"It's in that moment one of the gang's central characters and possibly the series as a whole changes. The triumphant Mac is quickly replaced by a demure and wide-eyed one. After the gang dismisses his revelation, pointing out that Mac has come out of the closet several times before, Mac says, 'I dunno, maybe I'll just stay out. No, I think I'm out now. Yeah, I'm gay. Actually ... it feels pretty good. See you guys.'"

: coming out to his dad in this season's finale entitled "Mac Shows His Pride." In it, Mac says "Dad, I'm gay," before taking off his shirt and dancing a rain-soaked "pas de deux" with ballerina Kylie Shea. The moment came when Mac visits his father, Frank, in prison and performs the dance.

"His father walks off in the middle of it, leaving Mac in tears on the dance floor. (Mac in tears!) But Mac's mermaid/goddess/partner pulls him off the floor and they continue, her support inspiring him to own his truth. The episode ends with Frank's awestruck words, 'Oh my God, I get it. I get it,'" writes Maria Elena Fernandez in Vulture.

Link:www.vulture.com/2018/11/its-always-sunny-mac-dance-season-13-finale.html:In explaining how the scene came about>, McElhenney told Vulture: "We got a really overwhelming emotional response from the LGBTQ community last year. I took it seriously and I felt it would be completely unexpected to have this much more emotionally resonant end to the season. You would expect that Mac would express himself through the art of contemporary dance and it go horribly wrong, until you realize that's not the direction we're taking."

Watch the dance below: