Guys, this part of the trailer for Stanchurian Candidate has me freaked out.

Look at that expression, it’s clearly Stan’s goofing with Mabel face, but he’s not goofing with Mabel. He’s talking about dangerous things that’s he’s done that may sabotage his candidacy. And if there’s one thing that’s been emphasized about Stan in the past arc it’s that he’s not stupid and especially knows the implications of his words in front of an audience.

So what can that mean?

Stan is being brainwashed. Maybe by Bud.

Why do I jump to that? As someone pointed out a while back, this episode’s title is a play on The Manchurian Candidate, which…

Yeah.