One of the things I've always loved about Modern Family is that, while it's a comedy primarily, the writers aren't afraid to explore the darker and more painful sides of situations. We saw it when Haley got kicked out of school, when Cam and Mitch didn't get their second baby, when Alex admits to a therapist she just needs some help, and even in smaller scenes like when Alex says she has no friends or when Luke's friend Mr. Kleezak defends himself against the Dunphy parents. So we've seen that Modern Family has no trouble touching on the hard topics- except, apparently, admitting that while Andy and Haley are wonderful together, Andy was cheating on Beth and was in the wrong. Instead, they have to make sure Andy comes out as the good guy by making Beth cheat on him too. This made what normally would have been a nice episode weak, especially when at the end Haley doesn't understand why Andy would be upset and Gloria (for some reason) agrees with her. It just feels like someone wimped out and took the easy way out to end the episode.
Review of White Christmas
