getting old getting old seventh episode mid season finale fifteenth season american animated television series south_park episode series overall aired comedy central united_states june episode stan begins develop profound sense celebrating tenth birthday new music genre wave attempt fit causes problems marriage episode written series creator produced end spring run creator created idea stan crisis parallel real life aging getting old ends abruptly stan parents separate problem remains unresolved conclusion inspired modern television dramas serialized likely standard happy ending episode created significant media attention interpreted critics metaphor frustration experienced creators parker stone stemming continued production episode received positive reviews contemporary television critics praised episode ending overarching theme growing older according nielsen_media_research episode seen million viewers week broadcast episode ending continued mid season premiere ass aired october getting old released dvd blu ray rest fifteenth season march plot stan tenth birthday party present kyle latest wave band stan listen promptly takes away argues matter decides sit listen viewer adults sound drum beats claims enjoy believe wave music popular boys parents listening try play police song breath example consider good music boys viewer literally sounds like people soundtrack wave music presented sounding adults night stan secretly confiscated music discovers confusion sounds like shit stan goes doctor examining cynical ice cream movie trailers stan bad things negative outlook kyle kenny begin avoiding stan catches secretly going movies lying having flu comes attitude ruin trailers kyle kenny leave theater informs stan want hang anymore leaves kenny stan kyle argue stan literally sees kyle large piece instead talking indicating sees shit accuses merely interest modern music order hold childhood dreams musician deny getting older ignores starts performing wave music local bowling alley ray act duet woman billing catches bowling alley resulting argument schemes briefly taken years getting fights baseball games playing world celebrity chef reveals unhappy long time agree unhappy feel old farmers previously watched perform argument break marshes home steal underwear believing acting behalf song landslide plays separate sell house stan older sibling moving new home police arrest farmers recover underwear new friendship appears develop kyle share smile playing video games stan completely alienated friends shows signs ending production getting old final episode spring run contained seven episodes south_park fifteenth season element episode plot line crafted stan tenth birthday feeling getting old reference parker stone aging time episode broadcast stone turned parker decided episode second half airing beginning fall run set begin october parker stone write second fall idea episode crafted fictional wave genre initially episode found genre enjoyed citizens town south_park younger audience sunday completed animated shots edited set song landslide song use episode unsure tuesday night eventually received clearance use parker noted later backup songs use necessary fit landslide satisfied ending feeling provided emotional conclusion addition episodes contains parker describes commentary favorite thing south_park duck president mouth time retake room duck president thought greatest thing remarked dialogue provoke significant attention scripted tuesday morning hours prior broadcast completed parts parker likened scene felt necessarily central episode story themes episode theme described universal timeless specific personal growing dealing change episode makes clear stan pre adolescent battle necessarily representative reviewer described character problem common depression episode cynical culture breeds cynical audiences trailers predictable films scene set cinema end insult fuck sean episode review linked episode theme modern culture internet turned nearly time reviewer james_poniewozik disagreed assessment note definitely argument instant experience online encourages kind protective episode interpreted satire immediate online responses fans criticize south_park continue watch regardless south_park generally ends positive note episode way connected traditional television employ story arcs frequency example format best characteristic early years character kenny killed episode contrast stark abrupt ending getting old inspired modern television dramas events poorly episode ends regardless character references episode final moments criticizing level form reliance happy endings stone likened structure immature view world remarks episode dvd commentary things end happy note real life likewise dialogue near end episode functions comment general form consequently broken central element episode plot line concerns fictional wave genre music consists literal sense episode children love wave adults generally repelled joke serves commentary generation gaps sense parker related plot line christian short story emperor new clothes reviewers interpreted episode use literal simple example use humor comment things described shit alan_sepinwall hitfix interpreted final dialogue criticism lacking passion observation recurring philosophy described exact opposite people care things big problems scandals away relax feel passionate cultural references episode makes reference films jack comedy notable extremely poor reception inclusion episode actually based film trailer reviewers suggested different musical genres wave genre parodied episode including addition prior episode broadcast los_angeles_times predicted wave spoof hip hop group receiving heavy media attention time desperate attempt fit popular music stan father forms wave act pun blues guitarist singer pun vocalist episode makes reference video game reception media coverage press release prior airing episode alluded significance stating stan celebrates 10th birthday begins differently fabric south_park begins coinciding production performance broadway musical book produced south_park creators speculation doubt writing team future south_park following episode broadcast received significant media attention ending themes conversation centered final scene dialogue marshes entertainment_weekly noting way stone parker telling similar discussion critics pointed march profile hollywood reporter spoke return producing south_park don know going nightmare knowing parker stone experiencing bit crisis definitely tonight unusually thematically heavy remarked parker stone new_york attend requested interviews answer questions press episode june parker stone appeared daily denied unhappy stated enjoy producing episodes parker commented episode deal issues particularly enjoyed creating getting old despite knowing upcoming episodes figure resuming production august looking kinda look like kinda saying don want anymore saying said parker episode dvd commentary critical reception original american broadcast june getting old watched million viewers according nielsen_media_research reaction getting old positive critics pointed self referencing aim episode growing older senses humor ign found episode largely interpreted intentional creators believed grown weary creating series called final moments episode somber material series produced providing emotional soundtrack montage images rip heart south_park fan giving episode hitfix review episode focused personal themes reviewer alan_sepinwall stating interesting stan crisis struggled like philosophy largely people care things stan lack passion marsh parents clearly shown bad thing sean commented episode noting creators contract scores people questioning boards twitter fact surprise series finale saw use mac song landslide song episode feature sounds episode closing moments served parody self drama season finale actual self dramatic season finale james_poniewozik time remarked episode moved tears commenting episodes managed combine different things lesser south_park episodes individually pop culture parody stories childhood described dialogue marshes genuine episode simultaneously juvenile episodes south_park possibly mature december time magazine ranked episode list episodes james_poniewozik commenting easy wrap stan depression ending entirely montage set landslide south_park showed grow
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