What Happened, Yo!:
-Walt has died and Phil and Claire worry about telling Luke. Luke doesn't seem very affected by the news though, which worries Claire. Later, she and Phil see Luke enter Walt's house, and Claire thinks it's so he can say goodbye, but in actuality, Luke is taking Walt's TV (Walt told Luke he could have one thing when he died.). Claire becomes frustrated by Luke's continued non-reaction to Walt's death and demands he take back the TV. As they take it back, Luke shares some memories about Walt's house. A couple people show up looking for Walt, and are surprised when Claire can't share the news of his death without smiling. Luke tells her that that's weird and she calls it a coping method. Luke puts the TV back and admits that when he would see it on from his window at night, it would make him feel better and he guessed he'd miss that. Claire is touched and lets him take the TV.
-Meanwhile, Phil realizes that he hasn't made many lasting memories with Alex, and not wanting to end up like Walt, who was estranged from his daughter, he takes her out to throw Walt's dog tags in the ocean and create a memory. But when a seagull takes the dog tags, he takes her out to a 50-miles away diner for the world's best milkshakes, but the machine is broken, so he begins trying to get the only waitress there, who is over 9 months pregnant, to induce labour in an effort to create a memory. This doesn't work, and he later confides to Alex that he just wants to do something special for her, like the astronaut who carved his daughter's initials into the moon. Alex is touched by the gesture, but throws up due to too much food (They'd been there a while.). As they go home, she thanks him and he puts her initials into the moon on the logo of the diner.
-Also meanwhile, Cam's dad is in town and he, Mitchell and Cam are supposed to have dinner with Jay and Gloria. Jay tries to get out of it, because he doesn't like the guy, but Mitch makes him go. Cam finds out that his dad doesn't like Jay that much either. At dinner, Jay reveals he doesn't like Cam's dad because he always implies that Mitchell is the wife in the relationship. Later, they talk their issues out and both admit that while they know Cam and Mitch are equals, it's a little easier to imagine that they are with someone who is like a woman. This reconciles the two men.
-Finally, Haley tricks Gloria into letting her host a pool party at the house by saying that there will be a chaperone her parents approve of. She informs Claire that her uncle will be there to get permission, but she is referring to Manny. Manny takes this in stride and begins enforcing rules and acting like a chaperone. Gloria gets back early and is mad that Haley tricked her, but also mad that Manny won't enjoy the party. She forces Hayley to have the party as punishment (She gets a bit confused), but also makes Manny enjoy himself, while still letting him enforce as many rules as he wants to ruin the party for Hayley.
I Liked This: The Last Walt was an entertaining episode of Modern Family with plenty to like about it. The best parts of the episode were related to the death of Walt (which was disappointing, as he was a very funny recurring character, but probably neccesary for the series). Claire worrying about Luke not processing it well was a good story, making good use of the infinitely funny Luke, who was more concerned about the fact that he couldn't take two things than the fact that his friend had died. Claire not being able to say horrible news without smiling was also funny and the callback at the end was great. Meanwhile, Phil's quest to have adventures with Alex was sweet, and also had it's share of funny moments, many of which simply came from Phil reacting to things. Putting his daughter's initials into the diner's sign was a nice note to end the episode on. As for the other stories, I liked the introduction of Cam's tough guy father, and how it led to a good story about Jay's continued efforts to fully accept Mitch's homosexuality (always a good source for stories). And now that both of Cam's parents have been introduced, perhaps they could both appear in an episode together at some point? That'd be good. And Hayley and Manny had the slightest story of the evening (more of a runner), but it was full of good moments and made great use of Manny's maturity.
But...: Nothing comes to mind for complaints this week.
The Bottom Line: The Last Walt was a great episode of Modern Family, with lots of good moments for all characters involved.
Grade: 83% (Great)
Memorable Moments
-Phil reassures Luke about Walt's death (He died writing an angry letter to the postmaster general.): "It was very peaceful. Not the letter, that was full of threats."
-Gloria describes building blocks with Manny. "I would make the buildings and he would inspect them and if they weren't up to code, ay yi yi, the paper work!"
-Manny chaperones a party: "I believe I made it clear the bedrooms were off limits. Young lady, I don't think you're ready up here for what you're planning to do up there".
-Luke gets mad at Claire: "You are so mean. When [Walt] used to look through those binoculars and say your dad is one lucky man, he was wrong!"
-Alex: "You know what I'll never forget? The time my dad spent an entire day trying to create a special memory for me. Or the time when a pregnant lady slipped in my vomit."
-Gloria: "Two birds. One bullet."
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