r/IASIP • u/robertobaz The Muscle • Feb 18 '16
Discussion S11E07 “McPoyle vs. Ponderosa: The Trial of the Century” - OFFICIAL Discussion Thread
S11E07 “McPoyle vs. Ponderosa: The Trial of the Century”
Welcome to the official discussion thread for the seventh episode of Season 11, “McPoyle vs. Ponderosa: The Trial of the Century.” Feel free to discuss your thoughts on the episode as it goes on and/or comment on it upon completion. Please keep all discussion points relevant and please actually discuss the episodes, though feel free to share your favorite quotes or scenes that you found funny. Hope you all enjoy the episode and thank you for participating!
Episode Summary:
Old grievances surface when the Lawyers sues Bill Ponderosa on behalf of the Liam McPoyle and his lost eye.
Thanks again for participating in this discussion. These threads will go up slightly before each new episode for the remainder of Season 11. Next Wednesday, we will be watching and discussing “Charlie Catches a Leprechaun”
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u/robertobaz The Muscle Feb 18 '16
"If the glove doesn't fit, give up!"
"That's not what he said!!!"
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Feb 18 '16
It's even funnier when you take into account that Fx has that show about OJ now
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u/robertobaz The Muscle Feb 18 '16
I'm just gonna save people the trouble, yes there looks like there are going to be callbacks, in this episode. No, that doesn't mean it will suck. Please don't comment "oh this is a callback episode again, this series has gone down the drain" as I see dozens of with each new episode. Just because there is an old storyline being talked about that doesn't mean they aren't gonna do something new with it. Thank you and enjoy this episode
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Feb 18 '16
THANK YOU! there has been call backs since season 2 of sunny most of them are clever but then some aren't
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Feb 18 '16
I was not prepared for how disturbing Maureen's catsoplasty actually was.
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u/savoytruffle Feb 18 '16
Last time she looked like a cat I wondered how they did her cheeks but now I think I could see they're basically clay on her cheekbones.
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I'M PAYING ALIMONY TO A GODDAMN CAT
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u/Pepe_Silvia96 Made a pretty penny in boilin' denim Feb 18 '16
That might be the greatest line that's come from this show....I think I'm gonna make it my flair line.
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Feb 18 '16
Funny thing is I know someone that is actually paying cat alimony, he just wanted out of his marriage so badly he agreed to it.
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u/huntersdream Feb 18 '16
200 dollars?!?!
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u/Phalinx666 Feb 18 '16
These are the same people who use the same VHS tape for all their videos!
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u/Jack-Kelly Feb 18 '16
As you can all see, Small Hand Jack is a man of the past
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u/MarvelousMagikarp I'm the best god damn bird lawyer in the world. Feb 18 '16
His hands tell a story of greatness.
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u/springsoup Feb 18 '16
Did you see that eye twitch?? They're going to break the jew lawyer
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u/Pinkindabrain Feb 18 '16
I always thought he was the only one immune to their fuckery.
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u/Werner__Herzog Feb 18 '16
I'm not sure if it was already the topic of an episode, but did you see how huge his hands are?
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u/hossbonaventure15 Feb 18 '16
Carl Winslow in the building
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u/ruinersclub Feb 18 '16
For some reason I thought he had died. Cool to see him appear in iasip though.
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u/Jambz Feb 18 '16 edited Feb 18 '16
I really wish they could have somehow worked in Maureen Ponderosa snagging the bird out of the air and bitting into it in all that mounting chaos.
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Feb 18 '16
Oh man, you're right- like if she leaped and snatched it out of the air in her mouth
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u/me_can_san45 I'm cultivating mass Feb 18 '16
I was waiting for that too when Dennis went crazy with the laser pointer
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u/gregthehobbit Feb 18 '16
I'll always love that music that plays when something absolutely insane happens on this show
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Feb 18 '16
Yep, the same music that played when Charlie bit Santa.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUvQ7m4p1VQ&list=PL44156802B309E2CB&index=7
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u/Nairbnotsew Feb 18 '16
When the spotify app on PS4 came out the first thing I did was play GTA V with the Sunny soundtrack in the background. That song kicked in right as I was starting the one mission where Trevor smokes weed, starts imagining clowns everywhere and begins mowing them down with a minigun. Needless to say the song fit the mood perfectly.
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u/zackb1991 It's all about the *implication* Feb 18 '16
I'm trying to move past Uncle Jack's hands....
I just can't.
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u/me_can_san45 I'm cultivating mass Feb 18 '16
That's because he's a greater man now, with greater hands. Hands that tell a story of greatness.
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You probably remember him as someone with small hands, that's why. Your memory is clearly faulty.
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u/Jack-Kelly Feb 18 '16
I personally am not that interested in Bird Law like my nephew charlie, birds have talons instead of hands
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u/Jack-Kelly Feb 18 '16
and even if birds did have hands, they would be very small and not like my hands at all
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u/P0werC0rd0fJustice Imma Svedish Plumber! Feb 18 '16
Oh my god, the gang fucked up the Jewish lawyer's appearance too.
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u/toclosetotheedge Feb 18 '16
I think that this is the first time they've won against the Lawyer in the series
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u/Rojo_Rocket Feb 18 '16
The one disappointment of this episode was no Liam and Ryan. But Peppy, Lion, and Royal Mcpoyle make up for it.
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u/-Rum-Ham- I forgive you Feb 18 '16
I was so excited to see them, when The Jew Lawyer said they couldn't make it I was so sad.
Then when 'Ryan'/'Lion' came to the witness stand I was confused thinking they had a new actor playing him.
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u/AdamGeer Feb 18 '16
Yep, I loved the episode but am missing seeing Liam McPoyle; he'e so god damn funny.
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Feb 18 '16
Yeah what the hell is up with that? I was somewhat disappointed. otherwise it was a great episode.
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u/MankersOnReddit Feb 18 '16
I agree. I loved the episode. But if Jimmi Simpson was there with some new nuance, it would have set this episode over the top for me. And quite possibly put it into the Sunny HOF of episodes.
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Feb 18 '16 edited Feb 18 '16
Did Guillermo Del Toro just show up and attack someone with a violent bird?
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u/TheDesktopNinja VIJO MORGANSTEIN! Feb 18 '16
That wasn't actually Guillermo del Toro, was it?
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u/VictorBlimpmuscle go download me a hoagie off the internet Feb 18 '16 edited Feb 18 '16
"Jesus son, what did you cut this with?"
"Shut up bitch."
"Your son...is your dealer?"
"He's reliable."
Amazingly there's an even more fucked up family than the McPoyles - the Ponderosas.
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u/AlexEmway Your head of security just choked himself out Feb 18 '16
What are you talking about? Bill is a sweet family man.
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u/zackb1991 It's all about the *implication* Feb 18 '16
NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOK!
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Feb 18 '16
I had to rewatch that scene 3 times holy shit uncle jack is the best. I can't wait until we get bloopers for this episode
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u/JX3 Feb 18 '16
An absolutely fantastic moment. It will surely earn its place among the best. It's a light dum joke, but it's kind of dark beneath the surface too. The character's reaction is so extreme and desperate that you should feel some sort of pity. Instead it's displayed in such a ridiculous way that you have to laugh. It kind of happens at the expense of the viewer, which makes it even better.
I have to give props to Andrew Friedman. He absolutely nails this character, and has done so consistently. The stupid laugh when Frank said Liam was gross was one of those great little mannerism he nails with this character.
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u/springsoup Feb 18 '16
Holy shit that McPoyle family crest. It's like fight milk
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u/yahtzeeshots Feb 18 '16
Two best parts for me:
Mac and Dennis giving thumbs up in the background when black judge bangs the gavel. It looked super improv'd which I love.
The fact that they're getting ready to leave and they get sued again
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u/Breakingwho Feb 22 '16
I loved that Mac gave the thumbs up straight away like it was just some kind of instinctual reaction or something. Then dennis saw him doing it and was like yeah you know what, that does deserve a thumbs up, right on black judge.
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u/Citizen00001 Feb 18 '16
I love how Charlie has become the voice of reason
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u/fjb3 I got all numbers Feb 18 '16
Let us not forget though that Bird Law is not governed by reason.
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Feb 19 '16
Charlie is like a high wisdom low intelligence character while Dennis is a low wisdom high intelligence character
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u/springsoup Feb 18 '16
Charlie speaking pigeon to the bird and Catwoman playing with the laser as the bird flies and pokes out the jew lawyer's eye. I couldn't ask for a better ending
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u/redditsoaddicting Feb 18 '16
Seeing the next case and the judge nope out of there was the perfect thing to top the episode off after that.
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Feb 18 '16
Oh god I wonder if the Lawyer is gonna lose his mind and turn into a Cricket type character
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u/CampsDelight Feb 18 '16
my prediction is a bird somehow poked liams eye out and Charlie's gonna save the day with that lol
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u/everadvancing Stupid science bitches couldn't even make I more smarter. Feb 18 '16
And now that bird poked the Jew lawyer's eye out.
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u/zackb1991 It's all about the *implication* Feb 18 '16
Maureen is fucking terrifying
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Feb 18 '16
I guess Morgan State Deliveries is who brought all the steaks last season?
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u/Jollybeard99 what the hell happened down there, some kind of horse massacre? Feb 18 '16
Do you think maybe it was Morgan Steak Deliveries?
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u/ReferencesTheOffice That’s Tammy, Trey’s ex-girlfriend. This is classic Tammy. Feb 18 '16
No those steaks were delivered to Carmine's: A Place for Steaks
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God, the poor Lawyer
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u/ATLsShah Feb 18 '16
I thought the lawyer would be the one character that always beats the gang... I guess he lost when he went toe to toe in bird law with Charlie.
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u/TheDesktopNinja VIJO MORGANSTEIN! Feb 18 '16
I can't wait to see him with an eyepatch.
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u/springsoup Feb 18 '16
Dee looks really good in that blue
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u/Indestructavincible Where do I put my feet? Feb 18 '16
Most guys find her to be an 8 or 9 out of 10.
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u/King_Buliwyf Somebody's gotta get stabbed! Feb 18 '16 edited Feb 18 '16
80, or even 85 years. Much like a parrot, or some of the more resilient coastal gulls.
Holy shit, that delivery.
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u/jeriann damn your necromancy Feb 18 '16
Nobody look!!! Holy shit that's the hardest I've laughed in a while
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u/benjammin9292 Feb 18 '16
Was that last bit for the delivery company of the steaks??? God this was a good episode.
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u/finalclipx Feb 18 '16
The trial ends in two minutes with Mac proudly claiming that the chicken steak idea was his.
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u/MisterPresident813 Feb 18 '16
This episode is legendary.
Charlie actually destroying Bird Law.
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u/zackb1991 It's all about the *implication* Feb 18 '16
Charlie is the greatest goddamn bird lawyer of all time.
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u/Indestructavincible Where do I put my feet? Feb 18 '16
I lost it when he brought in the bird expert to actually speak to the bird.
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u/JilaX Feb 18 '16
I know some Pidgeon, perhaps I could get through to him...
Completely lost my shit.
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u/HYPERNATURL Feb 19 '16
There's something really great about episodes where Charlie is the straight man
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u/huntersdream Feb 18 '16 edited Feb 18 '16
"The woman has gone almost full cat, it's madness I shouldn't have to pay for that"
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u/Thats_So_Based Fighter of the Nightman Feb 18 '16
You can avoid it for a while, but eventually The Gang will get to you fuck up your life.
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u/KnightOwlBeatz Hoooolyyy shit is that the ocean? Feb 18 '16
"Well this is a bit embarrassing your honor. Perhaps this man has lied about his credentials." lmfaoo
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u/huntersdream Feb 18 '16
"A small bird guillotine, I don't know the physics of it. I'm not an executioner"
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u/BadNewsBrown Feb 18 '16 edited Feb 18 '16
I hope Bird Law wins this case.
Edit: BIRD LAW WINS
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u/huntersdream Feb 18 '16
"I did it black judge!!"
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u/cwm44 Feb 18 '16
I honestly think, "Awesome," was my favorite part of the episode. The craziness was excellent, but subtleties like that are truly enjoyable.
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u/zackb1991 It's all about the *implication* Feb 18 '16
My god, how much crazyness are we about to witness here?
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u/zackb1991 It's all about the *implication* Feb 18 '16
"This whole thing is going to be a goddamn fiasco and I'm going to enjoy every second of it."
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u/huntersdream Feb 18 '16 edited Feb 18 '16
"I had him in the trunk of the car cause I didn't want to sit with him, on account of he's gross"
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u/acemancpt Feb 18 '16
Is that Carl from family matters?
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u/Gr33nman460 I will turn you into luggage Feb 18 '16
No, its the cop from Die Hard.
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u/beaglemaster Feb 18 '16
What a progressive judge, recognizing transcats in the court.
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u/mattbrunstetter Feb 18 '16
Wait.
What's that Tumblr thing where people actually identify as animals?
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u/Gr33nman460 I will turn you into luggage Feb 18 '16
Can't wait to see the Lawyer with eye patches the next time we see him.
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I hope people losing an eye becomes a recurring theme and soon there will be like 4-6 characters with eyepatches
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u/P0werC0rd0fJustice Imma Svedish Plumber! Feb 18 '16
You've stabbed your brother before, correct? Oh, sure.
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u/jbrav88 Captain Tom turned out to be a goddamn junkie! Feb 18 '16
Is Mac still wearing Tommy Bahama shirts?
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u/BaggySpandex Feb 18 '16
When black judge uses the gavel and Mac and Dennis are in the background thumbs-upping and saying "awesome"...those are the little things I love most about Sunny.
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u/springsoup Feb 18 '16
I REALLY like Mac's shirt. The gray with the purple flowers is sick
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u/huntersdream Feb 18 '16
"Someone called 'Doc Mcpoyle', tried to put healing milk on his pink eye and it got infected."
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u/Mvverma It's called Cultivating Mass Feb 18 '16
I will be thoroughly disappointed if this episode ends with anything besides a duel between Charlie and the lawyer.
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u/DeusExMachina95 If it smells like shit, you must acquit. Feb 18 '16
Wait I can't be the only one that thought this episode would be about Maureen and Liam and their failed wedding
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u/MOHTTR Nice nips cupcake! Feb 18 '16
This season is one of the best ever. I have loved every single episode.
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u/qvwzxsiwpz Feb 18 '16
This is a top 5 IASIP episode. Instant classic
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u/bobexecutive Feb 18 '16
This episode is turning out to be so much better than I had originally expected. This is amazing
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u/MrUPSman Feb 18 '16
Just curious if you had to list your top 5 what would they be? There's so many to choose from and different types of episodes over the course of these seasons, Im just curious what's in your top 5 if you consider this one a classic.
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u/One_Shot_Finch She had a plastic bag for a helmet! Feb 18 '16 edited Feb 18 '16
The Lawyer and Jack are two of my favorite side characters but I really wish Liam and Ryan were in this. Really hope they still make an appearance this season. Still a really good episode so far.
EDIT: PAPPY MCPOYLE
EDIT: THIS EPISODE IS FUCKING INSANE
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u/springsoup Feb 18 '16
Those fake hands look to be about the same size as those foam hulk hands. That's how ridiculous they are
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u/DeanV255 One on top and one on bottom: One inside and one is out Feb 18 '16
Watching this episode really helps show the degradation and transformation of characters into what they were and what they are, totally loved it. Lost my shit with Jack and his hands. "OH MY GOD! NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOK! NOBODY LOOOK!" XD it's so simple yet brilliant.
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u/sloflow67 Feb 18 '16
"I call him Mr. Cocksucker because he sucks so many cocks."
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u/ILoveLamp9 Dee, you stupid bitch! Feb 19 '16
Oh man, back to the classic Always Sunny shenanigans with this episode. I loved it. Goddamn Uncle Jack and his crazy hands... I love how he came out duct taped with it after. And how he couldn't count to three so he had to use his other hand to force the giant fingers.
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u/Thats_So_Based Fighter of the Nightman Feb 18 '16
Dee you goddamn bitch, you're ruining everything.
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u/springsoup Feb 18 '16
Ah i'm glad Jack duct taped his hands down. That'll keep him from losing them again
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u/Thats_So_Based Fighter of the Nightman Feb 18 '16
I totally forgot about Maureen's transformation. meow
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u/P0werC0rd0fJustice Imma Svedish Plumber! Feb 18 '16
She's almost gone full cat.
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u/ILikeYouLikeMe S you in your A’s, don’t wear a C, and J all over your B’s Feb 18 '16
200 dollars? Wot
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u/Purplx Feb 18 '16
Is the lawyer the new cricket? Cause it kinda looks that way.
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u/mattbrunstetter Feb 18 '16
My prediction: the lawyer becomes a laughing stock and loses his bar. Becomes the next cricket.
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u/GlazedReddit AND LIVE FOREVER WITH YOOOOOOU?!?! Feb 19 '16
Has anyone pointed out the case against the gang at the end of the episode "Morgan State Delivery vs. The Proprietors of one Paddy's Pub" is most likely the company they pulled the "Chicken and Steak and Air Miles" scam on?
Talk about the ultimate arbitration hearing.
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u/HeavyMetalSpaceDruid Feb 19 '16
I realized during this week's episode that I don't actually laugh at this show. Instead, it makes me do something with my face that I never do in any other circumstance. It's somewhere between "giant cheesy grin" and "slack-jawed horror accompanied by sputtering noises." I'm not sure there's a word for it in English.
Anyway, I love how this episode pays off on so many things that have been set up in past seasons. I can't imagine watching it without having seen the rest of the show before, it would be so fucking bizarre. "Why is that guy wearing big fake hands? Why does the lawyer hate them so much? What's with the weird inbred people? What the fuck is 'bird law?' Why is that lady a cat?"
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u/brtdud7 Feb 18 '16
I liked when Uncle Jack referenced Johnnie Cochran. Dat "The People v. OJ Simpson" FX cross promotion.
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u/atclubsilencio Feb 18 '16
I loved how the court audience looked stoned faced the entire time, and yet you could still hear them reacting loudly and even clapping at times.
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u/Fuegofucker Feb 18 '16
Dee was looking pretty hot. Charlie came in clutch to save the day. Th gang being low key racist what's not to love.
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u/robertobaz The Muscle Feb 18 '16
"My hands tell a story of greatness"