At the end of the episode, two houses have significant damage, their clothes are all dirty, but everyone is happy. They can take the picture knowing all they need is family--and an ample bank account. Part of me cringed each time someone was destroyed, but do you see how rich these people are? Apparently the "modern family" has a huge disposable income and can afford reckless behavior. I guess I'm not "modern."
But back to the episode. It was a fitting end to an exceptional season. The main plot revolved around Phil and Gloria taking Manny and Alex to a basketball game. When the kiss cam focuses on them, Gloria kisses Phil. Then, Alex gets two text messages. One about Claire being mad at Phil and one about Jay wanting to fight Phil. Of course Phil thinks they're related to the kiss, and the situation is smoothed over after a throwaway line in the end.
Mitchell going crazy in the house, trying to hit the pigeon while Cam was singing seemed almost identical to those wacky Community scenes which pop up every few episodes. The plot was stupider than usual, but built up to that one funny scene, so it wasn't all a waste.
Score: 9.0/10
