On this episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 8, "Reynolds vs. Reynolds: The Cereal Defense," a car accident causes The Gang to hold a mock trial that devolves into a debate about evolution.

I'll be honest: without knowing that this was this season finale, I thought this was the best episode of the past three years. Most finales up the ante and try to go over the top in their execution, but here The Gang gets back to basics; no recurring secondary characters, no guest stars, just The Gang at its finest: flip-flopping, back-stabbing, suspecting, accusing, tearing each other down and pumping each other up.

From the get-go, you could sense we were in store for a ridiculous chain of events - Charlie giving Frank driving directions... on tape. Frank barely able to see over the wheel much less through his coke bottle lenses. Dennis listening to a public radio program about composting while eating a bowl of cereal. 

While Dennis and Charlie gave exceptional performances during the mock trial, Mac really stole the show. The trial meter (only took three hours to make), the evolution meter (only took three hours to make), and the "Science Is a Liar... Sometimes" board belong right up there with 'The D.E.N.N.I.S. System' presentation. Mix in the exoneration of being donkey-brained certificate and I'd be shocked if the "Always Sunny Home Mock Trial" Kit isn't for sale in the FX merch store for last-minute Christmas gifting. 

Really, though, it's the little things that made this episode an instant classic. How about the dude drinking at the bar in the background the majority of the half hour? Dee's motives flying under the radar. Dennis' disdain for Mac claiming to be the tastemaker of the group. All classic. But I think it was the Law & Order-esque sound effects and black title cards interspersed throughout the proceedings that sealed the deal for me. 

Now that I know it was the finale, I don't know that they could've ended the season any better. The only minor note I have is that there wasn't really a setup for next year. Or, at least, so I thought. We've seen each character pushed to the brink of insanity - some more than others - and I feel like Dee has finally reached her wit's end.

Will Season 9 be the Season of Sour Dee? What amazes me most is that's just one of many storylines The Gang can roll out, which is unbelievably impressive after eight years. 

At its Upfront presentation in New York City this morning, FX made a couple major announcements:

1. Justified has been renewed and will kick off Season 5 in January.
2. Sons of Anarchy Season 6 will premiere in September 2014; American Horror Story Season 3 in October; and new series The Bridge in July.
3. FXX, a spinoff cable network, will debut on September 2.

FXX will target the 18-34-year old demographic and be anchored by two raunchy sitcoms: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (renewed for a 10th season) and The League (already renewed for a fifth).

Legit was also renewed for Season 2 and will make the same move to FXX, as will Totally Biased with Kamau Bell.

FXX, the brand new sister channel of FX, has announced the premiere dates for three of the network's anchor programs:

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The League and Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell.

Season 9 of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia will debut on Wednesday, Sept. 4 at 10/9c.

Season 5 of The League's will follow at 10:30/9:30c.

And Totally Biased kicks off its five-night-a-week run that same Wednesday at 11/10c.

FXX will launch on September 2 and air episodes of these comedies, along with reruns of comedic classics such as Freaks and Geeks and Sports Night.

Forgive us. We're 24 hours late for National Siblings Day.

Fortunately, though, we're not too late to honor the brothers and sisters across the television dial that keep us entertained on a weekly basis.

From those who fight over the same girl to those who re-enact the lift on Dirty Dancing, the following pairings and trios represent some of the best relationships on television.

Click through them now, sound off on your favorite and, of course, scream at us for whichever small screen siblings we may have missed:

17 Small Screen Siblings We Adore

1. Damon and Stefan Salvatore

The Vampire Diaries is a love story, it's true. But it's really a love story between Damon and Stefan Salvatore.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 10 Episode 4 is a testament to the sheer talent Charlie Day possesses, as well as a reminder that the show is still very much alive and kickin', despite ten freakin' years on air. 

Tonight's episode of Sunny was an instant classic – and why wouldn't it be with a premise involving "Charlie work?"

Sporting a mind-boggling single take (not dissimilar to the much raved about scene from True Detective Season 1) during basically the entirety of the health inspection, the Sunny crew clearly have a point to make tonight. 

This far into their series, they should be bleeding any inkling of new stories dry, re-hashing and re-re-hashing old classics, and scrambling for a good rock to hide under considering that they already have two more season picked up. Instead – over a 100 episodes later – they still have a something as simple as a health inspection to use as a premise, and they still care enough to put in the effort to make it relentlessly hilarious and complete blast to watch. 

Not only was the one-shot during the second half of the episode technically brilliant, it felt natural and not in any way forced. The show is already a constant stream of riffing, and the use of the continuous shot only adds to the Charlie's flawless orchestration. 

Back office, chickens, vents. Everything's going in the vents, okay?

Charlie

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• Added: February 04, 2015

Charlie Day set loose with a script he's fully memorized, and endless room to improvise, for a straight, uninterrupted, 10 minutes, is comedy gold. He becomes the most tightly wound, yet extremely effective, conductor ever, weaving the solutions to the rest of the gang's problems into his own, and creating a brilliant symphony in the process.

And of course, as always, he gets absolutely no credit for being a low-key genius – even when he makes the entire group laugh by setting up Dee's chair to break into pieces. 

Mac: Did you do that?
Dennis: You know what? I think I did.
Mac: Yeah I think I saw you!

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• Added: February 04, 2015

I tried to count the number of times Dee was called a "bitch" this episode, but I lost count around a billion. 

I'm sure not all of them were in the script, but rather, given how invested in his character Charlie Day was, a product of Day simply being immersed in the moment. As he said in a recent interview, him and the rest of the cast know their characters so well, that situations like this allow them to breath new life into their pre-existing idiosyncrasies – even if it's not in the script. 

And a part of everyone's idiosyncrasies is calling Dee a "bitch."

You move the god damn dumpster you bitch.

Charlie

• Permalink: You move the god damn dumpster you bitch.
• Added: February 04, 2015

Just do it Dee, just do it you god damn bitch! Ohhhh, that god damn bitch!

Charlie

• Permalink: Just do it Dee, just do it you god damn bitch! Ohhhh, that god damn bitch!
• Added: February 04, 2015

Another absolute highlight from tonight's episode was actually very brief, and I almost missed it on my first watch. Frank in black paint, hiding in the corner ready to blow two precise "g-sharp" notes, had me in stitches. I actually had to stop the episode to regroup.

Mac and Dennis also had some small, but equally funny, spats throughout which just kept the ball rolling so that there was never really a dull moment the entire time. 

Dennis: It was Mac's stupid plan.
Mac: Then why did you scratch me?
Dennis: Because you annoyed.

• Permalink: Because you annoyed me.
• Added: February 04, 2015

Mac also seemed to be throwing some meta-shots at his partners in crime (or, well, writing a really funny TV show) with the way he talked about how an entire group can't come up with the same idea at the same time. 

I couldn't help but wonder if those were some snide jabs at their own writing sessions when developing a new season. I'm sure by now, after nearly a decade, the gang, in real life, has clashed with each other over a number of various issues. Working with others, especially creatively, or when scheming for airline miles (a la Punch Drunk Love) with chickens and steak, can definitely be difficult – as Mac seemed to find out:

How can a whole group have the same idea? What, do they say it all at once? That's ludicrous.

Mac

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• Added: February 04, 2015

Watch It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia online to catch any moments you may have missed, considering how fast-paced the entire half-hour seemed to be. It was joke after joke, gag after gag, and there are plenty more memorable scenes worth recapping over at It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia quotes. I have no doubt that the show will continue to deliver week after week, but, after nights like this, they've definitely earned some leeway for a few sub-par stints. 

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Maybe they needed a week off after that awesome surprise health inspection on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 10 Episode 4, because something about It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 10 Episode 5 felt a bit more stale than usual.

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Now this was to be expected, considering that they're pushing season 10 (and haven't been immune to the occasional lull here and there in the past few years), but I was just hoping they'd prove me wrong after such a strong start to the year.

Not to say that "The Gang Spies Like U.S." is a retread of an old plot or something (these guys still seem to churning out new storylines with ease), and not to say that it was stale because of the character arcs (at this point, the caricatures these characters have become is the sole reason to watch the show), but there definitely felt like was something missing.

It was still a great time, and had a handful of laugh out loud moments (one in particular including Dee, her hair, fish meat, and a butcher's knife), but I guess I didn't buy into the premise. 

Always Sunny has developed into such a self-aware parody of itself, that it often times comes down to whether or not the initial premise has you interested. It doesn't always have to look interesting on paper (I mean, who would've thought another sitcom about a "health inspection" would've been as great as it was), but it does have to draw you in at some point. 

Tonight's half-hour never did that. Dee, on the low, might have actually had the best plot-line – with her multiple, escalating, accidents landing her in the hospital (only to be abandoned by the gang after they come to visit for a total of five seconds).

But don't tell her I complimented her though, that's near-blasphemy for this show:

Dennis: We gotta get back in our apartment man.
Mac: Yeah I know, I hate Dee.
Dennis: Yeah I hate her.

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• Added: February 11, 2015

Sometimes I really do wonder why Dee craves their approval so much, and then I remember that she's just as crazy as the rest of them.

Dennis: The one time we let you on the team instead of Charlie and all we get is back sass?! Do you even want to be on the team?Dee: Yeah, yeah, I wanna be part of the team sorry!

• Permalink: Yeah, yeah, I wanna be part of the team sorry!
• Added: February 11, 2015

Charlie's trouble with his earpiece and trying to be a double agent also led to some good laughs, especially when he first came over to deliver the flowers/hidden cam. 

Dennis's reaction was classic:

Throw those god damn flowers in the trash.

Dennis

• Permalink: Throw those god damn flowers in the trash.
• Added: February 11, 2015

The whole climax (no pun intended) with the "cream pie" confusion wasn't nearly as funny as the gang probably thought it would be, and is ultimately why this episode felt like it had no real pay off. 

Honestly, I could've taken an entire episode of them messing with that poor waiter over this conspiracy over the Chinese, and the final conclusion that yes, almost everyone is indeed masturbating all of the time.

As always, thanks for the words of wisdom, Dennis. 

Frank: You’re talking like you know me. Have we ever met?
Waiter: Let’s just move past this part.

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• Added: February 11, 2015

Watch It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia online to catch any of your favorite moments moments, including the multiple accidents Dee managed to be involved in, and head over to It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia quotes to see more highlights from the episode. 

Here's to hoping next week picks it back up again!

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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 10 Episode 6 has the gang doing some reflecting – on themselves, and about the show as a whole. As you can probably predict, any attempts at self-improvement, or change in general, don't last too long.

This episode had many meta moments, not dissimilar to Community (which comes back soon!), where the gang's self-reflection seemed to be more about the legacy and the longevity of the show rather than their own twisted personalities.

However, I guess they are one in the same, considering that, according to Dennis, they only became weird once Frank showed up (when the show started). The episode seems to be more about whether or not they've been stuck in the same pattern for too long, if they've jumped the shark (and missed the boat), and so forth:

We've literally and figuratively missed the boat.

Dennis

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• Added: February 18, 2015

This is definitely a discussion many fans have been having, even prior to It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 10 (and the confirmation of seasons 11 & 12). Everyone (including Rob, Charlie, and Glenn themselves) believed that this hilarious crew would, unfortunately, run out of stories before they even made it past It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia Season 2, but, miraculously, they're still churning out entertaining episode after episode 10 years later. 

The fans are now at an odd impasse where they have to decide whether or not the show's actually dipped in quality (it has, but not enough to ever be "bad") or if they've outgrown the characters.

Dennis: All of us have gotten god damn weird.
Frank: I think we're just hitting our stride!

• Permalink: I think we’re just hitting our stride!
• Added: February 18, 2015

They will always be a riot as far as I'm concerned, but I would be lying if I said I didn't have friends who simply don't enjoy the show anymore. The way I see it, it's a formulaic show, sure, but it always features a consistently brilliant cast – and I'll continue to watch them work together until the end of their run.

As proven by this episode, there are still new territories to explore (Charlie and Dee!?!?), while the tried and proven jokes (Mac's sexuality, the anger that swells up within the almighty Dennis, Frank's lunacy) are still worth a few genuine laughs most of the time.

In order of hilarity, I'd rank Charlie and Dee's little one-night stand ahead of the rest, but Mac, Dennis, and Frank were undeniably entertaining as well. 

I swear I thought Mac was finally coming out tonight!

The reason I rate the Charlie and Dee segments higher than the rest sort of ties back into the point about the show coasting in its comfort zone. This is finally an unexplored area, and them slowly realizing that it's the rest of the gang that makes them so hostile, while not an original thought in and of itself, led to their bonding, and subsequent Def Jam make out session.

Shit that's Def, that's super Def.

Charlie

• Permalink: Shit that’s def, that’s super def.
• Added: February 18, 2015

This was a solid episode, better than last week, which actually did a lot to prove that the show can not only work well in it's comfort zone, but that it still has some uncharted ground (and sea) to discover (in a "finsher car," not a "starter car," obviously). 

Watch It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia online to relieve any of your favorite moments, and head over to It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia quotes for more highlights. And, as always, make sure to comment below with any thoughts!

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As always, Mac wants his father's approval. And, as always, his father just wants him to shut the hell up, or carry a small packages of drugs shoved into a very inconvenient location.

On It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 10 Episode 7 Mac declares that he's going to save his dad – but we already know how that's going to turn out by the time the title card pops up.

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Tonight's Sunny had a plenty of memorable moments, but was tied together by an overarching sense of some heavy irony. For an episode that starts with Frank buying "Life is Happy" motivational t-shirts, it sure switches moods quick – giving Dee and Dennis some bi-polar whiplash. 

Usually okay in their own filth, and oblivious to the rest of the world, the news story about the purposefully crashed ferry sets the siblings down a dark path. Questioning any and everything in life, they wallow in their self-pity until someone even more detached from the world shows up. Frank's supposed to be Bill's sponsor, but he'd rather be his friend. 

Dennis and Dee ride their sudden urge to be humanitarians and at least try to get help for the man drinking himself to death, but, obviously, the fall back into their old habits before long.

Come on! You guys own a bar! You guys watch people slowly kill themselves everyday right?

Bill

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Their charity turning into a plot for them to capitalize off of a life insurance scam, was probably to be expected. In a classic Sunny moment, the gang can be found discussing the morality of buying into Bill's life insurance while all wearing "Life is Happy" motivational clothing.

But don't worry – according to Dennis, they've given this gray area a lot of thought and consideration (and still somehow came to the conclusion that it was okay to go ahead with their plan).

A man should be able to end his life if he wants -- we're American!

Dennis

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• Added: February 25, 2015

The other half the gang's Odyssey to earn Luther's respect clearly obviously doomed from the start. These scenes, with Luther or with both their mothers, make for some hilarious highlights. We already knew that Mac has been starved for some affection from either of his parents, but I bet none knew how Charlie's beloved mother spent her past time:

Charlie's Mom: I can't lie to my Charlie!
Charlie: Good! Tell me everything!
Charlie's Mom: Okay, they were both here. They were both inside me. Eduardo was in my mouth, and Luther was in my butt.

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• Added: February 25, 2015

"Mac Kills His Dad" definitely deserves some props for featuring some of the most explicit things said by an old lady, or a 10-year-old girl, outside of a South Park episode.

In the end, Bill eventually changes his mind and instead snitches on the man who actually committed the murder, but that only sealed the fate of Mac's father. It would've served Mac well to listen to the words of the man he so badly craved affection from. Not saying it's Mac's fault his dad's a hardened criminal to the core – but he did basically just sign away Luther's life, while actually trying to get him off of death row.

 Watch It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia online to see just how hard Mac tries to get his dad to say "I love you," and relive any of your other favorite moments over at It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia quotes.

Next week's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 10 Episode 8, "The Gang Goes on Family Fight," is sure to have an overload of quotable moments! 

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It didn't seem possible but Revenge Season 4 has managed to make this series watchable once again.

That's why all eyes are on ABC this Sunday night as Emily Thorne's love affair with Officer Ben picks up some steam and Jack Porter watches as it all goes down.

Well, okay, hopefully he's not ACTUALLY watching it ALL because that's creepy. We know he'll see enough to question his feelings for Emanda and that story will play out in the last part of the season.

Here's what we're watching for the week of March 2 through March 8.

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After suffering a serious sophomore slump, The Following Season 3 premieres tonight on Fox. The Joe Carroll chapter has been laid to rest but a new villain is waiting to pop up in his place. 

The Suits Season 4 finale takes place on Wednesdsay night, with a mid-summer return set for Suits Season 5. USA has to make some room on its airwaves since DIG Season 1 kicks off Thursday night. We can only have so much drama, you know?

And then there's our reality fare. Lissa Rinna is a fan favorite on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and American Idol Season 14 feels fresh. The talent is actually pretty great this season, too, so that certainly helps.

Now it's your turn. What are YOU watching this week? Sound off in the comments below!

It's that time of the year again.

The time where television viewers around the nation wonder whether they'll be saying farewell to their favorite dramas or comedies for good come spring...

... or whether they'll be welcoming them back with open, excited arms in a few months.

From now until the network Upfronts in May, we'll be keeping you apprised of the fates of ... well... pretty much every single show on TV, as the following photo gallery will accompany an endless number of renewal and cancelation articles.

View Slideshow: 2015-2016 Renewal Scorecard

The statuses of these shows will be updated on a continual basis, but you can click around above and get an idea of where your most DVR-worthy programs stand.

Have they already received the axe? Have executives already passed along the news you've been dying to hear?

Find out now. Complain or cheer later.

Probably the weakest episode so far this season, but still with its fair share of laughs, and usual running gags, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 10 Episode 8 emulates one of those typical family game shows you see on GSN.

Except it's actually blatantly called "Family Fight," rather than "feud" or some other variation. 

Watch It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 10 Episode 8 Online

The entire episode played on the trivialities of those usual programs and had each member of the cast, including Keegan-Michael Key from Key & Peele as the fill-in Richard Dawson, overplay their roles. 

Dee didn't realize (or care) that it was a family show, and went for the shock-value, Mac tried to pack in the emotional punch, Frank kept continuing to show signs of dementia, and Dennis tried to come off as high-brow as possible. 

Dennis's goal proved to be the hardest to accomplish, considering that he's a narcissist who hates to hear that he's wrong, and that the show itself literally devolved into Dee passed out on a whoopee cushion emulator in the middle of her round. 

Mac: That is about as low-brow as it gets.
Charlie: Yeah Dennis isn't gonna like that.

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• Added: March 04, 2015

He also managed to get literally every question wrong in some form or another, while the rest of the gang pretty much held their own (including Charlie with his Hail Mary guesses – that actually came from the fact that he took the survey for this show and simply forgot about it and/or thought it was a government sponsored questionnaire). 

That ate away at him pretty badly:

This doesn't represent me. This doesn't represent me. This doesn't represent me.

Dennis

• Permalink: This doesn't represent me. This doesn't represent me. This doesn't represent me.
• Added: March 04, 2015

A couple of things were off with tonight's episode. From Rob McElhenney barely being able to keep a straight face in his scenes (despite them not really being too funny), to Dennis's arc (which had potential, but became too much by the time he was crying in a ball on the floor), the episode just wasn't hitting that well. 

An actor like Key could've also been used better.

The best moments of this episode were either Frank's tangents or Charlie's answers. 

No I don't eat dragon, cause, uh, it's not a meal for peasants, it's a meal for kings, and I'm sort of a common man. But they don't eat us, it's a common misconception. They actually eat gold and treasure -- that's why they're always sitting on a pile of it.

Charlie

• Permalink: No I don't eat dragon, cause, uh, it's not a meal for peasants, it's a meal for kings, and...
• Added: March 04, 2015

There were smaller moments here and there, like Mac's karate moves, or the off-base racial tension when the Barretts first met the Reynolds, that made the half-hour entertaining enough – but in the end, this parody/angel/idea for an episode fell pretty flat. The idea felt a bit half-baked, when the change in the setting kind of called for an episode that needed to feel more complete. 

Regardless, watch It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia online to catch the latest gags from our favorite gang, and head over to It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia quotes for more highlights from tonight's episode. 

Next week's episode, "Frank Retires" should pick things right up once again. If he needs a send-off or a farewell, or even just a retirement party, I'm sure the gang will do it up in their own, unique, fashion (meaning they'll probably somehow find a way to screw him over and fight for the keys to the bar).

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The title of the penultimate episode of this season is a bit misleading.

Frank's retirement was shorter than his time with his "true son" (before Dennis revealed to us that he is, indeed, a psychopath). But then again, expecting some sort of big "game-changer" from a show doing so well by just chasing it's tail in a circle was probably misguided as well.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 10 Episode 9 is as good as any other episode this season, bar one, maybe two episodes that were just average (It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia Season 10 Episode 8 being one of the lesser moments for me – but I know even people liked that one). 

The bar is up for grabs and the resident Patrick Bateman obviously outsmarts the other three pawns.

Watch It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 10 Episode 9 Online

I can't help but think that the "sink hole" in their back office was a direct reference to this show. Charlie Day him has been been quoted saying that he doesn't know how they came up with a few seasons worth of material, let alone 10, 11, or 12.

And with almost every episode this far into It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 10 being more of a hit, than a miss, I can't say that I see an end for the show. 

Go play in your little hole, you fools.

Dennis

• Permalink: Go play in your little hole, you fools.
• Added: March 11, 2015

Although I believe this was in the lower tier of episodes, with jokes not landing as often as usual, there were still priceless scenes scattered in the mix. While Mac's whole "'cause I'm playing both sides" shtick got old pretty quickly, he still had that moment with a deadweight Charlie where he "choked himself out." 

So even though Mac was probably involved in some of my least favorite segments, he was also there with Charlie making me wheeze from laughter when the doctor brought out the "blood bucket." 

I actually kind of hope they pursue that storyline in more depth if, at the very least, because there's no real downside to a more Frank and Charlie screen time. 

Charlie: Are you the father of me, and shit?
Frank: We've been over this -- your mother's a giant whore!

• Permalink: We've been over this -- your mother's a giant whore!
• Added: March 11, 2015

The fact that Dennis is an evil (narcissistic, selfish, crazy, coco, insane, *insert your own psychoanalysis here*)  mastermind has been beaten to death by now. However, they still find ways to deliver the right jokes the right way, and you can't help but be amused. 

Hey Frank, did you hear what I just said? I just turned a frustrating conversation into a joke about you!

Dennis

• Permalink: Hey Frank, did you hear what I just said? I just turned a frustrating conversation into a...
• Added: March 11, 2015

Whether it's calling Dee a "bitch," which, admittedly, they all do, or scheming to screw over all of your friends, and family, in the long run, that Dexter-wannabe (I mean, he does have an obsession with bringing women on boats) is always up to something!

The highlight of the episode, for me, was probably the exchange between Mac and Charlie over his blood signature (wow, a lot of blood in this episode, huh?) on an old, dirty, tattered, paper plate. 

Charlie: Wait, hold on, that's not like an official document!
Dee: Um, well, you signed it in blood.
Mac: Oh yeah, there it is: "Trundle," written in blood.
Charlie: Oh yeah, I was going by "Trundle" at the time, wasn't I -
Mac: No, no, no you weren't. You were trying to write "Charlie" and you wrote "Trundle."
Charlie: No, I was going by "Charlie the Great"
Mac: You came up with that after you miswrote it.

• Permalink: You came up with that after you miswrote it.
• Added: March 11, 2015

That kind of off-the-cuff riffing is what the show is missing at times, nowadays. I can't really say always, since they were firing on all cylinders plenty of times this year, but it's still a noteworthy observation.

Watch It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia online for yourself to decide if the show is still as fresh as it used to be, a decade ago, or if you have some complaints of your own.

Still, this should all be taken with a grain of salt, considering that the show is still a favorite of mine, and many others. Also, make sure to check out It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia quotes for more highlights from tonight's half-hour. 

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Some of our favorite TV characters, like Olivia Pope, are sophisticated, responsible drinkers. Others? Hahaha. Not so much.

Plus, red wine is basically cardio, so she's just eliminating the need for a swim sesh, right?

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, we thought we'd take a look at some of the TV characters who are seldom seen without an adult beverage in their hands.

Take a look at 17 TV characters who love to drink!

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From bourbon to beer and every alcoholic beverage in between, the above 17 characters are steady drinkers. Yes, even the animated characters!

What would Homer Simpson be without a can (or 12) of Duff beer? Is Archer EVER sober? 

Damon Salvatore and Alaric Saltzman have done so much drinking together on The Vampire Diaries that their bourbon swilling became a running gag. So what if it was noon on a Tuesday? You'd find them at the Grill knocking back tumblers of their favorite honey colored nectar. 

Damon drank to temper his, well, temper. Alaric had a lot of sorrows to drown. Dude was seriously the most unlucky character ever.

And let's not forget our wine lovers!

The girls of Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce make every occasion a drinking occasion, much like the ladies of Sex and the City did once upon a time. Their love of a good glass of grape juice is part of their charm.

How thorough was our list? Who's missing? Sound off in the comments below to let us know!

After making routinely "jumping the shark" one of it's core attributes, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia opened up a Pandora's box of sorts.

They could now basically do anything they pleased, as long as it was framed around the exaggerated eccentricities of the characters.

Their attempts at pushing the envelope in this regard has always been hit or miss, and it's too soon to tell where  It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 10 Episode 10 falls.

This show has had ultimately harmless, but still ridiculously absurd, running gags like the utter destruction of Rickety Cricket; which are usually pretty hilarious. But with all the provocative topics that are usually at play, it has also had one-offs where Dennis details a system to basically rape someone. 

It's all usually funny, and closer to witty and clever, than crude and tasteless, and that's kind of all that matters. 

Tonight's finale began the already fleeting season in a tempered way of sorts – especially relative to the note that it ends on. Even though you have Mac and Charlie seemingly part of an exercise cult, it doesn't seem all that extreme, or what you would expect for a finale. 

Dax Shepard is there to guest star as JoJo, who was one of the few humans alive to make Charlie look like a Nobel laureate, and other minor characters play a role, as well (Mac and Charlie's parents, "Tiny," etc.).

However, the false sense of stability is quickly removed as Dee, Dennis, and Frank compete to find out who's the most "charismatic" leader. 

It all culminates in poor old JoJo diving headfirst into a fire he started, at the orders of cult leader extraordinaire, Dennis Reynolds

Fire's started, thanks for trusting me, this is goodbye!

JoJo

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Although I was dying of laughter when Dennis first pulled out the cannister, and when he was trying to convince everyone that he won, I was pretty stunned when Shepard's character pretty much died on screen as we watched and through the flames of the fire, the gang discuss what to do and then stroll away in their usual ADHD manner. 

The eerie ending featuring the infamous space turtle didn't help me shake that weird, lingering feeling of confusion. I couldn't really believe that had happened! But, as I said, it's probably too soon to really say if it's hilarious (like a lot of Always Sunny's extremities are), or just kind of a sour note.

I guess he's on the mothership now.

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Aside from the ending, the episode was typical, entertaining Sunny, and offered us a whole slew It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia quotes.

Dee almost had Tiny, JoJo and Charlie convinced they were on their way to the "mothership," while Frank actually managed to get someone to eat a "shit sandwich." He also seemed to have his hands full instructing Cindy, making the true competition between Dennis and Dee.

I think getting someone to commit suicide trumps all (and getting someone to stop eating thin mints might almost be just as impressive, to be honest), so I guess Dennis does win. 

They were gonna light themselves on fire! I'm the winner!

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Watch It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia online to rewatch the finale and catch any highlights you may have missed.

This has ultimately been a great season of It's Always Sunny, and a great reminder that, although its novelty may have run it's course, this show can still be as entertaining as ever.

With two more season already in the works, I look forward to seeing how they can top themselves. 

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If you've been waiting to find out when the gang from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia will be back to entertain you, your wait is over!

You'll even be able to eyeball a return date for The Americans and set a weekly play date with everyone's favorite funny man Zach Galifianakis, thanks to his upcoming comedy, Baskets. 

Wondering what Baskets is about? We have you covered.

Chip Baskets (Galifianakis) wants to follow his dream of being a French clown, but reality keeps interfering. Saddled with financial difficulties and facing an impenetrable language barrier, he moves back home to Bakersfield with high hopes. There, he is forced to confront his past while working as a rodeo clown and competing with his siblings for his mother's approval and affection.

Get a look at the rest of the schedule now!

Wednesday, January 6 

10:00 PM It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia 10:30 PM Man Seeking Woman Thursday, January 21

10:00 PM ET Baskets 

Tuesday, February 2

10:00 PM ET American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson

March 2016

The Americans will return for Season 4