Always Sunny in Philadelphia continues too not show its age
- Always Sunny in Philadelphia
- Disney Plus
- Full season now available
- Created by Rob Mac & Glenn Howerton. Starring Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, Rob Mac, Kaitlin Olson & Danny DeVito
- Half-hour sitcom
- TV-Ma
Eighteen seasons for most shows seems like a miracle, even for a sitcom.
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia stands in a league of its own. Not only for getting to its eighteenth season but for keeping the quality high most of the time.
Always Sunny returns to this year to keep the momentum going. The show carries the dark humour it known for forward, while keeping the content resh by building on what fans want.
The two-part premiere “Frank Marries a Corpse” & “Dennis and Dee Don’t Get Rich” deals with Frank getting married to Sam (who he meet on the Golden Bachelor last season) while Dennis and Dee in typical fashion try to take advantage of it.
In typical fashion the episode titles give away the plot. But the fun of Always Sunny has come from the character interactions.
A favourite moment of mine is where Dennis and Dee torment a mortician, showing how both characters will explode at anyone, even over a simple thing like closing a door.
The show is built on both the world class chemistry of the cast, and writers’ skill, that can only be crafted by years of working together.
The writers Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton & Ross Maloney make both the characters and relationships fun and interesting to watch by having them grow sideways, while keeping the core idea of the gang never growing and becoming better people.
They also remember and use the past of the show to create a real world that moves and evolves, which gives the writers’ room to grow without breaking the show.
This is showcased well within these two episodes by bringing back supporting characters we haven’t seen in a while. Uncle Jack, Mac’s mother Mrs Mac & Father Luther, Artemis & the waitress. These returns are well placed, making it crystal clear why funny chaos seems to follow the gang as the returning supporting cast always knows full well who these people are. They either behave just as terribly or use them to get everything they can from them.
The combination of these elements makes the reason behind Always Sunny lasting for eighteen years easy to understand. With the strong writing, fantastic chemistry between the main actors and building on your history. It may not appeal to you, but Always Sunny continues to show why it has lasted so long.
