History Recap / SouthParkS25E2TheBigFix

* {{Retcon}}: Token's name is retconned into being Tolkien. In-universe, Tolkien was apparently ''always'' his name, but there are examples where it has been written as 'Token' without any objection from Tolkien. Out-of-universe, there's a lot of times when his name has been spelled out. It's even a metatextual example, as they even went back and renamed old videos and changed the spelling on official websites, apps, and closed captioning to 'Tolkien' as part of the retcon.

* {{Retcon}}: Token's name is retconned into being Tolkien. In-universe, Tolkien was apparently ''always'' his name, but there are examples where it has been written as 'Token' without any objection from Tolkien. Out-of-universe, there's a lot of times when his name has been spelled out. It's even a metatextual example, as they even went back and renamed old videos and changed the spelling on official websites and apps to 'Tolkien' as part of the retcon.

* JerkassHasAPoint: While Randy has no one to blame but himself for Steve starting a competing business, he is correct that Steve is using a different, more "black" sounding voice with his customers and that he was never concerned with Black Power when he was partnered with Tegridy (he wanted to make LotR-themed weed).

* AccidentalMisnaming: Turns out Token's name is actually "Tolkien". Stan thought it was "Token" because of the similar pronunciation and because Cartman and Mr. Garrison misspelled the name.

'''Original air date:''' 2/9/2022

* AllWorkvsAllPlay: The Cannabis Cultivators Expo is filled with professional business people and farmers showcasing products and concepts to help sell, grow, and use marijuana in general, as well giving lectures about the history, morals, and future of selling it. Randy, on the other hand, is the [[WackyFratboyHijinx ONLY one there completely high and treating it like a party]]. Randy didn't take the lecture he was attending seriously until he learned his farm was at risk.

* NiceGuy: Stan wanted make up for thinking Tolkien's name was "Token" and for being (or at least thinking he is) racist.

* NiceJobBreakingItHerod: After finding out that Marijuana users want to buy more from Black/Brown Farmers to promote social equity, Randy tries desperately to rope Steve into his business fore the sole use of his image in promotion, as well making him believe he is a partner, all the while rudely dismissing any ideas he proposes. Feed up with Randy's transparent tactics of using him, Steve opens his own weed farm, RIGHT across from Randy's and getting ALL his business, causing the very thing he was trying to avoid.

* AllWorkvsAllPlay: The Cannabis Cultivators Expo is filled with people showcasing products and concepts to help sell, grow, and use marijuana in general, as well giving lectures about the history, morals, and future of selling it. Randy, however, is the [[WackyFratboyHijinx ONLY one there completely high and treating it like a party]]. Randy didn't take the lecture he was attending seriously until he learned his farm was at risk.

** Additionally, the reveal that Tolkien ''hates'' being associated with anything related to Middle-Earth clashes with his LARP participation in "[[Recap/SouthParkS6E13TheReturnOfTheFellowshipOfTheRingToTheTwoTowers The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers]]" back in Season 6.

* JerkassHasAPoint: While Randy has no one to blame but himself for Steve starting a competing business, he is correct that Steve is using a different, more "black" sounding voice with his customers and that he was never concerned with Black Power when he was partnered with Tegridy (he wanted to make Lord of the Rings themed weed).

* SomeOfMyBestFriendsAreX: The Black family have noticed that every single caucasian in South Park who isn't an unrepentant racist wants to be their friend so they can announce it over social media.

* BlatantLies: When Randy and Steve are taken to court for Randy ripping off [[Music/PaulMcCartney Paul McCartney's]] song " and Ivory" with "Black Puppy and White Puppy", Randy not only claims the song isn't a rip-off, but denies he ever ''heard'' the famous song before. This despite the judge noting Randy was refused the rights to the original song and then his version came out. While the outcome isn't shown, it appears he actually manages to wiggle out of trouble.

* BlatantLies: When Randy and Steve are taken to court for Randy ripping off [[Music/PaulMcCartney Paul McCartney's]] song "Ebony and Ivory" with "Black Puppy and White Puppy", Randy not only claims the song isn't a rip-off, but denies he ever ''heard'' the famous song before. This despite the judge noting Randy was refused the rights to the original song and then his version came out. While the outcome isn't shown, it appears he actually manages to wiggle out of trouble.
** In a meta sense, the episode's insistence that "Token" was really "Tolkien" the entire time is effectively meant as this.

*** Though, considering the traumatic experience of watching Back Door Sluts 9 under the impression that it was a Lord of the Rings video, it's possible that incident was the cause of his hatred for the franchise as a whole.

** Steven named his kid after the surname of his favorite author (John Ronald Reuel Tolkien), because his wife objected to naming him "JRR." [[FridgeLogic So why didn't he just ask his wife that they name him "John"?]]

* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: Steven named his kid after the surname of his favorite author (John Ronald Reuel Tolkien), because his wife objected to naming him "JRR." [[FridgeLogic So why didn't he just ask his wife that they name him "John"?]]

** Butters says to Stan that they never hang out with one another despite being episodes featuring the two doing things together, with "[[Recap/SouthParkS6E16MyFutureSelfNMe My Future Self 'n Me]]", being an example.

* RealitySubtext: Randy tells Steve that it takes only six days for Tegridy Farms to turn weed into the finished product, just like it takes ''South Park'' only six days from the storyboards to the episode being aired. Of course, Randy's product has already been used before as a metaphor for the show itself (e.g. "The Pandemic Special", and so on).

** Stan encouraging the school to make Creator/JRRTolkien mandatory reading while leaving Tolkien out of the loop is one towards white saviors who do the same for critical race theory in public schools despite not fully understanding it or allowing people of color to be part of the conversation... which is something you'd say if you didn't realize critical race theory is something taught at the college level and just blindly use the term for anything that makes you feel uncomfortable, but that's neither here nor there.

** Stan encouraging the school to make Creator/JRRTolkien mandatory reading while leaving Tolkien out of the loop is one towards white saviors who do the same for critical race theory in public schools despite not fully understanding it or allowing people of color to be part of the conversation.

** Randy hearing at the Cannabis Cultivators Expo "A completely white owned business isn't going to survive" knocks him straight out of his marijuana high to pure fear, kickstarting his desire to make Steve Black his partner.

* EasilyForgiven: While Tolkien is initially offended that Stan misunderstood his name, he quickly forgives him since he clearly feels terrible about it and the two are shown playing like normal before Randy has his freak out.

* OhCrap: Stan and Randy both give these when they discover Token's name isn't what they think it was.

* VanityLicensePlate: Steve's license plate reads "J03M4M4".