#madbu

[microclown]

I’ve seen the cat in the wall interpreted as the two cats being a metaphor for Mac and Dennis, and coming out of the wall being coming out of the closet (Aka, if Mac comes out, hopefully Dennis will follow) I genuinely really like that reading, and it make sense with future context, but I don’t feel like it was the original intent. In the end, the cats are a metaphor for the whole gang. Charlie suggests putting four cats in the wall, and Dee suggests putting in a bird. So four cats and a bird = the four guys and Dee. In this scenario, the wall is a metaphor for codependency, and therefore coming out of it would be a metaphor for independence. But none of the cats, and none of the gang are ever going to come out of the wall. As Charlie says, they chose to be there and they want to be in there. Through thick and thin, the gang will be always be trapped in their mutual codependency.

[charmac]

Mac and Dennis like to test how hard—

[flying-ham]

dee’s blanket from mac and dennis break up is officially complete!

[ratcoffin69]

[translesbianvampire]

mac, who wants to get closer. dennis, who keeps moving away. yet dennis only retreats as far away as the chair here.

the way dennis winces after saying "maybe we ARE spending a little bit too much time together". but this is a moment of pain that dennis does not let mac in on. he doesn't want mac to see how much this hurts him to say. he wants to pretend like he's strong when he isn't.

the way dennis' face changes when he says "[i feel like i'm not...] flourishing" & shoots mac this gaze...

i think he's waiting for mac to fight back. to try to "save" their relationship. to prove that dee's wrong. to go "no, that's bullshit dennis, our relationship is so awesome and you know it!". but mac doesn't

look at how hurt dennis is by mac's defeat. he's thinking "really? you give up on me just like that? but i thought..."

"WAIT! ...don't do that"

look at how surprised mac is that dennis DOES try to stop this break-up from happening, that he finally touches him after moving away from him every time mac tried to get close on the couch. but it's too late

[margle]

behind the scenes of madbu

[gregsnero]

stayed up until 3am to watch the madbu podcast, forced to listen to glob dietary debate but godd what followed mightve been the most important conversation of all time. megan ganz couldnt be there but charlie day could.. bless

semi related rob photo

[charmac]