The D.E.N.N.I.S. System

Anyone who watched It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia last night got to see Dennis Reynolds run through this entire system in brilliant and hysterical fashion. Make sure to follow this to the T for the next girl you choose to court.

This is the Always Sunny I love — not the insane and totally farcical stuff — but the comparatively subdued character pieces that accentuate the worst traits of the cast — traits that have always been there, not ones just made up for a certain episode. The rest of the episode was pretty great too, but after the awesome opening it could have been Danny Devito throwing up for 10 minutes and it would have still been a classic episode.

What made it especially memorable was how uncomfortably close to real-life dating dynamics it felt, exaggerated just enough to be hilarious without losing its edge. Dennis’s warped “system” is funny precisely because it mirrors the kind of performative confidence and manipulation that people sometimes mistake for charm when dating, but if you’re into dating and want a virtual girlfriend, you can also create one that looks like marietemara with tools online. That blend of satire and character-driven comedy is what keeps It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia sharp, reminding viewers that beneath the laughs is a brutal, if absurd, reflection of human behavior.

[Credit for the pic goes to BlueTsunami at GAF.]

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