whatever you do don't think about how the one real relationship dennis ever had devolved into him prostituting himself for a reduction in his alimony payments. because he didn't get a prenup. because he trusted her. because maureen ponderosa was his girlfriend in tenth grade and they were so in love. don't think about how when mandy came to visit, dennis' sole concern was her going after his assets, and when it became clear that she really did not want his money, dennis sat and thought about it, and realized that he wanted to be there for his son. don't think about how often dennis has offered himself up in exchange for something, as if his body is nothing more than an additional asset that can be loaned out. don't think about how dennis avoided being home with maureen on their wedding night. don't think about how his fantasy is to fall in love with a woman who knows he can't have sex with her. don't think about how dennis hates technology for impeding his ability to connect with other people around him. don't think about how deep down, all dennis wants is to care for people and feel cared for, but his naiveté is so consistently responsible for him being used that he shuts himself off from others and Separates entirely. don't think about how frank was nothing more than his money to barbara. don't think about how her love for dennis was entirely dependent on the superficial. the fleeting. the replaceable.
Can we talk about the fact the fact that the "one thing [Dennis] wanted more than anything else in the entire world" was not, in fact, the RPG. He doesn't care that there's no ammunition for it, or that he can't actually use it as-is, because what he really wanted was for someone to think of him on Valentines day. That was why he put the anthrax in the box. to stop the others from excluding him. Because even if they were being horrible to each other, he still wanted in on it.
For Dennis, the fact that he wasn't given gifts by the rest of the gang indicated that they didn't love him, and Mac giving him that RPG proved him wrong. He of course would never say it out loud, and still clearly works to suppress the full extent of his emotions even when he's just had an emotional outburst and is on the verge of tears, but Dennis craves this symbolic reassurance. Even as he actively pushes people away, shuts them out, pretends he's emotionless. He's upset that the others actually believe this mask of his, take it at face value and can't see past his lies. He wants to be seen and understood and he wants to be loved by his friends.
iasip meme - [1/3] locations
dennis’ range rover - “it’s a wonderful machine. i used it to traverse the plains of the serengeti of my life.”
lesbians like macdennis because it reminds them of their best friend from high school
Hey so what’s goin on here
sorry am I interrupting something here…?
it’s 5% funny that mac is named ronald mcdonald and 95% makes me want to cry
macdennis mirroring
sorry. lost it for a minute. in my defence that middle aged man has a youthful princess-like quality about him that had bewitched my body and soul