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It's been ages since I analyzed an episode of It's Always Sunny, so let's watch "Mac Finds His Pride" - one of the best episodes I have seen with some wonderful lgbt related and mental illness topics.
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So glad to see you reacting to this beautiful episode. Rob Mcelhenney wanted to make a poignant episode for Mac because Rob’s Mom is gay & he grew up with two moms & a dad. His dad was very understanding when his mom came out many years ago. Props to Rob for training for months to do this dance.
I believe his brothers are also gay.
That whole comment is str8 made up...it is his brother
@@adrianspikes6454 it’s both. He talked on the Colbert show about how he grew up with two moms and that both of his brothers were gay.
@@adrianspikes6454 Yes his brother also grew up with 2 moms and a dad. That's how being siblings works.
Episodes like this are why it's always sunny has lasted so long, and will last forever. You can find the worst shit in this show, but also the most beautiful stuff ever. This episode makes me tear up every time
earlier in the episode Mac says that the woman represented God and the dance is his struggle with his faith and sexuality clashing. That’s why we see him initially accepting her, but eventually pushing her away in shame the more he realizes he’s gay. He spins her and tosses her away from himself acting as if he doesn’t need her. But then he looks at her knowing she’ll return to him regardless. Then she sprints towards him full force and leaps into his arms with her entire body slamming into him, knowing he will catch her. He then realizes she loves him regardless of his sexuality. He then lifts her over his head showing his complete trust and faith in her. He then puts her down and falls into her loving and caring arms while she reassures him “It’s ok,It’s ok” because even if his own father can’t accept him,she’ll never leave his side and she’ll be there when he needs a shoulder to cry on. I’m not even the religious type and still found this very powerful and beautiful
🥲 Yeah. I'm an atheist and I cried LIKE A BITCH (as Mac might've called me once) when I first saw this episode. I kind of envy the upside of having religious faith. That sense of omni-present emotional support, that light of hope in the darkness, self-worth/self-esteem... Whatever you want to call it, I wish I had more of. I'm glad Mac found his.
Bro how can you explain it so accurately...hats off..
@@Jayesh_1803 Thank you I appreciate the compliment. I’m now noticing all my typos 😂 but it’s because my sister actually did interpretive dancing for a few years when we were kids and I fell in love with it. Also Rob himself said that the woman represented God. Once you know that the dance is easier to understand.
@@disturbedpyro4511 ohhhh, I see,
You have good analytical skills 😉
@@Jayesh_1803 thanks!
As a straight male, I find this episode of Sunny to be the most surprising and moving of the series. I may not be able to break down the dance and the meaning, but i can feel the emotion.
Absolutely. Every viewer - straight, gay, parent, friend, ally, closed off non-ally, or whatever - can connect with someone in this narrative. They have truly written all of us into this episode and made clear that whichever character you are, the *possibility* of growth is always there (even though some will refuse to experience it). And in doing so, it implicitly explores the definition of family, as Frank makes a leap that Mac’s biological father did not. The way that sadness and disappointment are simultaneously interwoven with hope and love without minimizing either set of emotions is poignant and gripping. Remarkable episode.
It was amazing. I checked th-cam.com/video/aXvodXX-U68/w-d-xo.html these guys first... spoiler alert: They've been watching the show this long and still don't understand subtext even when it's shoved in their nose.
as a straight man, this episode is the only one that i skip. An i love musicals, just not interpertive dance. Same reason why i skip the first 4 min of kany's runaway song. trying to figure out the hidden meaning of a song or dance or act that has already been predetirmined and is only truly known to the creator, i find it frustrating. It would be nice if the dance or routines themselves had titles like or hinting headings like book chapters or song names.
(A Battle Betwixt)
*dancing dude does routine where he switches between a male a female partner.*
That i would understand, but for all i know that dance was just him telling the world he really likes balle
on an off note, one of my favorite things about mac is his unwaivering faith. My fav quote of his lol
"First of all, all things are possible through our lord jesus christ, so jot that down in your little book." LMFAO
i started using that as an excuse to explain my antics.
Mac's dance is one of the most beautiful things that I have ever seen on TV, and it still surprises me, everytime I watch the episode that it's in It's Always Sunny of all things.
I honestly did not know that they had it in them to do something so poignant and emotional.
Was just about to say the same thing. Always Sunny has been unfairly overlooked in terms of awards, but that scene really hammered home just how wrong the Emmys have been to ignore them. It's a transcendent scene.
The finale to season 14 hit even harder than this. The shows been on for 15 years, they’ve definately evolved the way they drive a point home
Regarding the bit with Frank (“I get it,” then leading the applause) after Mac’s display, I think it did a lot to symbolize that while Mac’s own father may have left and not been accepting, Frank is just as much (arguably more) of a father to Mac. Frank has made an effort to understand Mac and make him comfortable being who he is, even when Mac’s own father walked out on him. It says a lot about their own relationship. This whole episode was a beautiful work of art.
I think this is truly a contender for one of the most beautiful moments in television history.
The first time I saw the dance performance, I sobbed and couldn't explain to myself why. This is the first time I've seen it without the music and it is still just as powerful, which means that the music is not the driving factor. I think a lot of what drives the feelings home is our experience as an audience, from watching someone so reserved and emotionless struggle throughout the episode and then suddenly turn into a maelstrom of emotion and grace before our eyes. We actually want to understand, even if we don't. That is, to me anyway, all I've ever wanted from anyone in my life.
To anyone who didnt tear up.....cmon now. Do you ever?
This was very hard for me to watch as someone who is very low contact with narcissistic and abusive parents (and what contact I do have is entirely superficial).
As a former dancer, it seems to me that the first part is both showing his self image as alone and in pain (the backdrop is dark and thundering, a storm) and that the moves are somewhat romantically coded. He also rejects the partner over and over, whether she represents heteronormativity or his true self, or even God’s love. It’s interesting that there a part built into the dance for Mac to connect with his father and that he was emotionally devastated by the rejection enough to stop in the middle of the performance.
But when his partner accepts him, the tone of the dance changes when she offers him the chance to continue despite the rejection. Its more of a dance and there’s more mutuality in the moves. It’s also in the second part that he’s able to perform the lift, a very impressive move. And the dance ends with him resting on his partner (similar to the pieta) while she tells him it’s okay before the angelic choir and light beam down. I think she clearly represents god here and his struggle to be accepted as he is by this very important figure to Mac.
Besides the choreography, I think this scene shows how important authenticity and acceptance are to our maturity and development. This is one of the few times Mac is truly successful at something, really works at it, and bares his soul in the show. And thankfully, Frank is there to witness it and give him a small amount of comfort and healing in light of the rejection he experienced during this performance.
I’ve never had this moment with my parents and doubt I ever will but I was so happy to see Mac get to. I cry every time watching it because it is so powerful for those of us who are vulnerable and have difficulty letting down our walls.
Thank you for you thoughtful commentary and always being so warm and welcoming and honest. 💙
I'm not a dancer, nor a gay man but this scene makes me cry every time I see it. I think for me it is because Mac just wants acceptance of who is he, something all of us want in our lives.
I find myself holding my breathe whenever I watch that dance scene. Such an amazing episode.
I SOBBED the first time I saw this episode. Like full on wept. I can't entirely explain it. It was just so beautiful and Mac explaining through dance his struggle and then Frank finally getting it just ripped me open.
If Red from Shawshank were there he'd say, "To this day I still have no idea what that dance was about, all I know is every man in Shawshank felt free."
I've only seen a handful of always sunny episodes and I was NOT expecting that to come from that show - that was absolutely BEAUTIFUL, even without the music the emotional force driving the dance was enough to totally move me
I've been binge-watching this show for the last couple weeks (never saw it before now), so the content of the show and the history of the characters was fresh in my mind by the time I got to this particular episode. I watched it last night, and I was absolutely crushed by it--sobbing and leaning forward on the couch as I drank in this completely unexpected flash of artistic beauty and heartfelt emotion.
Prior to Mac's performance at the end, the episode sets up the basis behind it. When trying to explain to other people about his homosexuality, Mac describes dancing with a woman, who he describes as being God. To me, the portrayal of God as a female is the most important aspect of the entire performance. Mac's performance is best appreciated by understanding what it means to HIM, not necessarily what it means to the viewer. In other words, to tap into the meaning of the dance you have to understand what it means to Mac. In this way we can connect with Mac and THEN find what it means to us, as we identify with Mac.
Mac is a staunch Catholic, and as such he is at war with himself because of his understanding of the apparent incompatibility between his religious beliefs and his sexual orientation. He even mentions that fact. The implication here is that Mac possibly wonders what God thinks of him being a homosexual. Does God still love him unconditionally, or does God judge him and reject him?
The image of a male God who is angry and judgmental toward homosexuals is a very prevalent one. Yet Mac's version of God is a female--and a supportive God at that. Mac has a vision of God that loves him unconditionally, accepts him for who he is, and comforts him when he is hurt.
This is the God that Mac dances with.
Mac integrates his two warring sides--his homosexuality and his belief in God--into a cohesive whole, where the two sides are no longer opposed, but complement each other beautifully. Mac's performance shows us the version of God that we all crave deep down in the most protected and secret parts of our hearts--a God that loves us sincerely, without judgment, and with the full capability to protect our hearts and hold us in a loving embrace.
Here we have the importance behind having a female portraying God, with the loving and nurturing aspects of God on full display. Catholicism portrays God as a male, while giving all of the feminine aspects of deity to Mother Mary. In a sense, Mac is elevating the feminine and nurturing aspects of Mother Mary--who was a mere human--and bringing them up to the level of God. Mac is essentially integrating God and Mother Mary into a single deity, one that loves Mac completely and dances with him in perfect choreographed movements of the heart.
The fact that this performance came from a show like It's Always Sunny--which I'm sure we can all agree is unapologetically crude and its characters absolute moral degenerates (which is what makes it so hilarious)--makes Mac's dance all the more powerful and impactful. I was left speechless and breathless by its completion, my heart filled with love and hope. After 13 seasons, this is by far my absolute favorite episode, and I expect it will continue to be so as I continue binge-watching.
Frank: “wait wait wait, let me get this straight: You’re Gay and you’re dancing with a woman who is God?”
Mac: “Yes!”
Frank: “The Catholics really Fucked you up.”
Franks nose/face getting worse through out the episode was hilarious 😂
There's some stuff in the last season with Charlie and his father that would be very interesting hearing your take on. It all culminates into a brilliantly breathtaking scene in the finale, but it kind of builds all throughout the second half of the season tbh
I was not ready for that scene. Charlie knocked it out of the park with that one.
I think every character deserves their own moment like charlie or macs emotional growth at the end of the season to finally end the series, i mean dennis KIND of got that when he left to be with his child but not really? if we put my theory that they will get this beautiful send off like in season 13 and 15 the only person who hasnt gotten an emotional end of season would be Dee, which i cant wait for personally
I came out to my parents as bi recently. My step mom rambled on about how I'm just trying new things and soon I'll be back to normal. And my dad refused to look me in the eyes. It was a fun time
That sounds tough. I hope they'll come around for your sake...
and for their own sake.
@@auldthymer appreciate ya
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You're brave for doing it! I'm 31 and never came out to my parents as bi
@@kaiite is it too late?
Man Danny devito got me at the end with the “I get it” lol got me crying
What shocked me the most was how polarizing this episode was for fans. Some loved it, some didn’t mind it, but some thought it was absolute garbage. That it was super pretentious, not funny at all, and just a way to pander to the LGBTQ+ community. The point really flew over some heads with this genuinely brave and insightful episode.
This made my day! It’s Always Sunny is really underrated, people really underestimate the points they make about social and political issues. The commentary is actually really good and insightful when you get used to the format. Also, listening to the guys new podcast gives a lot of insight into why they make the show the way they do
I loved the scene, it was a shockingly genuine moment for Always Sunny but there has been so much buildup behind it it almost felt inevitable and it was so well done. And while unsurprising you felt how shitty it was when the dad walked away
I actually cried watching that dance for the first time. ❤💛💖💚🧡💜💙
Same. I'm straight so I've never had the experience of coming out, but honestly you don't need to have to appreciate what that scene is telling us, because all you need is empathy. It's such a beautiful sequence. Tangentially, I recently watched an interview between Rob and Ryan Reynolds and I believe that's the scene that caused Ryan to slide into Rob's DMs (they'd never met) for the first time so he could tell him how moving he found it, and now obviously they're joined at the hip with their Wrexham partnership.
I remember watching this episode and weeping. To this day that dance is one of the most beautiful things I’ve seen on tv
Dance Elliot, Dance. Be the dance doctor
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He can dance if he wants to.
Shhh stop encouraging this 😂
@@DoctorElliottCarthy give the people what they want!
@@DoctorElliottCarthy We'll revisit at 100k subscribers 😁
It absolutely kills me every time that mac's dad leaves at what is sort of the 'all is lost' point of the performance, and doesn't get to witness the part after that (in my opinion) symbolises mac's forgiveness and acceptance of himself through the portrayal of god's forgiveness and love. But frank does and finally sees who mac is and what he's been trying to say.
Yes! Finally a reaction to this wonderful episode! It touched me so much and I felt it was a sort of redemption for how the show previously had handeled gay
How the show previously handled "gay"? You mean they used it for comedy like they use everything else for comedy?
@@Rob_Cary Yes
@Rob Cary you mean like how they treated “gay”this episode? how they still got comedy out of it? how even though theres yeah some serious moments theres laughs involved? how im sure moving on theyll still involve mac being gay in jokes and it will still be funny while being respectful? how you dont have to hurt people to be funny? how even though sure theyve made “insenstive” jokes, theyve shown growth since then and even then they were doing better than other shows? how gay people loved and love this show so much showing the gay people cant take a joke argument is a joke itself? how gay people love to laugh too? yeah man
it's why they've never been "cancelled", it's brilliant how they put difficult topics in the show (mainly Rob, he is the main writter), their hearts have always been in the right place; and you see them joking abouth race, religion, sexuality, rap*, death, etc but it doesn't offend or hurt, not really. IASIP is comedy at it's best.
I still cry every time I watch the dance scene, especially since it resonates a lot with me. Being raised Catholic but also know that God (who is a woman and amazing dancer) will still accept you no matter what (even though Catholic family members may reject you). Plus it was also what Mac described in his dream. I like to watch this episode everytime pride comes around
I must be like 8 or 10 seasons behind on this show and I think your review of this episode has convinced me to start watching it again. I don't think that dance scene could have been nearly as impactful out of context with the show or without Frank's reaction woven in or if they tried to end it with a joke. That was the kind of growth I would want to see from both of those characters.
On their most recent podcast Rob said he trained for four months to learn this. He wanted it to be perfect, and it was.
I bawled for so long after seeing this. It’s the scene I show to others to prove that there’s so, so much depth to Always Sunny.
I am thankful for you making the first ep of this show. It made me seek it out and I ended up enjoying it a lot. I’m currently still doing my best to confront and understand my sexuality and where I stand in the world but when I first saw Macs dance it really affected me and I’m very glad I got to watch it first and hear something from you after
This episode allowed me to come out and I owe them my life! Blessings to you all
I weep every time I see this episode.
Mac's father turning his back on him crushes me... Frank with tears in his eyes and finally understanding Mac makes me cry harder but for such good reasons.
I have no idea where I fit into this world if I even do at all. Just wish everyone walking this planet could watch and get the same feelings I get.
😞
After this, they still make fun of mac. They just don’t make fun of him being gay
I think Frank's "gay animal" is the toad. Not a term used much anymore, but you do still hear it from time to time. (Oh, and Stonewall was '69, not '68.)
I figured warthog.
when your parent tells you they don't understand you, what are you even supposed to do with that??? there's nowhere to put it, it just hurts.
This episode made me cry because I can relate to it so well. I'm not gay. I'm a 'regular' straight guy, but I don't fit in in one important way. I'm autistic. Not only that, I'm in the military. If it were found out I was autistic, I could lose my career (16 years in). I always knew I was different, but didn't discover out how until I was 30. I spent my teenage years studying phycological diagnoses trying to figure out who I was, but nothing fit. Psychopathy, Sociopathy, etc. Nothing ever fit. When I finally discovered out what I was at 30, I have to continue to be 'in the closet' about it. Only my wife, brother, sister, father, and in-laws know.
I had no idea that autistic people can't serve in the military. That's utterly ridiculous!
@@DoctorElliottCarthy In the US military at least it can be a reason to be disqualifying, pending a medical review board. Its a gamble if "found out".
I've definitely got that thing you said about not being able to put my feelings into words, but what I will say is when I first watched this I hadn't come out to my parents yet and I was in tears watching it. It was one of two things that pushed me to finally make the decision to come out to my family (the other being Sir Ian McKellen's interview on David Tennant's podcast which is 100% worth checking out if you get chance)
I love this show to bits but I never really "got" this episode, particularly the final scene... until now, watching it with you. Thank you for that.
This episode has my all time favorite Frank line that you didn't show: "This is a much better spread than they have at the straight orgies" hahaha
I see beautiful art, Dr. Elliott. I am a straight man that respects all humans who express themselves in a healthy way. I am tired of stigma. ❤
Frank breaking into the apartment you know it wasn't unlocked akin to someone trying to come out of the closet and someone just trying to break in and make them come out
Honestly this was one of the most beautiful moments I ever saw on a TV show, even more amazing when it came from a show that was known for being so ridiculous.
I can't talk about my interpretation of the dance scene without crying, lol, but i've re-watched that part so many times. It's so good.
I never thought an episode of Always Sunny would make me cry.
Amazing episode so happy you are finally reacting to it.
Ah, I've been hoping for this since I first found your channel =)
Art reveals us where words fail.
This is the best of tv.
Mac doesn't fit in a box. He doesn't need your acceptance but he does crave it. And that is confusing for him.
It's a profound episode.
Danny DeVito deserved an Emmy for this episode. As amazing as the dance is, and it is, what really strikes me every time I watch it is Frank. Every time they cut to him, you can see what Frank is thinking, right in his face. When Mac's dad gets up and walks out, the concern on Frank's face, his reaction to the dance, and his understanding at the end when he "gets it." The Danny provided a master class in non-verbal acting in this episode, and when you saw him on screen, you didn't see Danny DeVito, you saw Frank Reynolds, callous, crass, sexist, disgusting Frank Reynolds, experiencing a personal epiphany. Even if Mac didn't reach anyone else, he reached Frank. They referenced it in another episode in one of the following seasons. Frank said something like, "I get the gay thing now. Mac did his dance, and I get it.
The way I wept when I watched this, I don't even know how or why so much pain was released from me, and it's so interesting to see that many had the same experience
I felt what he was interpreting in that dance. I teared up. My cousin is now one of the bravest people I've known in my life because he didn't fight it. We used to pick on him just as much as the bullies when we were kids. As teens we didn't even know ourselves, but we all knew who he was. He didn't carry it like a flag, he just never ran from who he was. He dealt with a lot and became more stoic. I remember trying to apologize to him as an adult and he stopped me. I guess he was protecting me from my own shame after I matured. He really is a good dude. I still can't help but think about how lonely he must have felt around us back then.
Frank stuffing his nose to keep from bleeding, he's trying to hold something in. When Frank's nose finally let's that "old cut" bleed out he eventually sees Mac as he is. Allegory?
Terrific analysis of a brilliant episode. Powerful and moving.
I wouldn't mind being called a fairy. I also know how hard it is to fit in sometimes. Me being part of the community is hard sometimes because I can't relate to most things I am apparently expected to like.
This was a delight! Loved your reactions! Haha
If you'd told me when I first started watching that episode let alone any other point in Its Always Sunny that I'd be weeping at the end of this episode, I would never believe you
hell even in this form when I swear I've watched it a half dozen times I still have tears streaming down my face, not sure if I know what to do with them yet though
Liking before i have seen it just because i love this episode and i love that you are reacting to it and i just know its going to be gold.
I love how you had a similar reaction I did to this scene! As a linguist, music teacher, and former dancer, I generally fluctuate between being able to express myself between all three, so I very much appreciate your emphasis on other forms of expression, such as artistic therapies. It helps me remember that there is so much more to learn! As (also) a bi-sexual woman and huge Sunny fan, it helps to hear your contributions!
I would also love to hear from choreographers to add further contributions!
Best acting in the entire series by Frank IMO. And Rob's dance scene is just beautiful.
This, without a doubt, always makes me cry. I literally dont know why. I mean, i cry at everything emotional, but normally i can put it into words.
I think the personal growth from the characters definitely helps, but just the pure emotion just coming from Mac, and that needing to be held. Its clear from literally all other episodes that he had a family that really didnt care about him but he idolised them. And he is just desperate to have that love and care, he tries so hard in the group to be seen as cool etc, and he wouldve probably had to hide being gay because of his family for so long but just because the group isnt exactly big on feelings etc. But i think he knows they are always there for him. They made fun of him for hiding being gay more than actually being gay, and it feels like that was their only way for them, with their weird dynamic to be like "we actually are safe to come out to" and why they made fun of him for hiding it for so long.
Also religion has to play a huge part for him. I wonder if some of that is in the dance because of the lighting. Looking up to his god and asking is this actually ok for me because i have been made to feel my whole life that it isnt.
I dunno, some ramblings. Lots of thoughts
14:34 this whole episode and scene is so amazingly done!
since you reacted to this it's only fair you react to the season 15 finale. The scene with Charlie and his dad was truly something.
This was the first episode I was shown of Always Sunny, love at first sight! Also good context when watching earlier seasons 😂😅
youre channel is really great. im a huge fan of the show, have been since the beginning, im always really interested to see how certain groups/communities react to some of the things they do. as a straight man its very interesting your personal perspective on what they are trying to do. im gonna dive into more of your videos now.
As a member of the LGBT community myself I've always had trouble fitting in with others and understanding myself, this episode really showcases how I felt (and sometimes still do feel) about myself, it never ceases to make me cry cause it really cuts deep in a lot of ways.
A member? Are you card carrying?
@@tomz5704 Not literally, to say I'm a member of the community just means that I'm LGBT. I could make a card for it though, sounds like fun.
The "Its Ok" line is powerful
Commenting before I watch, but I've been waiting for this episode!
It reminds me of the first Thanksgiving after I came out last year. My sister had some incredibly hurtful things previously and so before Thanksgiving, I laid out boundaries about what I will and will not tolerate and if the boundary is crossed I will leave the house instead of getting into a fight or discussing it to my parents. My mom said that she didn't get it (like what Frank said) and that even though I chose to identify as ace (I'm not out as nonbinary) that I would have to put that aside and not say anything so I wouldn't ruin Thanksgiving for everyone else. I asked her if she chose to identify as autistic. I can still see her face to this day but it looked like I slapped her. That was her "I get it" moment but it didn't have the resolution the dance scene had. I wish it did.
The dance made me think of Eugene from try guys and his dance coming out video. That was also so deep and emotional and beautiful. If you haven't seen it you really should
Loved the shout out to Art Therapy! ☺
I wish there was a group of people out there like me that would help each other like this, just feel alone.
as an answer for how *i* felt watching this, i sobbed for an hour
I love always sunny and was completely taken by surprise with this episode
Hello, dr. Elliot, I have been taking SNRIs for quite some time as pain medication, and I was wondering what you thought of the recent studies about the effectiveness of antidepressants, and the role (or lack thereof) of serotonin in depression. Would you be willing to do a video about that, to clear some of the confusion I (and probably others) feel?
Hiya, he has done a couple videos in the last few weeks addressing the media coverage around this topic. I’m sure I wouldn’t do as good a job at explaining the recent concerns as him so would recommend watching this video th-cam.com/video/asYOwg3Q0d8/w-d-xo.html
If link doesn’t work scroll back a couple weeks on his channel. Hope it provides some clarity.
@@chrisbyrne8764 thanks!
Absolutely beautiful, thank you for reacting to this
I remember when my friend came out i had asked him earlier that day in school I just wanted to know because he was my boy wanted him to know he could be himself around me at first he said no he wasn't but he texted later after school saying he was scared i wouldn't want to be his friend anymore i was like na we're still friends just wanted you to know im always here for you
I love your reactions, great work :)
Pretty much every fan watched the whole end sequence waiting for the other shoe to drop but it never came. Sunny's style almost dictates that after something beautiful like this that it suddenly devolves into chaos or we get a reveal showing the beautiful performance to be in mac's mind (like the gangs HS reunion) but after thirteen years of that the most surprising, subversive, Sunny thing they could do was to buck fan expectations and play it straight.
"Minority stress theory" & "alexithymia".....thank you, i love learning
Never got it, but once I read the whole "The girl is god" and rewatched it, it finally clicked what it was going for.
My nephews gay, and his "coming out" was at Thanksgiving. It was my brother, dad, and myself only and after he said he was gay before we started eating his dads response was "We know, do you want mashed potatoes or scalloped?" which left him crying.
He said he was surprised that we didn't have any reaction. But we all kind of knew after 19 years, and it didn't change anything. We just continued eating and watched football afterwards. Is that a "boring" story or a good one, I don't know, heh.
This is, shot for shot, one of the most beautiful and cathartic episodes of television in history.
6:16 I know it works for gum bleed, when I was younger I'd do saltwater when I had a loose tooth i had just pulled out, some good warm salt water actually does help stop the bleeding
I'm a long-time Sunny fan (started watching during season two), and this episode took me out. I keep showing it to people thinking they'll feel what I felt when I watched it, but they never do. I think it's because it is one of the only times a member of The Gang does something entirely beautiful and pure.
Funnily enough, there is a scene in another episode (if memory serves, it was The Gang Sells Out) where they discuss at length as to what type of gay Frank would be.
About salt in wounds, I feel like it helps? Anecdotal evidence, but when I was young and got sick, my mother gave us salt to gargle, (if we had infections in our throats), and honestly, it helped! Additionally, horsefly bites get infected very very easily, cos horseflies are vicious little bastards, but when I go sea swimming in the days after getting a horse fly bite, it tends to go down quicker and doesn't get infected as often. Obvious anecdotal evidence, but at least in my experience, salt is a decent disinfectant in a pinch. Although if your cut is more substantial than insect bites or small scrapes, you probably should disinfect it with actual disinfectant
While in Puerto Rico with family i got a small cut on my foot while swimming in the ocean. Healed almost entirely by the next day, it works or at least mostly
There actually is an earlier episode where the gang tries to figure out if Frank is a bear, otter, etc...
I never did watch the later seasons of Always sunny but the age of the actors is really reminding me of my mortality in an uncomfortable way.
Beautiful reaction to a beautiful episode.
It reminds me of Eugene Yang’s Coming out Cos it was also dance. Would love to hear your thoughts on that piece!
i’m queer and autistic and i love this show. i watched Seinfeld with my parents every night in its syndicated form so once i learned rhat there was a sitcom like “Seinfeld on meth” i was very curious and binge watched all of it. i especially like the weirdness of the friendship between frank and charlie, but also the long-running storyline about mac dealing with himself. it’s so good. thank you for covering this.
I’m straight but having been a fan of Always Sunny for over a decade and seen Mac’s sexuality or, up to this point, implied sexuality, be used as a joke for years started to wear thin a bit so then we got to this episode where Mac’s demeanour was one of someone who had finally had enough of living a lie and was ready to come out without knowing how to express it, I was waiting for the inevitable turn from Mac whereby he would come out and then immediately renounce it. So when I saw this scene for the first time it blew my mind. Always Sunny can be one of the most insensitive shows to minority and marginalised groups without being outwardly malicious, but when they choose to nail a subject they really do. I think Rob is the perfect cast member for these situations as he would’ve seen the coming out experience of three family members as his mum and both brothers are all gay, so even his knowledge of the culture helped shape certain lines in the show, such as the response to Frank in the club
At the time this episode came out I saw some people saying Always Sunny had jumped the shark but I couldn’t disagree more, it just gave them more scope to deal with sensitive issues and trauma in a way that has humour but depth, like Charlie’s discovery about his family later on. Just a brilliant episode of TV all round and Rob and Danny deserve a lot of credit in how they performed it
I appreciate the BDSM swinger club having a little buffet. Gotta get your protein when you're being.. Athletic.
Nothing too greasy and nothing too heavy
Bout time we do more sunny! This is a great episode. The two super bowl episodes in this season were really bad but aside from those, season 13 gets a bad rap. It's got some great episodes!
Super Bowl episodes sucked because there was the potential for one great episode cutting the two storylines together and trimming it all down massively. Also the plane episode had a good idea with female remakes, but wasn't great execution imo
I cry everytime I see this episode. Fucking Its Always Sunny man...masterpiece of a show
This was actually one of my favourite episodes. His dance is just spectacular, I cried the whole time
The whole time? Even while he put the papers in the chicken?
@@REDOYSTERCULT302 lol maybe from horror at that part. Or when he puts his nose plugs on the buffet table at the BDSM gay club 🤣
@@Shae_Sandybanks thats what i was refering to
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Is a goblin a thing? Because if it is that’s what he’d be.
I'd say he's more of a troll
@@theprimo100 gotta pay the troll toll
A stunningly beautiful episode. I cry every-time, and both the overt and subtle messages are beautifully woven in. But let’s please remember not to ignore the major epidemic of cisgender, straight, white, non-marginalized males such as myself that are ALSO dealing with major isolation and mental health problems on a daily basis (I was a sexual abuse victim as a child from a female family member) It’s become easy (and even disgustingly and callously cool/cruel, especially with culture as it is now) to forget that EVERYONE hurts, and to laugh off the issues of members of the “majority”, despite there being no such thing. We are all human, and we all hurt and have equal hardship…just in different ways. Otherwise, hatred will always persist, and humanity will never be able to understand or relate to each other.
0:30 Damn! The door really got him! How is he going to say that he got hit by a door literally without people thinking that he is in an abusive relationship?
One of the most beautiful episodes in tv history
Im seeing the beauty of sadness and fear and loneliness in that dance scene
I would love to see you react to Mr. Robot. Specifically "407 Proxy Authentication Required" and "Hello Elliot" Honestly you may need to watch the whole show for full context. Themes of drug abuse, childhood trauma, anxiety, and Dissociative Identity Disorder.