Galileo908 February 9, 2017 Share February 9, 2017 Quote The gang seeks the help of a professional arbitrator to decide which of them could be the rightful owner of a lottery ticket. Link to comment
Lantern7 February 9, 2017 Share February 9, 2017 Forgot again. Watching now. Mac almost got crushed by a falling piano, so par for the course. Link to comment
Galileo908 February 9, 2017 Author Share February 9, 2017 (edited) "Since when do you read?!" The episode started strong and didn't let up one bit. Frank having upskirt mirrors on his shoes don't surprise me one bit, as was Frank justifying calling Mac a faggot. "Even the kid with the balloon knew where to look!" Also doesn't surprise me: the entire arbitration lasted 17 hours. Gotta love Charlie logic: Step in dog crap to cover up a skunk smell that covered up cologne that covered up cigarette smoke. So...Mac's finally out, all for a $10,000 scratch ticket. He's literally gay for pay. But will it stick? I'll be surprised if it does. Edited February 9, 2017 by Galileo908 3 Link to comment
Lantern7 February 9, 2017 Share February 9, 2017 Sorry for forgetting to set up a thread ahead of time. Seriously, was anybody else expecting the Gang to come out of a long rant, look towards the arbiter, only to find a cardboard cutout in her place? And not even a realistic cutout. Getting $9,986 from those people cannot be worth the pain. I'm guessing the Dennis/Dee/Mac/OBM house doesn't have wifi. Otherwise, wouldn't Dee be able to look up her symptoms? I'm probably overthinking it. Damn, you think Fox could raise money for the FCC fines incurred? Even if the cursing wasn't put it, there's still Mac's bike. Nice idea, horrific execution. And I don't expect Gay Mac to stick at all 1 Link to comment
jcin617 February 9, 2017 Share February 9, 2017 I hope it sticks; Mac had the chance to go back in the closet, and didn't. Plus, he actually seemed sincere, or at least the music seemed to think he was. 3 Link to comment
Marley February 9, 2017 Share February 9, 2017 I loved this episode. Really funny. Just the gang being the crazy fucks they are. I feel like Charlie was really the one who saved Mac tho, but I guess Frank did call out. Poor Dee and her bony stabby elbows lol. I hope Mac stays out of the closet. It'd be a nice change and I could see it bringing some funny. 7 Link to comment
TheOtherOne February 9, 2017 Share February 9, 2017 Charlie Day makes it sound like they're sticking with it, because of taking it back before. 4 Link to comment
DrSpaceman73 February 9, 2017 Share February 9, 2017 These are always fun episodes, the group of them arguing over something small and fairly meaningless. Surprised that Mac came out and stayed out. So funny and awkward when Mac asked Frank how he would get the African American arbitrator's attention. And they keep switching arbitrator's when asked if they would accept a reasonable ruling. 5 Link to comment
Joimiaroxeu February 9, 2017 Share February 9, 2017 If it smells like shit, you must acquit. I liked this silly take on the Rashomon effect. 2 Link to comment
vousviou February 9, 2017 Share February 9, 2017 10 hours ago, Marley said: I loved this episode. Really funny. Just the gang being the crazy fucks they are. I feel like Charlie was really the one who saved Mac tho, but I guess Frank did call out. Poor Dee and her bony stabby elbows lol. I hope Mac stays out of the closet. It'd be a nice change and I could see it bringing some funny. I also thought it was really funny, and the bit at the end where they decided to give Mac one day of thinking he was rich was oddly touching, in the way they gave Charlie a denim chicken and a new rat bashing stick in Charlie Kelly King of the Rats. It's nothing that would pass for true generosity among normal people, but in their world it's about as good as it gets. It's very similar to The Gang Gets Analyzed, which I liked a little better than this, but this was still a very strong episode with great bits by all five characters. I was also expecting them to bail out on one swear word, similar to the way Arrested Development once had Tobias say "You are such a c....ountry music fan!" but they went there, with the freedom of being on cable. My one small quibble with this season is they've only had one show so far consisting of nothing but the gang being imbeciles (The Gang Goes to a Waterpark). I love the Three Stooges side to the gang and would like to see more of it, but so far this season has been really strong with several really funny episodes (including this one) and no weak ones. 6 Link to comment
cynicat February 9, 2017 Share February 9, 2017 There was a really small gag that cracked me up. Each of them started smoking over the course of the episode and by the end the Black female arbitrator also had a cigarette in her hand. 7 Link to comment
vousviou February 9, 2017 Share February 9, 2017 9 hours ago, TheOtherOne said: Charlie Day makes it sound like they're sticking with it, because of taking it back before. It was a funny gag but it had to end some time, and they did a really job of it, and everyone agreeing they were still going to hate him was a nice touch. 2 Link to comment
MrWhyt February 9, 2017 Share February 9, 2017 11 hours ago, Lantern7 said: Damn, you think Fox could raise money for the FCC fines incurred? The FCC doesn't regulate cable, only broadcast. Really solid, consistently funny episode. I loved "we don't care if you're gay, we hate you either way" 6 Link to comment
Galileo908 February 9, 2017 Author Share February 9, 2017 Something that I only realized afterwards: Dennis using the D.E.N.N.I.S. system on the clerk through Dee, and considered waiting until she turned 21 as an investment. That's a whole new level for him. 4 Link to comment
DrSpaceman73 February 9, 2017 Share February 9, 2017 1 hour ago, cynicat said: There was a really small gag that cracked me up. Each of them started smoking over the course of the episode and by the end the Black female arbitrator also had a cigarette in her hand. That struck me as well mainly because you NEVER see anyone smoke on TV anymore. The only other time I recall seeing it in the last 10 years is How I met Your Mother did an episode where Ted admits he and his friend's used to smoke, and when they quit. 1 Link to comment
Deanie87 February 9, 2017 Share February 9, 2017 I'm a horrible woman (and person) because I will never not absolutely love it when the gang tears Dee apart. Poor Dee and her 46% chance of Parkinson's with a side of bony elbows and being too skinny but round in the middle like a bird! On that note, I laughed too hard at the glee the guys got at using the "C" word. Charlie cackling about it was awesome. But also terrible, of course! 7 Link to comment
John M February 9, 2017 Share February 9, 2017 This might be the single funniest episode they have ever done, I was literally couldn't stop laughing after they rolled out the bike for the rest of the episode. 5 Link to comment
Oscirus February 9, 2017 Share February 9, 2017 (edited) Mac's definitely staying out, otherwise, why have him accept it at the end when h no longer needed to. Between this and science lying sometimes, Mac's argument skills are on point. Dee would sit on a ten thousand dollar ticket . Frank is such a lovable despicable scumbug. Even though it's wrong, I find it funny that even the little kid knew who Frank was talking about at the beginning. That arbiter's ruling was so wrong. I believe that's as close as we'll get to seeing an outsider embrace their madness. Charlie repeatedly letting people know that he was purposely stepping in dog shit, never change Charlie. Would've been a good time to see the waitress. Ok Dennis using the system on a young girl for 3(?), ok let's be honest it was probably more then 3 years is some next level stuff. Best episode this year, so far. Edited February 9, 2017 by Oscirus 4 Link to comment
ganesh February 10, 2017 Share February 10, 2017 14 hours ago, DrSpaceman73 said: So funny and awkward when Mac asked Frank how he would get the African American arbitrator's attention. I wasn't feeling the show until that point, then they really let it rip with all the words. I mean, technically they can say what they want. 2 Link to comment
JyDanzig February 10, 2017 Share February 10, 2017 I am so glad they are committing to Mac being out. That opens up some fun story possibilities. Also, I forget where it lands in the timeline of him coming out, but over on South Park years ago they had closeted-at-the-time Mr. Garrison design a bike similar to Mac's Ass-Pounder... the only difference really is that it had some additional controls you had to operate with your hands... and your mouth... http://southpark.cc.com/clips/153051/flexi-grips 2 Link to comment
phoenix780 February 10, 2017 Share February 10, 2017 I was surprised they could get away with the language, but man they made the best it. That was brilliant. 1 Link to comment
ganesh February 10, 2017 Share February 10, 2017 The line deliveries were really important since it was mostly them just sitting at a table. I had to doubletake when Frank said "cunt" because I wasn't expecting that at all. There's a character on Mr. Robot who has used the word several times and it's not been bleeped, so it confuses me. I think Dee's argument for "cocksucker" was the best, "It's like a win-win!" 1 Link to comment
Katelli February 11, 2017 Share February 11, 2017 Charlie Day confirms Mac is staying out: http://uproxx.com/tv/charlie-day-mac-its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia/ Really loving this season! 3 Link to comment
Whimsy February 11, 2017 Share February 11, 2017 Hid some posts that were off topic. This is the thread to discuss this episode, not FCC regulations. Link to comment
heavysnaxx February 11, 2017 Share February 11, 2017 On 2/9/2017 at 10:46 AM, Deanie87 said: I'm a horrible woman (and person) because I will never not absolutely love it when the gang tears Dee apart. Poor Dee and her 46% chance of Parkinson's with a side of bony elbows and being too skinny but round in the middle like a bird! On that note, I laughed too hard at the glee the guys got at using the "C" word. Charlie cackling about it was awesome. But also terrible, of course! Oh I'm with you on this episode. I'm a woman who HAS a neurological disease and I will never not love Dee's apparent jones for becoming a person with a disability, or the gang ripping her appearance/existence apart. She had me in Season 1 when she wore a backbrace (just like the one I used to wear!) and used one of her Canadian crutches to snag a fedora in a store. All to snag a guy by using inspiration porn. 4 Link to comment
ganesh February 11, 2017 Share February 11, 2017 I thought Dee actually did have a back brace in high school? 1 Link to comment
DeeReynolds February 12, 2017 Share February 12, 2017 19 hours ago, ganesh said: I thought Dee actually did have a back brace in high school? She sure did! The Aluminum Monster :-) 2 Link to comment
Kirjava February 14, 2017 Share February 14, 2017 This was great. I'm glad they're sticking with Mac accepting that he's gay. For a minute I was really expecting the final arbitrator to claim the ticket for herself since she scratched it. 2 Link to comment
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