Current Events > Just saw the always sunny season 13 finale (spoilers)

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Holy crap i'm shook! Did not expect that, caught me completely off guard. That seriously may be one of the most powerful scenes / episodes i have ever seen from any show. I don't know if it's just because it was so unexpected coming from a show like this, but wow. That seems emmy worthy. And danny devito's reaction and "i get it" was the perfect touch. Well done rob

The season as a whole was a letdown up to this point, and it appeared to be finally succumbing to staleness, which made me sad because it's one of my favorite shows. Then bam, the last 5 minutes happened. Masterpiece
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This guy gets it.
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CE_gonna_CE posted...

This guy gets it.

I just read the always sunny topic on the television board and was surprised at the negative feedback this received. Seems like the majority of users hated it, with many calling it the worst episode. Main complaint being "this is too sappy for a comedy show, makes no sense." But to me, that was kind of the point.

Another of my favorite / most memorable scenes from tv is the simpsons episode where homers mom leaves him again and hes looking up at the stars by himself. Similar situation where a comedy delivered an emotional, unexpected scene i saw as a child that still sticks with me. Like i said before, this season was a let down after a stellar season 12, but for them to bring the entire mac character arc full circle in such a powerful (and daring) way that is rarely seen on tv was remarkable.

His struggle with god (the woman) and the distance that was created between them, along with the part where it seems she is about to "strike him" with her leg, but then embraces him in the end telling him "its okay" repeatedly was, just wow. His judgemental shithead dad leaving midway, and frank being moved to tears, finally "getting" mac's struggle was just great. 13 years of mac's character culminating in a spectacular release, that only frank witnessed. Curious to see what happens next season and whether this is addressed with the rest of the gang.
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The great thing about the finale was that it could be interpreted so many ways. To me, it was a message on Macs coming out, views on God, etc, on the surface. Metaphorically, the whole episode was commentary on Rob not feeling proud about the show and wanting to do something he could be proud of. It was also a metaphor about Rob wanting to be taken more seriously as an actor, writer, and producer, and using this as his opportunity to come out as a serious force in television.

It was also just as much of a showcase for Danny DeVito to remind audiences that behind all the batshit crazy nonsense that he exhudes as Frank, he can still deliver the goods as a serious actor, and that there is a mutual respect between him and the cast, and Rob in particular.

As I mentioned in other threads, I didnt especially care for the episode at first. Upon my first rewatch though, I really payed attention to the writing and delivery of everything, and then it all made perfect sense. Ive seen in other threads that some of the characters, especially Luther, seemed stinted in how they were written and how they were acting. That is much due to the fact that Rob uses the characters metaphorically so much in this episode than he ever has before.

When Frank is in the float, looks in the mirror, and yanks the shit out of his nose and says no good, no good, its not Frank in that moment. Its Devito, saying that he cant just keep doing the same old Frank shit forever. Sometimes, especially after 13 seasons of a show, you have to do something so out of the box and crazy, that you know some people are going to hate it. But you gotta do it.
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