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Ed O'Neill | ... | ||
Sofía Vergara | ... | ||
Julie Bowen | ... | ||
Ty Burrell | ... | ||
Jesse Tyler Ferguson | ... | ||
Eric Stonestreet | ... | ||
Sarah Hyland | ... | ||
Ariel Winter | ... | ||
Nolan Gould | ... | ||
Rico Rodriguez | ... | ||
Aubrey Anderson-Emmons | ... | ||
Jeremy Maguire | ... |
Joe Pritchett
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Janet Song | ... |
Mrs. Tran
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Michele Panu | ... | ||
Victoria Oscar | ... |
Tourist
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Sick of having the ducklings around the house, Claire and the kids seize an opportunity to help expedite the ducks leaving the nest while Phil is off visiting Alex at college. Meanwhile, Jay helps Mitch with Lily's sleepover with her friends from her Vietnamese dance troupe; and Gloria and Cam are off on a hot pepper heist carefully orchestrated by Manny in order to meet a big hot sauce delivery deadline. Written by ABC
The season finale makes the most of Modern Family's inimitable screenplay style. Gloria is feisty as always and Phil has played an excellent part in two parallel story lines. The episode did not explore Luke and Haley's parts as much (the Dunphys are my personal favourites). Fortunately though, Alex's storyline more than makes up for it and feels very relatable. Thankfully, Lily doesn't have as big a role to play and her minimized presence is the saving grace of the finale. An increased focus on her character (which with time has become borderline obnoxious) is what made this season slightly disappointing compared to the first few ones. Manny exhibits his cherubic bravado by conducting a recon mission to help Gloria and Cam pick peppers for "their" recipe. The episode starts on a fairly slow note but picks up pace taking you through a checkpoint of emotions. The finale seems to have been created keeping in mind a majority of the audiences' favourites and does not try to be too edgy or ambitious. With all the sweetness and humour shining through the closing moments of the episode, this finale is a must watch for any Modern Family fan.