The Kiss

Season 2, Episode 2, Aired
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When she finds out that Alex is interested in a boy, Claire becomes over-protective, while Haley tries to give her sister advice. Meanwhile, Gloria begins to cook more traditional Colombian food in honor of her late grandmother, which is received in jest by Jay, and Mitchell reveals his aversion to PDA.moreless
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  • When Alex starts to get int

    8.5
    "Great"
    By cielo215, Jun 29, 2011 Report Abuse
    When Alex starts to get intersted in a boy, she and Haylie start to bond. When Alex starts to get intersted in a boy, she and Haylie start to bond. When Alex starts to get intersted in a boy, she and Haylie start to bond. When Alex starts to get intersted in a boy, she and Haylie start to bond. When Alex starts to get intersted in a boy, she and Haylie start to bond. When Alex starts to get intersted in a boy, she and Haylie start to bond. When Alex starts to get intersted in a boy, she and Haylie start to bond. When Alex starts to get intersted in a boy, she and Haylie start to bond. When Alex starts to get intersted in a boy, she and Haylie start to bond. When Alex starts to get intersted in a boy, she and Haylie start to bond. When Alex starts to get intersted in a boy, she and Haylie start to bond. When Alex starts to get intersted in a boy, she and Haylie start to bond.moreless

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  • Hilarious and another one of those episodes where every plot flows together seamlessly.

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    By JaCkKbAuEr2424, Jun 02, 2011 Report Abuse
    People make such a big deal about Cameron and Mitchell not kissing, but if I'm being honest.. does a show have to be about couples showing affection towards each other? When do we see Phil and Claire kissing that often? I agree that it seemed strange that Mitchell and Cameron never kissed on screen before, but I'm also glad they held that plot off for a little while. With everything we know about these characters, it made so much sense to have Mitchell have a fear of PDA. And with Jay still struggling to completely come to terms with his son's marriage to Cam, their inability to kiss in front of family or in public makes sense. And this episode was fantastic for dovetailing that plot in with two other ones. Sometimes, the show has difficulty tying together plots, but I was impressed this week.

    The three plots are as follows (actually there's closer to four or five plots): in the Dunphy home, Claire interrogates Alex about having a boyfriend after she reads some of her texts. She tries to get Haley to talk to Alex about it, and at the same time, Haley questions whether Claire was actually the good girl she claims to be. Phil gets excited to head over to Jay's house and help him hook up a printer to print out a picture of Gloria's grandmother. Meanwhile, Gloria claims she's been visited by her grandmother's spirit in her sleep and that she's been following her and helping her with stuff. Jay is skeptical and makes fun of her while Manny grows afraid that his house is haunted. And in the Mitchell/Cameron household, Cam grows upset at Mitch's inability to kiss him in public. It sounds like a lot is going on in the episode, and there is, but the way the writers tie it all together is very impressive.

    And the lines.. oh man, there are some classic lines here. While Cam certainly deserved his Emmy last year, Phil should definitely take it this year. He was hilarious in every scene without going too over the top, whether it was his condescending song he sings to Jay to explain how to use the printer or his gag reflex to the smell of paint.. he's just a goofy man who had some great lines. And Gloria and Jay had a great plot to work with, with Gloria making up a bunch of different customs that Jay had to follow as revenge for him making fun of her grandmother. Watching Ed O'Neill slap chickens and scream at them made my night.

    Everything worked out perfectly in the episode, and I was surprised at how real the episode felt, compared to some of the show's other episodes, where we have Edward Norton playing the bassist of an old band Phil and Claire liked. There were great moments from every character, and for the second consecutive week, I found myself very impressed with Modern Family.moreless

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    By thefanof, Jun 02, 2011 Report Abuse
    Performance of the night goes to....Sofia Vergara? Man, I never thought I would be writing those words, but it was the case here tonight as she was just hilarious from the get go and made the best of the weak material she was given during the talking heads.

    I am not much of a "people falling over = laughs" kind of guy, but when Cam fell over the couch and knocked over the chip bowl, it was hard to not chuckle.

    Alex having a boyfriend, let alone the new and lame Morgan Corinthos on General Hospital, is something I could do without though.

    5.5/10 Decent episode by Modern Family standards.moreless

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  • It's the ghost of Gloria's grandma!

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    By doguineta, Jun 02, 2011 Report Abuse
    Ok, story by story.

    Alex story: So Clarie accidnetally sees a message on Alex's phone and wonders why is she keeping him secretly and makes Haley talk to her. Alex then goes to kiss him but he is with friends and she runs away embarrased. Claire then tells her that she was embarrased when young too and she'll eventually get over it.

    Manny-Luke story: When Phil is fixing the printer on the attic, Luke & Manny think that it's the ghost of gloria's granny, ending with Phil finally managing to print the picture of Gloria's granny and scaring them.

    Jay-Mitchell: So Mitchell has trouble showing his love to Cam because when kid, Jay never really showed him how he cared for him. That0's because HIS dade didn't eother. SO then Gloria forces Jay to kiss Mitchel and after that Mithcell kisses Cam for the first time on-screen in the show.

    Gloria bit: She makes Jay do stupid stuff just cause he mocked his culture.

    Overall: Great peisode, with great comedy and a heart-moment that stayed in character. 9/10.moreless

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  • Claire feels disconnected from Alex and Phil gets the call.

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    By TMFMM2022AD, Jun 02, 2011 Report Abuse
    This episode showed how we pick up things from the people around us and families, the modern family; we get a glimpse of different angels. We learn from our parents and it rubs off on us, growing up I realize now that I hid parts of myself from my family because I thought they wouldn't accept me and we see Claire wanting to present a fake persona of who she was growing up and have the kids strive for that than be honest with them and give the air that she was a good girl. As we learned from Jay that she was not so "Good" and got arrested. This is one of the things I liked about the episode; how they displayed how this happens. Then because Jay didn't show affection the rest of his family didn't like to show displays of affection. I liked how they showed that display and how Jay realized his effect and made a change right there. There are a lot of comical scenes that happened during the episode. I enjoyed the scene when Phil was in the attic working on the printer, and Manny and Luke saw a picture of their grandmother come out of the printer. When I was growing up and visiting my grandmother's house my cousin and I were in the basement and we heard an alarming ghost sound and ran up the stairs. It could have been a scene like that one, but watching this I'm reminded of that time. I love this episode.moreless

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    • Original International Air Dates:
      Canada: September 29, 2010 on Citytv
      United Kingdom: October 7, 2010 on Sky1/Sky1 HD
      Australia: October 24, 2010 on Channel Ten
      Czech Republic: February 2, 2011 on HBO Comedy
      Sweden: February 18, 2011 on TV4
      Finland: September 29, 2011 on MTV3

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