The very popular dark comedy, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, showcases the similarities, and some differences between the twin characters, Dee and Dennis Reynolds, in many of its’ funniest episodes. In the show, Dee ( often referred to as “Sweet” Dee ) and Dennis have a rather unconventional brother-sister relationship. In their group of friends who are also coworkers, Dennis is viewed as somewhat a leader and superior to the others, while Dee is seen to be at the bottom of the ranks in “the Gang” and is often ridiculed. Although Dennis and Dee have a fierce sibling rivalry throughout many of the episodes, they are a lot more alike than they would presumably like to admit.
One of the earliest episodes of the series which shows the similarities between Dennis and Dee is, “Underage Drinking: A National Concern”. In this episode Paddy’s Pub, the bar “the gang” works at, is being swarmed with high school students, because the word has gotten out that they don’t check I.D.s. Both Dennis and Dee find themselves becoming interested in some of these underage partiers. They both seem to be trying to relive their high school days. Dee had scoliosis in high school, so by hanging out with this popular jock seems to mask her unpopularity of her past. Dennis also seems to have a boost in his ego being seen with the popular girl. Eventually both Dennis and Dee are asked to prom by their new found friends. At the last minute before the dance they are both dumped by their dates so that they could go with one another because they were once dating and decide to reconcile. The twins’ plan to be popular among the cool
kids for one last time is sabotaged at the last minute before the ultimate glory of the prom. They were both me...
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...e always try and make it very clear to others and even themselves that they are not their mother, or that they are not their sister, but some likenesses are undeniable. Daughters will always share some traits with
mothers. Siblings, especially twins, share more than just parents. There are certain things that people have to just learn to accept in life, and the similarities between immediate family can be hard to acknowledge. Every person is a unique individual, but parallelism between family is bound to happen, whether good or bad.
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“The Gang Gets Invincible.” It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. FX. 13 Sept. 2007.
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