It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia – The anti-merry Christmas special

So here’s the deal: tonight was actually the television premiere of “A Very Sunny Christmas,” but many of you have probably watched the DVD released a year ago. I got a copy for Christmas myself last year (thanks to Andrew, my brother and fellow Always Sunny fan). The special was reviewed last year, too — months and months before I was heralded into the fellowship of Clackers — so while I suggest you go over to the original review, I thought I would add a few points.

What I might love most about the show in general is what we learn about the characters from what they don’t mean to say. Mac and Charlie sharing their childhood Christmas experiences just let us know how god-awful their parents are. It’s horrible to say, but watching them realize the truth themselves is always part of the fun. Also, props go out to Christopher Lloyd for his quick cameo … did you catch it?

Frank’s claymation hallucination was funny, but almost too disturbing. If you’re looking for a quirky, feel good Rudolph parody, watch Community. If you want to see a clay-mation Danny Devito get slowly, but graphically tortured in various ways, watch Always Sunny. And of course, any good intentions on the gang’s part are performed in the worst possible way. Note to self: caroling at 4 in the morning is a bad, bad idea. Possibly the best part of the special is when they retaliate the booing by singing O Holy Night in the most aggressive way possible (“FAAAAAAALL ON YOUR KNEEEEES!”).

The Best Quotes:

• “Charlie, I hate to break this to you, man, but based on the story you just told me, I think you’re mother was a prostitute.” – Mac

• “Christmas is just a bunch of bullshit. You just find out that your dad stole all your presents and that your mom gets fucked by a series of never-ending Santa Clauses. Charlie’s mom is a prostitute, by the way.” –Mac

• “That is not my future. I’m not going to be buried in a grave. When I’m dead, just throw me in the trash.” –Frank’s reaction to Christmas Future

• “Why did the elf have no pants on?”-Charlie
  “I didn’t say the elf had no pants on.”-Frank
  “Oh, I might have added something in my brain there at the end. I’ve had a very strange day.” -Charlie

• “Maybe there is a lesson to be learned in all of this. The best part of Frank’s story is how the four of us came together as a group to mercilessly slaughter him. And that’s what Christmas is really all about!” -Dennis

Clacked by Katie Schenkel
on Dec 17, 2010 @ 09:59 EST5EDT