Tough Love is an extremely well-balanced episode, offering both big laughs and small nuances of family life.
Cam's plot is a straight hilarious storyline, with his idea of being less soft backfiring immensely. His first scene with Mitch, cutting over to Haley, is one of the show's most inspired and genius interview scenes ever!
Additionally, Mitch's scene with his supposed baby nephew create a fast-paced and witty storyline to intercut the rest of the episode.
Phil's quest to camp for 6 days is immediately met with troubles, and Ty Burrell plays him with absolute perfection, as his optimism begins to fade. This situation is mirrored with Claire's voyage and concludes beautifully, showing how much love Claire has for Phil.
In the most emotional storyline, Gloria struggles with coming to terms of how grown-up Manny is. Creating funny and poignant scenes, this storyline is the best of the episode, and shows us the love that Gloria has for his son. Ultimately, this episode ends with an emotional scene between Jay, Gloria and her two sons.
Cam's plot is a straight hilarious storyline, with his idea of being less soft backfiring immensely. His first scene with Mitch, cutting over to Haley, is one of the show's most inspired and genius interview scenes ever!
Additionally, Mitch's scene with his supposed baby nephew create a fast-paced and witty storyline to intercut the rest of the episode.
Phil's quest to camp for 6 days is immediately met with troubles, and Ty Burrell plays him with absolute perfection, as his optimism begins to fade. This situation is mirrored with Claire's voyage and concludes beautifully, showing how much love Claire has for Phil.
In the most emotional storyline, Gloria struggles with coming to terms of how grown-up Manny is. Creating funny and poignant scenes, this storyline is the best of the episode, and shows us the love that Gloria has for his son. Ultimately, this episode ends with an emotional scene between Jay, Gloria and her two sons.
