I love the scene where after Haley has the twins, everyone is in the room seeing the babies but Phil goes to Haley and checks on her. It’s such a subtle moment but so sweet.
@@andrewq159when you have kids a lot of things don't matter anymore as long as they're ok. When your kids have kids it's that same exhale times a million.
This spoke to a lot of immigrants and children of immigrants. Sometimes people judge one based on their ability to communicate on a foreign language, not even realizing this means they are able to speak multiple languages to begin with.
Alex’s meltdown and her conversation with the Psychiatrist hit me the most. Being the child who was constantly under pressure to perform well and always scrutinised if ever I failed, the feeling of not fitting in, being lonely and no one able to understand what I was going through made me relate to Alex so much in that episode. Modern Family is the best show. Period.
Alex was the most relatable person for me as well..... She just needed her family to understand her! That's it! It seems easy but it was so so so complicated and hurtful.....
@@amritadey6575yes that is very true. I’m sure so many ppl including myself connect with that pressure and it’s sooo reliving to see it in a light like this
19:53 This scene breaks my heart everytime. When Phil asks if Frank wished he had another son to take the up family business, Frank replies, "You did take over the family business. Didnt you? Making life light, making it fun for everybody."
When I saw the scene on the arguing couple in the car as Phil and Frank asked for a ride then it transitioned into a joyful trip as they sang along to the tune of Sweet Caroline, I knew the episode was going to end with a heavy news of death. This is a superb and wonderful writing in using a sequence of happy moments before leading to a death in the end. Phil's delivery in his monologue even made the blow hit harder.
I almost cried 3 times during this show 1. When Mitchell broke down after being denied the 2nd baby. Cam is always the one with more emotions but seeing Mitchell express his feelings was really mesmerizing. 2. When Alex hugged Claire and broke down, I literally felt her loneliness throught the screen. She was one character who was always okay outside but in the inside, she was broken. 3. Alex's tribut to her grandma Grace. Absolutely wholesome.
Under Pressure is one of my favorite episodes of the show because of how relatable it feels. Alex has such an understandable breakdown, learns a lot about herself in therapy, and then she and Claire have a great moment just by Claire showing empathy and realizing she should have been doing more! It’s a touching but powerful episode!
I bawled the first time I saw it, and I get teary remembering it. I think that moment speaks to any "smart kid" who had to hide all their struggles because everyone just assumed they did well just because they were smart.
Jay asking Mitch if he wants to take a stroll at the wedding was Modern Family’s “Do it for Her” moment. Even the toughest of tough guys had the waterworks that episode.
@@andrewq159 but weirdly modern family doesnt do that, althought it does goes downhill but it super slow and the ending is great, at least it better than the show last season 8
I love everytime Jay is a Father for Manny, especialy when Manny has a senior girlfriend who uses him to get back an ex, Jay consoling him in the end of that episode is amazing. Also Manny graduating is great.
Modern Family received a few criticisms for doing yet another parental death story, but that episode was as much a farewell to Fred Willard as anything else. One of the best tributes any series has ever done.
@@andrewq159what the heck is this comment? Are you asking how someone would react to the real tragic death of a child given that they didn't have a strong enough reaction to the fictional death of a fictional grandparent? What kind of weird question is that?
I’m referring to the death of Phil’s dad. And part of the reason they wanted to do the episode is that it was clear that Fred Willard’s health was in decline and this episode was their final tribute.
When Jay cries, it always reminds me of when my Dad cries. Unexpected and out of nowhere because he puts on such a tough front all the way until that first tear. So, of course, I cry every time!
I don't know if a lot of people feel this too, but Jay walking Mitch down the aisle is one of the most emotional scenes of Modern family. Jay was the best character on the show. He became accepting and loved his son for himself and it's safe to say that not a lot of people in the previous generation can do that ❤
@@andrewq159nah english literally has like 5 verb tenses (ate, eat, will eat, would eat and have eaten), and you use the same verb for i, you, we, you, they without any change and for she/he it just adds an "s", words dont have gender so you just use "the" for every word, and words overall keeps the same structure and hardly ever changes while in spanish, italian, french, etc the verb's termination changes for everything all the time, you have to learn every words gender so you can use correctly the article + the 20 different verb tenses lmao trust me, English is the easiest language to learn. That is why in most european countries where english is their second language youll find people fluently replying to you in english while in the us almost no one can even say a sentence in spanish even though they studied it at school too
@@heyafindfun They learn English because it's by far the most widely spoken language. It's far easier for a Czech to learn Polish or for an Italian to learn Spanish.
All of the scenes mentioned were so good and important but Alex's meltdown was a pivotal moment for me. It made me take a look at myself and realize that my behaviors and the pressure I was putting myself under for school, extracurriculars, relationships, achievement, etc.- similar to Alex- were not healthy. Just two days before watching it, I had a complete meltdown in my car when my Dutch order was wrong. (I didn't yell at a worker or anything- just parked and rage cried for a moment over basically nothing.) I went to therapy because I saw myself in that opening scene and though I rarely cried- and, for some strange reason, prided myself on scarcely showing emotion- I was in tears by the end of that episode. So, if you are struggling like Alex was, do yourself the biggest favor and go to therapy. And if you can't afford therapy- start a journal. You are like a pressure cooker and you need to make sure that lid doesn't blow or you'll end up hurting not only yourself, but the people around you as well. I wish you the best! Have a great day and a wonderful rest of your week!
Jays moments are very emotional 😢😢. He is a tough man but still has a noble heart. 1:19 his sacrifice for Disneyland 1:36 he cares for manny 8:58 Jays Navy tradition 12:50 Jay in family therapy 15:59 Mother’s Day 16:45 taking manny to Disneyland 18:53 Ex-Wife death
The Alex breakdown was really beautifully rendered. When she hugs Claire after Claire genuinely sympathizes with her you really feel how much just feeling seen by those closest to us can do.
jay's navy tradition was such a heartfelt moment, it became so emotional as jay's emotions were so much related to ours as well. In literature it is referred to as objective corelative and I felt that for myself too.
“Philsophy” is the perfect blend of Phil’s caring parent and wacky side. Later on I feel like he regresses as a parent and partner but those random quotes really get me for some reason
One thing I want to tell my fellow gay brothers is it takes time. Remember this is a TV show where everything gets wrapped up nicely in a bow. I'll never forget my dad calling me a "f*ggot" and how I've literally been stabbed before in my life, and that didn't hurt even nearly as much. Today my father is the kind of man who shuts people down when they make fun of gay people, but that didn't happen overnight. There was A LOT of screaming. A LOT of therapy. A LOT of hate and anger. We're not the same anymore, either of us. My dad is still the man who raised me, and I love him very much, but I've learned being old now, that in his own way, he was trying to love me too, the best way he knew how. He's on his last legs, but he's still my dad, and that's A LOT. Loved this show, and thank you for representing us in a way where we not only fit into the straight world, we can make it better too.
It was the most relatable show on television, so it was always getting real. If someone in the show doesn't remind you of someone you know then you simply don't know enough people
3 of the scenes that make me cry every time are when Jay breaks down in front of the other couples at therapy, when Alex breaks down at her birthday party, and Phil's "that's my little girl" speech. I love this show because it can make me laugh and cry, sometimes at the same time
What should be on this list is learning that DD was a gas lighting narcissist. While most of her appearances were "dark comedy" to say the least, realizing that she was so selfish she tried to make Jay and Gloria's wedding about herself is a very serious thing on a family comedy. Her funeral was better than she deserved from the family she damaged so horribly
I firmly believe that Dede was at LEAST mentally or verbally abusive to Jay. Especially since when he talks to cam’s dad at the spa, he says divorcing her was the hardest thing he’s ever had to do but he was so happy he did it because it made him free. The way he says the line almost made him seem scared of the thought of what if he didn’t. It’s blatantly explained multiple times in the show that Dede has mental illness issues (I’d be willing to bet bipolar) but that line has always made me think that Dede was probably abusive to jay. Just probably not directly in front of the kids
@@3nd0fr3gss8,Dede is a product of feminism beyond measure. Right down to openly gaslighting so that "her truth" is the loudest "voice". Claire being so hard on Haley because she was terrified that she was going to end up like Dede, while Alex by the final season *_really realized_* her grandmother was the villain in every situation she was involved it.
This show either needs a spin off show set a few years later or a reboot that continues off the original show. Something! This family’s story cannot just end with Season 11 of the show!
One moment that makes me emotional is when Gloria pulls a prank on Manny and Jay by making them believe Javier is not Manny’s father. Jay tells Manny that he’s been his father since he was a kid and will keep being his father and that he loves him. That got me choked up a bit.
Even though i don't watch Modern Family, this was a great top to start off this week. Happy monday morning, Ms Mojo, take care and God bless you, greetings from Colombia to you as well.
even its not sad or something special when Haley gave her reasons on why choosing Dylan over Arvin and Dylan response to her that he loves messes really showed that he will always love her for what she is and she doesnt have to change around him was beautiful thats when Dylan convinced me he was the one all along for Haley
i love the ending scene of “Snip” season 4 i think. Its claire overhearing alex and haley talk over the computer and her hearing that haley misses her and then luke gives her a rose
God I just never understand the hate for people with multiple languages! Insane! It takes A LOT to be able to do that! When I lived in Europe I was getting internet for my place one day and I had a 8 year old translate for me to the workers. It was amazing and embarrassing. The kid spoke flawless English even though they were in their own country. Experiences like that really open your mind and grant the empathy perk.
Because of most family sitcoms that feature a kid going to college, I grew up expecting that my parents would cry when they dropped me off at college, or that maybe all three of us would share some happy tears. Instead I cried enough for all three of us and they didn’t cry at all. I wish I’d had Haley’s composure in that moment 😂 Also Jay’s wondering aloud if his dad really knew that Jay loved him is just more proof to me that when you and your kids, spouse, etc are not typically affectionate or sentimental with each other, that’s all the more reason to say “I love you” explicitly sometimes. When you don’t, it’s easy for the love to get buried under routine.
I really relate to Haley when it comes to college. I went to college over an hour or so away from home. That first day I had in college after my parents left. Was rough, High School was over, I lost a majority of my friends and never felt more alone. Long story short, I made it through one year and returned to my hometown. What I like is that it shows how they both knew it wasn’t working out for them and realized what they wanted to do instead of just going with whatever other people say was best for them. They thought for themselves.
man i was crying trough the whole video😭 i love modern family bc with all the difrent characters and all the ups and downs they have trough the show it shows a family that no matter what at the end always can relay on each other to be here
Haley calling her parents back and saying goodbye is what hit me the most cause at the time I was watching the series and this episode came along I also had just started my college and moved away from my home....and while watching that scene, it completely broke me....I was sobbing my eyes out
“We didn’t do much that day but it might have been one of the best days I ever had with my dad I just didn’t know it’d be our last” I watched a lot of shorts of Modern Family before watching it.. None of them ever showed Frank’s death so this hit like an absolute truck
for me the one that felt the most real was phils dad dying. When i watched that episode it was about a year after my dad committed suicide and i just felt phils pain so much, especially when he said 'we didnt do much that day but it was one of the best days i every had with my dad, i just didnt know it would be the last'. I feel this so much coz forr me some of my best memory of my dad wasnt going out doing and doing stuff, the memories that mean more are from when we used to just lay down on the bed and watch tv togther. i just wish that I knew the last time we did that, that it was the last time we ever would. Its kinda similar to one of my favourite line from the office, in the final episode when andy says "I wish there was a way to know you're in 'the good old days', before you've actually left them""
For me it’s… 1. Jay crying remembering his mother 2. Phil protecting Haley from dating the long- haired middle-aged man 3. Jay talking about feelings at family therapy 4. Mitchell being vulnerable after facing rejection with the second baby 5. Haley saying goodbye to her parents from college dorm. 6. Alex breaking down after her session with the psychiatrist. 7. Phil yelling at Haley after her getting arrested.
My own parents call me lazy cause all I really did besides chores school and work was watch tv. I was born 2002. (Yeah I know, “you’re so young”. Be quiet I wish I was born 1940 and dead now…ANYWAY) This show came out when I was 7. So I grew up on this show and didn’t watch it in full till it ended. And I have like 10 shows I'll rotate through over and over. modern family is one. im not lazy. im happy. im still v active. but at home i put on my show and im happy. Modern Family is comedy peak. but also. i got to experience grandparents when i never had any. i got to see my sexuality being acknowledged, knock it didnt have any of my own. i got to see love from all races at a young age. i got to see supportive parents. And learn lessons I could never from my own parents. I got to feel understood cause of Alex and her pressure. I got to have the childhood I couldn’t have in reality
One of Jays friends from the army passed away and they all had a tradition that whenever one died they would go to the nearest pub and toast to them silently that's why he was trying so hard to leave the house
THANK YOU - it was killing me!! I never watched the show, partly cos I was afraid of too many feels, so I just copped them all in one countdown, and then this answer was left hanging but so incredibly perfectly,but I HAD TO KNOW!!!!
