First of all, I enjoy ‘Modern Family’ and I feel like the characters are written the way they are to show that those kind of people do exists. I do know a few Clairs and Mitchells in my life, lol. But I don’t just have a character of the show that I dislike… I guess what I mean to say is that each character has a certain…‘habit’ of doing things that cringes/annoy me.
Let’s start with the Dunphey family.
Phil - He is a hopeless romantic and very ambitious… but most of it are well, for the better word, dumb. Either way, he is why the show is enjoyable. His stupid endeavours are funny.
Claire - Oh. My. God. Do not get me started on her. Her character is purposely made to annoy us. She’s the typical stay at home mother (earlier seasons) who has nothing better to do than getting involved in other people’s issue, even if she doesn’t have to. And when she does, she makes it competitive and then gets bitter when things doesn’t go her way. Especially during that one episode about the crazy speeding driver who was actually a client of Phil’s (season 2). I couldn’t watch at episode without rolling my eyes at her. I prefer her character towards the later seasons, when she started working for Jay… she’s more mellow.
Luke - He’s like the exact copy of his dad, Phil. He’s cute when he was younger but as soon as she starts growing up and started liking girls, he became such a perv and thinking he’s the whole package. It’s really uncomfortable watching him trying way too hard to get girls but that’s what teenage boys do.
Hailey - Pardon my french but she was a horrible little slut when she was younger. Not to mention rude towards Claire especially when it comes to party and boys. I dislike her so much while she was growing up. If people think Luke is whiney, Hailey is the queen of whiney.
Alex - Very awkwardly smart girl. She’s alright I guess but she’s just trying so hard to be ‘funny’. Especially when she’s ‘insulting’ her family members… cringe worthy.
Next, let’s move on to Jay’s family.
Jay - Grumpy old man who got lucky marrying a very beautiful woman. Hard on his kids and always try to be the tough one when he’s also a big baby on the inside.
Gloria - I don’t really know… other than her being loud when she’s mad at something or someone. I guess she’s hot and that’s all. She’s hot.
Manny - Oh boy. His acting during the earlier seasons are cringe worthy. I guess maybe that’s why they cast him as Manny… he’s awkward in most scenes, like very awkward. And his desire to be older than his age… yea… no. Why can’t he just be a normal kid? Also, he’s somewhat a spoilt brat. The way he dresses… (dinner jackets) his expresso drinking and thinking he’s “macho”. But at least, he’s way better than Luke. (cringes)
Last but not least, Mitchell’s family.
Mitchell - Like every paranoid gay dude I’ve known. He’s uptight, just like Claire but he tends to wuss out when things get difficult. Whines a lot too but weirdly, he’s one of my fav characters. He’s what I call “in the middle kind of gay” meaning he’s not flamboyant neither is he the ‘gym gay’ (with hot bods).
Cam - My fav character ever! He’s is why I love this show. He may be overdoing things but that’s what I love about him.
Lily - Ok, she’s the best of all the characters in the show. She’s the cutest ever when she’s a baby and the actress they got to play her grown up, she’s gorgeous! I love it when she’s rolling her eyes over her two dads crazy antics, lol.
So, there you go. That sums up my opinion on Modern Family. Right now, I’m rewatching the earlier seasons and so mad at Claire right now… as per usual.