Go God Go XII
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"Go God Go XII" is episode 1013 (#152) of Comedy Central
's South Park
, which aired on November 8, 2006. The episode is a continuation of the previous episode, "Go God Go
". The episode is rated TV-MA.
in the year 2546, has learned that the 21st-century Wii
game console is incompatible with 26th-century video screens, and decides to use a "Time Phone" to call the past and thereby prevent his self-freezing plan from ever happening. Although Cartman successfully uses the Time Phone to call several people in the past (including himself), they all hang up on him, and thus the attempt to prevent his do-it-yourself cryonics experiment fails.
Meanwhile, it is learned that Richard Dawkins
and his wife Mrs. Garrison were destined to become the co-founders of worldwide atheism
. Atheism has split into three hostile denominations at perpetual war over the so-called "Great Question": the super-intelligent otters of the AAA (Allied Atheist Alliance), the humans of the UAA (United Atheist Alliance), and a rival human faction, the UAL (Unified Atheist League).
As the AAA otters complete their planning for a sneak attack against the UAA and UAL, one elderly otter, known as 'The Wise One', asks whether the war is worth fighting, and implies that logic and science can be harmonized with some sort of belief in the supernatural
. After pondering this for a moment, the rest of the otters brutally murder the Wise One.
As a massive battle between the three atheist groups begins, the nature of the "Great Question" is finally revealed: the war is being fought over which denomination name is the most logical for atheists to call themselves: the AAA, the UAL, or the UAA.
Cartman tries again to call the past, and this time interrupts passionate sex between Garrison and Dawkins, who picks up the phone. As a result of Dawkins learning that Mrs. Garrison had a sex change, Dawkins ends his romance with Garrison.
Now that the two "co-founders of world atheism" are no longer destined to marry, the future is altered significantly. Cartman suddenly finds himself in a room with members of all three factions, who live in peace with each other and explain that no one fights about abstract "-isms" anymore; instead, they're at war with the "French-Chinese" over legal ownership of Hawaii.
Cartman is sent back to the 21st century and merges with his present-self, but discovers that the time machine sent him back too far: he now has a full two months until the Wii release, instead of three weeks. Distraught once again, present-Cartman angrily hangs up on a phone call from another future-Cartman, who tries to warn him, in vain, against freezing himself again.
.
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
's South Park
South Park
South Park is an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for the Comedy Central television network. Intended for mature audiences, the show has become famous for its crude language, surreal, satirical, and dark humor that lampoons a wide range of topics...
, which aired on November 8, 2006. The episode is a continuation of the previous episode, "Go God Go
Go God Go
"Go God Go" is the 12th episode of the 10th season of the American animated television series South Park. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on November 1, 2006, and is part one of a two-part story. Part two is titled "Go God Go XII", which aired a week later...
". The episode is rated TV-MA.
Plot
CartmanEric Cartman
Eric Theodore Cartman is a fictional character in the American animated television series South Park. One of four main characters, along with Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, and Kenny McCormick, he is generally referred to within the series by his last name...
in the year 2546, has learned that the 21st-century Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
game console is incompatible with 26th-century video screens, and decides to use a "Time Phone" to call the past and thereby prevent his self-freezing plan from ever happening. Although Cartman successfully uses the Time Phone to call several people in the past (including himself), they all hang up on him, and thus the attempt to prevent his do-it-yourself cryonics experiment fails.
Meanwhile, it is learned that Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins
Clinton Richard Dawkins, FRS, FRSL , known as Richard Dawkins, is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author...
and his wife Mrs. Garrison were destined to become the co-founders of worldwide atheism
Atheism
Atheism is, in a broad sense, the rejection of belief in the existence of deities. In a narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there are no deities...
. Atheism has split into three hostile denominations at perpetual war over the so-called "Great Question": the super-intelligent otters of the AAA (Allied Atheist Alliance), the humans of the UAA (United Atheist Alliance), and a rival human faction, the UAL (Unified Atheist League).
As the AAA otters complete their planning for a sneak attack against the UAA and UAL, one elderly otter, known as 'The Wise One', asks whether the war is worth fighting, and implies that logic and science can be harmonized with some sort of belief in the supernatural
Supernatural
The supernatural or is that which is not subject to the laws of nature, or more figuratively, that which is said to exist above and beyond nature...
. After pondering this for a moment, the rest of the otters brutally murder the Wise One.
As a massive battle between the three atheist groups begins, the nature of the "Great Question" is finally revealed: the war is being fought over which denomination name is the most logical for atheists to call themselves: the AAA, the UAL, or the UAA.
Cartman tries again to call the past, and this time interrupts passionate sex between Garrison and Dawkins, who picks up the phone. As a result of Dawkins learning that Mrs. Garrison had a sex change, Dawkins ends his romance with Garrison.
Now that the two "co-founders of world atheism" are no longer destined to marry, the future is altered significantly. Cartman suddenly finds himself in a room with members of all three factions, who live in peace with each other and explain that no one fights about abstract "-isms" anymore; instead, they're at war with the "French-Chinese" over legal ownership of Hawaii.
Cartman is sent back to the 21st century and merges with his present-self, but discovers that the time machine sent him back too far: he now has a full two months until the Wii release, instead of three weeks. Distraught once again, present-Cartman angrily hangs up on a phone call from another future-Cartman, who tries to warn him, in vain, against freezing himself again.
Cultural references
The opening narrative and music is a parody of Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturyBuck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century is an American science fiction adventure television series produced by Universal Studios. The series ran for two seasons between 1979–1981, and the feature-length pilot episode for the series was released as a theatrical film several months before the series aired....
.
External links
- Go God Go XII Full episode at South Park Studios
- Go God Go XII Episode guide at South Park Studios