Show is losing me. They took funny characters and are Homer Simpsoning them. They are all doing extreme version of themselves from earlier episodes and amplifying the “funny” traits to the umpth degree.
One thing I really liked was that the bathtub was the size one normally sees in a regular house. Every tv bathtub seems to be big sunken pools or giant clawfoot monstrosities. This was a little itty bitty thing just like the ones that have been in my houses. It was a nice touch of realism.
Modern Family 11/25 was a complete bust. (Birthday party with Cam as a clown. He was a very sweet clown, although I don’t like clowns. He might be my favorite character.) There weren’t even any memorable lines in this episode…
It was inevitable that Gloria would jump up and down in the moonwalk thing and draw a crowd. [yawn]
BTW, one thing about the Fizbo episode is that it starts with the family in the hospital because of an unforeseen injury, and then we see the many risks at the birthday party (rock wall, zip line, crossbow, etc) but the injury is due to the beads from the crafts table.
I think this was true even in the first season. The dad is a less subtle version of Michal Scott. The squabbaling gay couple is the squabbalingst, gayest squabbling gay couple on TV. etc They’re all TV sitcom cliches dialed up to 11.
I still watch the show, but its funny despite the characters instead of because of them.