Talk:Mac and Charlie Die (Part 1)/@comment-70.228.73.129-20151111021149

TL;DR crowd: none of the jokes landed and just felt forced. Explain WHY this episode is so great.



6 years late on this, but oh well. Okay, here's my beef with this episode. I'e seen 9/10 of the seasons of "It's Always Sunny", and I'm still working through the 10th. I've watched the show for the last 7 years, and have garnered many favorites. I stopped for 5 years about and caught up on the rest as of late of Netflix.

Truth be told, seasons 7-9 are pretty damn spectacular. They really found their stride, and most episodes are either fairly solid or absolutely hysterical. I consider seasons 1-4 to be the "old days", and while I have many favorites in the earlier seasons (manhunters, liberty bell, nightman, gang gets whacked), the comedy didn't always land.

Here's my issue with this duo of episodes, while I had a few laughs, none of the storylines really seemed to hit any of the marks with me. Sure, they were comical, sure I love Mac-Charlie time, sure we had a brief Dee gag (always hilarious), but nothing about the episode truly stood out to me. Which is why I'm so mystified as to why these episodes are considered to be the best of all 10 seasons. On practically every site and list, this duo episode has been hailed as the absolute height of It's Always Sunny. I can't figure out why. It could be any or all of the following reasons:

-Dennis and Frank storylines always feel forced or gross to me.

-Singular Dee scenes rarely garner laughs from me.

-Mac and Charlie teaming up can only work in certain cases.

-Dennis left to his own narcissism is just plain obnoxious.

-Frank's grossness without lovable gross Charlie is just repulsive.

-I've never enjoyed Mac's dad (not that we're really meant to).

In my opinion, not one storyline really brought something new to the comedy corner. It felt like a filler episode. If I were to be really harsh, I'd go as far as to say that it only showcased the negative parts of each of the gang:

-Frank's disgusting self

-Dee's helplessness and desperation

-Dennis' self-indulgence

-Neither Mac nor Charlie are ever able to reign in the others' ill advised behavior.

<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia,Times,serif;color:rgb(63,69,73);">So please, please, please...someone explain to me the critical acclaim that has been bestowed on this episode.