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šWhy canāt we just be normal? š
That right there is the mail. Now letās talk about the mail. Can we talk about the mail, please, Mac? Iāve been dying to talk about the mail with you all day, okay?!
Charlie Day from Itās Always Sunny in Philadelphia (Season 4, Episode 10 āSweet Dee Has a Heart Attackā) - a commission for Emily
bonus for sticky notes and conspiracy thread:
It's always sunny in Philadelphia, 4x09
The fountain saga.
One of my favorite things about this finale was that it confirmed something really important to me that Iāve been low-key thinking for a long time: that Charlie is theĀ āheartā of the group and is a sort of emotional pit in the rotten fruit. Every person in this slimy gang has their important place in it obviously, both for us and in their universe, but Charlie has proven so many times to be a āwholesomeā adhesive that brings out theĀ ābetterā in otherwise unpleasant people. Charlieās by no means a saint himself ā we know his rap sheet, itās extensive even if heās usually more a passive chaotic entity ā but I feel like Iāve seen so many situations where heās been an emotional anchor or a voice of reason.
āCharlie Workā is the epitome of how he almost solely keeps the bar opened, but he also is the literal reason the bar even happens at all: he overhears the roller rink owner, he pushes for them to go into business for themselves, and he buys a majority of the bar with his savings. But on the other end, heās also often a reason for members of the gang to be more compassionate or considerate of someone elseĀ (I especially notice it with Dennis in his interactions with Charlie, and if I listed every example I can think of this would be a real essay).
Thatās not to say the gang are always totally kind to him, but you get that sense that heās a less agreeable target for their laundry list of flaws; heās someone theyāre more willing to put aside their selfish tendencies for (Charlie Kelly: King of the Rats is a big blaring example). When Charlie drifts from Frank in Ireland, you can feel the loss Frank feels in that relationship, because Charlie has left a pretty profound impact on his development from the day heād moved into that shitty apartment.
But I also wanted to bring up this image set ^ that Iāve put in, where they all quietly realize they canāt leave Charlie behind because they love him. They go back and they help him finish something that means a lot to him, with sincerity, and thatās a lot to ask of characters who are almost always unpleasant and unkind (if not downright diabolical). I just love the framing of that last few shots of them, with Charlie squarely in the middle of the group ā and also being the one to reach out and put his hands around Dee and Frank. I also love Mac reaching over to put his hand on Charlieās as they walk.Ā
Just. Ugh.
Anyway, tl;dr, Charlie Kelly isnāt just the wildcard, heās the box that holds the deck together, thank you for coming to my oversentimental TEDtalk about a bunch of gross people and their gross janitor.
It's always sunny in Philadelphia, 4x02
Theres a charlie kelly
Hes deep in my soulsoulsoul
Hes lived there 4 years yearsyears
He just wont let gogo goo
IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA ā³scenes that became memes: part 7/?
It's always sunny in Philadelphia, 3x11
Brokeback Mountain
Bonus:
