So we know that this sixth season of
Modern Family has the potential to be huge for Alex, between her
senior year of high school and just where she will end up going to
college (not to mention her continuing struggles to get a boyfriend,
or any friend for that matter...). But just how deep of a storyline
will her senior year be?
Right now I know of one spoiler: In a
TV Guide article at
http://www.tvguide.com/special/fall-preview/PhotoGallery/2014-Returning-Fall-Shows-1084772/1084803
, it is revealed that Alex is hoping to go east (presumably Ivy
League) for college, and Phil and Claire won't be happy about it.
Neither is a surprise - we know from “Australia” that Alex was
already working on her application to Harvard, and in both “See You
Next Fall” and “Schooled” we've seen Phil and Claire be clingy
when it comes to their kids leaving home when they grow up. What we
don't know is will this be just a single episode story (as most of
Alex's stories end up being), or will this play out for a longer
term? Hopefully it's the latter.
I really, really, REALLY hope that
Alex's senior year becomes a focal story of the season. I'm not
particularly optimistic of this, given that the series has never
really given Alex an ongoing (multiple-episode) story (admittedly,
the same could be said of the other kids on the show). On the other
hand, this means she's overdue for one...
So what else do I want to see this
season? First of all, while obviously Modern Family will continue to
mainly be a sitcom, I want Alex's senior year stories to take a more
serious tone like was done with her in “Under Pressure”. That's
not to say I don't want to see Alex rifle off her usual repertoire of
snarky and sarcastic comments when she's in someone else's story –
I just want them to keep it real when she is the focus. And I want
tears in my eyes/a lump in my throat at least once or twice.
The closest they have come to a
continuing Alex story is her dynamic with her academic rival, Sanjay,
but we've never seen him on-screen. I'd like to see a more extended
story about this rivalry. Who knows – maybe Sanjay could be that
elusive steady boyfriend that Alex has hardly ever had? Or, more
likely, we might see one throw the other under the bus in their
battle for valedictorian.
I'll probably think of more things
later in the week – I really shouldn't do this while watching
Sunday Ticket.
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