That scene at the beginning with Dee and Dennis holding his cough... I could not keep my eyes open from laughing.
Holy crap! Charlie's father is Colm Meaney.
How tf did I remember Dennis going crazy in the castle as one of the weaker parts of this season? I couldn't stop laughing at it this time, one of the funniest scenes in the show.
Amazing episode, certainly peak Sunny. It's insane how drastically better than the previous episode this is.
Truly beautiful father-son stuff and probably the best COVID comedy that's out there.
No memes out of this one that I can identify, but there are so many great one liners that it is a travesty more don't exist on the 'net
Just what you need when your Irish girlfriend breaks up with you... A set of episodes set in Ireland :sweat_smile: what fun timing this has been for me.
It's a really good change of scenery though and Dennis getting covid and refusing to acknowledge is so perfectly in character. Loved the scene with Mac opting for the less hot priest.
Not as bad as the first part, but away from the city it just doesn't work.
Dennis really shone in this episode! I loved his talk about how you don't have to do everything based off a single aspect of your identity... I've seen Americans do that a lot in some kind of annoying attempt to feel like part of a special minority or something, while disregarding an attempt to actually learn about the culture they claim to be a part of. Also, his hilarious attempt to hold the cough and the very in-character murderous behavior were brilliant performances so entertaining to watch :D
Also I feel sorry for Dee in Ireland, first she loses an arguably important acting gig and then she's about to get murdered by her brother in a creepy castle... that's some tough luck even for her character
Mac had some very funny scenes (his timing to talk to the priest felt very early IASIP-like to me!) (and his reaction to the hot priest was hilarious, oh Mac you oughta watch Fleabag)
And I have no words for Charlie's arc... I love it it's so wholesome and moving to see him having a good time without inhalants involved I'm so happy for him :] He seems really well adjusted so far, kinda makes you wonder if he'd be an almost normal person if he would've lived with a good father figure and without the toxic influence of The Gang members. It's depressing to remember he kinda has that potential
I'm still annoyed by the green screen but unlike the previous episode I didn't mind it that much because I was busy laughing, I really liked this episode!!
"GO TO THE OLD BELL TOWER AND RING THE GODDAMN BELL YOU BITCH!" (gotta love the way Glenn delivered that, he mastered the art of angry yelling and it sounded like the famous "NEWSFLASH ASSHOLE! I'VE BEEN HEARING IT THE ENTIRE GODDAMN TIME")
Nice to see an appearance from Chief O'Brien
Denis talking to the castle is really funny. Charlie meeting his pen pal is really wholesome. This is a good episode, but I think the Ireland episodes could have made a really good film to end the series. It all feels really different from recent seasons, it has more emotion which is great, but kinda looses part of what makes sunny sunny in doing that, which is why if they were to head in this direction, especially since it’s the only time they’ve had so many episodes so connected, it could have been such a good film and such a good ending to the whole show.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParentSpoilers2021-12-29T23:21:21Z
[6.1/10] Another disappointing installment in this arc. Charlie’s story continues to be a stand-out, but the tales of the rest of The Gang are hit-or-miss at best.
But let’s start with the good. I love the twist of Charlie finding his real dad. And it’s frickin’ Colm Meaney! (Hello fellow Deep Space Nine fans!) I like the idea of Charlie, arguably the most kind-hearted and innocent member of The Gang, finding a place he belongs. The continuity is a little fuzzy, but him landing in a place where he makes sense, finding a real father who wants to welcome into the fold, and even realizing what he thought was nonsense and illiteracy is just a penchant for galeic is strangely wholesome.
Hell, there's even some low key poignant drama in Charlie drifting away from his putative father/partner in Frank once he meets the famed Shelley Kelly. The business with Frank using a screw to pick out a seed from his tooth and bleeding all over the place is pretty gross, but sells the goofus/gallant routine the show’s doing between him and Shelley. I’m interested to see where it’s all going, and love seeing Charlie uncover something so good and liberating.
The story of Dee and Dennis staying in an Irish castle is a lot weaker. The gags about Dennis having a case of Covid but being in denial are dumb, and the routine of Dee “speaking for him” isn’t much better. There’s a lot of trying moments with the two of them in this one. But then, director Megan Ganz turns the whole thing into an unexpectedly frightening homage to The Shining, and the direction from Ganz and acting from Glenn Howerton makes the segment succeed as straight horror, even if it’s still pretty weak as a comedy.
Last but not least, the Mac plot is a mixed bag as well. I like the idea that Mac is so focused on his various identities that he can’t do anything without it being in reference to one of them. But his decision to become a Catholic priest is a strange dramatization of that idea, and the cheap gay jokes aren’t good either.
Overall, this one’s worth watching for Charlie finding his real dad and a dose of some legitimately scary horror, but is otherwise another underwhelming outing at the Emerald Isle for The Gang.