The Day Alex Left for College
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| "The Day Alex Left for College" | |
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| Modern Family episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 7 Episode 2 |
| Directed by | Jeffrey Walker |
| Written by | Danny Zuker |
| Production code | 7ARG02 |
| Original air date | September 30, 2015[1] |
| Guest appearances | |
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"The Day Alex Left for College" is the second episode of the seventh season and the 146th episode overall of the American sitcom Modern Family. Aired on September 30, 2015 on American Broadcasting Company (ABC), the episode was directed by Jeffrey Walker and written by Danny Zuker.[1]
Alex (Ariel Winter) is ready to start her first day as a college student, and leaves home for Caltech a day early, with only Haley (Sarah Hyland) going with her. While moving in, Alex meets her new roommate, Maisie, who is replacing her original foreign roommate and with whom Alex does not get along with as she finds her loud and boisterous. The sisters share a tender moment when Haley explains to her that college is a big adjustment, and that there is nothing wrong with having a personal cheerleader, making Alex reconsider her decision as she realizes that her sister is looking out for her.
Elsewhere, Phil (Ty Burrell) asks Luke (Nolan Gould) to follow him to sell a house that is unsellable. However, Luke is uninterested in the house as he would rather hang out with his friends. Despite the fact that he wants his son to help him finish the sale, Phil finally agrees to let him go. But that night, Luke asks his dad to help him build a village for the duck eggs that the pair found on the road earlier that day.
Claire (Julie Bowen) and the Pritchetts have to go to Lily’s (Aubrey Anderson-Emmons) first soccer game, though no one wants to. While thinking of an excuse, Gloria (Sofía Vergara) suggests that Jay (Ed O'Neill) could be injured and shoots him in the left foot with Manny’s BB gun to make it realistic. When they arrive, Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson), who has become the coach, initially believes them until Joe (Jeremy Maguire) spills the beans. Meanwhile, Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) helps Mitchell to be a good coach from afar when the referee asks him to leave the game after the couple fought over the rented apartment upstairs. Mitchell temporarily loses his position as coach due to his shaky coaching, but manages to get it back thanks to Cam’s encouragement and Lily wins her game.
At the end of this episode, the family makes a pact to be able to skip a child’s event once a year without consequence, much to Manny's (Rico Rodriguez) disappointment as nobody wants to see his theater performance.
