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Post by fuzzywarble, squat cobbler on Oct 18, 2012 21:44:22 GMT -5
Couldn't find the other thread so I'll just re-start it here.
It pains me to say it, but I'm about to give up on this show. Tonite's episode was the laziest one they've ever done. Very unfunny.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2012 0:45:54 GMT -5
I still think it's great. The characters are all as enjoyable as ever, and well-acted. It's too self-referential so far this season though, the episode tonight was nothing but subverting an old episode, though the premise/title were tied in with it in a clever way. For me it's a hit or miss show, but I even enjoy the misses, just for the characters.
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Post by Beast Army Ass on Oct 19, 2012 8:05:50 GMT -5
I'm torn on thinking they're mailing it in, or that there's a recurring theme to the season that they're intentionally revisiting old episodes in these new ones, at which they're 2 for 2 now. So if it happens again next week I'm inclined to believe it's the latter and it's leading to...something.
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Post by AdamAFL was sooooo wrong on Oct 19, 2012 8:12:36 GMT -5
I'd have agreed with that after the Premiere which was very "meh" to me but I thought they were back on form last night. The episode, whilst based on an already used narrative had enough to be funny as a stand alone episode. What with Dee as both powerful woman and Martina Martinez. Mac, Charlie and Dennis collecting the refuse was hilarious. And I thought the re-use of "WILDCARD BITCHES!" was great. Them actually coming up with a solid plan that worked was good as well even if the strike ended so it didn't matter was a nice change. It wasn't as good as the Gas Crisis episode but it was still hilarious IMO.
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Post by fuzzywarble, squat cobbler on Oct 19, 2012 8:27:51 GMT -5
I thought a couple of scenes were funny: The one where the guys are at the car lot and Charlie completely zones out, and the one where Dee is explaining to Frank the intricacies of gay sex, just like Dennis did with Frank and Mac.
HOWEVER...
Re-using the 'gas crisis' episode (which was great, by the way), while referencing several other great episodes, was their way of doing a clip show and trying to disguise it as a regular episode for their audience. I already knew what to expect with the strip club scene (I was waiting for the guy to leave; when Dee acknowledged that this was the time he was expected to have walked out, I was thinking, "How does Dee know that? She wasn't in the strip club the last time it happened!"; it seemed forced), I knew what to expect from the wild card scene (Charlie jumping out; by the time they realized Mac fixed the brakes, it was too late, as I was disappointed with seeing that coming from a mile away; plus, him fixing the brakes wasn't funny), and I thought Martina Martinez was completely random and just pulled out of their asses because they ran out of ideas.
In fact (and unless they can prove otherwise next week), it seems like that whole episode was one in which they completely ran out of ideas.
One thing I DO like from Season 8: They're bringing back a lot of the old music from Seasons 1 and 2.
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Post by fuzzywarble, squat cobbler on Oct 19, 2012 8:44:10 GMT -5
The other part I thought was funny: at the end when the guys are rejoicing, Mac goes in and almost kisses Dennis. LOL.
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Post by jamofpearls on Oct 19, 2012 9:07:05 GMT -5
Even though we've seen it before, Charlie jumping out the back of the van shouting "Wildcard Bitches!" made me burst in laughter.
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Post by BK From WV on Oct 19, 2012 14:29:11 GMT -5
I'd have agreed with that after the Premiere which was very "meh" to me but I thought they were back on form last night. The episode, whilst based on an already used narrative had enough to be funny as a stand alone episode. What with Dee as both powerful woman and Martina Martinez. Mac, Charlie and Dennis collecting the refuse was hilarious. And I thought the re-use of "WILDCARD BITCHES!" was great. Them actually coming up with a solid plan that worked was good as well even if the strike ended so it didn't matter was a nice change. It wasn't as good as the Gas Crisis episode but it was still hilarious IMO. I'd agree with this. I didn't think last night's was as good as The Gas Crisis but I still really enjoyed it. I laughed quite a few times. |
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Post by "I'm Batman..." on Oct 19, 2012 14:47:31 GMT -5
It was better than the premiere.
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Post by Citizen Snips on Oct 19, 2012 15:00:08 GMT -5
Agree with most of what's been said. I didn't find the concept very engaging but certain bits (the argument over the knife, Mac trying to kiss Dennis) were quite funny.
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Post by fuzzywarble, squat cobbler on Oct 19, 2012 15:34:01 GMT -5
Next week: Maureen Ponderosa marries a McPoyle!
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Post by unoriginalalex on Oct 19, 2012 15:43:19 GMT -5
I thought the part where Dennis and Mac were talking about Charlie and he was agreeing with them was hilarious, I even laughed when I saw it in the episode preview during a commercial then again during the episode itself.
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Post by Steveweiser on Oct 20, 2012 9:58:13 GMT -5
Must have been a very hard episode to write, not only pulling out a LOT of old stuff, but getting different actors to act like the previous actor who did it (like Dee "being Dennis" in the "gay sex" scene). The most meta episode they've done, and they did it in a way I've rarely seen before. And doing it in the second episode was very bold.
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Post by fuzzywarble, squat cobbler on Oct 20, 2012 10:44:08 GMT -5
Something just occurred to me. The episode was called The Gang Recycles their Trash. I thought they were talking about the plot but they were really referencing their past plots as the Trash
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Post by Steveweiser on Oct 26, 2012 15:23:20 GMT -5
Last night's episode was a fantastic Halloween episode, all sorts of crazy, yet fit in with the Always Sunny universe perfectly. Dennis had his worse nightmare, and it was totally different to what the rest of them went through.
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Post by fuzzywarble, squat cobbler on Oct 26, 2012 15:29:39 GMT -5
It was a great episode. Now I just wish the rest of the season can be as great and move on from the hit-or-miss trend that has been plaguing the show since the beginning of Season 6.
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Post by "I'm Batman..." on Oct 26, 2012 15:44:37 GMT -5
"I forgot how to drive."
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Post by fuzzywarble, squat cobbler on Oct 26, 2012 15:51:25 GMT -5
"...really likes bats"
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Post by Wolf Hurricane on Oct 26, 2012 17:09:46 GMT -5
Even though we've seen it before, Charlie jumping out the back of the van shouting "Wildcard Bitches!" made me burst in laughter. Yeah, that never gets old. ;D Last night's episode was awesome, as was last weeks. Missed the first one, though. What was wrong with it? |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2012 17:36:25 GMT -5
Even though we've seen it before, Charlie jumping out the back of the van shouting "Wildcard Bitches!" made me burst in laughter. Yeah, that never gets old. ;D Last night's episode was awesome, as was last weeks. Missed the first one, though. What was wrong with it? It was a bit of a continuation of the episode where Mac and Charlie find out that Dennis's grandpa was a Nazi. Personally, I really liked it, but it wasn't all that "funny". The Halloween episode was brilliant. My favorite part was when they showed the close up of Dennis's face staring at the camera drenched in sweat, and for just that second you wonder "so did he kill her then rape her, or just rape her?!" The McPoyles were as fantastically creepy as ever, loved the unreliable narrator bit with Mac and Charlie, and the higher production values and darker score made it feel like a true Halloween episode. I watched it in the dark and everything haha. |
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