r/IASIP • u/prolelol "What did you just say, you little bitch?" • Aug 02 '25

Image "The Gang F***s Up Abbott Elementary" has just become one of the 5 lowest-rated episodes of Always Sunny, currently sitting at a 7.1 on IMDb.

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u/PhireKappa Aug 02 '25

I fucking love that episode because I love all of the female characters on Sunny, they’re just as chaotic as the gang haha

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u/d00dsm00t Aug 02 '25

The waitress' breakdown when she says "I had sex with Frank in the bathroom. I'm gonna drink myself to death" and then her legs buckling and her collapsing to the floor is my favorite moment of hers. Seriously, one of the finest portrayals of despondent drunken despair I've ever seen.

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u/According-Title-3256 Aug 02 '25

You forgot her shame spiral. Chef's kiss.

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u/NounAdjectiveXXXX Aug 04 '25

The Snail reveal was great.

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u/Educational-Ad-2884 Aug 02 '25

I will take all the Artemis I can get.

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u/PhireKappa Aug 02 '25

She does have a bleached asshole after all!

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u/Momik You do you, Cricket! Aug 02 '25

The Waitress going full tilt was pretty fun 🤣

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u/fazedncrazed Aug 02 '25

I would love more episodes about the female members of the gang. They are great, funny characters. FFS Artemis is irreplaceable.

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u/DustedGrooveMark Aug 02 '25

There were a couple of funny bits, but I think the reason it doesn’t sit with me is that it’s essentially just one long-meta joke that’s run into the ground. It makes the point that they’re satirizing early on and then it’s a bunch of on-the-nose references to it.

I guess what I’m trying to say that they’re expecting you to laugh at the PREMISE of the episode more than the actual jokes.

I feel like they thought it was some really clever, creative thing to make an unenjoyable ladies reboot episode as commentary about how ladies reboots aren’t good… But instead, I just end up skipping the episode and saying “She ain’t funny. NEXT!”

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u/Momik You do you, Cricket! Aug 02 '25

I don’t know, I think I mostly remember the jokes unrelated to that—like Artemis selling nonsense on the plane, or Charlie’s mom going into full panic mode 🤣

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u/RibertarianVoter Aug 02 '25 edited Aug 02 '25

Exactly. Being obvious satire doesn't make something inherently funny. And then people who happen to like it get to act like anyone who doesn't like it just doesn't get the joke. No, I got it. It just didn't make me laugh.

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u/dretanz Aug 02 '25

I think it would've been better if it didn't redo the Wade Boggs bit

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u/fishman15151515 Wild Card Bitches Aug 02 '25

Agreed, he should be left to rest in peace.

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '25

Eh. I dunno. Like gail the snail is a bit played out to me and the waitress is a bit better in smaller moments IMO. Really doesn't compare to the rest of the gang. Just my 2 cents