Review - Modern Family Season 1 Episode 9 Fizbo

EW.com added Modern Family to their list of best show of the decade which I thought was quite stupid. The show had only aired 8 episodes, so their judgment was premature. However, I think if we look back on the show in five years, it is probably that we come to the same conclusion. I've been immensely impressed by the consistency of the show in regards to writing and acting.

Throughout the episode, we got flashforwards of everyone at the hospital as the episode progressed. We knew someone was hurt, and that all the events leading up to the end would have an injury. That is really what made the episode work. The writers included many potential dangers that left us guessing exactly how the injury would occur. There was the zip line, rock wall, bugs and lizards, and the crossbow (I know, wtf).

But in the end, it was Claire's benign arts and crafts table that did in Luke. Ignored all day, the beads took vengeance on Luke, sending him to the ground with a broken arm. In the commotion of the crazy chain reaction set off by Phil (or I suppose Fizbo/Cam), the one thing no one expected to harm anyone was the culprit.

Phil's sarcastic attitude toward Claire was fun, and showed that he can be clueless and snarky at the same time. So far, Phil has been a total idiot, but making fun of Claire added another side to him.

Manny continues to be delightful with his mature attitude and adult ways. This week he tried to pick up a girl, but he couldn't be the funny guy, or just be himself. Instead, he was the hero saving the girl, the last thing you'd expect from Manny. I loved how he had to take off his shoes before entering the moon bounce.

I still haven't gotten to Fizbo, but this is Thanksgiving, and who the hell writes this much on Thanksgiving? Anyways, Fizbo was hilarious and Eric Stonestreet did a great job.

Score: 9.4/10