History Recap / SouthParkS19E8SponsoredContent

* ClickbaitGag: Stephen Stoch reading an elementary school newspaper is shocked to find news and not be sucked into clickable slideshows and top 10 lists. Remembering looking for news online, he imagines himself running in a void being bombarded with Buzzfeed articles, GEICO advertisements, and vague titles that promise that you will react emotionally.

* ItsAllAboutMe: PC Fraternity rationalize Jimmy's correct statement about them being PC for the sake of "Pussy Crushing" as being an attack against them for being a minority.

* OnlySaneMan: Downplayed since it's still PC Principal but he is the only one in the frat who understand using their PC-ness to get laid is wrong.

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Jimmy delivers several of these to [=PC=] Principal when the latter tries to explain why using the word "retarded" is wrong.

* BreakTheHaughty: [=PC=] Principal gradually becomes more unhinged as the episode goes on.

* ClickbaitGag: Stephen Stoch reading an elementary school newspaper is shocked to find news and not be sucked into clickable slideshows and top 10 lists. Remembering looking for news online, he imagines himself running in a void being bombarded with Buzzfeed articles, [=GEICO=] advertisements, and vague titles that promise that you will react emotionally.

** When told about a huge threat to the world, Jimmy mentions [=ISIS=] and ninjas.

* InnocentBigot: When Jimmy first suggests that [=PC=] Principal feels uncomfortable around the handicapped, he adds, "It's okay, lots of people are." Of course, for someone who sees himself as the exemplar of political correctness it's quite a blow.

* LoopholeAbuse: [=PC=] Principal says that, from now on, contents in school newspapers has to be approved by him as long as it's distributed inside the school. Jimmy bypasses this by distributing the newspaper ''outside'' the school.

* NWordPrivileges: The episode largely focuses on [=PC=] Principal not knowing how to deal with Jimmy using a slur about disabled people. Jimmy also claims that Nathan uses it "400 times per day."
* OhCrap: [=PC=] Principal begins the episode on a rampage, saying that he'll "break the fucking legs" of whoever's in charge of the paper. Then he finds out that it's Jimmy.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Sharon gives a short one in regards to Randy and his [=PC=] bullshit.

* TheReveal: The picture of [=PC=] Principal and Leslie from last week turns out to be an advertisement for State Farm, with the two actually being ''living ads'' who are unaware of who they really are.

* StockholmSyndrome: Discussed, [=PC=] Principal wrongly assumes that Jimmy is suffering from this and is visibly shocked when Jimmy tells otherwise.
* SuddenlyVoiced: Leslie, the girl who disrupts [=PC=] Principal's assemblies throughout the season, has her first speaking role.
* TakeThat:
** Once again this show points out the hypocrisy of PC. (Specifically the while male [=SJWs=] who put all other white men under the bus, makes their actions seems like they desperately want asspattings from female [=SJWs=]).

* WhamEpisode: It is revealed that [=PC=] Principal and Leslie are actually living ads, which are trying to take over the world. Standing against them are Jimmy, Barbrady, the newsmen, Principal Victoria, Mr. Garrison and Caitlyn Jenner.

* WhamShot: The picture from last week's reveal is shown again. This time revealing that [=PC=] Principal and Leslie are ''living ads''.

* WoundedGazelleGambit: The PC Bros make a huge stink about being victimized after Jimmy's newspaper features an article calling them womanizers. They almost sound ''excited'' about it!

* SeriousBusiness: Jimmy admits that he is this with the school newspaper.

* ClickbaitGag: A man reading an elementary school newspaper is shocked to find news and not be sucked into clickable slideshows and top 10 lists. Remembering looking for news online, he imagines himself running in a void being bombarded with Buzzfeed articles, [=GEICO=] advertisements, and vague titles that promise that you will react emotionally.

* ItsAllAboutME. PC Fraternity rationalize Jimmy's correct statement about them being PC for the sake of "Pussy Crushing" as being an attack against them for being a minority.

* WhatTheHellHero: Sharon finally calls Randy out for his [[JerkAss jerkass]] behavior this season.

* EvolutionaryLevels: Ads are brought up as constantly evolving and changing, bypassing and tricking people trying to see news into looking at them due to the greed of the companies that made them. Jimmy is able to tell what is an ad and what isn't just from a glimpse. It's revealed that they've ''evolved into living people''.

* ExactWords / LoopholeAbuse: [=PC=] Principal says that, from now on, contents in school newspapers has to be approved by him as long as it's distributed inside the school. Jimmy bypasses this by distributing the newspaper ''outside'' the school.

* JerkassHasAPoint: When Sharon sees the news and believes that the PC Fraternity is just a group made for "Crushing Pussy", Randy points out that most are the members are straight out of college.

* StockholmSyndrome: Discussed, [=PC=] Principal wrongly assumes that Jimmy is suffering from this and is visibly chocked when Jimmy tells otherwise.

* PetTheDog: [=PC=] Principal taking a very strong stand against using the fraternity and its values as an excuse used by its members to get laid. Also, even those who are only interested in getting laid go above and beyond to establish full consent, even if it is to a comical degree.
* PlayingTheVictimCard: After seven episodes of the PC people attacking anyone whose viewpoints are different from theirs, now they are claiming they are the ones under attack and are the victims.

* WhatTheHellHero: Sharon finally calls Randy out for his [[JerkAss jerkass]] behavior this season.

** Once again this show points out the hypocrisy of PC. (Specifically the while male SJWs who put all other white men under the bus, makes their actions seems like they desperately want asspattings from female SJWs).

* EvolutionaryLevels: Ads are brought up as constantly evolving and changing, bypassing and tricking people trying to see news into looking at them for the express purpose of increasing their company's profits. Jimmy is able to tell what is an ad and what isn't just from a glimpse. It's revealed that they've ''evolved into living people''.

** Once again this show points out the hypocrisy of PC.

* CallBack: Jimmy's concern for ethical journalism comes from all the way back in season 8's "[[Recap/SouthParkS8E11QuestForRatings Quest for Ratings]]," when he was the only one at Sexy Action News who cared about more than ratings.

* StockholmSyndrome: Discussed, [=PC=] Principal wrongly assumes that Jimmy is suffering from this and is visible chocked when Jimmy tells otherwise.

* FacingTheBulletsOneLiner: THe GEICO representative is threatening to shoot Jimmy for not wanting to put their ad in his paper. Jimmy tells him to screw off. If not for Barbrady's BigDamnHero moment he probably would have been killed.

* FaceTheBulletOneLiner: THe GEICO representative is threatening to shoot Jimmy for not wanting to put their ad in his paper. Jimmy tells him to screw off. If not for Barbrady's BigDamnHero moment he probably would have been killed.

* EvolutionaryLevels: Ads are brought up as constantly evolving and changing, bypassing and tricking people trying to see news into looking at them for the express purpose of increasing their company's profits. Jimmy is able to tell what is an ad and what isn't just from a glimpse. It's revealed that [[spoiler:they've ''evolved into living people''.]]

* TheReveal: The picture of [=PC=] Principal and Leslie from last week turns out to be [[spoiler: an advertisement for State Farm, with the two actually being ''living ads'' who are unaware of who they really are.]]

* ShoutOut: TheReveal at the end is similar to part of the plot of [[spoiler: ''Film/{{Screamers}}'']]. And also a little similar to [[spoiler: ''Film/BladeRunner'']]. Let's just say that TheReveal must have been written by a Creator/PhilipKDick fan.

* TomatoInTheMirror: The episode ends with PC Principal discovering that [[spoiler: he's an advertisement, much to his confusion]].

* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler: It is revealed that [=PC=] Principal and Leslie are actually living ads, which are trying to take over the world. Standing against them are Jimmy, Barbrady, the newsmen, Principal Victoria, Mr. Garrison and Caitlyn Jenner]].

* WhamShot: The picture from last week's reveal is shown again. This time revealing that [[spoiler: [=PC=] Principal and Leslie are ''living ads''.]]

* TomatoInTheMirror: The episode ends with PC Principal discovering that [[spoiler: he's an advertisement]].

* UpToEleven: Bruce Jenner runs over a whole crowd of people this time.