[1] Gay marriage in California is now legal and Cam (Eric Stonestreet) and Mitch (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) are excited since now they can get married.
In the meantime, Claire and Phil (Ty Burrell) try to organize a kid-free week so they can be alone by coordinating Luke's (Nolan Gould) summer camp with Alex's (Ariel Winter) volunteering excursion and Haley's (Sarah Hyland) beach trip.
In its original American broadcast, "Suddenly, Last Summer" (that was aired along with the second episode of season five, First Days) was watched by 11.68 million.
"I laughed out loud a few times, got a little misty eyed at moments and did a combination of the two when Jay started crying at Manny's letter and wanted to mail him his second robe.
It closes the review with: "As a premiere, both episodes did a good job of bringing us back into the world of Modern Family and while there were certainly some predictable elements, it’s our love of these characters that shines through as they navigate through their daily lives.
"...my favourite part of the episode was Clare’s ‘ghoulish’ scenarios for Mitch to use when proposing to Cam after the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage.
Including Cam and Mitch's reactions to this historic win was really important in grounding the current political climate in the real [realistic] lives of individuals.