User Reviews

Oh my god, this episode was so damn funny. Easily the best of Season 16 so far. Once I saw Megan Ganz was credited as a writer I knew this one was gonna be great.

This is one of Dennis' best episodes in a WHILE. Glenn Howerton's delivery was side-splitting in so many scenes!! His plot with Mac and Dee was so well done, from the SINNED system to the dates to his manipulation of Mac. It felt like the main plot of the episode and was absolutely brilliant. This one overall just had so many funny scenes. It utilized Uncle Jack so well and when his "ice cream truck" pulled up I doubled over in laughter. This episode is well written and ties its plots together in a way that's impossible NOT to love. Easy 9/10, almost a 10.

This is the first review I have written for the season, but wow we are halfway done already and I hate it. Even 2 more episodes would be fine, but 8 is just not enough. It also sucks that this season has been the best I would say since since season 12. This episode might be my favorite episode, since 'Times up for the Gang'. There has not been a weak episode all season. It seems the like the crew of IASIP is taking the criticisms of the last couple of seasons, like the side characters missing, as well as focusing too hard on the issues happening around the world.

This episode was great both plot lines were really good. The main one with Frank, Charlie, and Uncle Jack is hilarious. This plot has Frank competing in a chess competition with a Russian grand master. Just having uncle Jack in because they are borrowing his spy stuff is hilarious to me. I just love uncle Jack so anytime he is in an episode, it's a win. The joke with the ice cream truck was random, but hilarious "There's no ice cream", I knew exactly where it was going, but made me laugh so hard. The other Uncle Jack joke with him asking to get a picture of the kid Frank was versing was also great. Charlies line delivery of "What am I suppose to drink whine or something" is great. Whenever they have conversations with normal people it's great. I'm just surprised Charlie gave it up so fast. Charlies mom was also in the episode not for very long, but made her presence known, "Charlie and Frank are gonna play spies" and the binoculars she made with her hands is top tier. Also love the call backs to previous episodes like in the very beginning with 'Mac Finds his Pride'. In the very beginning frank says he's not homophobic any more since Macs dance, and then instantly takes it back when Mac brings up anal beads, as well as good foreshadowing to the end of the episode. We also got another surprise shoutout to another episode 'The Dennis System' one of my favorite episodes of the whole show. In the B plot Dennis "helps" Mac and Dee find boyfriends. It sounds like nothing special, but it was hilarious. The decision to do a Dennis System for getting a dude was hilarious and also choosing to call it Sinned, Dennis spelled backwards was simple but great writing that I didn't catch onto until they revealed it. Mac and Dee's faces were hilarious in that scene a lot like mine. The scene with Dennis going over each letter and then cutting to dee and mac in the restaurant using the tactics was hilarious. As well as Kaitlyn Olsons line delivery of "Grabbing your ding dong" with food in her mouth, is just too good.

The ending is also hilarious with going back to the cold open and now knowing they roofied Frank and stuck an anal bead up his cheeks is messed up and so funny and Dennis face in that montage of him messing with Frank and then the phone breaking. It was actually insane the gang took a dub with Frank actually beating the Russian grandmaster, all thanks to the anal bead 💀. I love the ending shot of Charlie celebrating with Frank and him yelling "Kill the WiFi, it was quite quiet and almost missed it but it made me laugh so hard. Also I think they called back to 'Charlie Goes America all over everybody's a**' with him wearing the same bandana a good subtle one not everyone will catch. I really liked what they did with Dennis in this episode, he wasn't just psycho for no reason, the entire gang were asking help for Dennis and he was loosing it. So his anal bead ploy at the end makes sense and the finale of this season 'Dennis takes a Mental Health Day' will be more satisfying since the gang have actually been quite reliant on him as of late. A great episode honestly my only gripe is quite small but it seemed like they were gonna do a plot of Charlie and frank sneaking in beer but then nothing ever happens. It could have just been a throwaway joke, but it seemed like they were gonna do more with it. This ep I want to give a 10, but I won't for now, since I've only seen it once. One of the best of the season so far.

*Edit (7/6/23)- after multiple viewings and watching the last couple of episodes. So far this is my favorite episode of the season and the best episode imo since "Times Up for the Gang"

My absolute favorite of the season so far, from the return of the D. E. N. N. I. S system but for men, to the whole Frank chess tournament storyline and Mac and Dee's dating lives, it was so much fun.

The plotwist of Dennis being Jhonny was so well executed that I didn't see it coming, it felt too surreal to actually be true, and Mac's complete denial about every aspect of his life this season in particular, makes me remember season 8 Mac.

It was lighthearted but at the same time, filled with subtext that I hope can be explored further in the following episodes of the season. (I also hope that the jokes about Dennis's implied bisexuality continue in the series, because it's a throwback to Mac's jokes pre-season 12 and those were the funniest)

All in all, great episode with great acting, dialogue and writing.

There are still parts of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia that make you laugh, but this just felt very thrown together and did not make a lot of sense. There was no reason for Frank to enter this tournament, and the idea of cheating by beeping him through an entire game is absolutely too unrealistic.

Episodes like this cater to the fanbase of the show that lives on the vulgar nonsense and does not really give us any kind of memorable content.

I look forward to watching the show each and every week, but this feels like the kind of bad episodes we got four seasons ago and not groundbreaking comedy.