▁week . ▁ ▁Tra vis ▁F ick ett ▁of ▁I GN ▁said ▁the ▁episode ▁included ▁some ▁good ▁laugh s ▁but ▁" ne ver ▁k icks ▁into ▁high ▁g ear " ▁and ▁said ▁the ▁them es ▁might ▁have ▁worked ▁better ▁as ▁sub plots ▁than ▁a ▁full ▁episode : ▁"' F ish st icks ' ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁episodes ▁that ▁typically ▁occur ▁around ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Park ▁season . ▁It ' s ▁not ▁great , ▁not ▁bad ▁– ▁hover ing ▁somewhere ▁around ▁am using ▁towards ▁forget table ." ▁Se an ▁O ' Ne al ▁of ▁The ▁A . V . ▁Club ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁disappoint ed ▁by ▁the ▁episode ▁and ▁thought ▁the ▁message ▁about ▁celebr ity ▁self - del usion ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁better ▁if ▁it ▁focused ▁on ▁only ▁West ▁or ▁M encia , ▁rather ▁than ▁both . ▁Although ▁O ' Ne al ▁liked ▁the ▁West ▁song ▁in ▁the ▁episode ' s ▁final ▁scene , ▁O ' Ne al ▁said ▁" c ram ming ▁( West ▁and ▁M encia ) ▁together — even ▁mixed ▁in ▁with ▁Cart man ' s ▁very ▁fun ny ▁fant asy ▁sequences — f elt ▁too ▁c ob bled ▁to ▁me , ▁and ▁the ▁time ▁limits ▁im posed ▁by ▁cutting ▁back ▁and ▁forth ▁between ▁it ▁all ▁made ▁the ▁respective ▁dig s ▁start ▁to ▁feel ▁a ▁little ▁too ▁one - note ." ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁MTV ▁Video ▁Music ▁Awards , ▁K