I don't know this blogger and I didn't see South Park last night, but both sound pretty good (the poor grammar and spelling notwithstanding):
[F]or those of you who missed [South Park], here's a ...er, rundown :
Stan's depressed . . . over religon, which is understandable. So, he stumbles on the Church of Scientology - - herein lies the genius of this episode and the entire South Park series, Trey and Matt have pulled no punches- - and they tell him --suprise,suprise--he needs help, which they will give...for a price, of course. . .
So, Stan sits for an auditing session. . .and Lo and Behold! It's revealed that Stan Marsh is L.Ron Hubbard . . . re-incarnated. This sends the scientologists into a tizzy, bringing out the head of Scientology and it's celebrity spawn, including , you guessed it . . . [Tom Cruise].
He shows up in Stan's room (stalking is simply the logical conlcusion to the couch jumping), and when Stan besmirches his impeccable acting skills - - placing him as not as good as Leo DiCaprio, he disappears into. . .the closet,refusing to come out. which becomes an everlasting source of humor. . ."Tom Cruise won't come out of the closet." . . .
Meanwhile, Stan is told by the head of the church what the scientologists really believe - - for the initiated, YES, he talks about the DC-8's and the movies and the Thetans. . . Stan's told to write a new chapter and "continue" L.Ron Hubbard's teachings. Stan meekly suggests that because we're a church, maybe we shouldn't pay for this knowlege - - The head loses it, letting slip that maybe all of this isn't true after all, and forces Stan to continue writing. (R. Kelly goes into the closet, but not after the FUNNIEST singing exchange since...I don't know) Finally, the plucky kid can't take it anymore, and at his "coronation", he lets it out - -he's not L.Ron Hubbard reincarnated, and it's all one big charade. . .
