Cowboy Mac And Charlie Art (+the Reference Photos)

#the difference is insane #they were acting it out in the s16/newer seasons dynamic!!!! #ouch

Mac and Dennis Break Up | Now and Then

I inter-clipped the reenactment from The Always Sunny Podcast with the actual scene. You can watch the full thing on Youtube

Glenn Howerton on MacDennis (x)

Ranted to my mom for like 20 minutes about macdennis (we just Mac and Dennis break up) and after listening and not interrupting she just said.

“I don’t want Dennis to be happy. I also don’t want him to be gay because I love gay people but I hate him”

Mac and Dennis Break Up | Now and Then

I inter-clipped the reenactment from The Always Sunny Podcast with the actual scene. You can watch the full thing on Youtube

My Season 16 Episode Summary "Predictions" as of the trailer release

Here we go, I'm gonna piece together what we know from BTS and the trailers and try and connect a few dots for my own "episode summaries", starting with what we know the most about:

1605 - "The Gang Goes Bowling": Dee puts together a girls' bowling team comprising of herself, Artemis, The Waitress, and Gail the Snail. The Guys (probably inviting themselves) bowl along side them, making everything a competition. The competition seems to move to the arcade at some point (and Dennis breaks his hand). The McPoyles work at (or own) the venue. There's slow-mo shots used and a flashback (as confirmed on TASP). Flashback is likely to some point between 1987-1990 and takes place at the same venue/arcade and a children's party room there. Guest starring Leo McElhenney (and based on, yk, familial relations, he's likely playing a young Mac). Also, Chili cheese fries.

"Bar Rescue: Paddy's Pub" / the MITM Episode: Paddy's is asked to be featured on the reality show (or some kind of similar show) Bar Rescue. The Gang are hesitant to get involved, as they're worried they'll come off looking like assholes/dumb (as they are) but are convinced with the draw of Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul being involved with Dos Hombres Mezcal. Frank goes business man, with Charlie acting as his lackey and driver. Charlie mostly wants to be involved because he's convinced they're Hal and Malcolm. Mac and Dennis are trying their hardest to make Paddys look classy/impressive, acting as Hugh Honey and Vic Vinegar (the rich gay couple) who own Paddy's.

"The Gang Learn About Inflation": Frank discovers there's a toilet in Charlie's apartment. This turns to a fight/conversation about their living conditions/rent and the current increased cost of living. On a similar issue, Dee is dealing with rent control (in some way or another). Mac and Dennis are back to being stupid about things, and Frank tries to teach them about inflation. Somehow, inflatable objects get involved and subsequently run over.

1601 - "D.E.N.N.I.S System: Guys Edition": Dee and Mac are both embarrassing the shit out of themselves in the dating pool, and Dennis steps up to teach them what he knows. He gives them a lesson on the D.E.N.N.I.S System, revised to now work on men. Dee's date is absolutely horrible. Mac's is just as bad when he ends up having some kind of allergic reaction. (Frank/Charlie Plot tbd or as follows:)

"Charlie in his Americas/ US-Russia Relations": Charlie and Frank take a trip to Old Lady House and meet/celebrate Charlie's Sisters birthdays (ft. Uncle Jack). While there, they watch something on the TV that's Russian-US related and something happens that has the two of them go full-send invested in representing/supporting America and storming some kind of Russia UN building. This naturally turns into Frank firing his guns.

If this isn't 1601, This might be the same episode as...

"Poppins Dies": Mac's dog dying spurs a visit from Chase Utley, Animal Rights activist, and the two finally get to have a catch (albeit at the pet cemetery...)

"Dee Fights for Gender Equality": The Gang are in the car together. Charlie and Mac (and Frank?) go over to their moms' house where Bonnie injures herself. Dee is somehow involving herself in men's hockey, and fighting for the right for women to be involved. Gritty makes an appearance. Meanwhile Dennis is dealing with his own mental health. Almost certain this is when he takes a trip to a building and is doing squats out the front, holding a trash bag.

Still on the docket, not sure where or how to insert these at this point:

Beach episode or multiple scenes at the beach

Rickety Cricket

Dee and Frank break into a house

Asian Market

totally platonic moments between two best friends and roommates of 20+ years

discussion: what is The macden song

#soooo cute😫😫

I spent entirely too long on this comic version of my super soft established relationship Macdennis fic

Turns out reconfiguring a written narrative to work as a comic was a challenging but interesting process!

Nerdy details under the cut!!!

1. Dee’s ‘Useless Femme’ t-shirt is from Sapphic Southerner

2. Charlie has always given me Toynbee vibes so the ~classic Toynbee Tile seemed like an appropriate graphic tee for him lol

3. Mac needs to get into shonen anime and he would love Yu Yu Hakusho because it’s literally the greatest anime of all time

4. Dennis’ shirt in the last scene (actually Mac’s shirt) is from 12th St Gym, which was a fixture in the Gayborhood for years and years. Mac was totally going there out of ‘curiosity’ in the same way he was going to the Rainbow before he came out. Unfortunately 12th St closed right around the time Mac came out for good :(

5. (VIEW FULL SIZE!) Lots of little details in the bathroom cuz there needs to be clutter! It’s mostly Dennis-focused items, cuz the thinking here is this is Dennis’ bathroom (cuz I subscribe to the belief that their apartment has two bathrooms)

A: Mid-2000s Phillies ticket

B: Charmacden at the bar :)

C: Literally a printout of this Aquaria Instagram post! I think drag would be a very healthy and constructive outlet for Dennis to explore, and I think Aquaria specifically is sort of an idealized version of what Dennis would want to look like in drag. (Also she’s originally from Philly!)

D: A Lamborghini Countach, ofc ;)

E: Cute lil Macdennis selfie

F: Lipsticks (stolen from Sephora)

G: A mug he stole from a Green Line Cafe and subsequently broke

H: An origami elephant that Mac made to demonstrate Finesse

I: Recently I learned that Rite Aid is Philly-based (although not exclusive to here) so those bandages are specifically store brand for additional local flavor lol

J: Lil figurine of Gobo from Fraggle Rock

K: Drugstore foundation (stolen from Rite Aid)

(I guess this version of Dennis shoplifts a lot?)

you’re telling me these two idiots are going to blow up a bunch of inflatable furniture and NOT pass out repeatedly from exhaustion?

Ok bc im not going to be able to shut the fuck up about it…(dtamhd spoilers)

The fact that it was a fantasy was very on brand. Dennis is someone who craves the feeling of control - over his health, his relationships, over everything - so the fact that he responds to something that’s beyond his control (aging, mortality) with an incredibly elaborate fantasy that allows all these bad things to happen to him but in the end he still manages to calm himself down was extremely in character for this new, less tightly wound Dennis we’ve had all season. THIS IS HOW HE’S GOTTEN TO THIS POINT.

This ep was an insight into his mind, how he’s actively been practicing changing the way he thinks and responds (‘it’s not your fault’ ‘the system is broken’) in situations where he feels stressed or overwhelmed or threatened. The violence he allows himself to indulge in is fantasy, he’s blowing off steam internally (inside the pressure cooker) so that he can be better in real life.

tldr; it wasn’t a dream, it was his fantasy - and not just fantasy, but fantasy as a coping mechanism!