It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 17 ending explained: Frank becomes the golden bachelor, and the finale ends on a sentimental note

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 17 has come to an end, and the finale episode has all the classic ingredients that make the show comedic—it is subversive and wacky.

Created by Rob Mac, the black comedy and satirical series began airing in 2005 and has not looked back ever since. Featuring Charlie Day, Danny DeVito, and others, the cult classic sitcom turns all the expectations from the genre on its head as it focuses on a group of narcissistic and sociopathic people who run an Irish dive bar in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The show has no moral compass and often resorts to shock value to entertain viewers. Appreciated for its writing, humor, and format, the show’s crucial elements of subversive comedy and hilarious hijinks continue in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 17. Here’s a recap of the season finale.

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 17 ending explained

The finale episode of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Season 17, spoofs the show, The Golden Bachelor, and stages a reunion. The show presents the coming together of Danny DeVito and Carol Kane after many years, and the finale episode feels nostalgic for viewers who are old enough to know about the pairing between the two.

Kane plays Samantha, who is a contestant on The Golden Bachelor starring Frank Reynolds. The show opens with Palmer commenting about Reynolds being more “eccentric” than previous contestants in the show’s history.

Further, Frank misunderstands the concept of the show and presumes that he will not have to sate sexagenarians. He passes on various women and says some crude things in a manner that is classic to It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 17. Ultimately, Frank threatens to leave if he does not get Cock Chewa TikTok star to get his rose and his STDs!

However, Kane joins as Samantha or Sam and sees through Frank. The two have a wonderful comic chemistry, and they share important scenes together like a dinner date, the closing scene, and more. The show also has funny moments in between as Frank tries to do a promo spot for Prime Video and Cock Chewa makes faces on a livestream.

Apart from Frank and his adventures with dating, the rest of the gang is also present, but feels awkward. Dennis and Dee question Sam and Charlie, and Mac goes to Cock Chewa. Once again, whenever there is a change about to happen, the gang gets terrified. Charlie does not want someone else sleeping on his couch, and the siblings don’t want anyone else to get their inheritance.

Bonnie Kelly makes a comeback, and Frank unites with Sam in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia's Season 17 finale

Further, Charlie’s mom, Bonnie Kelly, also comes back as a contestant on the show, and Frank talks about a foursome with Jesse. Finally, DeVito and Kane get a scene where Kane’s character talks about how she shortened her name for others’ comfort, and she has never lived her life according to her will. In classic It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 17 fashion, Frank dumps her without any regard for her feelings.

Apart from the gang setting off an elephant toothpaste bomb that makes them turn into green goblins, Frank has to ultimately decide between Bonnie and the TikTok star. But he goes with no one. Frank jumps into a limo and reaches Sam at the bus station and proposes to her. The scene is emotional, something that is not what viewers usually see in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 17.

Towards the end, the show pays tribute to Lynne Marie Stewart, who played the character of Bonnie Kelly since the first season, and this episode marks her last on-screen appearance before she passed away in February.

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It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 17 is available on Hulu.

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