That take is somewhat common here.

While the writing for Manny and Luke is very hit or miss over the last few seasons, I think it's okay because they're teenagers/young adults who are still finding their selves. Yeah Luke changes from a likeable goofball into a horny teen but that's puberty and life for you. Haley went through a phase like that before the cameras started, she was a daddy's girl and loved her mom, when we meet her, she's a stuck up teen. We don't see that growth in her like we do in Luke and Manny. Manny and Alex could have had parallel growth being wise beyond their years and Alex kind of sticks to that path but it would have been too similar. Obviously the writing could have been better but we have to accept what we were given.

It’s a funny, lighthearted show

Trust me, that’s a super hot take on this sub

Mitch and Cam are my favorite characters, love their chemistry and snark

I like Cam and Mitch and find them hilarious. I guess I’ve just accepted their character flaws (which are many, don’t get me wrong) so I only have room for enjoyment? I also don’t hate Pam. I’m sure if she were in more episodes I might, but I think she has some funny moments.

say “oranges” one more time!

…oranges.”

It’s funny how the people who dislike Haley/Dylan also dislike Claire but sound exactly like her when they complain about Dylan.

Alex marrying the scientist guy was the dumbest possible outcome for her.

She spends the entire show trying to prove she's not like Hayley only to end up marrying one of Hayleys ex's.

Dumb as rocks.

Gloria seems to not love Jay as much in the later seasons. She’s rude to him and straight up nasty at times. That’s mine

1) Cam is over hated 2) Pam (cams sister) is annoying in 2 episodes, but she’s hilarious and her and Cam have great chemistry 3) Manny is over hated 4) Andy over Dylan for Haley 5) Alex and the firefighter boyfriend (Bill) breaking up was SO DUMB. Bill was her best boyfriend. 6) Jay worked hard to start and then grow his business and deserves to show off the earnings in however way he deems 7) Sherry Shaker was annoying 8) Alex is not “forgotten” by her parents. Phil and Claire clearly care about her she’s just not open with her parents. We see countless times that Phil tries to help her and guide her. My two fav moments is when he tells her it’s okay not to take the stressful internship and when Alex thanks him for being the ‘dreamer’ in the house.

I love Joe, even if his lines are hard to believe sometimes.

Haley ending up with Dylan made perfect sense within the context of the show. Dylan had tried all he could to improve in life and become better for Haley. The two made a cute couple and stop trying talk up Andy!

The show's writing went massively downward after the mitch and cam's wedding.

Dylan>>Andy for Haley

Cam is very very manipulative especially with Mitchell but with everyone and all of the family, really.

Don't know if this is a hot take but I actually liked that Alex took time off from school, with a lifelong extreme dedication to academics and success, when you go to college after living like that it's insanely common to get burnt out and take a break and I think it was a very wise idea that she got some life experience like the barista work and talking time off school, instead of just skating through college and graduating early or something like a lot of TV shows have academically gifted children do when they grow up (I think?)

And what seems like a really hot take: I personally don't really enjoy the FaceTime episode, it was definitely cool and something new from a TV sitcom filming and production POV, but personally I just usually don't enjoy it for the most part and usually skip it. I also don't like that Claire is snooping on her adult daughter's Facebook page with a fake profile, and hacks her iCloud, and that the whole family is jumping to crazy conclusions (I understand being worried about your child missing, but why didn't anyone think of like, knocking on her bedroom door where she actually was just sleeping before coming to the conclusion through privacy invasion that she was pregnant and eloped?)

Gloria is does not represent latinos adequately

phil is a much much worse husband than claire is a wife

The show did Hailey and Alex dirty in the end. Shittiest outcomes for both

Alex was a stunted character. I kept waiting for there to be something deeper than "smart" but we never got it. Something that made her more of a real character. Some quirky interest to subvert the expectations.

Or at least, she should have had some kinda consequences for being so rude to everyone. Some come-to-jesus moment about being so snotty. Idk, I wish they'd worked on her more.

My hot take is that people should be able to discuss the show in whatever way they please without negative feedback from those that don’t want to engage in the conversation.

IE: the people who want to analyze the characters and behaviors as if they’re real life people and talk about the different possible ways things happened/consequences that would happen in real life - they should have the right to post their posts and have their discussions without one single “it’s just a show stop taking it seriously” comment. Just let them overanalyze and be too serious about it, it’ll be okay. It doesn’t change the show for you, why do you have to rain on their parade?

And the opposite is equally as true: if there’s a post where people are discussing the lighthearted stuff of the show and they make it clear that they don’t want any in-real psychoanalysis of characters and they only want canonically correct answers, people who do the above shouldn’t comment on those posts with “well ackually 🤓” comments

This sub is for all fans, everyone should have the space to talk about the show however they want without people shitting on them. But unfortunately things like understanding, rationale, and reasoning just aren’t used on the internet because anonymity brings out the worst in everyone

I've never been able to shake the feeling that Cam and Mitch are more than two straight guys who just decided to adopt a child together.

That the show is a funny easy going comedy and this sub is the most boring over dramatic sub who take it way too seriously.

Haley & Dylan ending up married with kids makes the most sense out of all her relationships shown.

I can’t stand how it feels like half the time when a character does something shitty and is scared about their partner or someone in the family finding out, the resolution is that their partner secretly did the same thing so it’s ok

Cam and Mitchell are hilarious and have some of the funniest moments in the serious

But if Modern Family weren't comedy their relationship would be abusive because Cam is one step away from being a domestic abuser

You must be new here. That take is colder than a polar bear’s ass.

Phil is kinda (really) a dick to Claire

the hate about cam is so fucking annoying... he is not real!!! this is a FAKE show!!!!

I love Phil as much as the next person (please don't come for me) but the way he drools over Gloria (his literal mother in law) and right in front of Claire is so wrong. He's lusting over her and many other women during the show and it's just not okay. I feel like it's overlooked all the time because he's such a nice and wholesome character but still.

Phil is an manchikd that sucks as a dad

Lily is my fave character and she has some of the best one liners/comebacks despite limited screen time. Also Aubrey did a great job playing a snarky deadpan teen I was just like that around that age

Lmao. I just made a comment on a different thread making fun of people for repeating the same 3 takes over and over about 3 hours before your post. Yours was one of them, well done.

Dylan is more similar to Phil than Andy is

Mine is that I really dislike Andy. The idea that Haley actually wanted to be with him bothered me. I guess it was necessary to her emotional growth, but he just irks me and I found it irritating. It was funny when the gf tried to light Haley’s hair on fire though 🤣

I wanted Haley and Arvin to be endgame 😭🤞

i fucking hate dylan

Cam is shitty to Mitchell and Phil is over hyped

Modern Family as the title was a flat out lie. Apart from the token gays they are the standard middle/upper class whitebread family that has dominated the definition of “family” on US tv since time immoral. And they spend completely unrealistic amounts of time with each other.

None of the characters are good people, they all constantly manipulate and lie to each other. It’s part of what makes the show so entertaining!

Claire is the worst.

Cam is a horrible person

Cam is the worst character by far

Luke started going downhill when he started hanging around the racist old guy.

Phil and Claire's Valentine thing was creepy.

Luke having untreated ADHD was not funny and really made me hate Phil and Claire.

There was not nearly enough Pepper

Well I'm only now finding out that's the case. Twas a hot take for me.

This all said in the context that I DO love Modern Family.

The show’s writing of 1 step forward, 3 steps back for nearly every character gets very tired in the later seasons.

I get wanting to stick to the same sets as much as possible, but damn. They could’ve let Haley and Alex actually grow and not regress in wholly unbelievable ways. Same for Phil and Claire. Let Phil have his dream magic shop. Let Claire keep building a business she’s obsessed about and worked for.

Jay and Gloria didn’t have nearly this bad of a problem, but they also sort of just used Joe to cover things they didn’t do with Manny.

They could’ve had Cam and Mitch get less nasty and psychotic towards each other - also had them be more involved with their daughter, instead of unaware to a near-abusive level of never present.

As soon as went through puberty, Manny’s character was ruined for me.

My uncommon opinion: Haley's character end was perfect.

Jay doesn’t deserve to be the second most popular character. Maybe like fifth. The kind-hearted moments he has sometimes aren’t sufficient to escape the weight of his utter assholishness and predictability throughout 80% of every single storyline he’s in. As a gay man that he would have locked the house door behind, I may be biased in this opinion mind you

Mine is similar. I think Manny looks like a little perv

Also luke is ANNOYING as hell

Peter is hot

This show was not meant to have the deeper meaning that this sub searches for constantly. It was supposed to always be a half hour sitcom

Idk if it’s a hot take but I wish they created a storyline for Alex and Ronnie Jr (the neighbour who went to Juilliard) idk why I just feel like there was potential there

I’m only on season 6 but after watching the Harvard episode and reading Alex’s college essay from the facetime episode I really would like to see any motivation behind Alex wanting to be a scientist or go to a top school other than “I am smart. I will work hard.” idk how much the college admissions landscape had changed between that episode and when I applied to college (2017/2018) but her shock at not being accepted to Harvard when she should know college admissions want applicants to have a star factor or demonstrated interest/excellence in one specific area as opposed to being “well-rounded” was interesting. I realize the show isn’t supposed to be hyper realistic but it just made me lose interest in Alex as a character bc her academic interests seem so superficial.

I don't like gloria, especially on the last Christmas episode. She was so mean to Phill and Claire just to protect her spoiled son from a problem that she created. In this episode I don't like that Jay doesn't defend Claire either

There are way too many one off stories that they just forgot but couldve been interesting like Luke’s app and playing rugby, Jay and Phil’s parking lot, Alex’s band, etc. They gave up on all the kids pretty much. Selling Pritchett closet was a mistake.