Jay (Ed O'Neill) learns that Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) is accepting a short-term job offer from his rival, Earl Chambers (Jon Polito).
Driven to despair due to her break-up with the cheating Sanjay, Alex goes back home that night while her family is asleep, only to find Dylan sleeping in her bed.
Club gave episode a C+, saying "The Closet Case” boasts a lot of the shows worst tendencies, from ridiculous situations to a total lack of thematic cohesion.
"[6] Liz Estey of TV Fanatic gave the episode a score of 3.5/5, praising Jay and Mitchell's storyline, calling it "definitely entertaining" and saying "it's been nice to see their relationship evolve over the years."
However, she criticized Dylan's appearance, believing that he is "funniest in small doses", found Alex's story "really boring", and called the interaction between Cam and Gloria "argumentative without any playfulness.
"[8] Hunter Vogt of The TV Ratings Guide thought that the episode was "pretty good", and especially liked Mitch and Jay's storyline, while he found the others to be "alright" or "mediocre".