Summary:
-
After a one-week delay, South Park’s ‘Conflict of Interest’ episode tackles prediction markets, politics, and the Israel-Gaza conflict.
-
President Trump tries to end his unborn “butt baby” while Kyle tracks prediction-market wagers to Washington.
-
Critics are divided on the episode’s approach to U.S. controversies, but fans find it hilarious and memorable.
After a one-week delay, South Park returns with Season 27’s fifth episode, ‘Conflict of Interest’, tackling prediction markets, Washington politics, and the Israel-Gaza conflict. The episode opens with South Park Elementary students obsessed with prediction-market apps, betting on everything from snow days to Kyle’s mom bombing Gaza, which leads Kyle to track the wagers all the way to the FCC and the White House. Meanwhile, President Trump spends much of the episode trying to end his unborn “butt baby” with Satan, repeatedly injuring FCC Chair Brendan Carr in the process.
Back in South Park, Kyle’s mom Sheila travels to Israel to confront Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, delivering one of the show’s most serious moments in years as she accuses him of civilian deaths and using religion as a shield. Critics were divided: Slate called the episode a “cop-out,” saying it skirted major U.S. controversies, while online fans praised it as hilarious and memorable. From viral laughs to pointed satire, ‘Conflict of Interest’ has sparked conversation, leaving viewers debating which moments were bold — and which flew under the radar.
