It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia-A Recap/Review
The Gang is Back and More Mischevious Than Ever
Sep 18, 2009
Well the gang is back. Mac (Rob McElhenny), Dennis (Glenn Howerton), Dee (Kaitlin Olson), Charlie (Charlie Day) and Frank (Danny DeVito) are back on television Thursday nights to pollute viewers' minds with hilarious antics, and wildly inappropriate activities. The episode "The Gang Exploits the Mortgage Crisis" splits the group up into small factions, all fit for chaos.
The opening scene is vintage Sunny. Each episode starts with a black screen with the time written on it in white lettering. There's a hint of background music, that is usurped, typically, by the voices of some of the characters. Part of the charm of the show is the beginning scene, where there is always some kind of conversation going on in the bar--Paddy's Pub, owned and run by the main characters--that appears to have been happening for a while, and the audience is catching the tale end of. This conversation happened to be about whether or not it was legal to keep a humming bird as pet, wherein Charlie pretends to be a legal expert about the matter, which actually is recalled later in the episode.
Dee, the lone female of the group, enters the bar and and announces that she has big news. Her voice falls by the wayside against the argument about what type of birds are legal for one to keep. Dee insists that she has big news, but still no one listens. Enter Frank (DeVito), who says he has news. The group immediately breaks conversation and begins chanting "News! News! News! News!" Dee exhales in disappointment, Frank announces that he has bought a foreclosed house, and is planning on flipping it. Dee announces that she is going to be a surrogate mother. There is a moment hesitation where the group poses the question about which story to follow, the show splits, Dee goes her way, the rest of the gang the other. Cut to: Opening credits reading in big letters "The Gang Exploits the Mortgage Crisis."
Let the Chaos Begin
Frank leads Charlie, Dennis and Mac to his newly acquired house only to discover that the family lived in it were refusing to leave until they legally had to. This aggravated Frank, who was paranoid that they would destroy the house, thus hatching the scheme to get the house sold without permission of the occupants. Dee moves in with the family that she is hoping to be a surrogate mother for, only to reveal that she is the least qualified surrogate mother ever to to attempt to carry a child.
Dee overstays her welcome at the house, meanwhile Frank and the rest of the gang encounter legal issues, Charlie steps up, pretending to know the law, and ends up issuing a duel, which much to his surprise gets accepted by his challenger, leaving Charlie in a bit of hot water. Mac and Dennis decide that it is their calling to sell Frank's house, to avoid a the five percent real estate agent fee. They come up with a "good real estate agent, bad real estate agent" inventing a company called "Honey and Vinegar Realty."
In classic It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia fashion, every scheme manages to fail due to a lack of cohesion and follow through.
As Good as Ever
Two enthusiastic thumbs up for the season five premiere of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. The show seems to have picked up right where it left off, five morally reprehensible human beings, always trying to get over on people, scamming, lying and cheating their ways through life.
The brilliance of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia comes from the characters portrayed. Mac, Dennis, Charlie, Frank and Dee are all egomaniacs who fly by the seats of their pants, going out and doing whatever they want, when they want. The show portrays an in your face attitude that makes It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia the funniest and most exciting comedy on television.
Tune in Thursday nights at 10:00 pm on FX for new episodes of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
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