Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
Modern Family S8 E8, “8. The Alliance”, scores 1/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. Hayley's plan for a fun-filled girl's day with Rainer Shine's teen daughter may be a little more angst-filled than expected. Meanwhile, Luke finds himself in a compromising position with a widow at the club and unwittingly helps his grandpa, Jay, with his petition. At the Pritchett-Tucker home, Gloria, Phil and Cam have formed a secret alliance to ensure their respective "mistakes" are concealed from their spouses. However, their diabolical plan may be derailed when Mitchell starts suspecting something just isn't right.
Across the episode we counted 5 flagged moments in 3 themes: Sex & hookups (1); Porn / strippers / sex work (2); Alcohol & drugs (2). Every moment below is either a direct quote from the episode transcript or a short description of what happens on screen, so you can decide before you press play.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Sex & hookups 1 moment
How Sex & hookups shows up in Modern Family S8 E8:
The suspicions, the accusations, the mechanical sexual performance Where has Mitchell gone? Yeah, I'm but I'm not a doctor, so if you think something's going on upstairs, by all means, let's go take a look.
Porn / strippers / sex work 2 moments
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in Modern Family S8 E8:
Also, you you can lose the makeup because you look like a prostitute at an electronics convention.
Maybe I shouldn't have called her a prostitute? You gotta have fun with it.
Alcohol & drugs 2 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in Modern Family S8 E8:
this morning, but can you go back and grab some wine for tonight? You got it.
Red wine? - Oh, thanks.
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