Ever just have a screaming fit about ptsdee (and nightman cometh, and missing out on childhood so you go see a robot’s boobs) and Charlie/Dennis feeling connected over suffering ‘real trauma’ the others haven’t, but also absolutely never admitting What Happened?
LITERALLY EVERDAY CONSTANTLY THEY HAUNT MEEEE.
PTSDee is one of my favorite episodes because I just absolutely love episodes that explore the gang’s trauma through absurd hijinks (dee’s self esteem issues n mac n frank daddy issues exploration r also favorites of mine) but charlie & dennis’ connection is just soo special and i love the way it’s portrayed. they’re such different people but the way they can see through each other’s denial and bullshit to recognize the specific ways that each of them was hurt KILLS me. they can only truly comprehend and try to process That Thing That Never Happened through projecting onto each other it’s so tragic. Real Recognizes Real and such… the charden worms in my brain r wriggling so fast rn AUGH
ptsdee is such a great episode because it really allows the gang to highlight just how dark they can get & it explores all of their trauma through a comedic lens - operating as an extremely dark comedy & tragedy as comedy is always when sunny is at its highest quality - but it’s also a great episode because it’s driven by dee & she’s allowed to be a driving force & a villain protagonist just like the guys always are. wayyy too often (especially in the later seasons) dee is relegated to the gang’s punching bag & aside from being insulting to her character it’s a huge waste of potential. re watching earlier episodes & (rare) later seasons episodes where dee is a driving force is just such a reminder of how great & twisted of a character she really is
Maybe I’m just overthinking it (what else is new) but the progression of Hero or Hate Crime to PTSDee is actually so evil.
Cause Mac finally comes out, for real no taking it back. Then the NEXT episode he dreams of killing his dad just as Luther was about to ask him to play catch. Like I can’t not see that as him coming out has effectively killed any chance of him having a relationship with his dad.
I’m fucking laughing man how is the rat seduction dance the best of their friendship!? That’s the only part of the episode they put in the compilation. Many such cases of their friendship in that episode, the seduction dance not being one of those.