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Pop-Pop: The Final Solution

Summary Dennis and Dee’s ailing grandfather Pop-Pop is wasting away in the hospital, and they have to decide whether or not to pull the plug. But things get complicated when The Gang learns of Pop-Pop’s history as a Nazi, and…

The High School Reunion Part 2: The Gang’s Revenge

Summary In the Season 7 finale, the gang come up with a new plan to buff their tarnished high school reputations at their high school reunion. Our Take This one earns its reputation: tight writing, real stakes, and a payoff…

The High School Reunion

Summary The gang have much to prove when they attend their high school reunion. They meet old friends and make new foes as they stroll, make that trip, down memory lane. Our Take A strong episode with a couple of…

Thunder Gun Express

Summary A presidential visit to Philadelphia causes traffic jams, frustrating the gang’s effort to see the summer’s hottest action movie, “Thunder Gun Express.” So the gang takes action, “Thunder Gun”-style action, to get to the theater. Our Take A carefully…

How Mac Got Fat

Summary Mac claims that his gang mates made him fat. (Or so he says to a priest who’s hearing his confession.) Our Take A mixed bag: some good moves, some filler. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia running at cruising speed.

The Gang Gets Trapped

Summary The gang sneak into a residence to “extract” an “artifact,” only to discover that someone is home. Uh oh. Our Take Solid, satisfying television. The season’s engine keeps turning and the character work pays.

The ANTI-Social Network

Summary While Dennis and Charlie track down an annoying Paddy’s patron the old fashioned way, Dee and Mac cyberstalk him. Frank is online as well, trying to boost business at the bar. Things go viral, and not in a good…

Chardee MacDennis: The Game of Games

Summary Another rainy day in Philadelphia. The gang can’t go out and play, so they stay indoors and play a board game of their own devising. (It doesn’t much resemble Chutes and Ladders). They also drink. Our Take A tightly…

The Storm of the Century

Summary It’s not always sunny in Philadelphia: An apocalyptic storm is bearing down on the City of Brotherly Love, and everyone’s in panic mode, except for Frank. Our Take A mixed bag: some good moves, some filler. It’s Always Sunny…

Frank’s Brother

Summary Frank’s thought gone forever brother shows up unexpectedly and spills family secrets. Our Take Weak by It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’s standards, subplot padding with a thin throughline.