Is Dennis a Psychopath? | It's Always Sunny Running Gags | FX 

maybe.....

I idolize Dennis... Does that make me crazy?? He's brilliant yet the ring leader, he's a golden god... let us not forget that

Oh it’s definitely me, im just more self aware about it now… 😂

Anyone making lots of money in this current system, one built on amoral capitalism and oppression that displaces the people from the resources, is a psychopath. Includes corporations... which have been established as people. These people are the real psychopaths.

Jesus Christ, I've been trying to tell my gf that Dennis was a full-on killer for years and she denies it. She also doesn't believe that Office Toby isn't the Strangler. Thank you and BRB FX, gotta call my loved ones before this wick is snuffed.

He's not a "serial" killer

He might be by the end. Something they reveal at the end. Like he gets caught and is arrested

I feel like Dennis is too much of a coward to be a serial killer. It's kind of summed up in that therapy clip where he's talking about having the power to flip the switch. He could, but he never will. He just wants everyone to think he will. The one thing that Dennis cares about is himself, and being a killer jeopardizes his self-preservation. The same is kind of true about him being a rapist. He can loophole his desire for control with the tapes, his eponymous system, and 'the implications', but he'd never actively force himself on a woman because despite all of the 'golden god' stuff, he knows deep down that he isn't above any law and that stuff will put him in the slammer or worse. He also needs the leeway in the inevitable rejection to make it about the woman without in any way reflecting his own flaws back at him. Just my take though.

@@ItDoesntMatterReally "Never isn't the right word, because I could. And I might. And I probably will." Besides the fact that he says he probably will hit the switch, I do still agree with you. I don't think Dennis is a serial killer.

@@chrissmitty4844 In context that even feels like a backpedal to make the therapist believe he would after saying he would never, but all the same Dennis isn't a killer.

It's perfect because so many guys fit the bill and don't realize it

I saw a boat out on the lake last summer that was named "The Implication". Guy driving had to have been 50 years old at least.

Yes out to see where we make decisions based on fear… 😃 right Dennis ? 😭

@@solarpoweredliability4402 bro dennis face when he heard em lmfaoooo

@@stevepolychronopoulis probably the guy who had to paint those words on the boat thought to said no, but couldnt said no, because of The Implication

BTK killer name was Dennis

Dennis the menace

He's a menace

I was just to name the bind torture kill serial killer. Denis rader

@@rickyanderson8765 And Dennis Nilsen was a Scottish serial killer.

Mac's the most normal guy, Dee and Dennis are both psychotic

Out of all of them, Mac isn’t that out there tbh

I mean it makes sense though

Mac is just dumb and clueless, hes not as crazy as everyone else

All of them have their moments of reality checks and I feel like it’s usually Dennis? He usually thinks out his weirdness out more whereas everyone else is more spontaneous and it confuses him

He's terrified af😂

His subtle hand gestures, nervous laugh, and awkward fearful body language 😂😂😂 Glenn obviously dominates this scene with his performance, but what a perfect scene partner Rob is here.

Rob really sells it!

It's especially delicious bc mac is by NO MEANS a good person. But it's clear there is a very solid line between selfish/shallow and rapist/murderer.

I want to thumbs up this but it's at 666 likes and I'm not going to ruin that lol

You’re a great moment, how you doing

@@rieperthade5711 lmfaoo 😂😂

Mac is probably the best person out of the gang by default

He likes to bind and to be bound.

@@rieperthade5711 felt the rizz even after a year

"I like to bind! I like to be bound!"

Yeah, that's what I commented, also 😆. Therefore I am like and reply bumping so that hopefully one day the comments will be swarmed with the fact that they missed that crucial psycho Dennis scene, lol.

Not to mention it was already there in a hidden compartment

That's the only thing I think of when I hear of Dennis Reynolds.

He's such an underrated actor.

It would rot in a box You haven't even thought about the smell

The best subtle call back to that time they accidentally caught a serial killer

What episode is that from?

@@Watsonclipsfordays season 3 episode 10, the one where they think Mac is a serial killer but he's just with Carmen

The word they we're trying to describe was: Love

He's thorough. Like a professional killer 😂

Powerpoints before they were a thing

@@nick_galfi9312 no they were most certainly a thing when that episode aired

The gang is actually high level with the preparations and presentations of everything. Total driven go-getters.

Only the D is 6 times it’s n(n+1)/2 letters written.

That scene was gold I never see anyone talk about it 😭

The theory is he framed that guy and has always been the fridge killer guy.

Love it

I think it's a tribute to Patrick Bateman who used the same move

With the cold, dead eyes.

It's so subtle, but it does so much to build Dennis as this monstrous character.

@@scottrobinson4611 you can see Patrick Bateman use the same move in American Psycho when he says "I want. To fit. IN."

You can't bind the Golden God.

The others usually listen to Dennis and couldn’t have done anything to let dennis out into the world

@@NBDYSPCL Sure you can. He likes to bind and BE BOUND

They're all the way they are because of Dennis (except maybe Frank), it's clear that Dennis has manipulated and preyed on them since childhood. As horrible as they act, they're still unsettled when Dennis' mask slips. Dennis has instilled in them that the horrible things they do are acceptable behaviour.

@@IceWolfLoki Never thought of that way but that's an excellent observation. Really changes the way you see the show. In a way they are all sort of mini-Crickets. People fallen from their original state

You're right! I definitely think it's an ego thing

It’s the implication.

*YOU HAVEN’T THOUGHT OF THE SMELL!*

Yeah if he actually did become a serial killer there’s no way he would hide it. He would brag about it to everyone

TOOLS! I gotta have my TOOLS

"a fistful of hammers" is my favorite line from that rant

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@@elijahnp try again, with words this time

I bought zip ties and put them in my trunk. 100% because yes, any day could technically be that day where you need zip ties if you know what I mean. I certainly didn't have any pressing matters requiring a benign clamping the day of purchase.

Glen is seriously one of the finest actors I have ever seen. For me he's in the league of Edward Norton, Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sam Rockwell. Glenn should get his due soon.

@@rohansaraf1737 I like how you threw Will Arrnet in there, as if nobody would notice.

@@HOTD108_ Will is a gem, you must agree. He shattered me with just with his voice in Bojack. I think we are witnessing a batch of classic actors of our times. These guys along with Amy Poehler and many other female actors, we have a generation of artists that are going to dazzle us with their work in a silent way.

​@@HOTD108_will arnett is awesome. Dude was in sopranos, bojack, lego batman He's great

Its a shame the Emmy’s never give awards to GOOD comedy shows… like always sunny. 😔

@@AustinAnderson1996 Especially since it's raw and doesn't care about the PC view most comedies carry nowadays

@@wendigoe Ooh, the booma-approved Pc complaining. That’s original. Funny though how many of the “hard” anti-PC folks (usually the reactionary kind) who watch Sunny completely fail to recognize what the show is going for with its more irreverent humor (something the actors themselves have talked about). But hey, you call out those big bad unfunny pc shows and industry folks that you are too hard and totally not soft for! 🤣 Bring dat back in my day edge

@@AustinAnderson1996 They do actually. Nope, stuff like Big Bang and such aren’t my thing. But quality comedy shows have been rewarded in recent times. Now I know, if I name give examples of the shows that have rightfully received recognition, they will be scoffed at (the tired “edgy” anti-pc ad nauseam rants will flow) by some Sunny fans. Yet, funny how many of these fans say that awards don’t matter (iTS aLL PoLiTiCaL), but then complain that Sunny itself isn’t getting awarded. Typical. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE Sunny. It’s my favorite. But despite all the talent involved, ultimately the fact is it’s seen as a crass show (it is) that relies on a lot of, well, dirty AF jokes. Yes, the show is so much more than meets the eye, however it’s not hard to see why many (not just awards people) dismiss it. And yea, it’s possible some of the higher ups simply don’t consider its humor to be inventive and really all that. (Lol, if you tell the reactionaries who laugh WITH the Sunny characters all the time that it’s not because of “PC” reasons, they will refuse to believe that like they refuse to believe a lot of factual things in the world). I know, how dare they? Well, I know this is exactly how many Sunny fans view and feel about some of the more popular (newer and dare I say more refreshing) comedy shows that actually are funny. And note: humor is subjective. Regardless, Sunny is clearly doing fine without getting all the unkewl award recognition. Yes, it’d be nice if the actors were to get some recognition for the show, but after all this time, one can’t expect a show like this to suddenly get rewarded with a bunch of statues (and with a few exceptions, let’s not act like super irreverent comedy shows have always been killing it at the Emmys). Fuggetaboutit

Dennis needs awards for pretending to be Glenn Howerton

They only give emmys if the character supports their agenda. Talent has very little to do with it. All the institutional awards, even nobel peace prize are meaningless

@@tonygucciano6875 Yeah Obama got one for no reason and he was a terrible president...

He’s doesn’t need any awards…………. Would be nice to have one tho

@@paulmasters8666 The worst kind of people are the ones that turn random conversations into political ones.

It’s honestly pathetic, legit one of the greatest comedic performances ever and an al time great character

That is one of my favorite episodes and I think the best ending wrap up of the series

When you see the light go out behind his eyes and the thin veneer of his humanity…why Glenn Howerton wasn’t picked to play Ted Bundy instead of Zac Efron (who was good) I’ll never know!

But he wants to double check before he really starts doubting the plan

compared to everyone Mac could be considered the most normal one of the gang

@@baconaxolotl for sure

@@baconaxolotl In the way he outwardly acts, sure, but Charlie is the only one that exhibits any empathy in the entire series, despite being far from normal in every other way, lol.

Does anyone know what episode this is? Can’t remember which one.

It's important to see the transition

You wanna watch the process

"he's outta line but he's right"

Psychopathic trance is the right phrase to use, gave me hanibbal vibes.

the best one. "I could even add you to my collection!!!"

LOL!! Although I wouldn't call a bird suitcase "high end".

xokelis00 I don know. Some people consider ostrich to be pretty nice.

Or chopping Dee into a million pieces, putting her in a glass box, and displaying her on his mantle

i’m upset there was no Golden God speech haha

They toned it down for the normies that stumble upon this 😂😂

@@kenlowiii 100%

As a normie who stumbled upon this, what more sinister things:phrases are there? Cant watch this show not available in my region, have to wait till next year but seems fun

@@raftlack4326 those were just lines he's said in other scenes where he's freaking out and being psychotically angry. There are tons of other examples. Dee if you don't shut your mouth I swear to God etc. Everybody get a weapon, savages idiots savages, etc.

@@raftlack4326 there’s an entire episode focused on whether or not he murdered his ex wife. It has one of the best creepy Dennis scenes lol

Seinfeld, kid. Seinfeld.

It will never outrank Seinfeld and I think everyone on sunny would agree but it still very good on so many levels. Also crazy that it's been on during 3 different decades and is still constantly funny.

@@slackerZ1 yeah that is true

Always sunny is better than Seinfeld imo.

@@emilianodiaz641 okay let's call em even. Sunny is ....sunny and seinfeld is sunny.

Him playing David koresh would BE FUCKIN UNREAL

The fact that he wasn't Ted Bundy in "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile" is criminal.

He’s in a horror movie called the hunt where he plays a rich dude who hunts people for sport

He got to defibrillate Chev Chelios in Crank sending him into an elevator. That's the closest I have seen him be to a killer

I could see him play Ted Bundy....

Hot one today, huh?

You ever been in a storm, Wally?

Of course Dennis would like DENNIS!

That must be nosy Wally, coming to see what all the fighting's about!

That whole episode is gold

Are you a psychopath

This is the toned down version

this changes everything

Or, there’s a fire escape

@@nerijus4237 Hey, you get out of here with your common sense... lol

@@nerijus4237 but we can see that there is no fire escape

You know that's his wife right

Yes, him berating Dee and threatening to cut her into a million tiny little pieces is the epitome of psycho Dennis...which actually earned him that prescription.

Or when the suburbs neighbor asks how hot it's getting.. And Dennis tells him how.. hot.. it.. gets.. lol

what ep?

@@IamZackOsaur “psycho pete returns” s10 ep3. he gets diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and gets meds for it, which for bpd patients is usually antispychotics

@@roems6396 And saying he'd turn her into a lamp shade or luggage... while implying he might have other lampshades and or luggage made from human skin...

Because thaaaats how you get offff… now dont you guys wanna get off with me?

Came here to say that

I HAVE TO HAVE MY TOOLS!

when he sees preparing to bang the asian dude, then realizes hes the caddie and he had to switch gears. great timing and acting.

“I want you to get offff with me”

Hahahha

Taxidermy is a legit hobby guys!

The path to pyschodom is long and arduous

😂😂😂

That's so true. I remember tweeting at the actor Pablo Schreiber (Pornstache from Orange is the New Black) saying "between your roles on SVU and OITNB , i can't help but HATE you" and he thanked me for the compliment. It was my way of telling him how amazing he is at playing vile , violent men. He makes them feel REAL.

@@absoluteterror9098 Yes, exactly! When actors make performances feel real, they've done their job well! Took me way longer than I'd like to admit to understand this in life. Lol.

"Suck in that gut before I scream."

Make it work Dennis, make it work

It’s fallen a lot the last few seasons. It was its peak for like season 3-10 They use to write their own stuff. Then they got too big and famous, so they hired writers. You can tell it’s not as solid.

@@ImagineBeingFat Season 12 was my favorite

They have a podcast that sometimes takes phone calls. Try calling in

We already have

The characters yes but not the actors

It’s a very good comedic tragedy tv show ngl

They're actually both. Dont know why you'd think it would have to be one or the other...

I truly appreciate the transition.....

Honestly that's gotta be the least creepy thing he's ever said.. shy bookish girls "going wild" &coming out of their shell is something every man (or woman, whatever) should experience at least once in their lifetime. (in a totally consensual organic &non manipulative way of course)

@@o-wolf >totally consensual Ohhh.. yeaaa.. that's a bummer.

@@o-wolf Nah, women aren't sitting around here to fulfill your fantasies.

@@prajwaljayaraj5887 lmao they actually are believe it or not.. but i digress.. your obvious projections & insecurities aside.. what did any of what i said have to do with "fantasies"?

Look at me when you're speaking to me!!!!😂

His monologue on the plane during the boggs episode is great evidence for that - how he knows exactly what she's wearing etc.

Dennis is modeled from the typical "womanizer" character trope in sitcoms: Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother, Sam Malone in Cheers, Jerry Seinfeld in Seinfeld, etc. He's the logical extreme of that kind of character by overblowing the predatory nature of that trope.

The Brian Levefre one is full of psychopathic moments. I always have to laugh at the moment he's decided to bang the caddy and at the last moment he realizes that's not what it was and has to take a moment to recalibrate lol. The way he says it and has to shake off what he was about to do is hilarious.

No clue why they did that, very strange.

Aren’t we all though

@@rieperthade5711 No

@@rieperthade5711 basically yeah

'good' people are typically just SATISFIED people who are true psychopaths. The trait often leads to the satisfying life.

@@mineduck3050 Good people are just satisfied psychopaths?