South Park Fans Are Loving The Classic Feel Of Season 26's Premiere

Season 26's premiere episode, titled "Cupid Ye," continues the Valentine's Day tradition of Eric Cartman (Parker) being visited by a small, cupid version of himself. The veracity of this iteration is often hard to place because in a previous episode involving "Cupid-Me," it is revealed that the character is just a hallucination, and Cartman himself is engaging in misplaced matchmaking. However, this brand new episode throws that assumption into question when Cupid-Me becomes "Cupid-Ye," and starts to spout off some incredibly racist and bigoted attitudes that make even the nefariously hateful Cartman reel. At one point, Cupid-Ye goes off the rails, and the shocker here is that other people begin to perceive the character, which causes a panic. Perhaps it is the absurdity or the randomness, but some fans have definitely enjoyed this premiere episode and claim that it channels some of the early spirit of "South Park."

On Twitter, @ramenretro1 wrote that they thought that this new "South Park" episode is funny and that it felt like classic "South Park," while the word "classic" was also used by @ZXMADARA05 and @onionIthink to describe the episode. Over on Reddit, u/Jackbo_Manhorse also felt the same way and wrote, "I don't know what it is, but this feels like a classic episode. It could be that's there's not going to be an overarching narrative this season, but it feels like South Park is back to its original form."