Alone Time

Alone Time is the twenty-first episode from Season 8 of Modern Family. It aired on May 10, 2017.
==Plot Summary==
Everyone deserves a little alone time now and then, so when Mitch and Jay separately seek out a much-needed retreat from the family and end up at the same resort, it becomes clear just how "related" they really are. Meanwhile, Phil and Claire can't seem to really enjoy the empty-nester life, and Cam, not knowing what to do with himself while Mitch is away, drops in on Gloria's to lend a hand.http://www.spoilertv.com/2017/04/modern-family-episode-821-alone-time.html
==Episode Description==
An exhausted Mitch decides to take some time for himself and go to a hotel. Unfortunately, he mentions it to Jay and both men are now in the same place. However, things improve slowly when they realize they're closer than they thought, even with Jay teaching Mitch how to throw a baseball.
Meanwhile, Cam can't stand to be alone, even for a night, and he decides to stay at Gloria's since Lily is at a sleepover. Gloria is sick and Cam's help is nothing but useless as he burns Joe's cape and also destroys Manny's car , preventing him to take his female friend to a date. But here too, things improve as Cam gives both boys a boost off confidence and even heals Gloria.
Phil and Claire are near the end of their rope with the kids; with Alex stressed over exams approaching, Haley worried about her lack of direction after seeing Dylan married with stepkids and Luke more getting his head stuck in the bannisters just like he did as a small child, they start to believe the kids will never move on. They end up driving off, not knowing where they're going. However when they crash into graduation balloons they realise they can't just leave but decide to watch Thelma & Louise, a film they'd never got around to seeing due to being so busy with the kids.
At the end, Phil and Claire go to the hotel where Jay and Mitch are staying; both pairs pretend not to see each other.
==Main Cast==
(The characters striked out do not appear in this episode)
* Jay Pritchett
* Gloria Pritchett
* Manny Delgado
* Joe Pritchett
* Claire Dunphy
* Phil Dunphy
* Haley Dunphy
* Alex Dunphy
* Luke Dunphy
* Mitchell Pritchett
* Cameron Tucker
* Lily Tucker-Pritchett
==Guest Starring==
* Reid Ewing as Dylan Marshall
* Cece Paige as Sierra
* Josh Duvendeck as Austin
* Jackie Seiden as Elaine Kolchek
* Dylan Mooney as Bellman
* Kenzo Lee as Delivery Guy
* Sedona Fuller as Betty
* London Fuller as Janice
==Trivia==
*Lily only appears in the teaser of this episode.
*This episode has only one interview scene.
*According to Phil, Haley and Alex were not planned. Luke was the only kid they wanted. On French track, he says that none of the kids were planned.
==Continuity==
*This is the second episode in which a character turns temporary deaf, Luke here. The first being Dylan in The Old Man & the Tree. In both cases, Dylan appears and the deafness is caused by Luke's own decisions.
*Dylan's 30th episode.
*Luke getting his head stuck in the staircase is a throwback to the Pilot. The surrounding scene is constructed as a "Deja Vu" of life in the Dunphy family in earlier seasons.
==Cultural References==
* Jay alludes to "Don't ask, don't tell."
*Phil says "We're the Ropers," a reference to Three's Company.
*Phil and Claire watch Thelma and Louise
==References==
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