The season finale was incredible, instant contender for best episode in a series with tons of great episodes. I would highly, highly recommend going into it cold.
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I had tears well up at the end, but I'm an absolute sucker for Sigur Ros and the song used means a lot to me. They succeeded in being impressive, beatiful and hilarious all at once, I can't even think of anything I could compare it to. I had forgotten how well Devito can act and he sealed it like an all star.
Really great.
The evolution of Mac as a character as well as the show overall is pretty incredible.
Just like Frank, I didn't get it. I was waiting for the joke or something funny to happen, but instead, it was like an ABC sitcom going for an Emmy or something.
That season finale was simply awesome. My wife who is not a big fan of the show, was crying at the end. I love how Rob and crew presented the struggles LGBT face in such a beautiful way - one of my favorite episodes of all time
Devito had me howling the whole episode. That cut getting worse and worse.
Then Macs routine at the end, at first I was like oh thats cool, good way to 'show' his Dad. Then I was like ok wow how long does this go on for? And then I was like wow he really put a lot of prep and practice into this, respect.
I agree this show probably had the best 'coming out' story arc for a character ever. It was a slow organic process and by the time Mac told the gang they were like 'ya big deal Mac, we've known forever, now lets get back to drinking!'
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I think the dance worked as a comedic piece and laughed a few times during it. Intercutting it with frank and the prisoners gobsmacked reactions, how utterly unexpected it was and how drawn out it was made for good comedic fodder. Kind of like when family guy would do the Conway Twitty songs. It's absurdist humour, which makes it a tougher sell, but it worked for me.
I got a kick out of how it played out, whole weird explanation Mac gave Frank being mirrored in the dance, which is somehow elaborately stages for Mac’s dad, then that Luther leaves, the gal reassures Mac that it is all going to be okay, and then Frank eventually ‘gets it’.
So no cathartic moment for Mac with Luther. No “I love you, son.” And not that Mac necessarily respects Frank or wants his approval, and Frank is a bad role model, and generally awful person. But he is, somehow, after all the years and shenanigans, in a certain way the gang’s surrogate dad.
I also like how Mac wrestled with his whole identity and the gang generally didn’t give a crap one way or the other
I've never watched anything that I could describe as being beautiful. However, the dance that ended the season was just that. The emotion and the amount of work that all participants had to take on is nothing short of amazing. Rob McElhenney was great in this episode!
And lets not forget about Danny DeVito's Frank. The emotion that he showed on his face was fantastic!
Vulture has a really great article on how the scene came to be.
Watched the finale last night. Devito was hysterical in that episode. Maybe the best I've seen him in the show. He's such a disgusting goof in the show that I often forget it's because he's such a talented actor. He's a natural in this role. Good stuff by him.
Can't say enough about Mac's performance. Was waiting for the punchline to end it. But I think it was important how it ended without one. Some things in life are more important than cheap laughs, and I'm glad such an influential show like this one was able to parlay the message they wanted. Mack was indeed, able to find his pride!
Also nice to see the reaction the finale had within the LGBQT community. I took a peak at the actors Instagram accounts and it's nothing but praise and often tears with the direction they went.
Fantastic ending and I hope they come back for season 14. But even if it were to end on that note, I'd be satisfied.
Necro bump with the premiere this week...anyone know how to watch new episodes on a streaming site?
I hear Disney+ has Sunny but apparently not the last few seasons? I see it's on Hulu but I think that's still blocked in Canada? Thanks if you know! Need my Sunny fix..
We've been watching recently on FX (cable) and noticed they play only the last few seasons over and over again. I wonder if that's because of the streaming licenses.
I didn't watch last night's episode but I'm looking forward to it. It's consistently deplorable and hilarious.
I watched the episode and it was pretty good. Basically a recap of what the gang did in 2020 and how what they did tied into the crazy news stories of the last year.
New season is starting strong. The inflatable furniture gags in the first episode were brilliant, and the title card cut in the 2nd episode had me laughing really hard
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