“Would he refer to Phil as a friend of Claire’s? No.” – Mitchell, after Cam told him that Jay introduced him to his friends as “a friend of my son”
“I’ve heard him call Phil a lot worse.” – Cameron
The theme of the week on Modern Family was change: Can people change? How far does that fifteen percent change differential really get them? All I know is Modern Family better not go changin’ on me … I love you just the way you are.
This episode hit it out of the park for me, and not just because I don’t know how to work the remote (hence the reason I do not watch Bones … someone in this house will not put on that channel). Everything about “Fifteen Percent” was on, on, on.
Let’s take Phil and Claire and the remote battle:
Did Gloria and Manny (aftershave-wearing, vampire-fiction-loving Manny) get their new friend Whitney to change more than fifteen percent with that stunning makeover? I’m going with a big no, since her original problem of picking the wrong man definitely still holds true with her crush on Cam. Somehow, Modern Family seemed to make Whitney’s plight sweet and funny, not pathetic. I like that Modern Family really knows when to be shamelessly irreverent and when to go for the touching people moments.
Speaking of touching people, the golf scene between Jay and Shorty was awesome, and Chaz Palminteri was perfect as part gangster / son of a tailor-man. Was there a message in there somewhere about it not really mattering if you’re gay or not? I’m going with yes.
I shall leave you with two last quotes showing Modern Family‘s awesome sense of humor when it comes to gay people:
Never change, Modern Family. Never change.
Single best role for Kristen Schaal yet.
I hope this one lands her more roles written just for her because I can’t stand her on The Daily Show.