The first episode of South Park's 27th season, Titled "Sermon on the Mountain", It aired on July 23, 2025 and immediately attracted a lot of publicity. The episode aims Donald Trump, ridiculing his weak character, short temperament and allegedly embarrassing anatomy. Trump (expressed by Trey Parker) is seen in the White House, crying for his portraits and threatens to sue anyone who deceives him. He then slides into his bedroom, flows naked and slip into bed with Satan (also Parker). Even the devil used Trump and expresses his frustrations with his attitude and his involvement with Effe Epstein. The last time South Park fans saw Wannabe's dictator in bed with Satan, it was Saddam Hussein in "South Park: Bigger, Longer" in 1999.

Meanwhile, Cartman (Parker again) complains that the world has become just as praised as he has always been. Cartmann wanted to be a villain, happy to scare people with his hateful attitudes. When Trump's world can match the hatred of Kartmann, he is suffering an identity crisis. What is the point of being hatred when no one is frightening anymore?

It's crunchy, low satire, but when the real life Donald Trump ... Good, it behaves like Donald Trump, South Park can be accepted as bold. "The Mountain Sermon was praised by fans and immediately calculated IMDB's glittering rating, jumping into the third episode with the highest ranking of the series. As for this writing, his 9.5 rating is behind "Make Love, not Warcraft" (October 6, 2006) and "Scott Teroman must die" (July 11, 2001). Indeed, the 15 highest ranked episodes of the series, it's the only one made in the 2020s, and one of only two that was made since 2006. Matt Stone and Trey Parker did not enter the blows, and they were fairly rewarded.

Of course, "South Park" does more than the jejune jokes of Jejune shoots. They mock Trump's own trifle. Trump infamously attacks those who make fun of him, and in his second administration, he is taking legal activities against TV networks for perceived weak. Networks, quite frustrating, capitulated Trump's demands, paying them to court courts, announcing they are ready to bend Trump's knee and his desire to control the way Mass is treated.

Namely, Paramount, parenting company South Park, Recently paid $ 16 million to Trump Above what the president (very wrong) considered to interfere with the elections. Paramount's "60 minutes" re -edited the interview with Kamala Harris, an opponent of Trump during the 2024 presidential race, for clarity, and that was, in his eyes, at the same time interfering with his campaign. He also threatened to sue the company for their report on his cunning and unethical practice of targeting the law firms that directed him. If the case went to court, Paramount could probably win, but ordinary buns were aware that the company was afraid that Trump could punish them - perhaps by stepping up their broadcasting licenses - if they didn't play the ball. Paramount also needed the government's approval to merge with Skydance, a move that would save the company from its financial difficult difficulties. They settled for $ 16 million (lower than $ 20 billion Trump sued him). Trump was small and was incorrect, but Paramount gave him $ 16 million anyway. Fans of the first amendment believe that this is the way the president can impose disagreement.

Another factor, the largest infamously canceled "The Late Show with Steven Colbert" In the middle of Kerfufl. Colbert has long been critical of Trump and his villain, so it was difficult to see the cancellation as it was other than a way to descend the capricious president. Parker and Stone were joking about Colbert's shooting in "Mountain".

The settlement happened in early July 2025, which was enough time for South Park to fight jokes. South Park is famously produced by "fast", with some episodes facing the studio just hours before the initial broadcast. Trey Parker and Matt Stone are accustomed to being current, and it seemed now it was time to attack. Hence the "mounting" in the title.

It should also be noted that Stone and Parker only recently landed a massive deal for Mila in Paramount. Paramount/Skydance union delayed the production of their show, and the two creators of the show were openly annoyed for that. They still managed to follow a five -year streaming deal for their series, paying them $ 300 million a year. That's a $ 1.5 billion deal, a mass deal from any part. With a five -year contract secured, Stone and Parker were suddenly in an untouchable place. And, upset by the president's entire legal capitulation, it was high time that they hit him. Stone and Parker now seem hellish to do everything they can to anger Trump and criticize his malicious policies. And they cannot be canceled because Paramount would not want to reach a $ 1.5 billion deal.

So, "the" Mountain "sermon was not just a funny way to entertain the president - the mockery of the presidents is a traditional American pastime - and it was just a series of immature panties. It was a safe political attack. And the audience noticed. In fact, he dared to have fun with Trump's little penis, given the political and legal climate of the episode. Hence, the "Mountain" sermon is rated incredibly high.

It also helps it's really funny.