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Beetlejuice Directed by Tim Burton (1988)

#is this a safe space

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hit the like if you agree, reblog to hate crime him. ⬇️

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New large print coming soon!

#stunning

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i wanna write fic but im torn between ideas

#op do all of them pls

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I'm still alive, its just all I've been doing the past 2 months is watch It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Here's my babyboy

#hi darling boy ((((((: #it’s Mac attack <3

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Can the macdennis people chill out for one second and consider that maybe DTAMHD actually had nothing to do with macdennis and was in fact (shockingly) an episode purely about Dennis and his psyche

#sure (is lying)

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Dennis Takes a Mental Health Day Analysis

Hello, macdennis hive mind. Now, I know that was not the episode we were hoping for; however, I’m here to tell you that there is still hope for macdennis through my analysis of “dennis takes a mental health day.”

This is also not a spoiler free analysis, so you have been warned.

“It Wasn’t Real”/“It Was All a Dream” Trope

Yes, this trope is overplayed. Yes, I am upset that appeared in always sunny episode. However, they did what always does and subverted the trope and flipped it on its head. (I will get more into this in a minute.) So I can’t stay mad at them for this. A light round of applause. Once it is revealed that this is fake scenario that Dennis has created in his mind (just like me fr), we are able to explore some of the deeper meanings, symbolism, and metaphors throughout the episode.

Dennis’s difficulty and inability to integrate with change

Throughout the series it has become prevalent that Dennis is reluctant to change and progress with the most specific example being with Mac. Their dynamic has teetered throughout the show with Mac’s progression as a character and in turn Dennis’s regression as a character. With the devices such as Dennis being forced to change in his environment with his age, his health, the keyless car, a new car, cashless payment with an app in place, and the new phone, these are all catalogs to represent unwillingness to change and evolve and could be considered metaphors for his relationship with Mac. While Mac is changing and evolving like society, Dennis is stuck in the past where things were easy, made sense to him, and were less stressful with him to cope with because it’s what he knows. Mac changing is difficult for him to process because it is a) change and b) a new way to see his and Mac’s relationship. They aren’t the two best friends joint at the hip. They are something more. They are changing and evolving, yet Dennis refuses to admit or accept this.

Diamond Metaphor

This one’s kinda simple and saying that Dennis sees himself as one who works well under pressure and can take a terrible situation and fix it to make it better. However, this is just the opposite. As the gang was trying to make diamonds in the bar, they were doing it in a dangerous and unsafe way, which could worsen their situation, possibly starting a fire that could burn down Paddy’s. This goes in tandem with how Dennis reacts in most situations. By trying to fix what is “wrong” in the situation, he is fixing what would be best for him; however, this could permanently ruin a situation, like starting a fire or rejecting Mac in a way that was easier for Dennis to cope with than it was to just let Mac and accept him.

The System

Dennis is the system. I don’t know what else this could be other than Dennis is the system. Because we are in Dennis’s head, Dennis is creating these situations for himself where he is upset or gets angry, and it is his fault. He created these guidelines for himself that if something is not going his way or change is coming he gets angry and rejects it. These aren’t anyone else’s rules but his. You can then apply this reasoning to how he behaves around Mac. No one is saying he can’t be vulnerable with Mac other than himself because Dennis doesn’t enable himself to. Dennis doesn’t allow himself to open up to people, even someone he has been best friends with since high school. If he did let Mac in, that would mean he would have to accept that he was wrong and would have to talk to himself (talk to the person who created the system). It’s self-sabotage, and Dennis is the CEO of self-sabotage.

Little Note

I love that even in Dennis’s fake scenario Mac is still obedient to him, unlike Mac now, who is more independent and evolved. Mac believes that the call from Dennis is a test and obeys that they should not answer to anger Mac. In Dennis’s mind, Dennis clings to the idea that Mac should please and obey him, when that is not Mac anymore.

Im probably gonna have more to add onto this, but these are my thoughts on the subject for now. Please feel free to add on, agree, disagree, comment. Go nuts because I certainly was after this episode.

#i Need a mental health Day after this episode #I have Glenn Howerton brainrot #pls help #it’s incurable #iasip #macdennis #it’s always sunny in philadelphia #dennis reynolds #glenn howerton #sunny 16

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He’s babygirl

#hi sweetheart!!!! #🥰🥰🥰 #hi pretty boy!!!! #😍😍😍

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anyone wanna hang out at the park w me

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my favorite tweet in the world

#ian grimm #mythic quest

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I’m curious about this

#it’s one hundred percent option two but it’s a little more than that #Dennis’s idea of marriage has crumbled after realizing Maureen is not the answer to his problems #so he’s a little lost at this point #as well as drunk #so now Dennis is trying to figure a new solution to his problems #he doesn’t love Maureen so who will he love #who will love him #and that’s when he looks at mac #the look says i don’t love her mac it’s you Mac it’s you #but make isn’t at that point to realize his love for Dennis #He isn’t strong enough at this point in the show to realize who he is and his true feelings for Dennis #so Dennis puts himself out there only for mac to think it’s just a friendship #*in a biz markie voice* and you say he’s just a friend

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Jesse Armstrong has released custody of Roman Roy to the people. Rb to give him a cup of soup

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i feel like if anything macden going canon would open doors for comedy? like rcg has been clear abt wanting to switch things up in the writers room…how would the rest of the gang react to it? i know the fan fav is they don’t give a fuck/they don’t even notice a difference but maybe not! maybe charlie is happy at first but quickly gets jealous that his two best friends are now legally each other’s favorite. maybe this lights a fire under dee to try and find a spouse. maybe frank is only ok with gayness when it isn’t his kid or maybe he’s way way way too happy for them and wants to be overly involved. how would the waitress react??? how would cricket? maybe the audience is shown they’re together now but the gang isn’t!! the scene after they agree to keep it secret for dennis’ sake, the gang has plans to use mac as gay eye candy for a scheme. what’s better than a jealous dennis pretending he isn’t jealous or better yet being openly jealous and wanting the support of the gang without telling them that he does have a reason to be jealous now. the possibilities are endless!

#the waitress gets her own episode to turn Dennis straight and get him into her because she’s still hung-up on him #she asks dee to help her #dee agrees because she wants a front row seat to this shit show

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was anyone going to tell me that Catherine Reitman who plays Maureen Ponderosa is a nepo baby or was I supposed to figure that out for myself?

#iasip #it’s always sunny in Philadelphia #maureen ponderosa #her dad literally directed ghostbusters #stripes #and meatballs

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you know what, dennis’s O face is hot and i’m tired of you denying it. the veins in his forehead, his neck, even his chest and shoulders somehow, that cold unblinking stare and tense, sweaty face, the bloodshot eyes that feel like they look straight through your soul, that groan that sounds like a man dying, just everything is so dennis and it’s hot ok? in it’s own way it’s very hot

#*throws holy water at op*

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just found out that rob (mcelhenney) and rob (rosell) were going to do a family comedy show about a lesbian couple. I think it fell through pretty quickly because I cant even find a name. that would have been so fun im sad it never got made. im always looking for comedy shows about wlw relationships.

#awwwww the rob mcelhenney semi autobiographical sitcom that never got made #rip girly #you will be missed