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Lake Life

  • Episode aired Sep 27, 2017
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 21m
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7.8/10
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Ed O'Neill in Modern Family (2009)
ComedyDramaRomance
Jay takes the family on a lake house in efforts to make memories.Jay takes the family on a lake house in efforts to make memories.Jay takes the family on a lake house in efforts to make memories.
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    • Director
      • James R. Bagdonas
    • Writers
      • Christopher Lloyd
      • Steven Levitan
      • Elaine Ko
    • Stars
      • Ed O'Neill
      • Sofía Vergara
      • Julie Bowen
    Top credits
    • Director
      • James R. Bagdonas
    • Writers
      • Christopher Lloyd
      • Steven Levitan
      • Elaine Ko
    • Stars
      • Ed O'Neill
      • Sofía Vergara
      • Julie Bowen
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    • 7User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Ed O'Neill
    Ed O'Neill
    • Jay Pritchett
    Sofía Vergara
    Sofía Vergara
    • Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
    Julie Bowen
    Julie Bowen
    • Claire Dunphy
    Ty Burrell
    Ty Burrell
    • Phil Dunphy
    Jesse Tyler Ferguson
    Jesse Tyler Ferguson
    • Mitchell Pritchett
    Eric Stonestreet
    Eric Stonestreet
    • Cameron Tucker
    Sarah Hyland
    Sarah Hyland
    • Haley Dunphy
    Ariel Winter
    Ariel Winter
    • Alex Dunphy
    Nolan Gould
    Nolan Gould
    • Luke Dunphy
    Rico Rodriguez
    Rico Rodriguez
    • Manny Delgado
    Aubrey Anderson-Emmons
    Aubrey Anderson-Emmons
    • Lily Tucker-Pritchett
    Jeremy Maguire
    Jeremy Maguire
    • Joe Pritchett
    Joe Mande
    Joe Mande
    • Ben
    Kyle Bornheimer
    Kyle Bornheimer
    • Scotty
    Annika Foster
    Annika Foster
    • Jet Ski Kid
    Bill Seward
    • Fisherman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • James R. Bagdonas
    • Writers
      • Christopher Lloyd
      • Steven Levitan
      • Elaine Ko
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    • Trivia
      When they were filming it, the actual solar eclipse occurred during the day.
    • Goofs
      When Lily and Joe push Ben off into the lake on the inflatable swan, the markings on the bottom of the swimming pool are clearly visible.
    • Connections
      References The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Total Eclipse of the Heart
      (uncredited)

      Written by Jim Steinman

      Performed by Ty Burrell, Sarah Hyland, Eric Stonestreet, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ariel Winter, Julie Bowen and Ed O'Neill

    User reviews7

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    Top review
    6/10
    After 8 Seasons...
    ... this show is starting to become too predictable. My wife and I called almost everything that happened; Mitch's first kiss actually being gay, Ben being left on the island, Gloria falling out of the boat, and Phil moving at the last second when Claire was going to push him off the cliff and falling.

    Season 8 had a lot of heart, but season 7 turned silly and went from the family acting somewhat believable to being slapstick. I feel like season 9 kicked off trying to do both, but the heart was meh, and the slapstick was predictable.

    I also had issues with how Mitch reacted to finding out the guy he kissed his 13-yr old summer was gay at the time. We got a little insight into his character when he says he didn't try and kiss a boy for 5-yrs after that, and how it led him to be attracted to more flamboyant men, but the writers went for the easy gag of Mitch freaking out that the guy didn't think he was attractive. It was a missed opportunity for Mitch to stick up for himself and say "I'll have you know what you said made me think you were straight and prevented me from being open with my feelings for fear of being embarrassed again for 5-yrs" or something like that.

    I also think Hayley (and more so Sarah) lost about 5 years of age with how she was costumed, and with her longer hair. She looked like a young adult last season w/ her short hair, but like a high school kid last night. I think they need to move her out of the house and introduce new characters and a new setting. It was too good to be true to have her be w/ Andy, so maybe bring it back.

    I love the show, but it needs to do a better job growing up w/ the cast post school-aged children, and not rely so much on ridiculous plot set-ups.
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    • Sep 28, 2017

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    • Release date
      • September 27, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • South Lake Tahoe, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Steven Levitan Productions
      • Picador Productions
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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    • Runtime
      21 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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