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Tom Cruise and Scientology in the headlights.

I got an email from my brother yesterday imploring me to watch the latest episode of South Park. I used to watch the show when it first started airing in 1997, but I’ve since stopped because the scripts tend to be unfunny and seemingly thrown together, with an offensive concept or two to bind the whole thing together. But my brother said this episode mocked Scientology and R. Kelly’s “Trapped in the Closet” song-cycle, both of which have been the source of much of my amusement, so I had to watch.