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I’ve seen the show all the way through and have never connected the dots. I thought it was a common phrase to describe “monotonous tasks or tasks of low importance” haha. 😂

Got caught up thanks to Hulu today.
Dark, twisted, fucked up.
I love it.
So glad we're back for another season.

I say this with a longstanding track record of being a huge fan. Started watching live back in season 4.

Dee’s character has devolved into a trope-ish, predictable, screaming mess. It feels like last season and so far in this one, her character solely exists to yell and scream. And that’s just boring, repetitive, played out, and unfunny.

It was funny seeing her transform into a degenerate like the rest of them. And the first few Dee crash outs were funny. But my god, it’s like 95% of her lines in the script are meant to be screamed nowadays.

Bring back the “gettin my guts pumped” Dee. The Dee that maybe didn’t scream for the first 18 mins of the episode, which makes the final crash out actually enjoyable.

This last episode.. man it’s like the same playbook over and over again. Dennis frustrated and trying to contain his rage. Dee immediately screaming and frustrated. Mac wishing to win his dad over. Just more of the same.

What’s funny is on the podcast that… just.. ended… they talk about the importance of keeping shit fresh and misdirecting the audience. But last season and so far this season, it’s just been predictable, transparent, and repetitive.

I get that this show is so huge that this post will prob get downvoted as any criticism often does here. Just know I’ll never stop watching the show. Been a fan for over like 20 years now, listened to the podcast series twice over. I own the DVDs, that’s how long I’ve been watching this show.

The new episodes have pockets of hilarity.. I just wish they’d stop leaning so heavily into the archetypes they built for these characters. Give us something fresh and new. Make Dee and Dennis rich all season and blow it all in the last episode. Give Mac ANYTHING to do besides have daddy or gay issues. Give Danny something fun like the chess episode - one of the hardest laughs I’ve ever had for this show.

Love the gang, love all of you.

Trying to be extra vague in title as not to spoil.

The Luther/Donald twist seems very much like a storyline from Arrested Development. Anyone else think that? It's practically an homage or something..

Guess its a bit of a trope? Possibly..

By season count, “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” is the longest-running live-action comedy in American TV history. For 17 seasons, the show’s despicable antiheroes (Rob McElhenney, Glenn Howerton, Kaitlin Olson, Charlie Day, and Danny DeVito) have carried out depraved schemes; now, in Season 18, the gang is back for more. Paula Mejía writes about why the show hasn’t faced cancellation.