*Warning: This article contains spoilers*
Donald Trump is a father-to-be, and no one is happy about it. Not the president himself, not his vice president, JD Vance, and certainly not billionaire tech mogul and conservative activist, Peter Thiel. On the week’s episode of South Park, three of the most powerful men in America are dead set on finding a way to get rid of the Antichrist growing inside of Satan.
After PC Principal mistakes the children’s obsession with the “6 7” meme for satanic numerology, he invites Thiel to speak at the school. Thiel, who touts himself as the ultimate authority on biblical prophecy and the coming of the Antichrist, makes a few of his own innocuous references to “6 7,” only to be met with laughter from the students. Convinced that South Park Elementary has embraced the forces of darkness, he seizes all of the school’s private data to monitor the children’s behavior. (Thiel co-founded the government intelligence and software company Palantir.)
Of all the students, Cartman is most tickled by the meme, quite literally vomiting every time someone mentions it. Thiel, however, believes Cartman is possessed and stages an exorcism. When that fails, Thiel decides to take Cartman with him back to Washington, DC, telling Ms. Cartman, “Your son is the key to saving our country. Everything we hold dear could end. We have to unlock the secrets he holds, no matter what it takes.”
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Along the way, Thiel stays in contact with Vance, who has a vested interest in the situation since Satan’s baby threatens his own path to the White House. (In turn, Vance promises Thiel “full access to everyone’s data” if he can put a stop to the demonic child.) Meanwhile, knowing that Trump himself no longer wants the baby — albeit for reasons mostly related to his tee times — Vance convinces him to visit an abortion clinic, where Trump promptly drops his trousers, only to be informed that’s not how the procedure works.
There is also a B-storyline involving Jesus going on a blind date at the Cheesecake Factory and eventually coming to blows with PC Principal after simmering tension over their clashing religious styles. But for the most part, this week’s South Park seemed to be setting the stage for episodes to coming later on in Season 27.
Following its premiere on Comedy Central, Season 27, Episode 6 of South Park — “”Twisted Christian” — will be available to stream on Hulu beginning Thursday, October 16th.
