I didn’t see a thread on this started yet, so drug myself out of lurkerdom to start one.
I was cracking up during all of the scenes with Phil and Matthew Broderick’s character. Loved Phil’s “oohhh” at the end right after Matthew left too. Thought it was a great episode overall.
Yes, and I was actually beginning to wonder if we would make it to the end of the episode with Phil never actually catching on that is was a “date”. Almost made it!
The Phil arc was hilarious, but the mom/Alex one not so much. I missed what happened with Manny and the girl in the photo booth. How did he end up w/Luke?
…then Luke tries to kiss Manny, much to Manny’s consternation. The final shot of the episode is the cop’s arm reaching through the booth and grabbing Luke by the shoulder.
I actually really appreciated that they let Matthew Broderick’s character leave the date without ever knowing that it was a big misunderstanding. He was so likable and even though you know it’s a doomed situation, you’re still kind of rooting for him to have a good time.
I think the Mom/Alex arc was fantastic, especially given the news of the issues between Ariel Winters and her real-life mom. I wonder how much of that arc was written specifically because of that.
I can’t imagine ANYONE (even writers and directors) would be a big enough ass to write it because of Ariel’s real life events. I chalk this up to Claire’s character development. No director would want to add fuel to the fire of Ariel’s mother let alone put a young girl in such an awkward situation. So I (hopefully) chalk this up to coincidence.
What this episode aired out of order? Haley was expelled from college & moved back home last episode, but she was nowhere to be seen this one and nobody mentioned even mentioned her. They made a point of having Phil be home alone, and Haley clearly didn’t go to the Academic Decatholon with everyone else.
No, I think corkboard is just suggesting that this episode followed the same pattern that nearly every sitcom in existence follows - that episodes are written and filmed months in advance.