Grid Effect

Damn it is good to have this series back, I feel like we’ve been growing to earnest and literal and mature, but it is safe to say that in one quick hour of It’s Always Sunny all of that “growth” was washed away. The thing about these episodes is that when they are good, there tends to be very little to actually say about them. Sure, they are uneven, kind of repetitive, classless and deplorable, but I’ll be damned if you can sit through an episode of this and not laugh out loud at least four or five times a half hour.

The first episode was entitled “Mac and Dennis: Manhunters”, and the episode revolved around cannabalism, teabagging, Rambo, and of course, man hunting. This — especially for those new to the series but even us season vets — is a little much. I mean, I am all for pushing the envelope, but when you have two characters in a morgue with a hot plate and a six pack actually considering eating a chunk of a cadaver…I think that one can probably wait until later into the season. You generally want to ease into something like this, not throw in your audiences face like a brick.

Did DeVito and Stallone ever star in a film together?

This is a minor nitpick though. Odds are, if you are tuning into It’s Always Sunny you have at least some idea of what you’re tuning in too. One of our favorite scenes was Charlie and Dee deliberating how race relations entangle with cannabalism. But I will say that even I was a bit shell shocked having not watched the series since its third season finale. Almost even moreso with the manhunting plot.

At some point I want to see Rickety Cricket get the better of Dennis and Mac, but that would probably kill the punchline and if that meant we didn’t get to see the two of them on a stakeout in urban camo, then it is something we heartily opposed to. If we didn’t have Cricket to torture, who is actually lower on the totem poll than Mac and Dennis if not him? Or the homeless in general. As was evidenced by the quick cut to Charlie and Dee seasoning the homeless man, because who else could they actually manipulate? I try to keep that in mind every time I watch this series and have a rush of consciousness.

Some great lines from this episode:

“I used airplane glue that’s gonna kinda be your look for awhile” -Mac, explaining how he applied his pubic hair to Dennis’ face.

“Alright, we don’t give a shit about any of this” -Dennis, in reference to why they are seasoning a homeless guy eating a sucker.

‘Would you chill out? You’re eating that thing like a giant bird.” -Charlie, at Dee’s hard pecking at a steak sandwich.

“You’ve probably got a tapeworm, that stuff is lousy with parasites” -Frank, explaining the meat he fed to Charlie and Dee.

“Is that stupid? Well I’m sorry Dee, then I guess Jaws 4 is stupid. Because that is the exact same plot” -Charlie defending his theory that they are cannibals.

-The Asian gorcer scene.

Recap of second episode later today which we actually preferred to this one, and would have led off the season with if up to us.