The episode's story satirizes the 2013 mass surveillance disclosures, [3] and casts Eric Cartman in an Edward Snowden-like role, in which he infiltrates the NSA in protest of the agency's surveillance of American citizens.

Sep 27, 2013 · In the episode, Cartman played the role of an Edward Snowden-style whistleblower who infiltrates the NSA and rants about privacy violations — yet can’t stop revealing his every thought...

Sep 25, 2013 · The episode is called “Let Go, Let Gov,” and we don’t know anything about it. (Wikipedia suggests Cartman will play Edward Snowden.)

Sep 26, 2013 · What may have surprised many viewers was that the focus of the show wasn’t entirely about the troubling actions of intelligence agencies (although it was parodied well), but the behavior of the...

Oct 15, 2013 · On this season’s premiere of South Park, Eric Cartman took on the persona of Edward Snowden as he attempted to infiltrate the NSA. As a tribute to Cartman’s dedication, we’ve compiled a...

Jun 22, 2023 · In the episode — which serves as Parker and Stone's commentary on the then-recent mass surveillance disclosures by Edward Snowden — Hader's Baldwin is the thumbless spokesman for a new product...

Oct 3, 2013 · The first episode of South Park's 17th season - a parody of the mass surveillance scandal in the US - drew the the biggest audience in years to the animated comedy.

Sep 26, 2013 · But among the veritable pick of the litter, South Park's season premiere "Let Go, Let Gov" honed in on the NSA's mass surveillance disclosure scandal made famous by American whistleblower...

The episode is centered on Liane Cartman and Chef attempting to exorcise Kenny's soul while Stan tries to debunk self-proclaimed psychic John Edward, whom the entire crew of South Park Studios agreed to be "the biggest douche in the universe."

Aug 27, 2020 · The season 17 premiere “Let Go, Let Gov” lampoons claims that the NSA is monitoring the phone calls and emails of U.S. citizens with Cartman infiltrating the agency as a sort of Edward Snowden figure, exposing that they have Santa Claus hooked up to their computers, informing them of who’s naughty and who’s nice.