
(S04E13) "Can I do it naked?" - Frank
This entire season of It's Always Sunny has really expanded the show's creative limits. From episodes like "Who Pooped the Bed?" to "The Gang Cracks the Liberty Bell," there have been a lot of different concepts for episodes that never would have been tried early on in the show when an audience was still being built. "The Nightman Cometh" can be added to that list as well.
Charlie has written a musical. How he found the time, willpower, and ability to overcome his severe illiteracy to even complete one page is beyond me, but the end result was pretty damn funny. Watching him transform from his wacky self to an even wackier over-the-top director was hilarious as he kept spouting slightly incorrect clichés at everyone. ("Can you go take a five please?")
Thoughts -- Artemis assisting Charlie made perfect sense, but I was surprised she didn't fight Dee for some of her lines (or her part) given their history. If you don't know what I mean, watch this video.
- Everyone in the cast has really good voices, huh?
- "Boy's soul." Say it five times fast. Sounds like "boy's hole" every time.
- Mac's cat eyes were my favorite part. And of course - Frank had a guy.
- Maybe I missed something, but how exactly does The Nightman (Mac) molesting The Little Boy (Dennis) turn the boy into The Dayman? Major plot hole... not that it matters in Charlie's head.
- Frank's troll was named Antonio! I'm not sure why that's funny, but it is...
- I loved how The Waitress was the only once in the packed audience who looked appalled. Everyone else was clapping and thought it was great. Plus, she didn't seem aroused by Dennis in his Dayman costume which was a little odd.
- I think this should become an It's Always Sunny tradition. Charlie should write a musical every season from here on out.
The there was the end. Personally, I thought it was kind of sad. Charlie has been pining over (and stalking) The Waitress since the very beginning of the series and this was the only way he could drum up the courage to ask for her hand in marriage and she said no. Of course, I don't blame her, but it was still sad. A little. OK, not really. But good for Charlie.
Oh, and in case you haven't seen where this all came from, here you go - last night's musical version and the original "Dayman" that Charlie and Dennis came up with last season...















Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
11-21-2008 @ 11:14AM
DavidM said...
Best episode of the season. I feel out laughing at this one, the Nightman raping the boy scene was crazy, especially when Dennis kicked Mac in the head.
Another great part was when Mac started skipping lines and Dennis called him out on it, on stage.
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11-21-2008 @ 11:47AM
Monkeydog said...
I will smack your face right off of your face!
Man I loved this season, it's so sad it's already over. Last night's episode was great.
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11-21-2008 @ 2:00PM
Steve Young said...
Great end to a great season...was looking forward to bring up Nightman again :D
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11-21-2008 @ 2:00PM
doug said...
Funny Lines
Dennis to Mac in the rape scene: dude do you have a boner right now?
Dennis, with gun inhand, to Frank: You know what it is, bitch. BANG, BANG, BANG
Mac: STAGE FREEZE
Mac with the Michael Jackson Thriller eye contacts
definatley a top 3 comedy show on TV right now
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11-21-2008 @ 4:56PM
bc said...
Even the little details of community theatre cheesiness were great, from the sets to the costumes. Lots of superhero costumes have contrasting trunks, so it took me a while to notice Dennis' Dayman was wearing a black satin jockstrap. Priceless.
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11-21-2008 @ 4:56PM
Splam said...
"You gotta pay the troll toll to get into this boys hole."
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11-23-2008 @ 8:52PM
kunal said...
Amazing episode
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11-23-2008 @ 8:52PM
Chris said...
Just wanted to point out that Charlie's original script never included a rape scene. That was all Mac and Dennis
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11-23-2008 @ 8:53PM
adamJD said...
no no no...the reviewer misunderstood the emergence of dayman. It was the love of the waitress that turned dennis from a little boy into DAYMAN. Only with her love was he able to conquer the Nightman.
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11-23-2008 @ 8:53PM
Tinu said...
I don't even know where to begin with the comments. Because I'm still laughing. And yes, it's too bad the season's almost over, but aren't you just gonna go back to season one and watch every episode over and over again until it's back?
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11-24-2008 @ 12:49PM
kidthompson said...
i really wish that the end when charlie comes riding down on the sun and asked the waitress to marry him was in the video. so. fucking. hilarious
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12-03-2008 @ 10:04AM
Shannon said...
Tell me about it!!! I keep trying to find just that section alone! My brother and I kept rewinding/re-watching it (this is AFTER I watched the whole episode about 5 times by myself!)
12-03-2008 @ 10:04AM
Shannon said...
It's my new audition song BTW.
11-26-2008 @ 10:07AM
amb said...
little boy, tiny boy, baby boy...i need you!
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