It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (TV Series) The Gang Gets Analyzed (2012) User Reviews

Best episode of season

[hrsh-ag · 10/10 · 3 November 2019]

Very "interesting" insights. Loved it! Philly never ceases to amaze.

fantastic episode

[aartdappel · 10/10 · 10 June 2019]

Maybe the best episode of the series, the characters really get to express themselves with great acting.

Finally a good episode in this season

[Jazmataz1980 · 8/10 · 29 February 2024]

Season eight drags on quite a bit. Therefore, the episode of the gang getting analyzed was a breath of fresh air. For me personally, delivering the most laughs of all of Season 8 yet. The show's creators should write another episode with the therapist because she was the perfect foil for the gang's insanity.

The gang wants a decision from the therapist on who should do the dishes after sharing a meal together, and chaos ensues. Each one in the gang gets an individual session, revealing more about themselves than they had planned to. Except for maybe Charlie who is an open book. Without giving anything away, I would say that therapist will come to regret her decision to try to help the gang.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia The Gang Gets Analyzed

[dalydj-918-255175 · 8 November 2012]

Dee goes to visit her therapist again and talks about the problems she had with her friends at a dinner. The fight is over dishes and everyone comes into the room to talk about the problem. The therapist then takes on everyone single to talk about the incident. First is Mac who goes through a range of emotions before he can even talk. Mac then tells her of how his weight went from big to small in a stretch of long time. When the therapist gets to close with Mac Dennis tells him time is up. Next is Charlie who seems the most insane of the whole group. While talking to Chalie she struggles to get through to him as he try's to mirror her words and say some strange things. He pulls out a dead pigeon from his jacket and puts it on the table. Frankie is third and starts spitting out food because he does not like therapists. Franke tells her he opened up to a therapist once and about some of his past. He starts to cry when talking about his terrible past. Frank starts to break down but then it's Dennis's turn. Dennis thinks he is working with her but he is the one being analyzed. Dennis starts to talk about Mac while making fun of the therapist. Dennis ends up making a weird picture of the therapist which leads to Dee's therapy session. Dee was lying in her sessions and try's to act it to make sure she turned down the notebook. She leads by wanting to be told she is a good actress. In the waiting room everyone has been weirdly effected by the sessions even fighting each other. More information comes out and she has to tell them that what they want to hear. They just want to hear about the dishes so she tells them Dee is to do the dishes.

EPISODE GRADE: A- (MVP: Cailing Olsen)

Really makes the characters work

[yavermbizi · 6/10 · 29 March 2020]

My overall rating of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"'s Season 8: 4/10

While the quality of this episode is uneven (Sweet Dee's segments and performance honestly suck and are incredibly boring; and Frank's - while well-delivered - are not funny), it still very much has its moments, and really allows the 8-seasons-worth of character development to be reconsidered and play out in its full glory. The "special" format, with the action confined in one location and split into segments, without any parallel plots or pulling off any crazy schemes, while seemingly relatively common in the series at this point, is still something a bit fresher than the usual routine, and is worthy of additional praise.