Ahhhhhh, fall. When the leaves turn, we're that much closer to ski season, and of course...the return of our favorite shows! Most people are all abuzz over the return of wildly popular shows such as "Glee" and "30 Rock".
But I wasn't counting down the days for those shows...no sir-I couldn't wait for the return of the funniest show on TV today (yes, more funny than South Park in my opinion): It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia!
Season 6 is finally here, having premiered this Thursday (the 16th of September). So, did the premiere live up to expectations? Was it vintage Sunny or a sad letdown? Read on to find out!
The last time we saw the gang, they had once again poisoned their flip cup rivals, losing the game but claiming victory in a way that only they can: they made their opponents sick as hell. Season 5 had proved that creators Glenn Howerton, Charlie Day, Rob McElhenney, still had it-the show managed to stay hilarious (shockingly so sometimes) and fresh.
This season opens with Mac (McElhenney) at the gym, arguing with the front desk clerk about being let in...on Dennis' (Howerton) membership. After finally being turned away, he runs into Carmen-a transvestite who was pre-op when Mac met her...and slept with her. In true Sunny fashion, the dialogue doesn't bother to be politically correct, and the result is hilarious. "Sweet cameltoe!" Mac says, "That's a good tuck job, you have it taped back there?" But as it turns out, Carmen finally had the surgery that made her a woman. Naturally, Mac is interested again...but soon finds out that Carmen is in fact married.
Cut to the bar, where Charlie (Day), Frank (Danny DeVito), Dennis, and Dee (Kaitlin Olson) are eating almonds, which Charlie reveals he found in a pile...in an alley. Before the rest of the gang has time to argue, Mac bursts in and tells them what just happened...and comes to find that the gang is happy for her. When Mac tries to tell them it's gay marriage, they point out the fact that Carmen is now in fact a woman and is married to a man, something Mac refuses to understand, in addition to the fact that he was with Carmen pre-op.
Mac tries to prove his point
Deciding not to listen to the gang, Mac goes off to prove that Carmen's marriage is wrong and against what the bible says. In true Sunny form, the development sparks plans for everyone else. Dennis, in another moment of hilarious narcissism, realizes he should be married by this point and decides to look up a girl he loved in high school; Dee decides the same thing about the sweetheart's brother, who she was secretly in love with in high school; and Charlie and Frank decide to get a gay marriage for health insurance reasons after arguably the funniest scene in the premiere.
What follows is a hilarious look at marriage through the viewpoint of the gang, and naturally, their unfailingly egotistical motives are what drives them. This is what Sunny does, and does well-start with one point or idea that happens to one or more of the characters, then set up plots involving pairs and individuals of them, all resolving in one way or at the end.
So, was it funny? Yes. Personally, I found Mac's story line to be the most boring and least funny, while Frank and Charlie's was probably the one that had me laughing most. Dennis and Dee's was hilarious as well, especially with a sort of twist that comes Dee's way when she meets her old flame from high school.
The one thing that threw me off about the episode was that it was part 1 or a 2-parter, without being advertised as such, and a result, the ending originally felt incredibly abrupt and resolved. Knowing now that it was in a fact part 1 makes it much clearer, and actually, a lot more funny.
Bottom Line: Though the main plot that is set up isn't entirely funny or engaging, the sub plots involving the rest of the gang are hilarious. The writing is classic Sunny, and even reverts back to classic gags from the earlier seasons (such as Dee's horrible gag reflex)
Grade: B+
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