The episode was written by Megan Ganz, Stephen Lloyd & Chuck Tathum, and directed by Ryan Case.
Phil (Ty Burrell) asks her along with Haley (Sarah Hyland), to join him in the car because Luke (Nolan Gould) was injured and he was at the hospital.
Alex then implies that she has learnt a lot about life from Haley over the years, and tells her she would never forget to stay in touch with her sister.
Whilst she wants the job, she is turning it down because she is worried that her leaving the company will upset her father, Jay (Ed O'Neill).
Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) and Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) are worried about Lily's (Aubrey Anderson-Emmons) inability to show feelings.
Mitchell, believing that this is his fault because he does not show emotion often, watches The Bridges of Madison County and plans to be crying when Lily arrives home.
She praised the emotional scene between Haley and Alex as well as the Phil/Luke sequence, stating "This effective bit even achieved a larger purpose: bringing the girls together, and fulfilling Phil’s desire to hang out with the kids again, even for a single ditch day.
Phil realizes that it doesn’t matter if the theater is torn down, because, as he describes the girls’ relationship in a three-word tear-inducing line to the camera: 'I made that'".
She also praised the Haley/Alex dialogue and Phil/Luke sequence, saying "The strongest storyline belongs to Alex and Haley, providing some heart-tugging moments of sisterly togetherness.