The true mastermind behind the sexual harassment seminar for all of Philadelphia’s shittiest bars wasn’t Dennis Reynolds — even he isn’t that good and conniving.
Too typically in leisure, the hard-working writers and producers behind massively profitable franchises like It’s All the time Sunny in Philadelphia by no means get their due from the equally sizable fandom that worships their work. Nevertheless, It’s All the time Sunny in Philadelphia author, producer and podcast host Megan Ganz is a type of uncommon behind-the-scenes superstars whom the followers embrace as if she was the face of the group, in all probability as a result of she lastly determined to indicate hers when she turned the fourth mic on the sadly discontinued All the time Sunny Podcast.
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However even earlier than Ganz had the adoration of the It’s All the time Sunny in Philadelphia fandom, the veteran comedy author and TV producer loved the utmost respect of the present’s creator, Rob McElhenney, who just lately joined in on a viral fandom thread to reward Ganz’ “genius.” After the All the time Sunny superfan Seth, who runs the Paddy’s Pub Weblog, went mega-viral with the right meme pulled from the Season 13 episode “Time’s Up for the Gang,” McElhenney and Ganz each confirmed up within the feedback to reminisce in regards to the time they taught America’s harassers how one can cowl their asses:
In “Time’s Up for the Gang,” Mac, Charlie, Dennis, Dee and Frank attend a sexual harassment seminar after Paddy’s Pub lands on an inventory of “shitty bars” the place ladies say they’ve skilled sexual harassment. Over the course of the episode, everybody apart from Dennis sweats by way of their garments as a pair of more and more exasperated educators clarify to them that every one of them have dedicated intercourse crimes, just for Dennis to disclose within the closing moments that he’s the writer of the Shitty Bar checklist, and he has a foolproof methodology of dodging accusations whereas nonetheless sexually harassing and assaulting to his coronary heart’s content material.
Critically, “Time’s Up for the Gang” aired barely a 12 months into the #MeToo motion when highly effective abusers had been nonetheless sweating like Frank on the considered their victims talking up and destroying their careers. Nevertheless, the next years of American sexual politics ended up proving Dennis proper — solely the ugly and sloppy sexual predators ever suffered actual penalties. The smarter, extra methodical, extra good-looking monsters simply developed higher techniques for navigating the warmer local weather.
Maybe that is the place the true genius of “Time’s Up for the Gang” lies — even in 2018, Ganz knew that Dennis-type intercourse pests would be capable of keep away from blowback for his or her actions, and that even the dumber, much less engaging abusers would finally work out how one can keep away from accusations with out really altering their dangerous habits. Hell, I wouldn’t be shocked to study that Ganz acquired Dennis’ cellular phone consent trick straight from the skeletons in Jared Leto’s closet.
