Overview

• The post-credits footage, now exclusive to Paramount+, shows Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem opening fire on multiple puppies in an extension of the episode’s running dog-shooting gag
• Comedy Central omitted the scene from its linear premiere, which Variety attributes to the show’s tight week-to-week production schedule
• The joke is anchored in Noem’s own memoir admission that she shot her family dog, Cricket, after it grew aggressive
• Kristi Noem condemned the portrayal on CNN as “lazy,” arguing the series focuses on her appearance rather than her record
• Season 27’s politically charged episodes have driven high ratings and prompted a White House statement dismissing South Park as irrelevant