<s>
"	O
Black	B-Device
Friday	I-Device
"	O
is	O
the	O
seventh	O
episode	O
in	O
the	O
seventeenth	O
season	O
of	O
the	O
American	O
animated	O
television	O
series	O
South	B-Application
Park	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
episode	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
a	O
three-episode	O
story	O
arc	O
,	O
which	O
continues	O
with	O
"	O
A	O
Song	O
of	O
Ass	O
and	O
Fire	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
concludes	O
with	O
"	O
Titties	B-Device
and	I-Device
Dragons	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
,	O
which	O
employs	O
themes	O
and	O
motifs	O
from	O
the	O
TV	O
series	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
,	O
concerns	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
anticipation	O
of	O
a	O
Black	B-Device
Friday	I-Device
sale	O
,	O
with	O
Randy	O
Marsh	O
taking	O
a	O
temporary	O
job	O
as	O
a	O
mall	O
security	O
guard	O
to	O
gain	O
an	O
advantage	O
over	O
the	O
holiday	O
shopping	O
crowds	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
children	O
of	O
South	B-Application
Park	I-Application
split	O
into	O
two	O
factions	O
over	O
whether	O
to	O
collectively	O
purchase	O
bargain-priced	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
or	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
to	O
facilitate	O
their	O
online	O
group	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
security	O
management	O
at	O
South	B-Application
Park	I-Application
Mall	O
briefs	O
its	O
guards	O
on	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Black	B-Device
Friday	I-Device
shopping	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
the	O
boys	O
of	O
South	B-Application
Park	I-Application
are	O
dressed	O
in	O
medieval	O
garb	O
while	O
engaging	O
in	O
role	O
playing	O
inspired	O
by	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
,	O
and	O
are	O
themselves	O
anticipating	O
Black	B-Device
Friday	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
children	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
become	O
split	O
over	O
whether	O
to	O
purchase	O
Xbox	B-Device
Ones	I-Device
or	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4s	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kyle	O
and	O
Stan	O
find	O
themselves	O
on	O
opposite	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
schism	O
,	O
with	O
Kyle	O
allied	O
with	O
Cartman	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
faction	O
,	O
and	O
Stan	O
on	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cartman	O
,	O
strolling	O
through	O
the	O
"	O
Garden	O
of	O
Andros	O
"	O
with	O
Kenny	O
,	O
whose	O
character	O
is	O
"	O
Lady	O
McCormick	O
"	O
,	O
tells	O
him	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
only	O
recruiting	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
loyalists	O
to	O
help	O
them	O
get	O
inside	O
the	O
mall	O
so	O
they	O
both	O
can	O
get	O
cheap	O
Xbox	B-Device
Ones	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
garden	O
is	O
then	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
elaborately	O
landscaped	O
back	O
yard	O
of	O
an	O
elderly	O
South	B-Application
Park	I-Application
resident	O
,	O
who	O
orders	O
the	O
children	O
to	O
stop	O
trespassing	O
on	O
his	O
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mall	O
's	O
security	O
is	O
further	O
daunted	O
by	O
the	O
news	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
Tickle	O
Me	O
Elmo	O
called	O
"	O
Stop	O
Touching	O
Me	O
Elmo	O
"	O
is	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
time	O
for	O
Black	B-Device
Friday	I-Device
,	O
which	O
leads	O
to	O
shoppers	O
camping	O
outside	O
even	O
earlier	O
than	O
anticipated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
head	O
of	O
Sony	O
has	O
also	O
announced	O
a	O
special	O
bundle	O
to	O
help	O
entice	O
customers	O
to	O
side	O
with	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Captain	O
notes	O
that	O
Randy	O
now	O
knows	O
how	O
serious	O
Black	B-Device
Friday	I-Device
is	O
,	O
and	O
peels	O
off	O
the	O
scar	O
over	O
his	O
left	O
eye	O
,	O
revealing	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
prosthetic	O
appliance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Stan	O
rallies	O
his	O
assembled	O
army	O
,	O
telling	O
them	O
that	O
Lady	O
McCormick	O
has	O
joined	O
them	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
that	O
the	O
winner	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
war	O
is	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
season	O
seventeen	O
's	O
production	O
cycle	O
,	O
South	B-Application
Park	I-Application
co-creators	O
Trey	O
Parker	O
and	O
Matt	O
Stone	O
wanted	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
two	O
-	O
or	O
three-part	O
storyline	O
somewhere	O
in	O
this	O
season	O
because	O
they	O
have	O
always	O
enjoyed	O
doing	O
them	O
as	O
they	O
allow	O
for	O
a	O
different	O
style	O
of	O
writing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Butters	O
 '	O
scenes	O
in	O
the	O
three	O
episodes	O
which	O
centered	O
on	O
his	O
understanding	O
of	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
were	O
the	O
first	O
jokes	O
that	O
were	O
visualized	O
by	O
Parker	O
and	O
Stone	O
as	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
running	O
gags	O
;	O
they	O
also	O
helped	O
solidify	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
role	O
in	O
the	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
center	O
the	O
episodes	O
around	O
Black	B-Device
Friday	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
angle	O
became	O
a	O
great	O
way	O
to	O
tie	O
both	O
stories	O
together	O
as	O
Parker	O
and	O
Stone	O
felt	O
Black	B-Device
Friday	I-Device
was	O
something	O
that	O
would	O
really	O
fit	O
well	O
in	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
and	O
Black	B-Device
Friday	I-Device
elements	O
became	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
episode	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
premise	O
of	O
the	O
storyline	O
was	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
cut	O
content	O
from	O
South	B-Application
Park	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Stick	I-Application
of	I-Application
Truth	I-Application
,	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
which	O
Parker	O
and	O
Stone	O
were	O
heavily	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
episode	O
became	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
focused	O
on	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
and	O
Black	B-Device
Friday	I-Device
,	O
the	O
aspects	O
which	O
were	O
lifted	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
almost	O
entirely	O
scrapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Black	B-Device
Friday	I-Device
"	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Max	O
Nicholson	O
of	O
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
episode	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
Cleverly	O
fusing	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
Next-Gen	O
Console	O
War	O
with	O
HBO	O
's	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
,	O
'	O
Black	B-Device
Friday	I-Device
 '	O
was	O
easily	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
South	B-Application
Park	I-Application
episodes	O
we	O
've	O
seen	O
in	O
Season	O
17.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
gave	O
the	O
episode	O
an	O
A−	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
parody	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Why	O
wrap	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
in	O
all	O
this	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
What	O
makes	O
the	O
approach	O
really	O
work	O
is	O
that	O
'	O
Black	B-Device
Friday	I-Device
 '	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
one-for-one	O
parody	O
so	O
much	O
as	O
a	O
thematic	O
one.	O
"	O
</s>
