Rob McElhenney, creator and star of It's Always Sunny Philalphia, spoke about the cisn to make his character Mac openly gay on the ntroversial s.
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- ‘IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY’ CAST ON MAC’S GAY PRI DANCE SEQUENCE, “MASSIVE RPONSE” FROM LGBTQ VIEWERS – TCA
- 'IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY' STAR ROB MCELHENNEY TALKS DECISN TO MAKE MAC GAY
- MAC COM OUT AS GAY TO HIS FATHER STUNNG ‘IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY PHILALPHIA’ DANCE SEQUENCE: WATCH
- "IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY PHILALPHIA" GAVE MAC AN UNEXPECTEDLY TOUCHG COMG-OUT TO HIS DADIN A STUNNG DANCE SEQUENCE, MAC VISUALIZ THE NER STGGLE HE'S BEEN FACG OVER HIS {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY LTER FABIAN BRATHWAENOVEMBER 9, 2018/2:05 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:4480PX;WIDTH:6720PX;}PATRICK MCELHENNEY/FXXIT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA -- “MAC FDS HIS PRI” – SEASON 13, EPISO 10 (AIRS NOVEMBER 7, 10:00 PM E/P) PICTURED: (L-R) ROB MCELHENNEY AS MAC, KYLIE SHEA AS BETIFUL WOMAN. CR: PATRICK MCELHENNEY/FXXBY LTER FABIAN BRATHWAENOVEMBER 9, 2018 / 2:05 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY PHILALPHIA\" GAVE MAC AN UNEXPECTEDLY TOUCHG COMG-OUT TO HIS DAD","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-11-09T19:05:17.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-11-09T19:05:17.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"LTER FABIAN BRATHWAE","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FXX'S IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY PHILALPHIA, THE LONGT NNG SHOW BLE HISTORY, JT FISHED S 13TH SEASON AND EVEN SO EP S N THE GANG AT PADDY'S PUB STILL MANAG TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON THURSDAY'S SEASON FALE, MAC (SHOW CREATOR ROB MCELHENNEY) GOT A RARE MOMENT OF PERSONAL GROWTH, WHICH THE SHOW HAS ROUTELY REJECTED. THE CENTRAL NCE OF IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IS THAT MAC, CHARLIE, DENNIS, DEE AND FRANK ARE NOT GOOD PEOPLE—THEY'RE THE ACTUAL WORST—AND BEG THE WORST THEY NEVER SIRE TO CHANGE OR BEE BETTER ANY POSSIBLE WAY. MAC, HOWEVER, HAS ALWAYS BEEN A SLIGHT EXCEPTN TO THAT LE. HE'S NOT AS DUMB AS CHARLIE SO HE'S ABLE TO REALIZE HIS SHORTGS, AND HE'S NOT AS WILLFULLY UNWILLG AS FRANK, DEE, AND DENNIS TO BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MAC'S SEXUALY HAS LONG BEEN A NNG JOKE ON THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A VOUT CATHOLIC WH A SHTY UPBRGG—HIS DAD IS A PSYCHOPATH AND HIS MOM IS AN ALHOLIC—MAC HAS ALWAYS BEEN SUCH EP NIAL ABOUT HIS ATTRACTN TO MEN THAT THE RT OF THE GANG NEVER TAK ANYTHG HE DO OR SAYS SERLY, DISMISSG HIS ACTNS AS JT ANOTHER SPERATE PLOY FOR ATTENTN. THAT'S EXACTLY HOW THEY TREATED HIS TRANSFORMATN TO A RAGG BEEFKE AT THE START OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MAC ME OUT AT THE END OF THE 11TH SEASON WHEN A FATEFUL ENUNTER ON A CHRISTIAN CISE SHIP WH A GAY UPLE OPENED HIS LEGS AND HIS EY TO A NEW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT ALSO TTED HIS FAH GOD AND HE SOON WENT BACK TO THE CLOSET. THEN SEASON 12, MAC FALLY AND FIVELY ME OUT FOLLOWG SOME HIJKS 'S NOT REALLY WORTH GETTG TO HERE. JT KNOW VOLVED A DILDO EXERCISE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE POT IS, MAC ME TO ACCEPT HIS HOMOSEXUALY, ENDG A MULTI-SEASON ARC AND RULTG THE MOST FLHED-OUT CHARACTER ON IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY PHILALPHIA. BUT STILL, THIS 13TH SEASON FALE ME AS A TE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN "MAC FDS HIS PRI," THE GANG IS PARTICIPATG PHILLY'S PRI PARA AND THEY WANT MAC TO DANCE ON THEIR ELABORATE FLOAT. IN ONE OF MANY KNOWG MENTARI ON THE MERCIALIZATN AND MODIFITN OF LGBTQ CULTURE, THEY PLA THAT THEY N'T HAVE A STRAIGHT GUY DANCE ON THE FLOAT OR ELSE "THE PRS WOULD MURR" THEM. FRANK (A NEVER BETTER DANNY DEVO) IS CHARGED, TO HIS CHAGR, WH RECG MAC, WHO'S EXPERIENCG AN EXISTENTIAL CRISIS ABOUT WHERE HE FS AS A GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR PURELY SELFISH REASONS, FRANK TRI TO HELP MAC "FD HIS PRI." FIRST THEY GO TO AN UNRGROUND S&M Y AND THEN A DRAG BAR, BUT MAC DON'T FEEL LIKE HE FS AT EHER. THEN OCCURS TO FRANK THAT MAC WILL NEVER FEEL PLETE UNTIL MAC OUT TO HIS CURRENTLY RCERATED DAD (GREGORY STT CUMMS). WHILE VISG HIM PRISON, MAC IS UNABLE TO GET OUT THE WORDS, AND STEAD HIS DAD NVC HIMSELF THAT MAC HAS "FALLY" KNOCKED UP A GIRL. WHEN FRANK SE A WOMAN EXG MAC'S APARTMENT AND MAC PUTTG BACK ON HIS SHIRT, HE, AND I, ASSUME THAT MAC IS GOG BACK THE CLOSET. AFTER ALL, THAT'S HAPPENED BEFORE. THE ENTIRE TIME I JT KEPT WAG FOR THE OTHER SHOE TO DROP—FOR MAC TO ADM THAT HE'S NOT GAY, SPE ALL THE EVINCE TO THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THROUGHOUT THE EPISO, FRANK CLAIMS THAT HE JT NEVER "GOT" MAC. AN OLD-SCHOOL BIGOT, FRANK IS THE LAST PERSON YOU'D EXPECT TO SET MAC ON A PATH OF SELF-DISVERY. BUT FRANK IS ABLE TO FD EMPATHY FOR MAC THANKS TO A HILAR SUBPLOT VOLVG A BLOODY NOSE AND THE CREASGLY BIZARRE TACTICS HE EMPLOYS TO STOP , WHICH ONLY SERV TO MAKE HIS FACE MORE AND MORE ILLY GROTQUE. ONCE HE JT RELEAS THE BLOOD, HOWEVER, HE REALIZ WHAT MAC MT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"SOMETIM YOU GOT TO LET THE BLOOD FLOW" FRANK SAYS TO MAC, " ORR TO START THE HEALG. SOME CUTS YOU JT N'T PLUG UP." FRANK GO ON TO TELL MAC THAT HE NEEDS TO LET OUT WHAT'S SI OF HIM OR HE'LL BE AGONY FOR THE RT OF HIS LIFE. HERE I EXPECTED MAC TO AGREE TO DANCE ON PADDY'S FLOAT—THE SHOW LOV AN ELABORATE BUILD UP TO A SIMPLE GAG—BUT FRANK WANTS HIM TO FET ABOUT THAT AND FOC ON HIS TE RELEASE: G OUT TO HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY HAS HAD MIL VIGT BEFORE, MOST MEMORABLY SEASON FOUR'S "THE NIGHTMAN COMETH," BUT THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN ED FOR EDIC EFFECT. THIS TIME, HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO PUNCHLE. MAC AND FRANK GO BACK TO THE PRISON AND STAGE A SHOW FOR THE PRISONERS. MAC TRODUC THE SHOW BY TELLG HIS DAD THAT HE'S GAY AND IMMEDIATELY LNCHG TO A GEO TERPRETIVE DANCE WH THE WOMAN LAST SEEN LEAVG HIS APARTMENT—HIS DANCE PARTNER. AND THAT IMPRSIVE PHYSIQUE HE BUILT WAS MORE THAN JT FOR SHOW, BUT FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MAC HAD TRIED TO EXPLA TO FRANK EARLIER ABOUT WHAT WAS GOG ON SI OF HIM: "THERE’S LIKE THIS STORM SI OF ME AND ’S BEEN RAGG MY WHOLE LIFE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"AND I’M DOWN ON MY KNE AND I’M LOOKG FOR ANSWERS AND THEN GOD DOWN TO ME AND ’S A VERY HOT CHICK."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"AND SHE PULLS ME UP AND WE START DANCG.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FRANK'S IAL RPONSE WAS, "THE CATHOLICS REALLY FUCKED YOU UP." {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MAC'S DAD WALKS OUT THE MIDDLE OF THE PERFORMANCE, WHICH IS PART OF THE PERFORMANCE SELF. THE REJECTN HE RECEIV OM HIS DAD IS MIRRORED ON STAGE, BUT THE GOD HE IS DANCG WH ULTIMATELY ACCEPTS HIM. THEY END THEIR PAS UX WH MAC CRAWLG TO GOD AS SHE WHISPERS, "IT'S OKAY, 'S OKAY, 'S OKAY." AND FRANK, WELL:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND THEN ENDS. THE DIENCE STANDS APPLDG AWE AND THE SHOW CUTS TO THE CREDS. THERE'S NO JOKE, NO PARTG QUIP. THAT'S THE TLY SHOCKG B ABOUT THIS ENTIRE EPISO. IT'S SUCH A DRAMATIC, UNCHARACTERISTIC, AND ANKLY ADULT WAY TO END AN EPISO, LET ALONE A SEASON. OVER A AND IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY HAS FALLY GROWN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT THIS SHOW HAS ALWAYS BEEN WAY MORE THAN WHAT SEEMED, OM S VERY FIRST EPISOS. IT'S NOT JT GROSS-OUT HUMOR, OVER-THE-TOP BS, AND EDGS FOR THE SAKE OF EDGS—THERE'S A W AND A WK TO EVERYTHG THEY DO. IT DON'T ALWAYS WORK, BUT WHEN DO, IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY PHILALPHIA PROV WHY 'S THE LONGT NNG SHOW BLE—AND WH S 14TH SEASON, THE LONGT NNG LIVE-ACTN S—AND WHY 'S STILL ONE OF THE BT SHOWS ON TV, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHECK OUT THE FULL DANCE SEQUENCE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
‘IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY’ CAST ON MAC’S GAY PRI DANCE SEQUENCE, “MASSIVE RPONSE” FROM LGBTQ VIEWERS – TCA
Rob McElhenney, creator and star of It's Always Sunny Philalphia, spoke about the cisn to make his character Mac openly gay on the ntroversial s. * mac is gay dance *
Revealed as a gay man at the end of the prev season, Mac is still unable to fd his footg the world. “I don’t know where I f as a gay man, and ’s startg to get to me, " Mac tells Danny DeVo's Frank.
'IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY' STAR ROB MCELHENNEY TALKS DECISN TO MAKE MAC GAY
Rob McElhenney, creator and star of It's Always Sunny Philalphia, spoke about the cisn to make his character Mac openly gay on the ntroversial s. * mac is gay dance *
This, however, was an earnt moment which Mac (played by seri creator Rob McElhenney) fally found the means wh which to exprs himself and affirm his inty as a newly out gay man. ' And most of the people I know that mp tend to be fairly homophobic. So we began gog down that road: Let’s satirize that hard Christian nservative who is also tensely homophobic.
And that’s when I thought, 'Let’s jt make him gay. "Gags about Mac's sexualy had long been one of the show's many nng jok, but jt as the show had skewered racist and sexist viewpots before, so too were viewers ved to lgh at the characters' homophobic ments, not wh them. "The joke wasn’t that Mac was gay, obvly.
MAC COM OUT AS GAY TO HIS FATHER STUNNG ‘IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY PHILALPHIA’ DANCE SEQUENCE: WATCH
* mac is gay dance *
"The joke was that he was the closet, and he refed to e out and doubled down on his homophobia. We weren’t creatg a gay character for edic effect, that was there jt to be gay and to be funny bee he was gay, but a very plex, very disturbed, very fucked-up and awful character, who happens to be gay. It’s Always Sunny Philalphia -creator and star Rob McElhenney said a “massive” show of enthiasm om LGBTQ viewers to his character, Mac, g out as gay last season helped the show lean to the storyle the upg Season 13.
) The pot of the dance is for Mac, who me out as gay Season 12, to reveal his sexual orientatn to his dad. 'It's Always Sunny Philalphia' star Rob McElhenney talks about his character Mac g out as gay and what fans n expect Season Sep. In Season 11, the wrers ially had Rob’s character e out as gay to his iends, but he eventually cid to "go back the closet.
" So, what prompted Rob (who also -created the show) to make Mac It’s Always Sunny gay?
"IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY PHILALPHIA" GAVE MAC AN UNEXPECTEDLY TOUCHG COMG-OUT TO HIS DADIN A STUNNG DANCE SEQUENCE, MAC VISUALIZ THE NER STGGLE HE'S BEEN FACG OVER HIS {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY LTER FABIAN BRATHWAENOVEMBER 9, 2018/2:05 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:4480PX;WIDTH:6720PX;}PATRICK MCELHENNEY/FXXIT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA -- “MAC FDS HIS PRI” – SEASON 13, EPISO 10 (AIRS NOVEMBER 7, 10:00 PM E/P) PICTURED: (L-R) ROB MCELHENNEY AS MAC, KYLIE SHEA AS BETIFUL WOMAN. CR: PATRICK MCELHENNEY/FXXBY LTER FABIAN BRATHWAENOVEMBER 9, 2018 / 2:05 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY PHILALPHIA\" GAVE MAC AN UNEXPECTEDLY TOUCHG COMG-OUT TO HIS DAD","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-11-09T19:05:17.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-11-09T19:05:17.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"LTER FABIAN BRATHWAE","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FXX'S IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY PHILALPHIA, THE LONGT NNG SHOW BLE HISTORY, JT FISHED S 13TH SEASON AND EVEN SO EP S N THE GANG AT PADDY'S PUB STILL MANAG TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON THURSDAY'S SEASON FALE, MAC (SHOW CREATOR ROB MCELHENNEY) GOT A RARE MOMENT OF PERSONAL GROWTH, WHICH THE SHOW HAS ROUTELY REJECTED. THE CENTRAL NCE OF IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IS THAT MAC, CHARLIE, DENNIS, DEE AND FRANK ARE NOT GOOD PEOPLE—THEY'RE THE ACTUAL WORST—AND BEG THE WORST THEY NEVER SIRE TO CHANGE OR BEE BETTER ANY POSSIBLE WAY. MAC, HOWEVER, HAS ALWAYS BEEN A SLIGHT EXCEPTN TO THAT LE. HE'S NOT AS DUMB AS CHARLIE SO HE'S ABLE TO REALIZE HIS SHORTGS, AND HE'S NOT AS WILLFULLY UNWILLG AS FRANK, DEE, AND DENNIS TO BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MAC'S SEXUALY HAS LONG BEEN A NNG JOKE ON THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A VOUT CATHOLIC WH A SHTY UPBRGG—HIS DAD IS A PSYCHOPATH AND HIS MOM IS AN ALHOLIC—MAC HAS ALWAYS BEEN SUCH EP NIAL ABOUT HIS ATTRACTN TO MEN THAT THE RT OF THE GANG NEVER TAK ANYTHG HE DO OR SAYS SERLY, DISMISSG HIS ACTNS AS JT ANOTHER SPERATE PLOY FOR ATTENTN. THAT'S EXACTLY HOW THEY TREATED HIS TRANSFORMATN TO A RAGG BEEFKE AT THE START OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MAC ME OUT AT THE END OF THE 11TH SEASON WHEN A FATEFUL ENUNTER ON A CHRISTIAN CISE SHIP WH A GAY UPLE OPENED HIS LEGS AND HIS EY TO A NEW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT ALSO TTED HIS FAH GOD AND HE SOON WENT BACK TO THE CLOSET. THEN SEASON 12, MAC FALLY AND FIVELY ME OUT FOLLOWG SOME HIJKS 'S NOT REALLY WORTH GETTG TO HERE. JT KNOW VOLVED A DILDO EXERCISE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE POT IS, MAC ME TO ACCEPT HIS HOMOSEXUALY, ENDG A MULTI-SEASON ARC AND RULTG THE MOST FLHED-OUT CHARACTER ON IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY PHILALPHIA. BUT STILL, THIS 13TH SEASON FALE ME AS A TE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN "MAC FDS HIS PRI," THE GANG IS PARTICIPATG PHILLY'S PRI PARA AND THEY WANT MAC TO DANCE ON THEIR ELABORATE FLOAT. IN ONE OF MANY KNOWG MENTARI ON THE MERCIALIZATN AND MODIFITN OF LGBTQ CULTURE, THEY PLA THAT THEY N'T HAVE A STRAIGHT GUY DANCE ON THE FLOAT OR ELSE "THE PRS WOULD MURR" THEM. FRANK (A NEVER BETTER DANNY DEVO) IS CHARGED, TO HIS CHAGR, WH RECG MAC, WHO'S EXPERIENCG AN EXISTENTIAL CRISIS ABOUT WHERE HE FS AS A GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR PURELY SELFISH REASONS, FRANK TRI TO HELP MAC "FD HIS PRI." FIRST THEY GO TO AN UNRGROUND S&M Y AND THEN A DRAG BAR, BUT MAC DON'T FEEL LIKE HE FS AT EHER. THEN OCCURS TO FRANK THAT MAC WILL NEVER FEEL PLETE UNTIL MAC OUT TO HIS CURRENTLY RCERATED DAD (GREGORY STT CUMMS). WHILE VISG HIM PRISON, MAC IS UNABLE TO GET OUT THE WORDS, AND STEAD HIS DAD NVC HIMSELF THAT MAC HAS "FALLY" KNOCKED UP A GIRL. WHEN FRANK SE A WOMAN EXG MAC'S APARTMENT AND MAC PUTTG BACK ON HIS SHIRT, HE, AND I, ASSUME THAT MAC IS GOG BACK THE CLOSET. AFTER ALL, THAT'S HAPPENED BEFORE. THE ENTIRE TIME I JT KEPT WAG FOR THE OTHER SHOE TO DROP—FOR MAC TO ADM THAT HE'S NOT GAY, SPE ALL THE EVINCE TO THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THROUGHOUT THE EPISO, FRANK CLAIMS THAT HE JT NEVER "GOT" MAC. AN OLD-SCHOOL BIGOT, FRANK IS THE LAST PERSON YOU'D EXPECT TO SET MAC ON A PATH OF SELF-DISVERY. BUT FRANK IS ABLE TO FD EMPATHY FOR MAC THANKS TO A HILAR SUBPLOT VOLVG A BLOODY NOSE AND THE CREASGLY BIZARRE TACTICS HE EMPLOYS TO STOP , WHICH ONLY SERV TO MAKE HIS FACE MORE AND MORE ILLY GROTQUE. ONCE HE JT RELEAS THE BLOOD, HOWEVER, HE REALIZ WHAT MAC MT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"SOMETIM YOU GOT TO LET THE BLOOD FLOW" FRANK SAYS TO MAC, " ORR TO START THE HEALG. SOME CUTS YOU JT N'T PLUG UP." FRANK GO ON TO TELL MAC THAT HE NEEDS TO LET OUT WHAT'S SI OF HIM OR HE'LL BE AGONY FOR THE RT OF HIS LIFE. HERE I EXPECTED MAC TO AGREE TO DANCE ON PADDY'S FLOAT—THE SHOW LOV AN ELABORATE BUILD UP TO A SIMPLE GAG—BUT FRANK WANTS HIM TO FET ABOUT THAT AND FOC ON HIS TE RELEASE: G OUT TO HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY HAS HAD MIL VIGT BEFORE, MOST MEMORABLY SEASON FOUR'S "THE NIGHTMAN COMETH," BUT THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN ED FOR EDIC EFFECT. THIS TIME, HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO PUNCHLE. MAC AND FRANK GO BACK TO THE PRISON AND STAGE A SHOW FOR THE PRISONERS. MAC TRODUC THE SHOW BY TELLG HIS DAD THAT HE'S GAY AND IMMEDIATELY LNCHG TO A GEO TERPRETIVE DANCE WH THE WOMAN LAST SEEN LEAVG HIS APARTMENT—HIS DANCE PARTNER. AND THAT IMPRSIVE PHYSIQUE HE BUILT WAS MORE THAN JT FOR SHOW, BUT FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MAC HAD TRIED TO EXPLA TO FRANK EARLIER ABOUT WHAT WAS GOG ON SI OF HIM: "THERE’S LIKE THIS STORM SI OF ME AND ’S BEEN RAGG MY WHOLE LIFE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"AND I’M DOWN ON MY KNE AND I’M LOOKG FOR ANSWERS AND THEN GOD DOWN TO ME AND ’S A VERY HOT CHICK."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"AND SHE PULLS ME UP AND WE START DANCG.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FRANK'S IAL RPONSE WAS, "THE CATHOLICS REALLY FUCKED YOU UP." {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MAC'S DAD WALKS OUT THE MIDDLE OF THE PERFORMANCE, WHICH IS PART OF THE PERFORMANCE SELF. THE REJECTN HE RECEIV OM HIS DAD IS MIRRORED ON STAGE, BUT THE GOD HE IS DANCG WH ULTIMATELY ACCEPTS HIM. THEY END THEIR PAS UX WH MAC CRAWLG TO GOD AS SHE WHISPERS, "IT'S OKAY, 'S OKAY, 'S OKAY." AND FRANK, WELL:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND THEN ENDS. THE DIENCE STANDS APPLDG AWE AND THE SHOW CUTS TO THE CREDS. THERE'S NO JOKE, NO PARTG QUIP. THAT'S THE TLY SHOCKG B ABOUT THIS ENTIRE EPISO. IT'S SUCH A DRAMATIC, UNCHARACTERISTIC, AND ANKLY ADULT WAY TO END AN EPISO, LET ALONE A SEASON. OVER A AND IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY HAS FALLY GROWN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT THIS SHOW HAS ALWAYS BEEN WAY MORE THAN WHAT SEEMED, OM S VERY FIRST EPISOS. IT'S NOT JT GROSS-OUT HUMOR, OVER-THE-TOP BS, AND EDGS FOR THE SAKE OF EDGS—THERE'S A W AND A WK TO EVERYTHG THEY DO. IT DON'T ALWAYS WORK, BUT WHEN DO, IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY PHILALPHIA PROV WHY 'S THE LONGT NNG SHOW BLE—AND WH S 14TH SEASON, THE LONGT NNG LIVE-ACTN S—AND WHY 'S STILL ONE OF THE BT SHOWS ON TV, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHECK OUT THE FULL DANCE SEQUENCE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
Rob McElhenney, creator and star of It's Always Sunny Philalphia, spoke about the cisn to make his character Mac openly gay on the ntroversial s. * mac is gay dance *
It’s Always Sunny star Rob McElhenney talks about makg Mac an terview wh Rollg Stone, Rob talked about why he cid to make his super nservative character gay.
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It's Always Sunny Philalphia -creator and star Rob McElhenney talked about the show's treatment of his character's gay inty. * mac is gay dance *
It's Always Sunny In Philalphia saw Rob McElhenney's character Mac e out as gay 2016 to his iends, but not his father, a set-up which prompted a stunng dance number Wednday night's Season 13 fale. Vulture sets up: “In the fale, Frank (Danny DeVo) is tryg to nvce Mac to prance on the gang's gay pri para float, but Mac isn't feelg . In his own way, Frank tri to help: “I never really got you and, to be hont, now that you're gay I get you even ls.
'It's Always Sunny Philalphia' star Rob McElhenney talks about his character Mac g out as gay and what fans n expect Season 14. * mac is gay dance *
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