The Gang F***s Up Abbott Elementary

I used to love this series, but the last two seasons have been deeply disappointing, and this episode unfortunately continues that downward trend. Crossover episodes feel like lazy "greatest hits" compilations that rely on tired clichés instead of offering genuinely fresh content. The cinematography was particularly jarring-excessive shaky cam and artificial camera movements in the opening minutes were genuinely headache-inducing. It's frustrating to see a show I once enjoyed lose its creative spark and resort to these kinds of cheap gimmicks. The writing feels increasingly stale and uninspired.

This wasn't a good episode. Not a very engaging plot and not very funny. Turned it off after seeing the first half.

I didn't know the other show, but after reading some other reviews in appears to be a crossover episode of some sorts. Might be better to pick a show that's on their level of humor.

The format of the office didn't really work in the favor of the gang as well. Better just stick to the old format.

This is actually the first episode I didn't finish from start to finish. To me it was just very boring and a bit cringe sometimes. But hey, maybe I missed out on a great second half. Guess I never know.

The episode is surprisingly funny, but mostly in the first half.

If you're someone like me, who hasn't seen Abbott Elementary or its own Always Sunny episode, you'd be confused about the setting and the characters of that show. But there are enough hints to deduce why the gang is there and what they're doing.

So about the episode itself, I think it's just fine, I'm kinda being generous with the 7, because the episode starts out very funny, but peters out quickly, and the second half isn't as funny and good as the first half. And I think it's because they focus more on the Abbott Elementary characters than the gang.

The episode also doesn't really have a plot other than Frank saying he wants to do some Frankery, and by the end, he does it, and it's not like a huge twist or a laugh-out-loud moment either, it just kinda ends.

The Abbott Elementary characters are also not so annoying and too weird for this show that would take you out of the episode. They are surprisingly not bad and don't ruin the episode, it's just that focusing on them instead of the gang automatically makes the episode more boring.

So overall, this episode is mostly forgettable, but still not unwatchable or not funny, because it is funny, and it's mostly a 6/10 episode, but the funny moments in the first half were so funny that I give it a 7.

Just watched the first episode-really fun seeing all of them together! The best part is, at least these guys made Abbott Elementary watchable again. I used to like that show, but I couldn't even finish the last season-I left it halfway. Still, I like the characters, and this whole crossover idea was great.

At first, I wasn't sure I'd enjoy it after seeing the promo, and honestly, I still feel they could've made it a 40-minute episode or even two episodes with that setup. I thought the Abbott janitor and Charlie might team up, or maybe Mac and Jacob-but you'll have to watch to see if that actually happened.

One of the gang members (maybe Dee) made a joke about Black people and head lice, and I had to look it up-shockingly, it was true.

Overall, a decently entertaining, casual watch.

I know people are excited for the show being back, but this was a zero-laugh experience. To be fair, I've never seen Abbott Elementary, and maybe that show is just so bad that it was bound to turn out the way it did. Maybe if you like Abbott Elementary already you'll like it, but as far as I can tell... they really have a different set of watchers. Aside from 'Philadelphia', these two shows should have never crossed over. I can see Abbott Elementary wanting to do a crossover, as Always Sunny is a bigger, more established show... but there was no need for it to go both ways. 2 stars for trying I guess... 1 for humor.