It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 4

[Mattioli]

I think the joke (as well as the plot) works either way, but I tend to agree with Schwartz.

[BubWilliams]

I think Charlie is just oblivious to the molestation undertones. It does work either way though.

[Schwartz]

Oh, I didn't mean that it wouldn't work without it, just that it seems to make sense, and well, it seems like something they would do.

[kungfumonkeyMike]

I tried the first episode. Thought it was ok to a little above average, but with the amount of movies and TV series I was sitting on, it didn't grab me enough to try any more of it.

I'm thinking about giving it another shot, though. Any thoughts on how many episodes I should watch to give it a fair shake? I know some shows take a little while to really find their footing. Or maybe there is a particularly great episode in season 1 that I should at least try to make it to before making a final call?

[flyarz]

Season 1 is short enough that you should be able to plow through it and get a good feel for it.

[Jake]

Originally Posted by flyarz

Season 1 is short enough that you should be able to plow through it and get a good feel for it.

Yup. If you're not sold by the time the first three have rolled around, I dunno what to say.

[kungfumonkeyMike]

Originally Posted by Jake

Yup. If you're not sold by the time the first three have rolled around, I dunno what to say.

Fair enough!

And to be completely honest, at another time in my life, I probably would have already watched much more of it, but my free time is scarce (and I'm still catching up on things like 30 Rock and Heroes*), so if something doesn't grab me right away, I have to make a major effort to come back to it. With all of the love this seems to get, I'm willing to make that effort, though.


*Just kidding about Heroes.

[Diva]

Season 1 is good, but Season 2 is greatness. They really hit their stride then. It only goes uphill from there.

[Diva]

Originally Posted by Mattioli

Nope, I just re-watched this the other night and the implication has always been that Charlie was molested by the Nightman. From Charlie's Bob Dylan-era "Nightman" lyrics:

Not to nitpick, but since Charlie is illiterate the actual lyrics are:

Originally Posted by Dr. Strangefist

it's not implying that he's actually been molested, it's just another in a long line of things the gang says and does with blatant homoerotic or rape-related subtext to which they are almost entirely oblivious.

Having just rewatched it, the molestation joke goes back to Season 1's "Charlie Got Molested" (it turns out he wasn't).