It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia’s “The Gang Gets Analyzed” proved beyond doubt the Paddy’s Pub crew really needs help. It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia debuted on FX in 2005 and introduced viewers to Charlie, Mac, Dennis, and Dee. The show took delight in milking comedy out of uncomfortable topics but as dark as the humor could be, the joke was almost always on the gang themselves. The first season became a cult favorite but didn’t pull in great ratings. To keep it on the air, they recruited Danny DeVito for season two as Dennis and Dee’s “father” Frank and that’s when the series started to gel.

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This is proven by the fact It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia has run for fourteen seasons thus far, making it one of the longest-running live-action sitcoms of all time. While certain seasons have been stronger than others, it’s still hilarious and there’s little sign of it stopping anytime soon. Despite the characters all being wretched or pathetic in their own ways, the cast still manages to find ways to make them sympathetic or human.

They rarely, if ever, stop for self-reflection but It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia season 8’s “The Gang Gets Analyzed” found them heading to a therapist to resolve a dispute over dishes. Each member gets a chance to sit down and air their emotions, which leaves the poor therapist somewhat overwhelmed. Mac displays wild mood swings and is sad that he lost his season 7 weight gain since he wanted to be seen as a monster. He also unknowingly reveals his repressed homosexual feelings.

Charlie is next on It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia’s “The Gang Gets Analyzed” and leaves a lot to unpack. There’s the fact he glues cat hair to himself, sleeps in the same bed as Frank – who he acknowledges could be his father – and that he’s a carrying dead pigeon around. The therapy “unzips” a wave of repressed memories for Frank, like his “lipless” first girlfriend’s accidental death after using a plastic bag as an astronaut’s helmet. Dennis’s sociopathic tendencies are on full display, where he reveals he keeps psychological dossiers on the gang, that he’s giving Mac appetite suppression pills and he draws a very creepy picture of himself with the therapist.

Dee is the final patient in It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia’s “The Gang Gets Analyzed,” where she’s confronted on her repeated lies like stating she turned down The Notebook. In the waiting area, an upset Frank also reveals Dennis and Dee “devoured” another twin during their mother’s pregnancy. The angry group confronts the therapist about the emotional traumas they’re all experiencing, to which she suggests they all need much more psychological help. Instead, they force her to pick someone to do the dishes, and she angrily picks Dee. This episode of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia ends as a furious Dee smashes the plates while screaming at the therapist, and the gang continues to ignore their many, many issues.

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It’s pronounced Paw-rick, not Pad-raig. Now that’s out of the way, a brief introduction. Padraig has been writing about film online since 2012, when a friend asked if he’d like to contribute the occasional review or feature to their site.

A part-time hobby soon blossomed into a career when he discovered he really loved writing about movies, TV and video games – he even (arguably) had a little bit of talent for it. He has written words for Den of Geek, Collider, The Irish Times and Screen Rant over the years, and can discuss anything from the MCU – where Hawkeye is clearly the best character – to the most obscure cult b-movie gem, and his hot takes often require heat resistant gloves to handle.

He’s super modern too, so his favorite movies include Jaws, Die Hard, The Thing, Ghostbusters and Batman. He can be found as i_Padds on Twitter making bad puns.

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