The premiere certainly proved that South Park could bring the laughs without taking on the Trump administration.
Although the series was quite harsh to Donald Trump in earlier seasons, Trey Parker has revealed that he and South Park co-creator Matt Stone intended to back off of political humor somewhat, even admitting during hiatus that they were glad not to be on the air during some of the political upheavals of the summer.
That said, South Park may not stay on top of all current events.
Only time will tell if Season 21 will take the show back into political parody.