2018 has been a stupid and terrifying year full of stupid and terrifying people doing stupid and terrifying things. Perhaps it’s apt that in a time when we’ve gotten so accustomed to stupid and terrifying, we needed something stupid and terrifying to root for in order to feel better about the world.
That’s the most logical way to explain why everyone loves Gritty. The Philadelphia Flyers’ new mascot was birthed into this unsuspecting world in September and although the initial reaction was a mixture of wonder and horror, we quickly learned that wonder and horror are exactly what Gritty is going for.