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After throwing numerous hints and much suspicion from fans, “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” finally confirmed character Mac is gay in its season finale.

In “The Gang Goes to Hell,” part one of a two-part season finale, Mac, played by series creator Rob McElhenney, drags the “It’s Always Sunny” crew onto a Christian cruise. He’s shocked to discover a gay couple on board and tries to convert them to be straight. The gay couple retaliates and try to convert Mac into being gay.

The “conversion” works instantly because Mac has been gay all along, a fact known by everyone on and off screen, except for Mac himself.

Mac’s gay identity has been a running plot line in the show since season four. He has ogled shirtless men, his friends Dennis and Charlie have wondered if he is attracted to them and he even developed a fanatical religious complex to repress his homosexuality.

The show even included an obvious hint into Mac’s storyline when Mac’s cousin, who appears tough in the same vein as the main character, says he’s into guys.

Part two of “The Gang Goes to Hell” airs on FX on Wednesday at 10 p.m.