[1] Jimbo Kern and Ned Gerblansky track what they believe to be a bear through a field, which is revealed to be Tegridy Farms, the property of Randy and Sharon Marsh.
His suspicions fall on Stan and his friends Eric Cartman, Kenny McCormick, and Kyle Broflovski, for which Yates eventually issues arrest warrants.
As the attacks continue, Yates and his wife, Maggie, suffer the stress of the investigation, especially as it infringes upon the free time he would rather spend playing his video game.
There, Satan learns that ManBearPig is a Sifter of Fate, a demon that appears every few generations to exploit mankind's weaknesses by making a deal with someone in town.
Schedeen also noted that the episode's storyline appeared to be an attempt to apologize for South Park's previous dismissal of climate change as a serious issue.
Over the last few seasons, Trey and Matt have looked inward, and considered the notion that some of what they had to say hasn't aged well, but it's pretty jarring to see them take a previous episode and say 'shit, we fucked up.