The thing is that they're actually in love with each other and have been for years and it's complicated but there's a ton of textual and metatextual support behind it and it's all gradually coming to fruition as Dennis must face the nature of their relationship and accept that a life with Mac is all he's ever really wanted and let go of his obsession with being a straight alpha male in order to truly find something resembling happiness
@@kr1spness I mean those takes were/started as improv by Glenn since Charlie kept trying to make him read the speech even though nothing was written and then the running gag of illiterate Charlie started.
I’ll always remember frank covering himself with hand sanitizer and saying, “I’m pure”. That was one of the funniest and most disturbing things I’ve ever seen.
Everytime I describe the show to someone I have to constantly remind them that it's a comedy, because otherwise it just sounds like I'm describing something really dark and depressing.
@@krazybadger78 In my opinion, some of the funniest scenes in this show are also the most tragic ("A plastic bag for a helmet," and "Do that same voice but say 'I love you, son,'" instantly come to mind).
Maybe comedy just underlines sadness. There's a lot of self deprecating humor that people just pull out, but when you ask them about that issue they can start to talk for hours about how true that issue is to them. Of course there's different forms of comedy, sometimes self deprecating humor is very funny, but only to those that don't understand the pain someones making fun of in themselves, or those that likewise don't understand that pain in themselves. That or it's just a legit coping mechanism, I still don't know how to take self deprecation since in toxic social groups it can open you up to bullying, and in healthy groups it just hurts to see someone in pain. I still don't know what to make of a lot of it.
My ideal ending for Always Sunny is for, out of nowhere, they walk back to the bar at night and it is engulfed in flames. Then they just kinda shrug, and stand there and watch it burn while the credits play. It feels right that the show would end on a tragedy, with the bar being their lives, and them just not caring in the slightest and just instantly moving on.
I always just pinned Charlie’s reading the book in season 1 as a weak attempt to impress the waitress. Also, he’s in complete denial of his inability to read throughout the rest of the show
i feel like no one really talks abt how brilliant all of the actors in the show are, but like, especially glenn ? he manages to be so completely believable to me as an utter sociopath that i'm actually vaguely afraid to meet him irl. even interviews i watch w him become unsettling bc i am so convinced by his sunny performance that i get worried that he's abt to do smth horrible every time i see him on screen. it's extremely impressive and really speaks to his skill in handling dennis' character arc.
Sorry for the late response, but Glenn has actually said that their is only a handful of Golden God scenes because it's really taxing on him and he gets in character too much
@@sefiscool9864 Charlie has become one of my absolute favorite actors of all time because of this and the Pacific Rim films. He takes his characters so seriously despite them being mainly for comedy. A criminally underrated talent
fun fact - kaitlin olsen insisted on making dee more outlandish and awful like the rest of the gang because the trope of women being straight n sensible is inherently misogynistic. and thank god she did because now dee is just as hilariously messed up as the others
In the season 2 episode “Hundred Dollar Baby”, Mac and Dennis train Charlie to become a cage fighter by smashing objects on his head. Every episode after that, he’s illiterate. Mac and Dennis gave him brain damage
@@justwhy7449 in season 1 Charlie is actually seen reading stuff, it's also heavily implied his job is the reason he can't read because of all the chemicals he's inhaling
I live in Philly and my girl is from Philly and since Mac is from Philly and Danny Divito is from Jersey (right next to Philly) they are really accurate!
True, those Philly nights blacking out on Mickey's and slam dancing to Broken Hope in the alley behind my row home near the graveyard with my friend who smoked wet and was in the Bloods. The old dudes with DUIs who had to ride bmx bikes everywhere and wear big 2002 hammer loop jeans asking for loosies out by the bars that were only the first floor of a row home. The lawnchairs, the gun violence, the 10pm trips to the chinese food places to get black and milds to dump. The grim blowjobs in public parks.
14:18 That book is actually upside down, meaning Charlie was pretending to read in front of The Waitress! I thought that that was retconned, but then I read on the wiki that it was upside down, and then I looked at this video for confirmation. You can see that the text is too close on the top for it to the be the right position, and the bottom has too much space, which you usually see on the top of the book.
That's really interesting because that's a classic example of masking a learning disability, ie trying really hard to appear as advanced at things you are incapable of to hide your deficiencies. I've seen that a lot in real life with people shamed for their learning difficulties, of course because they are so deficient in skills they want to emulate they don't notice things like they're reading a book upside down.
I always liked that Carmen and her husband were kind of the only people to come out on top in It's Always Sunny. It just makes me happy that they were able to move past the gang and go and live their lives together.
And Artemis, the retarded rapper, the underage kids who dump Dennis and Dee at the prom, the guy who robs the bar, Bruce Mathys, the officials that Mac tries to bribe etc and that’s all in the first few seasons
There's one story he's said no to. And they only gave it to him as a joke to see if there's anything he would say no to... www.joe.co.uk/entertainment/always-sunny-creator-shares-details-dark-episode-even-frank-wouldnt-film-161844
I always thought Its Always Sunny deserved to be on the same level or above The Office in terms of recognition, and in the past couple years I see it kind of getting elevated to being considered a classic show, which it deserves. Good job gang 👍
@hamperhamper What's wrong with Community? It's a unique and funny show that was really underrated when it was on TV. Not so different from It's Always Sunny in that regard.
I actually can’t watch Mac Finds His Pride or The Gang Carries a a Corpse Up a Mountain anymore because they make me ugly cry without fail. But that just goes to show how beautiful and well written they are, and how talented this cast is.
They’re talented enough that they could honestly make a whole season with a totally serious storyline, but I like that they sometimes give us little bits of genuine beauty in the show.
Armascout the Armageddon scout The actors that play Oscar and Kelly actually have shown up in episodes of always sunny. (also I just realized the video shows Kelly’s character, silly me)
Watching them all deteriorate because of each other and STILL stay together is truly a bit heartbreaking. Mac staying in the situation and falling in love with toxicity, Dennis becoming more and more like a serial killer, Dee absolutely losing it, etc etc etc
"when you actually start to apply personally traits and emotions to characters rhythmically doing the same things each and every day, five separate things come to mind: abject innocence, vast unhappiness, massive insecurity, rampant egocentrism, and danny devito as a man cheetah" why is this so relatable tho
Well, that was creepy. I was looking at the comments and read this at the exact same time that he was saying it. Too me a second to realize that was not, in fact, my inner voice going through a voice change while reading this
IASIP should have won an award for that last episode of the season. That entire scene at the end made me weep. Completely unpretentious yet very touching.
Dee’s descent into insecurity and narcissism is far more gratifying than Frank’s in my opinion due to the fact we see her mental state decline more and more over time whereas Frank switches pretty quickly. However, they’re all great characters
Oh yeah with Frank itsndefinitely more of an "I need an excuse" sort of thing, like how in the season 11 finale of Archer. Archer, after coming out of a three year coma finds his friends' lives have improved without him around. But as he returns to work the characters regress. They initially blame him as some kind of force of nature, but he comes back at them with "You're just blaming me as an excuse to be your worst selves"
To be fair. We don't KNOW Charlie was actually reading in the coffee shop. He could have very well been using it to appear intelligent/desirable or to hide his intentions.
Apparently Charlie’s illiteracy wasn’t planned until Season 2’s The Gang Gives Back where they have the first joke about Charlie being illiterate and they kinda just rolled with it for the rest of the show
14:49 so the reason why Charlie gets more and more stupid as the show goes on is because he's constantly exposed to toxic fume which give him brain damage. Seems about right.
The first time I watched it, I took about two seasons to decide whether I liked it or not. I have now watched all seasons three times. Love it so, so much.
Yeah, I agree. When I first watched it I thought Seasons 1 and 2 were funny enough but still didn’t feel right to me. By the time I finished Season 4 I knew that it was gonna be one of my favorite shows.
Lando Griffin Omg I’m surprised you kept going after Frank’s Brother, since that’s usually considered one of lower tier episodes (at least to me). Still better than most comedies though!
Fun fact: Guillermo del Toro is a fan of It's Always Sunny (he was in 2 epsiodes btw). There was a scene in an episode in which Charlie has a monologue about hunting rats. Del Toro thought it was funny, not just in its comedy, but in how good Charlie (the actor) was playing the character both for comedy and straight. This is what led him to cast Charlie as Dr. Newt Geiszler in Pacific Rim. Also, the episode Flowers for Charlie has the scientist played by Burn Gorman, who acted along side Charlie in Pacific Rim as Dr. Hermann Gottlieb (these actors have a strange natural chemistry that I adore).
Yeah I would really appreciate it. He sort of hit a similar note in the Annoying Orange Fallen Titans. Once something exists for so long, some part of it will become unironic. For Annoying Orange, it was the show. For Filthy Frank, it was his fans.
I see a lot of people talking about the ‘Charlie becomes illiterate due to acquired brain injury’ theory but tbh that character is a startlingly accurate portrayal of an adult with developmental trauma. This show makes me scream laughing but also damn, there are worms underneath.
4:03 fun fact, the woman who plays Kayleigh in the episode “the Dennis system” is Jill Latiano-Howerton, the wife of Glen Howerton who plays Dennis! She was on their podcast a few weeks ago! She is fucking awesome
it is not even that it hurt that much, just the fact that someone had the audacity to do it in the first place left him stunned long enough for the Trashman to steal the gauntlet.
Fun fact: The waitress who assaults the costumer at 6:17 is played by Danny Devito's real life ex-wife, Rhea Perlman. Edit: apparently they're still married, just separated. I thought Wikipedia said that they were divorced not separated. Apologies
Here’s my idea for the perfect It’s Always Sunny finale; the A and B plot shows the gang coming close to a major character development and maybe one of their schemes actually working, but inevitably it all blows up in their face and they once again refuse to grow as people. Meanwhile the C plot involves ignoring a gas leak in the bar, ending the series with the toxic environment literally killing them in a massive explosion.
Do I think Dennis is the serial killer? *No.* Do I think Dennis will be randomly and abruptly murdered by the serial killer in the series finale. With the killer being uncredited and never explained. *Yes.*
I think dennis is psycho, but glenn howerton has said that, the theory is not great cause the show is a still a comedy so they wouldn't go that far for his character but i do think it's implied.
Season 8 episode 8. He's only in it for about 10 seconds, so you've basically seen his whole performance Say, do you like Metallica? watch?v=yqIQvE5R1tU
He made a joke about it once where he commented something like “hey aren’t you that guy from it’s always sunny?” and then says “huh, so that’s what it’s like to be on the other end of that”
One of the best things Sunny did is in one episode the whole thing is structured like a normal sitcom complete with a laugh track represented by a bell and that's just sheer perfection. Another thing is how it unintentionally captured how an edgy franchise/brand and the characters within it begin to slide into monotony/existentialism/kiddishness after their charm has worn off (see: Bob's Burgers, the Simpsons, Family Guy, South Park's survived only on specials) and it still marches onward regardless because the brandname is too big to let go, so the caricatures become caricatures of themselves.
@@joycechi5005 the gang tries desperately to win an award :) it has so many meta jokes about how sunny never won anything, and how critics say it's just people shouting over each other etc. it's mentioned at 15:05
This is so true of the Simpsons. They've basically erased old lore to recreate new lore that contradicts everything. Example: Marge became a cop in an earlier season; later season has Marge getting robbed, and she becomes paralyzed with fear.
@@TenaciousTheSketcher It’s why this show is the only one I’d excuse from the normal “seasonal rot” complaint: because that adds a layer of brilliance to its monotony subtext.
9:51 the reason this happened what because Glenn decided that he needed to quit the show at the end of season 12 because he had been making the show for so long and was burnt out, he left to do AP bio and was not going to come back, he had a break from the writers room for season 13 and basically the staff (Rob, Charlie, Meg, David and the other writers) went to him and basically said “we are having a hard time writing you out completely. Would you be willing to come in and act for a few episodes?” Glenn agreed because he fell back in love with the show because he had a break. He only did (i think) 6 episodes that season and he has been back in full ever since. Thank goodness, the show would not be the same.
If Danny DeVito dies within the shows production, I’m convinced they’ll have his literal corpse on the show, that, or they already have an episode filmed with his funeral
I think the shows emphasis that you stay the same when surrounded by your friends demonstrates that you can stunt yourself with toxic friendships if they don’t encourage you to grow and become a better person. These people could all have potential but they consistently ruin each other.
I am a sunny superfan. You hit the nail on the head perfectly. It's the most brutal deconstruction of a platform while remaining absolutely functional, to the point that I never want to see it go. I love the office, but late seasons felt strained. Not sunny. I want to see it continue on, simply to see how flanderized these characters can get, without turning away their audience. Best commentary on this show I have heard to date. Cheers!
They started at such a low bar. Like one of my fav sitcoms dropped off in quality pretty quickly, because of being an insightful look at hetero normative and irrational world of dating as four normal people (maybe five) two single men one married couple and the one single woman. It was good when it commented on double standards the rigid roles people play in society, and became more about five dull as dishwater white people living in Manhattan. And the framing device being thrown out the window. Since they are supposed to be awful, the only thing you need to be worried about is getting boring. Which the creators just won't allow. They don't have to be aspirational, redeemed or pair off, they have freedom. And the creative freedom to do what they want now they are an anchor on a small channel. There is a reason why good place was only four seasons. And post time skip parks and rec was the highlight of the last year's of production, when they knew the series was over and was as strange as possible... well for the shurs.
Thank you for pointing out the Gay Mac and Mac/Carmen storylines. I always feel weird calling mac just 'gay', bc their relationship was really important to Mac's character I feel like.
This show means so much to me, I watched it for the first time 9 years ago after my grandpas funeral and it was the first time I had laughed in almost a month
One of the big reasons why i suscribed to your channel originally is how passionate you are about your interests, even if niche, and how you shamelessly just let yourself be yourself. I'm so glad that you're continuing onto this path, because it's what makes your channel so special on the first place! I'll see if i can help with a couple $$ :D
@@TonyBustaroni Jupp I noticed that, he stole a bunch of lines from Ryan Hollingers video and other RUclipsrs. Also, he changes alot of the terminologies to not make it obvious. Lol.
@@null751 i haven't seen the full video yet, i'll get to that later bc it really does seem interesting...but i'm kind of inclined to not listen to a video that has a comment section filled with alt right dogwhistles and people misgendering contrapoints honestly.
@@lsd5596 i dont wanna not look at comments, i'm just saying that the audience a person atracts and allows to form around them is telling of who the person is. I'm still gonna watch the video and consider the points made
I know this is an old video of yours and you prob won’t see this, but I just wanted to say that when the main content of this video ended and you said you had a “big announcement” I was very skeptical at first and almost clicked off. I thought it was going to be some boring patreon plug or a sponsorship segment, and I am honestly very glad I didn’t click off because the announcement you made is actually such a massive W in my opinion. Props to you for making content that you want to make instead of just trying to follow viral trends, I respect the hell out of that. You earned yourself a subscriber just off of the basis of that (and an excellent video on my favorite TV sitcom)
My favorite episode is the episode where a health inspector comes over and it all goes shockingly well. No jokes, no issues, and also Mike is happy which I like.
The Good Place is one of the only sitcoms in the world where the plot actually moves and changes. Love it or hate it, you’ve got to respect how it doesn’t stagnate.
Captain Biscuit for the first season I believed the comedy was the weakest aspect while the story was highly entertaining, but the comedy has gotten better
@@edgarjuarez6588 The Good Place is in my opinion the best show on TV right now. Like Breaking Bad, every season is better than the last and the story is seriously compelling.
Absolutely favorite show of all time. They're actually masterclass actors. There's not a single line of dialogue that feels like acting. All their lines feel so real which makes it that much more funny.
9:06 I find that it also establishes continuity in the show's universe, that the previous actions weren't just some past episode, and the effects still somewhat linger
I always interpreted Mac’s relationship with the trans woman to be an example of him attempting to be straight, and his disgust with her penis to be a manifestation of his internalized homophobia. Not because her having a penis makes their sex gay (it doesn’t, she is a woman after all), but because Mac is specifically attracted to her penis, and the potential implication of that truth scares him. This is bolstered by the fact that, at the time, he was very insecure in his sexuality and masculinity by extension. In that very specific way, I feel those two arcs are connected.
Thanks so much for this video! I love sunny, not just because it's the only sitcom that's ever made me cry from laughter, but also because it's got some nice, spicy layers to analyze. keep up the good work man
cricket and mac's mom are my favorite minor characters. Best scenes are the coach scene/ golden god car scene/mac's mom just responding yeah when dennis calls her ugly.
Fun fact: Dating a trans girl was how I figured out I'm bisexual, favoring men. Sparing the details, her primary masculine features were what attracted me to her. It ended up making her very uncomfortable the first time we had an intimate encounter and I felt terrible. We talked it through to each other and it just clicked with me then and there. So it's definitely a thing that happens with some people. I don't necessarily think the episode where Mac dates a trans woman is problematic within context. Especially seeing as the woman wasn't portrayed in a negative or mean way. And the joke wasn't that she is trans, but fear of the others being stupid and terrible because she's trans.
Yeah, this is even addressed in "Mac Fights Gay Marriage." Mac genuinely missed Carmen but instead of just admitting that, he tried using fundamentalism to avoid it. Carmen turns his logic back on him because Carmen still identified as a man. Also interesting is that during the episode "Mac Is a Serial Killer" he admits to be being ashamed of it.
As a trans person I agree with this mate, I was worried when I first saw the episode, considering episodes about trans people especially old ones are usually bad, but this was done well and I loved the episode
I totally agree with this comment. I get where the impulse to separate Mac's relationship with Carmen from his eventual realization of his homosexuality comes from, but it's very clear that deep down Mac doesn't REALLY view Carmen as a woman, and I think sexual orientation is ultimately about perception. I don't think that "straight men can be attracted to trans women" and "it's plausible that a gay man could be attracted to a trans woman" are contradictory ideas. Mac's attitudes and feelings toward Carmen are a reflection on Mac, not a reflection on Carmen or her gender.
@@reflection95 there are so many stories of butch lesbians and twinks in gay bars accidentally kissing or almost fucking because they think the other is a gay man/ a lesbian. carmen is a woman at the end of the day, but gender and sexuality are both more fluid than that.
If this video had come out just a little bit later, it would’ve had the perfect episode to end its analysis on. “Waiting For Big Mo” is the perfect microcosm of the shows entire premise as it marches further on into the increasingly horrendous lives of these characters.
I love it. There's just so much about that episode that works, using the game to represent the show, the length speaks for itself, how the characters shouldn't change what they're doing, and waiting for someone to come along and take their place when they eventually go. But they're never leaving.
that bit about how *carmen makes mac happy* punched me in the gut. also i didn't know he was originally supposed to be straight so that makes me feel a lot better about that storyline in relation to his coming out one
this is a really good video but I'm a bit disappointed that you didn't mention the (imho very obvious) influence that Seinfeld had on this show. It's basically the first sitcom that was based on the idea of all characters being horrible people (Maybe not Kramer but he's kindof the Charlie of the group i suppose).
marigold flowers I actually think It’s Always Sunny functions as a kind of deconstruction of Friends, or at least deconstructs specific character types prevalent in Friends
@@chadwillett619 rob said in a interview he saw a show with characters that get more and more good looking through out the show and wanted to do the opposite
Charlie and Dee are both very damaged by being around the gang, it's very obvious that deep down they're kind people without their influence. As seen in the episodes where Dee and charlie hang out. They're caring for each other, I'd go as far to say that they LOVE each other. And the gang being away from them gave us a chemistry that we hadn't really seen before on the show.
I’d argue even without the gang Dee would still be a bitch considering who raised her I do really like her and Charlie’s dynamic tho, kinda like the idea of them settling for each other in the future/whenever the show ends
Mac coming out was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen, I cannot watch it without crying. I feel like the craziness of the rest of the show makes it so much more powerful especially because they just let it stand and don’t make a joke out of it. It is perfect
Dennis remind me of a description of psychopathy I read on a noir novel. It was something like: "Character 1: _ If you find youself suddently locked in pitchblack darkness. What's the first thing you do? Character 2 extend his arms Character 1: _ Exactly, you try to understand the situation in wich you are. You know what a psychopath would do in that situation? _ he cross his arms over the chest, hands on the shoulders_ ... A psychopath would coil into the himself, because himself is all that he need, all that he cares about"
that's dumb. sounds more like instinct to me. In some witty show, if that situation were to come up on character A, and characters B and C were to later analyse that behavior in hindsight, they would totally describe that as a sign of intellect. 'He protected himself by covering his vitals first and foremost to ensure the preservation of his life as best as he could." or something like that they would say from behind a monitor screen.
Mac is a SIGNIFICANTLY better person that Charlie. He's a douchebag too obviously, but Charlie is a goddamn maniac, physically probably the most savage and violent one
The weird kid who sits next to me in my maths class started talking about this program and how he was excited for the next season, before telling me about his masterbation habits for the 7th time. He scares me. Please send help.
18:44 the show actually agrees with you in the episode where Frank falls through the window Charlie asks mac why he wants to have sex with the two strippers but interrupts himself saying "oh it's 2006 you haven't become gay yet"
This was actually very interesting. I've been watching this show for years and never analyzed it at all but after watching this video I see it in completely different light- it's so much darker and cleverer than I thought. Thank you for the informative and interesting video!
I wouldnt be surprised if this is something that happens. It’ll definitely be divisive af it it does but I think it’ll be in character for the show. When Danny DeVito leaves our mortal realm to return to the heavens where he truly belongs because he’s an angel, he’ll have it so his character is written into one more season where Frank also dies, and the gang keep his dead body around for some reason. Antics ensue, Dennis will comment about the smell being familiar, and eventually it’ll escalate to the point where they can no longer keep the body and have to give it a proper burial. Never write RUclips comments at 1:36am, it never results in anything good.
I was super into Always Sunny when it first came out...then I fell out of it somewhere in the middle of it's current age...this video makes me want to go back to it
13:16 OH MY GOD... this is Caboose! I’ve had this talk recently about how everyone’s favorite team killing fucktard has increasingly become a characterization of himself!
the fact that dennis becomes more and more unhinged just makes it even more hilarious that mac keeps falling more and more in love with him
The thing is that they're actually in love with each other and have been for years and it's complicated but there's a ton of textual and metatextual support behind it and it's all gradually coming to fruition as Dennis must face the nature of their relationship and accept that a life with Mac is all he's ever really wanted and let go of his obsession with being a straight alpha male in order to truly find something resembling happiness
Exactly
@@4dultw1thj0b I don't think dennis is gay. It is mac who is gay and their relationship is homoerotic rather than homosexual.
I have a theory that Dennis turned Mac gay just to prick tease him and feed his own narcissistic need to be desired.
@@One21Jiggawatts that's actually logical because Mac used to f*** girls all the time
The camera switching back to Charlie mouthing the words to the speech he wrote for Dennis is so perfect it gets me every time.
He knows how to speak, and therefore he must be aware he's illiterate as he writes down the only words he knows how and repeats them verbally.
@@kr1spness I mean those takes were/started as improv by Glenn since Charlie kept trying to make him read the speech even though nothing was written and then the running gag of illiterate Charlie started.
They sad it wasn't scripted
It's perfect comedy, because you'd expect him to be embarrassed or defensive, but no- he literally doesn't see any issue with it lol
I'm glad someone said it
I’ll always remember frank covering himself with hand sanitizer and saying, “I’m pure”. That was one of the funniest and most disturbing things I’ve ever seen.
I just wanna be pure
My favorite Frank moment
Playlist Dealer the whole episode predicted the pandemic
he represents everyone now
Without the context of the episode, I thought it was supposed to be a Nazi swimming in sanitizer.
when you discuss the show without the comedy it just has a completely different feel.
Which, ironically, is sort of the point of the episode “Old Lady House”
Everytime I describe the show to someone I have to constantly remind them that it's a comedy, because otherwise it just sounds like I'm describing something really dark and depressing.
@@carolfromhr9900 ur right it is super funny and super dark and depressing.
@@krazybadger78 In my opinion, some of the funniest scenes in this show are also the most tragic ("A plastic bag for a helmet," and "Do that same voice but say 'I love you, son,'" instantly come to mind).
Maybe comedy just underlines sadness. There's a lot of self deprecating humor that people just pull out, but when you ask them about that issue they can start to talk for hours about how true that issue is to them. Of course there's different forms of comedy, sometimes self deprecating humor is very funny, but only to those that don't understand the pain someones making fun of in themselves, or those that likewise don't understand that pain in themselves. That or it's just a legit coping mechanism, I still don't know how to take self deprecation since in toxic social groups it can open you up to bullying, and in healthy groups it just hurts to see someone in pain. I still don't know what to make of a lot of it.
My ideal ending for Always Sunny is for, out of nowhere, they walk back to the bar at night and it is engulfed in flames. Then they just kinda shrug, and stand there and watch it burn while the credits play. It feels right that the show would end on a tragedy, with the bar being their lives, and them just not caring in the slightest and just instantly moving on.
Stop reminding me how old Danny devito is.
It’s legitimately such a sad and scary thought to think that he’s not going to be around forever
I try not to think about it because, outside the character of Frank, he seems like a really genuine guy.
@@sebandrews4395 Him, and Weird Al are the two main celebritys I genuinely wish survive by the time we invent immortality.
@@plantain.1739 >Implying danny devito isn't immortal
A Person
He’s a good guy who plays terrible people
I always just pinned Charlie’s reading the book in season 1 as a weak attempt to impress the waitress. Also, he’s in complete denial of his inability to read throughout the rest of the show
“I can read and write, I just don’t like to read and write . . . “
I agree he has a book open on a table doesn't mean he's reading
I also think it can be chalked up to all the glue and paint that he huffs.
Don’t forget the probably brain damage from that episode where they make him box
i feel like no one really talks abt how brilliant all of the actors in the show are, but like, especially glenn ? he manages to be so completely believable to me as an utter sociopath that i'm actually vaguely afraid to meet him irl. even interviews i watch w him become unsettling bc i am so convinced by his sunny performance that i get worried that he's abt to do smth horrible every time i see him on screen. it's extremely impressive and really speaks to his skill in handling dennis' character arc.
@Iafiv Iv terrifying proposal thx
Sorry for the late response, but Glenn has actually said that their is only a handful of Golden God scenes because it's really taxing on him and he gets in character too much
@@auraguardianred4771 yknow, fair enough. just watching them is taxing on /my/ sanity, so i can't imagine how he feels lol
Charlie Day is an amazing actor especially for Charlie Kelly. You can really really believe the character
@@sefiscool9864 Charlie has become one of my absolute favorite actors of all time because of this and the Pacific Rim films. He takes his characters so seriously despite them being mainly for comedy. A criminally underrated talent
fun fact - kaitlin olsen insisted on making dee more outlandish and awful like the rest of the gang because the trope of women being straight n sensible is inherently misogynistic. and thank god she did because now dee is just as hilariously messed up as the others
Like she took the character by the shoulders and yelled
"BE FUNNIER YOU DIRTY BITCH"
fr, elaine walked so dee could run and catch up to her, tackle her, and set her on fire
I really only liked Dee in the first season. I cringe my way/skip though almost every Dee scene after that
I will say this, Dee is the only character I dislike in certain episodes
@@1mancult with those bird legs shecaught up fast.
Rickety Cricket has the greatest character arc in TV history.
I never knew there was a rockbottom under rockbottom until Rickety Cricket
The character arc of a falling burning plane.
how did it end? i cant remember
In the season 2 episode “Hundred Dollar Baby”, Mac and Dennis train Charlie to become a cage fighter by smashing objects on his head. Every episode after that, he’s illiterate. Mac and Dennis gave him brain damage
:O
Wow. Can’t believe I just realized this. My mind is gravy right now.
He was illiterate before that though...
actually i think it’s whenever he gets shot in the head during the first season
@@justwhy7449 in season 1 Charlie is actually seen reading stuff, it's also heavily implied his job is the reason he can't read because of all the chemicals he's inhaling
For me, it being set in Philadelphia is what makes the whole premise work somehow. It just makes sense that these people..: are from Philadelphia.
As someone living in philly. Your right. Philidelphia is probably the only city in the u.s were 100% if the population are rough working class animals
I live in Philly and my girl is from Philly and since Mac is from Philly and Danny Divito is from Jersey (right next to Philly) they are really accurate!
Great use of :!
bill burr knows it
True, those Philly nights blacking out on Mickey's and slam dancing to Broken Hope in the alley behind my row home near the graveyard with my friend who smoked wet and was in the Bloods. The old dudes with DUIs who had to ride bmx bikes everywhere and wear big 2002 hammer loop jeans asking for loosies out by the bars that were only the first floor of a row home. The lawnchairs, the gun violence, the 10pm trips to the chinese food places to get black and milds to dump. The grim blowjobs in public parks.
14:18 That book is actually upside down, meaning Charlie was pretending to read in front of The Waitress! I thought that that was retconned, but then I read on the wiki that it was upside down, and then I looked at this video for confirmation. You can see that the text is too close on the top for it to the be the right position, and the bottom has too much space, which you usually see on the top of the book.
That's really interesting because that's a classic example of masking a learning disability, ie trying really hard to appear as advanced at things you are incapable of to hide your deficiencies. I've seen that a lot in real life with people shamed for their learning difficulties, of course because they are so deficient in skills they want to emulate they don't notice things like they're reading a book upside down.
I always liked that Carmen and her husband were kind of the only people to come out on top in It's Always Sunny. It just makes me happy that they were able to move past the gang and go and live their lives together.
i agree transgender will graham
And Artemis, the retarded rapper, the underage kids who dump Dennis and Dee at the prom, the guy who robs the bar, Bruce Mathys, the officials that Mac tries to bribe etc and that’s all in the first few seasons
his*
@@based980 Misgendering a fictional character, how petty can someone be 💀
@@shady5595 cry about it
I still can't believe they got DeVito to do half of the stuff on that show.
Half the stuff on that show was his idea in the first place.
He’s not a vain man
Apparently he really enjoys the being on the show.
There's one story he's said no to. And they only gave it to him as a joke to see if there's anything he would say no to... www.joe.co.uk/entertainment/always-sunny-creator-shares-details-dark-episode-even-frank-wouldnt-film-161844
brainsapper you should see the April fools day script he said no to.
Charlie has not aged A DAY.
Maybe only a few DAY...
neither did Dennis. The other characters in the show have aged clearly, Dee especially.
@@daoyang223 Dee obviously had some work done, and she looks better than in season 1.
@@daoyang223 I would also say Dennis has aged. He doesn't look bad, but he definitely has aged.
Ba dum tss
I always thought Its Always Sunny deserved to be on the same level or above The Office in terms of recognition, and in the past couple years I see it kind of getting elevated to being considered a classic show, which it deserves. Good job gang 👍
it deserves to be way, way above The Office (both versions)
If more people watch then it would get worse.
a comedy of errors maybe
hamperhamper But... *I like Community.*
@hamperhamper What's wrong with Community? It's a unique and funny show that was really underrated when it was on TV. Not so different from It's Always Sunny in that regard.
I actually can’t watch Mac Finds His Pride or The Gang Carries a a Corpse Up a Mountain anymore because they make me ugly cry without fail. But that just goes to show how beautiful and well written they are, and how talented this cast is.
They’re talented enough that they could honestly make a whole season with a totally serious storyline, but I like that they sometimes give us little bits of genuine beauty in the show.
"You were supposed to carry me" 😭😭
Jesus this explanation of the show makes it feel like an existential crisis in show form instead of a sitcom
I mean it's... sort of both isn't it?
AMGwtfBBQsauce True lmao 😂
Oh did somebody get addicted to analysing Always Sunny :,(
@@chops_chops yes
My favorite insane theory is that Dennis is the Scranton strangler. Both shows take place in Pennsylvania but that’s all they have in common
Yee McGee imagine in one episode of its always sunny you see micheal, Jim, Dwight, or Oscar in the background. In my opinion that would be cool to see
Armascout the Armageddon scout The actors that play Oscar and Kelly actually have shown up in episodes of always sunny.
(also I just realized the video shows Kelly’s character, silly me)
metalgamer21 holy crap that is awesome
It takes place in Pepe Silvia
Its only like a 3 hour drive, worth it
Watching them all deteriorate because of each other and STILL stay together is truly a bit heartbreaking. Mac staying in the situation and falling in love with toxicity, Dennis becoming more and more like a serial killer, Dee absolutely losing it, etc etc etc
"when you actually start to apply personally traits and emotions to characters rhythmically doing the same things each and every day, five separate things come to mind: abject innocence, vast unhappiness, massive insecurity, rampant egocentrism, and danny devito as a man cheetah" why is this so relatable tho
YES! I have been saying this exact thing for the last 20 years!
Well, that was creepy. I was looking at the comments and read this at the exact same time that he was saying it. Too me a second to realize that was not, in fact, my inner voice going through a voice change while reading this
IASIP should have won an award for that last episode of the season. That entire scene at the end made me weep. Completely unpretentious yet very touching.
@Val Kilmer’s big gay tummy Previous season, "Mac Finds His Pride"
Totally agree! I’m so glad they went there. It took my breath away
I watched it again just the other day and it STILL makes me cry. I am deeply in love with this show.
Yes I loved how they parodied gays coming out in some over the top way. Hilarious
Because of the implication
Not that things are going to go wrong with her, but she's thinking they will...
"...... are you going to hurt these women?"
comment this on any sunny video and get instant likes!
@@amp4105 So these women are in danger
Nothing specific, just the... implication... that something "might" happen.
Dee’s descent into insecurity and narcissism is far more gratifying than Frank’s in my opinion due to the fact we see her mental state decline more and more over time whereas Frank switches pretty quickly. However, they’re all great characters
Oh yeah with Frank itsndefinitely more of an "I need an excuse" sort of thing, like how in the season 11 finale of Archer. Archer, after coming out of a three year coma finds his friends' lives have improved without him around. But as he returns to work the characters regress. They initially blame him as some kind of force of nature, but he comes back at them with "You're just blaming me as an excuse to be your worst selves"
To be fair. We don't KNOW Charlie was actually reading in the coffee shop. He could have very well been using it to appear intelligent/desirable or to hide his intentions.
Apparently Charlie’s illiteracy wasn’t planned until Season 2’s The Gang Gives Back where they have the first joke about Charlie being illiterate and they kinda just rolled with it for the rest of the show
14:49 so the reason why Charlie gets more and more stupid as the show goes on is because he's constantly exposed to toxic fume which give him brain damage. Seems about right.
The first time I watched it, I took about two seasons to decide whether I liked it or not. I have now watched all seasons three times. Love it so, so much.
Yeah, I agree. When I first watched it I thought Seasons 1 and 2 were funny enough but still didn’t feel right to me. By the time I finished Season 4 I knew that it was gonna be one of my favorite shows.
Those are rookie numbers you gotta pump those numbers up
I got hooked the first time I saw it. My first episode was FRANKS BROTHER. Then I became a fan
It only took me 1.
The Dark Humor of the 1st one was enough for me to fall in love with it.
Lando Griffin Omg I’m surprised you kept going after Frank’s Brother, since that’s usually considered one of lower tier episodes (at least to me). Still better than most comedies though!
Fun fact: Guillermo del Toro is a fan of It's Always Sunny (he was in 2 epsiodes btw). There was a scene in an episode in which Charlie has a monologue about hunting rats. Del Toro thought it was funny, not just in its comedy, but in how good Charlie (the actor) was playing the character both for comedy and straight. This is what led him to cast Charlie as Dr. Newt Geiszler in Pacific Rim. Also, the episode Flowers for Charlie has the scientist played by Burn Gorman, who acted along side Charlie in Pacific Rim as Dr. Hermann Gottlieb (these actors have a strange natural chemistry that I adore).
Nightman is a psychological horror masterpiece
Please make a separate video essay about the Filthy Frank effect.
Yeah I would really appreciate it. He sort of hit a similar note in the Annoying Orange Fallen Titans.
Once something exists for so long, some part of it will become unironic. For Annoying Orange, it was the show. For Filthy Frank, it was his fans.
Please do.
yes please do.
Would love one, as someone that is a fan of Bojack and R&M
He makes shit music now lmao what a sellout
They never say Dennis is a serial killer, but he could be...you know, because of the implication.
I see a lot of people talking about the ‘Charlie becomes illiterate due to acquired brain injury’ theory but tbh that character is a startlingly accurate portrayal of an adult with developmental trauma. This show makes me scream laughing but also damn, there are worms underneath.
4:03 fun fact, the woman who plays Kayleigh in the episode “the Dennis system” is Jill Latiano-Howerton, the wife of Glen Howerton who plays Dennis! She was on their podcast a few weeks ago! She is fucking awesome
The Trashman defeated Thanos by throwing a Garbage can at his head .
Nathaniel Foga “I am inevitable.” “I’m the trash man!”
it is not even that it hurt that much, just the fact that someone had the audacity to do it in the first place left him stunned long enough for the Trashman to steal the gauntlet.
Jeremy Abbott Captain Marvel was DENNIS’d by Dennis.
And then eating trash
@@jeremyabbott4537 the trashman stole the gauntlet and ate it. Frank. Is. IMMORTAL!!
Fun fact: The waitress who assaults the costumer at 6:17 is played by Danny Devito's real life ex-wife, Rhea Perlman.
Edit: apparently they're still married, just separated. I thought Wikipedia said that they were divorced not separated. Apologies
I know I’m 9 months late to comment, but Danny and Rhea are still married.
@@meegeerds3203 Apologies. Apparently Wikipedia had it wrong or maybe I did. Idk.
They had been separated, but they're back together now, thank goodness!
ITS ME OR NOBODY. Danny to Rhea and vice versa.
other (non-comedy) examples for what you coined as filthy frank effect that come to mind: Breaking Bad, House of Cards and Fight Club.
Albert Sirup don’t forget American History X
@@lVlegabyte yes for sure!
Big facts
Scarface is another key example of this.
Yep, all good ones. I'm going to remember this phrase. Well coined, Quinton Reviews.
Here’s my idea for the perfect It’s Always Sunny finale; the A and B plot shows the gang coming close to a major character development and maybe one of their schemes actually working, but inevitably it all blows up in their face and they once again refuse to grow as people. Meanwhile the C plot involves ignoring a gas leak in the bar, ending the series with the toxic environment literally killing them in a massive explosion.
Do I think Dennis is the serial killer?
*No.*
Do I think Dennis will be randomly and abruptly murdered by the serial killer in the series finale. With the killer being uncredited and never explained.
*Yes.*
fellow struggler!
I think dennis is psycho, but glenn howerton has said that, the theory is not great cause the show is a still a comedy so they wouldn't go that far for his character but i do think it's implied.
I have a feeling that the finale is just gonna be them in the middle of planning a scheme and it cuts to black.
@@ChrissaTodd the implication is there
@@ChrissaTodd so you're saying that they wouldn't come right out and say he's a killer..... Because of the implication?
"Abject innocence"
I didn't think such an apt description of Charlie was possible.
Yo I did not realise Comment Etiquette was in the show
Season 8 episode 8.
He's only in it for about 10 seconds, so you've basically seen his whole performance
Say, do you like Metallica?
watch?v=yqIQvE5R1tU
RCGcallum he also was part of the Art department
Big Money. I was so shocked when i saw him especially because i just started watching him when I binged the show.
Lmao, it is. I thought it was just a guy who looked like him
He made a joke about it once where he commented something like “hey aren’t you that guy from it’s always sunny?” and then says “huh, so that’s what it’s like to be on the other end of that”
One of the best things Sunny did is in one episode the whole thing is structured like a normal sitcom complete with a laugh track represented by a bell and that's just sheer perfection.
Another thing is how it unintentionally captured how an edgy franchise/brand and the characters within it begin to slide into monotony/existentialism/kiddishness after their charm has worn off (see: Bob's Burgers, the Simpsons, Family Guy, South Park's survived only on specials) and it still marches onward regardless because the brandname is too big to let go, so the caricatures become caricatures of themselves.
Could you please tell me which episode?
@@joycechi5005 the gang tries desperately to win an award :) it has so many meta jokes about how sunny never won anything, and how critics say it's just people shouting over each other etc. it's mentioned at 15:05
This is so true of the Simpsons. They've basically erased old lore to recreate new lore that contradicts everything. Example: Marge became a cop in an earlier season; later season has Marge getting robbed, and she becomes paralyzed with fear.
@@TenaciousTheSketcher It’s why this show is the only one I’d excuse from the normal “seasonal rot” complaint: because that adds a layer of brilliance to its monotony subtext.
9:51 the reason this happened what because Glenn decided that he needed to quit the show at the end of season 12 because he had been making the show for so long and was burnt out, he left to do AP bio and was not going to come back, he had a break from the writers room for season 13 and basically the staff (Rob, Charlie, Meg, David and the other writers) went to him and basically said “we are having a hard time writing you out completely. Would you be willing to come in and act for a few episodes?” Glenn agreed because he fell back in love with the show because he had a break. He only did (i think) 6 episodes that season and he has been back in full ever since. Thank goodness, the show would not be the same.
If Danny DeVito dies within the shows production, I’m convinced they’ll have his literal corpse on the show, that, or they already have an episode filmed with his funeral
They'll just put him in the trash
It's weird, the first time someone recommended me Always Sunny was "Live Action South Park" and God how they were wrong
Someone described it to me as the same thing.
There’s social commentary, but each show takes it in different directions.
I think "Seinfeld on crack" is a lot better of a description
@@tonyhokenson pretty much.
@@nightmarevision7676 so friends but, everyone is outwardly homophobic and racist instead of hiding it
DON'T YOU DARE EVEN SUGGEST THAT DANNY WON'T LIVE FOREVER
danny devito as a *MAN CHEETAH*
If Betty White was able to do 6 seasons of Hot in Cleveland then Danny has plenty left in him if he so chooses
Guess I’ll have to watch the entire show before I can watch this video. Be back in a bit.
Commenting to hear how it was
Oh honey, ur in for a treat
Good luck!
Back yet?
@@rachel39321 season 4 is where the show starts to peak. But it hasn't even BEGUN to peak. When it peaks, you'll know.
I think the shows emphasis that you stay the same when surrounded by your friends demonstrates that you can stunt yourself with toxic friendships if they don’t encourage you to grow and become a better person. These people could all have potential but they consistently ruin each other.
Philadelphia is the only long-running series that I didn’t drop and still enjoy watching. Hope it’ll never end.
thank you for the distinction on mac's carmen and coming out plots
I am a sunny superfan. You hit the nail on the head perfectly. It's the most brutal deconstruction of a platform while remaining absolutely functional, to the point that I never want to see it go. I love the office, but late seasons felt strained. Not sunny. I want to see it continue on, simply to see how flanderized these characters can get, without turning away their audience. Best commentary on this show I have heard to date. Cheers!
There was a peak and later seasons have been worst and woest after that. But the quality is lowering veeeerry slowly
They started at such a low bar. Like one of my fav sitcoms dropped off in quality pretty quickly, because of being an insightful look at hetero normative and irrational world of dating as four normal people (maybe five) two single men one married couple and the one single woman. It was good when it commented on double standards the rigid roles people play in society, and became more about five dull as dishwater white people living in Manhattan. And the framing device being thrown out the window.
Since they are supposed to be awful, the only thing you need to be worried about is getting boring. Which the creators just won't allow. They don't have to be aspirational, redeemed or pair off, they have freedom. And the creative freedom to do what they want now they are an anchor on a small channel. There is a reason why good place was only four seasons. And post time skip parks and rec was the highlight of the last year's of production, when they knew the series was over and was as strange as possible... well for the shurs.
@@magusperde365 It hasn't even begun to peak. And when it does peak, you'll know.
The "You haven't thought of the smell, you bitch!" line is one of the greatest moments in the show's incredible history.
I sometimes dramatically shout to no one "I'm not ALLOWED to eat the skin! I'm not ALLOWED!" which I think is up there in hilarity.
Thank you for pointing out the Gay Mac and Mac/Carmen storylines. I always feel weird calling mac just 'gay', bc their relationship was really important to Mac's character I feel like.
Loved this, would have loved to see more talk on the whole Dorian gray effect the group has on the people around them. Cricket, pondy, maureen, etc.
This show means so much to me, I watched it for the first time 9 years ago after my grandpas funeral and it was the first time I had laughed in almost a month
It's Always Sunny In Society:
Bottom Text
We live in a Philadelphia
@@sebandrews4395 We sunbathe in a society.
We flip in a Phlipadelphia
Soicide is Badass
Philadelphia lives in a society
The show now has another pure beautiful moment.
"You were supposed to carry me"
One of the big reasons why i suscribed to your channel originally is how passionate you are about your interests, even if niche, and how you shamelessly just let yourself be yourself. I'm so glad that you're continuing onto this path, because it's what makes your channel so special on the first place! I'll see if i can help with a couple $$ :D
Eh...search up "Aydin Paladin - Infatuation". You will see who Quinton truly is.
@@TonyBustaroni Jupp I noticed that, he stole a bunch of lines from Ryan Hollingers video and other RUclipsrs. Also, he changes alot of the terminologies to not make it obvious. Lol.
@@null751 i haven't seen the full video yet, i'll get to that later bc it really does seem interesting...but i'm kind of inclined to not listen to a video that has a comment section filled with alt right dogwhistles and people misgendering contrapoints honestly.
@@lsd5596 i dont wanna not look at comments, i'm just saying that the audience a person atracts and allows to form around them is telling of who the person is. I'm still gonna watch the video and consider the points made
@Not Adolf Hitler don't you have anything else to do?
I can’t believe you did an entire analysis without talking about day man.
You should have threatened us into supporting you on patreon... because of the implication.
I know this is an old video of yours and you prob won’t see this, but I just wanted to say that when the main content of this video ended and you said you had a “big announcement” I was very skeptical at first and almost clicked off. I thought it was going to be some boring patreon plug or a sponsorship segment, and I am honestly very glad I didn’t click off because the announcement you made is actually such a massive W in my opinion. Props to you for making content that you want to make instead of just trying to follow viral trends, I respect the hell out of that. You earned yourself a subscriber just off of the basis of that (and an excellent video on my favorite TV sitcom)
You could argue Charlie's illiteracy is a result of his glue habbit.
5:50 Okay that The Good Place reference though
Never noticed Big Money Salvia was in that episode. Seen it so many times too.
I'm disappointed that Quinton didn't do like a shoutout or something (I mean I don't know if they're friends or hate each other so idk)
@@jamesreagan8175 Maybe he just never noticed. I must have seen that episode at LEAST 5 times and never noticed. It is a very short clip.
My favorite episode is the episode where a health inspector comes over and it all goes shockingly well. No jokes, no issues, and also Mike is happy which I like.
5:54 The Good Place reference! I got it! I got it!
The Good Place is one of the only sitcoms in the world where the plot actually moves and changes. Love it or hate it, you’ve got to respect how it doesn’t stagnate.
I feel...very dumb for understanding that earlier lol
Captain Biscuit for the first season I believed the comedy was the weakest aspect while the story was highly entertaining, but the comedy has gotten better
@@edgarjuarez6588 The Good Place is in my opinion the best show on TV right now. Like Breaking Bad, every season is better than the last and the story is seriously compelling.
Absolutely favorite show of all time. They're actually masterclass actors. There's not a single line of dialogue that feels like acting. All their lines feel so real which makes it that much more funny.
14:18 I think he was “reading” a book just to impress the waitress and make him look intelligent
9:06 I find that it also establishes continuity in the show's universe, that the previous actions weren't just some past episode, and the effects still somewhat linger
I always interpreted Mac’s relationship with the trans woman to be an example of him attempting to be straight, and his disgust with her penis to be a manifestation of his internalized homophobia. Not because her having a penis makes their sex gay (it doesn’t, she is a woman after all), but because Mac is specifically attracted to her penis, and the potential implication of that truth scares him. This is bolstered by the fact that, at the time, he was very insecure in his sexuality and masculinity by extension. In that very specific way, I feel those two arcs are connected.
Thanks so much for this video! I love sunny, not just because it's the only sitcom that's ever made me cry from laughter, but also because it's got some nice, spicy layers to analyze. keep up the good work man
6:39 I think that goes for almost every real life boss, too
cricket and mac's mom are my favorite minor characters. Best scenes are the coach scene/ golden god car scene/mac's mom just responding yeah when dennis calls her ugly.
Danny DeVito is immortal you pleb.
“The implication” gives me chills every time I hear it
I like how you subtly referenced the Good Place without spoiling it for those who aren't in the know
I've never heard someone call the 2000s the twenty zeroes. That sounded so strange.
Fun fact: Dating a trans girl was how I figured out I'm bisexual, favoring men. Sparing the details, her primary masculine features were what attracted me to her. It ended up making her very uncomfortable the first time we had an intimate encounter and I felt terrible. We talked it through to each other and it just clicked with me then and there.
So it's definitely a thing that happens with some people. I don't necessarily think the episode where Mac dates a trans woman is problematic within context. Especially seeing as the woman wasn't portrayed in a negative or mean way. And the joke wasn't that she is trans, but fear of the others being stupid and terrible because she's trans.
Yeah, this is even addressed in "Mac Fights Gay Marriage." Mac genuinely missed Carmen but instead of just admitting that, he tried using fundamentalism to avoid it. Carmen turns his logic back on him because Carmen still identified as a man. Also interesting is that during the episode "Mac Is a Serial Killer" he admits to be being ashamed of it.
As a trans person I agree with this mate, I was worried when I first saw the episode, considering episodes about trans people especially old ones are usually bad, but this was done well and I loved the episode
I totally agree with this comment. I get where the impulse to separate Mac's relationship with Carmen from his eventual realization of his homosexuality comes from, but it's very clear that deep down Mac doesn't REALLY view Carmen as a woman, and I think sexual orientation is ultimately about perception. I don't think that "straight men can be attracted to trans women" and "it's plausible that a gay man could be attracted to a trans woman" are contradictory ideas. Mac's attitudes and feelings toward Carmen are a reflection on Mac, not a reflection on Carmen or her gender.
@@reflection95 there are so many stories of butch lesbians and twinks in gay bars accidentally kissing or almost fucking because they think the other is a gay man/ a lesbian. carmen is a woman at the end of the day, but gender and sexuality are both more fluid than that.
If this video had come out just a little bit later, it would’ve had the perfect episode to end its analysis on. “Waiting For Big Mo” is the perfect microcosm of the shows entire premise as it marches further on into the increasingly horrendous lives of these characters.
I love it. There's just so much about that episode that works, using the game to represent the show, the length speaks for itself, how the characters shouldn't change what they're doing, and waiting for someone to come along and take their place when they eventually go.
But they're never leaving.
I'm suddenly in the mood for Rum ham all of a sudden.
With some Fight Milk to wash it down
@@sebandrews4395 And to bring it all back up again.
and crack. dont forget crack
RUM HAM!
that bit about how *carmen makes mac happy* punched me in the gut.
also i didn't know he was originally supposed to be straight so that makes me feel a lot better about that storyline in relation to his coming out one
oh damn when the video ends and there's more it's actually not skillshare, this is the biggest twist i've seen on any recent youtube video
14:17 i always thought he was just pretending to read to impress the waitress
this is a really good video but I'm a bit disappointed that you didn't mention the (imho very obvious) influence that Seinfeld had on this show. It's basically the first sitcom that was based on the idea of all characters being horrible people (Maybe not Kramer but he's kindof the Charlie of the group i suppose).
Probably because with Seinfeld the actors are a bit too close to their actual characters for it to be any good.
I think Friends was a big influence too
marigold flowers I actually think It’s Always Sunny functions as a kind of deconstruction of Friends, or at least deconstructs specific character types prevalent in Friends
@@angogobloggian5377 please can you tell me how you see friends as an influence to sunny because it really feels like the opposite of friends to me?
@@chadwillett619 rob said in a interview he saw a show with characters that get more and more good looking through out the show and wanted to do the opposite
Charlie and Dee are both very damaged by being around the gang, it's very obvious that deep down they're kind people without their influence. As seen in the episodes where Dee and charlie hang out. They're caring for each other, I'd go as far to say that they LOVE each other. And the gang being away from them gave us a chemistry that we hadn't really seen before on the show.
I’d argue even without the gang Dee would still be a bitch considering who raised her
I do really like her and Charlie’s dynamic tho, kinda like the idea of them settling for each other in the future/whenever the show ends
Woah, The Sun always Shines on TV by A-Ha playing in the background, clever.
Love the A-Ha reference
Mac coming out was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen, I cannot watch it without crying. I feel like the craziness of the rest of the show makes it so much more powerful especially because they just let it stand and don’t make a joke out of it. It is perfect
ULTRACRINGE
@@exterminans what is ultra cringe?
@@PotatoPancakeYeah i think hes talking about ultrakill or something???? i dont know why hes mentioning that game in the comments though
Dennis remind me of a description of psychopathy I read on a noir novel. It was something like:
"Character 1: _ If you find youself suddently locked in pitchblack darkness. What's the first thing you do?
Character 2 extend his arms
Character 1: _ Exactly, you try to understand the situation in wich you are. You know what a psychopath would do in that situation? _ he cross his arms over the chest, hands on the shoulders_ ... A psychopath would coil into the himself, because himself is all that he need, all that he cares about"
What book was that?
@@laurene988 "Flood" by Andrew Vachss (altought I'm paraphrasing, I read it a long time ago)
@@Mario_Angel_Medina sounds interesting, thanks
@@Mario_Angel_Medina oh my God he looks like a James bond villian I love it
that's dumb. sounds more like instinct to me.
In some witty show, if that situation were to come up on character A, and characters B and C were to later analyse that behavior in hindsight, they would totally describe that as a sign of intellect. 'He protected himself by covering his vitals first and foremost to ensure the preservation of his life as best as he could." or something like that they would say from behind a monitor screen.
Charlie is the closest thing we have to a good main character
Mac is a SIGNIFICANTLY better person that Charlie. He's a douchebag too obviously, but Charlie is a goddamn maniac, physically probably the most savage and violent one
The weird kid who sits next to me in my maths class started talking about this program and how he was excited for the next season, before telling me about his masterbation habits for the 7th time. He scares me. Please send help.
Gerry cream pies...
Let’s just hope he hasn’t seen gun fever yet
Quinton: Danny Devito is REALLY old.
Danny: You dare question my lifespan mortal?
18:44 the show actually agrees with you in the episode where Frank falls through the window Charlie asks mac why he wants to have sex with the two strippers but interrupts himself saying "oh it's 2006 you haven't become gay yet"
This was actually very interesting. I've been watching this show for years and never analyzed it at all but after watching this video I see it in completely different light- it's so much darker and cleverer than I thought. Thank you for the informative and interesting video!
I wouldnt be surprised if this is something that happens. It’ll definitely be divisive af it it does but I think it’ll be in character for the show. When Danny DeVito leaves our mortal realm to return to the heavens where he truly belongs because he’s an angel, he’ll have it so his character is written into one more season where Frank also dies, and the gang keep his dead body around for some reason. Antics ensue, Dennis will comment about the smell being familiar, and eventually it’ll escalate to the point where they can no longer keep the body and have to give it a proper burial. Never write RUclips comments at 1:36am, it never results in anything good.
Tbh the show thrives on Flanderization because the whole point is they're descending and becoming more and more insane
I was super into Always Sunny when it first came out...then I fell out of it somewhere in the middle of it's current age...this video makes me want to go back to it
13:16 OH MY GOD... this is Caboose! I’ve had this talk recently about how everyone’s favorite team killing fucktard has increasingly become a characterization of himself!
I always saw Patrick Star to be a perfect example of flanderization.