To close our look at Season Thirteen of Always Sunny, some more breathtaking highlights from the dance performance of the season finale. Right-click to save the GIF. I most certainly do not claim copyright to the material being GIF’d, I’m just doing this as a fan.
The unexpected climax of this episode is played out beautifully, artistically, with an eye on the realities - as well as symbolism - of coming out. Right-click to save the GIF. I most certainly do not claim copyright to the material being GIF’d, I’m just doing this as a fan.
Cricket is my favorite character on the show so of course I was delighted to see him transform into a dancing leather boy. Don't know if we will ever see that again but who knows what form he will take on next year? Right-click to save the GIF. I most certainly do not claim copyright…
The relationship between Mac and his father has been an ongoing source of humor for the show, and it continues to be one in this scene. However, the stakes are raised as the episode progresses - and is one of the biggest risks that paid off. Right-click to save the GIF. I most certainly do…
The big running joke of the episode is Frank sticking different things up his nose to stop the bleeding. I love that he's got a glue gun by the end - it could accompany the toe knife as a very Frank grooming device. Right-click to save the GIF. I most certainly do not claim copyright…
Frank takes Mac to two very different sides of queer life and neither quite suits Mac or what gives him bliss. It's an interesting choice that says more about Frank than Mac. Right-click to save the GIF. I most certainly do not claim copyright to the material being GIF’d, I’m just doing this as a…
I know that there's been some controversy about the finale episode for Season Thirteen, "Mac Finds His Pride", and yet it pays off so beautifully that I understand - and applaud - the decisions made. Even the opening scene starts off-kilter with Mac in a serious, melancholy mood - Frank changes the tenor of the…
A moment in sports history is commemorated in true Always Sunny fashion. The jubilation feels very real - and all things considered, it was. Longer version of GIF found here. Right-click to save the GIF. I most certainly do not claim copyright to the material being GIF’d, I’m just doing this as a fan.
At last, the story goes back to Charlie and his cliffhanger choice as the game - and episode - builds up to its climax. Considering all he went through, it wasn't really a choice, was it? Right-click to save the GIF. I most certainly do not claim copyright to the material being GIF’d, I’m just…
I did not realize the cast had actually attended the Super Bowl until I saw the various footage of them interacting in different areas. Honestly, it must be exciting to realize Cricket is standing next to you. Or if you don't know the show, absolutely terrifying. Right-click to save the GIF. I most certainly do…
Danny Devito does an incredible job with his passionate speech in the bathroom, and then follows it up with an equally dramatic urination. Now that's acting chops! Right-click to save the GIF. I most certainly do not claim copyright to the material being GIF’d, I’m just doing this as a fan.
Kaitlin Olson does a lot of physical humor for the show, but her walk through the stadium has a wonderful Buster Keaton-esque quality, especially with the forklift. The blindness may also make it more of a Mister Magoo thing, but either way it works. Right-click to save the GIF. I most certainly do not claim…
The reason Charlie got left behind is now explained! Makes perfect sense now, doesn’t it? And the dancing sets us up for the next iteration of Cricket in the next episode... Right-click to save the GIF. I most certainly do not claim copyright to the material being GIF’d, I’m just doing this as a fan.
“The Gang Wins the Big Game” is the second part of the Eagles Super Bowl story, looking at everyone who left Charlie home alone. For the episode, The Gang includes friends and family we’ve gotten to know over the years... and what a wretched bunch they are. Still, they know how to have fun. Right-click…
Charlie gets a visitation from two Eagles to encourage him to press forward so that they can win the Superbowl: he drinks his own pee, gets nailed, gets hit by more paint cans... Of course the Eagles are just hallucinations, but that's good because they can at least remind Charlie that he can use his…
Charlie's elaborate Home Alone traps combine with his commitment to saving the Eagles as he makes a brave effort to wear green for good luck. Then the rat he ate earlier comes back up. It could have been worse; it could have climbed back up. Longer version of GIF found here. Right-click to save the…
Caught in a bear trap of his own making, Charlie has to staunch the bleeding by cauterizing it. Any other show would have made this wince-inducing painful; this is painful, yes, but also incredibly funny. Because it's Charlie. Then he tops things off by having a taste of brown for the Eagles. Longer version of…
Trying to defend his home - that is, Paddy's Bar - Charlie becomes an example of Chekhov's rule about a gun in the first act. Except it's a bear trap. And it goes off at the end of the first act, not the third. Longer version of GIF found here.
After having the best parts of the clip show episode, "Charlie's Home Alone" is bascally a solo episode that rivals another favorite episode, "Charlie Work". But where that earlier episode shows Charlie's hidden competence, this one plays off the classic family film to show how catastrophic his imagination can become. It's embedded in the first…
It turns out that two Charlies are needed for him to remember things - one to act out, the other to watch. From a doorway. Typical Charlie logic. Right-click to save the GIF. I most certainly do not claim copyright to the material being GIF’d, I’m just doing this as a fan.