'Modern Family' Season 6, Episode 4 Spoilers: 'Marco Polo'
After having been hit with a virus that affected most members of the cast of "Modern Family" in the previous episode, the characters now face a different health issue. The fourth episode of season 6 of the Emmy Award-winning series is titled "Marco Polo,and it opens up with the Dunphy family being forced to move out of their house due to a mold infestation. [Warning: Spoiler Alert]
According to the episode guide released by ABC Medianet, dangerous mold was found in the Dunphy Family home and this pushes the family to move into a hotel while their house is being treated for the dangerous infestation. Stills from the episode show the hotel room ending up a complete mess with all the members of the family cramped up in the small space.
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Phil, who is always the optimist in the family, sees the situation as an opportunity to bond with his wife and kids. Claire and their kids Halex, Alex and Luke are less than thrilled at the prospect. In one photo published by SpoilerTv, Luke can be seem holding what appears to be a grenade in front of his frightened-looking siblings Haley and Alex. In further photos, Phil seems to be able to avert the disaster as he is seen smiling at the grenade.
Meanwhile, over at the Delgado-Pritchett household, Gloria is facing some issues with letting go when she learns that her son Manny is dating a popular older girl. The situation brings out Gloria's overprotective nature once again as she tries to keep Manny away from the ups and downs of growing up.
Her protectiveness over Manny was seen in the previous episode as well when she tried to protect him from criticism about his football skills. She and her husband Jay clashed about the best way to encourage Manny, and in the end, Manny revealed that Gloria's high expectations were harder for him to manage than Jay's acceptance of the truth.
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Manny's football coach is his uncle Cam and he was benched in an important game in the previous episode due to his lacklustre performance. This time around, Cam is feeling the pressure to keep his winning streak going, and being an over-achiever, he's determined to build his reputation. He soon decides that his husband Mitch seems to be a jinx when it comes to the games and this, needless to say, causes trouble between the two.