“Every Time I Get My Hopes Up, They Always Seem To Fall” (“Written In The Stars” Recap)

There's a rational part of me that wants to think that maybe what happened to Alex tonight was for the best: Professor Fennerman is much older than her (even more so than Ben¹, and a lot of people felt Ben was too old for Alex) – he's probably too old even for Haley. Plus would we really want a romantic interest for Alex to hold her academic fate in his hands?

But that rational part of me is losing big time to the irrational part right now. And here's that recap.

"If We Share This Nightmare Then We Can Dream"

I did say I'd update if I found out anything that rendered moot any of my pre-show thoughts.

Too bad this tweet from the actor playing the professor (from late last night) rendered my one hope moot:

Tomorrow night! @Sarah_Hyland and I do our very own star crossed loving. First date. Valentines. ❤️ @ModernFam 9pm

— Chris Geere (@cwgeere) February 28, 2018

I can't say I'm shocked, but so much for Alex being a big part of that story.

“I'm Not Gonna Write You A Love Song”

So after an almost summer-like¹ six weeks of reruns and preemptions , we finally have a new episode of Modern Family on tap tonight, “Written In The Stars”. But is there much reason to cheer this, given that we don't know what role, if any, Alex has in it?

"What Are You Waiting For?" (First Impressions - "Written In The Stars" - Season 9, Episode 14)

For those who believe that good things come to those who wait, there's good news and not so good news.  Since the "not so good" pertains to Alex, let's start with that.

"If I Could Change The World" (Almost Last-Minute Schedule Change)

"Spanks For The Memories", the new episode which was supposed to air this coming Wednesday (February 28th), has been pushed back a week to March 7th, according to a release on ABC's press site. 

ABC has not confirmed that it is switching places with "Written In The Stars", but both my DirecTV box and SpoilerTV's episode database show that there is a switch with the latter airing on Wednesday.   There also is still no information about that episode as far as I know, so we are really flying blind here.

"We've Got Stars Directing Our Fate, And We're Praying It's Not Too Late"

So, for the 2 or 3 (give or take 3 or 4) that have been waiting with baited breath to find out when I'm going to get around to watching The Last Movie Star on DirecTV, I've decided to hold off until after I get home from work on Saturday night.  It's just easier for me that way - I don't have to wake up at the crack of dawn tomorrow on a work day or rush into a viewing after work (around 11:00) when I have to go back to work on Friday.

$11 is pretty pricey for a PPV, by the way, about the cost of seeing it at night in a movie theater (granted it hasn't had a regular run in any theaters yet, and outside of New York City or Los Angeles it may never).  Hopefully it will be worth it.

As for Alex news, I don't have much - the March 7th episode is titled "Written In The Stars", but that's all I know right now.  I would love for that to turn into an Alex story that's reminiscent of The Fault In Our Stars (anyone up for a pre-eulogy for Sanjay, or better yet, so to speak, Reuben?), but I figure there isn't an infinity big enough to hold the odds against that.  Plus I'm sure Phil doesn't want to give up his sad(?) swing set.

"This Is For Those Who Wait" (First Impressions - "Spanks For The Memories" - Season 9, Episode 14)

Hello, remember me?  Finally some things are happening, though I'm not sure how good they will be.

Anyway, ever since I first heard this title for the next new episode (about a week ago), I've had nothing but dread about what it might mean if it related to Alex.  The last thing I want to see is Alex being involved in spanking, one way or the other (and I thought of one very possible storyline which would be particularly maddening, which could potentially turn even Alex's most loyal fans against her, but I'll keep that to myself for now if not longer).

Well, the press release finally came out Thursday on ABC's press site,  and there is nothing at all about Alex in it.  But that alone doesn't mean she doesn't have one - only two stories are listed in the release, and there is no mention of any of the Dunphys yet, so there could still be something.  I'm not totally ready to breath easy about Alex, though.

For those only interested in what may be next for Alex, I'm done here.  But click on if you want the latest on The Last Movie Star, although actually it's hard to say what that latest is.