a councilor. this means that any future episode exploring a career path for him would be meaning less. in addition, making the boys adults shows that trey and matt are struggling to create new ideas for episodes. i ofc have great respect for matt and trey but when a show throws in something like this completely out of the blue (like the addition of a new character or the killing off of an old one) it is obvious the creators are struggling. moving onto more personal critiques, seeing the boys as adults has genuinely made me upset. one of the reasons i am so attached to south park is because the boys never grow up. although i’m real life, i will grow old (something that scares me shitless) the boys were a constant. for over two decades, the kids in south park have aged two years at most. honestly just seeing them being kids has been a rock in my life for the past few months and i’m guessing even more so for long time south park fans. but when suddenly, after twenty years, the boys are full grown, middle age men, it’s honestly just a shock. more than a shock it’s a major cause of stress to be if i’m being honest. the four characters i thought i could most rely on to stay unwavering consistent suddenly snatched from under my nose and spit back out at me in the form of a sloppily made trailer. overall, this trailer has completely changed how i see the boys and although stan is my comfort character, part of me will always be sadden by him knowing a character with so much potential that i hold such a great attachment to grew old and became a mediocre, balding, beer bellied likely alcoholic adult.