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okay but can we talk about 'Mystery of the Urinal Deuce' because this episode is literally EVERYTHING when it comes to Stan and Kyle's friendship. Marsh is playing dumb the whole episode and Kyle is losing his goddamn mind over it. The betrayal. The DRAMA.
Stan in this scene knows damn well that everything is a conspiracy (he admits as much later in the episode and knows that Kyle thinks the same thing). And Kyle knows damn well that Stan out of everyone should also know this, because Stan is the one person he can usually count on to back him up on this type of shit. But Stan is the one messing with him in this episode, so we get these fun moments of Stan letting loose and enjoying pranking his friend Kyle.Â
Many see the Assburger's duology as the establishment and turning point of Stanâs character. And while it certainly establishes his clinical depression, Iâd argue it in no way establishes either his tendency towards depression/melancholy OR cynicism as both of those have always been present from the beginning (but thatâs another discussion for another day. I already basically wrote an essay on that a longgg time ago that maybe Iâll share later).
When it comes to a true âturning pointâ for Stanâs character, I think of âRaisinâsâ âfrom Season 7, which expands on his already present tendency towards sensitivity and annoyances with general society and evolves it into a deep melancholy and detachment from society (at times bordering on nihilism, something we see more of from Stan post Season 7âs âRaisinsâ such as in the âDouche and Turdâ episode in Season 8 and many other episodes). I donât see the âYouâre Getting Oldâ episode as the turning point for Stanâs character at all. I see it more as an extension of what I actually view as his turning point episode of âRaisinâsâ.Â
What I love about âMystery of the Urinal Deuceâ is it is a post âRaisinâsâ episode where Stan just gets to play around, which is sadly something we just donât see from Stan post-season 7 as often.Â
Kyle has always been the easiest target for Cartman not even necessarily because of his traits, but because of his reactions. He is super reactive to everything, and Stan knows this. Unlike Cartman, Stan respects this and usually stands up for Kyle when this aspect of him is taken advantage of. But at the same time, this doesnât mean that Stan doesnât like to tease Kyle at times - because letâs be real; Kyleâs high reactivity would make it so fun to mess with him. And in this episode, Stan takes advantage of that.Â
And while usually I hate people taking advantage of Kyle in this way, it is so goddamn refreshing to see Stan just being able to let go of all the heavy shit thatâs been so key to his character emotionally post-Season 7 and just play around with his bestie in this episode, something I think that at the core of his character he ultimately just wants to be able to do at the end of the day. you can TASTE the shit-eating grin in his voice. he is having the TIME OF HIS LIFE watching Kyle spiral. stan tries so GODDAMN hard to find happiness throughout the series to no avail, so itâs refreshing the times he succeeds and gets to just actually be himself.
Later on in the episode, Stan is also just able to let loose. His âWell dude, maybe weâre just badass, have you ever thought of that?â later on in the episode is said so nonchalantly with him literally smirking, and it cracks me up every time as he tries to appease Kyleâs doubts. He is thoroughly enjoying pranking his friend.Â
like yes give me more of this next season?? give me more of stan actually getting to be a kid and mess around with his best friend instead of drowning in existential dread 24/7? please and thank you?
#south park#kyle broflovski#stan marsh#character analysis#stan marsh joy sighting (RARE)#mystery of the urinal deuce#this episode is criminally underrated#stan choosing chaos is my favorite stan#sometimes your friend has to lovingly gaslight you#itâs just what besties do#let stan be happy 2025#local child takes break from existential dread to troll his bestie#again pls why canât max just let me screenshot im simply too lazy to be going on my laptop to pirate shit to share on tumblr#anyways I love this ep cuz it it shows how secure their friendship is despite their flaws#Stan knows Kyle well enough to know where the line is#itâs so cute how he goes with that sweet spot of#âIâm gonna drive you fucking insane but in a way that wonât actually damage our friendship#max I do actually pay for u in that my stepdad pays for u so pls pay no attention to the pirating allegations#but also max if youâre listening just let me fking screenshot and then maybe we wonât have a problem#I have so much I wanna share but again am too lazy to pirate scenes even tho it wouldnât take all that long#but like cmon max just let me screenshot short sections itâs so goddamn stupid you wonât allow itđ˘#this would make it so I wouldnât have to resort to other measures#just realized I made Stanâs dialogue here a bit⌠purple?#oh god does this make me colorblind like my dad and bro#or does the fact I noticed it make me⌠not colorblind?#usually I try to use the exact hex codes for the boys dialogue but was lazy here lmao
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