Ferguson said he’d had a similar journey with his own father: “I came out to my father three times because he just kept conveniently forgetting.
“So this is a very important story to tell, because it’s about evolution. It’s OK to not be 100 per cent OK with it, as long as you take the opportunity to grow. I love that they’re telling that story with Jay and I think it is opening up a lot of hearts.”
Levitan concluded that Jay’s resistance was a way into the wedding episode for those “struggling to make that same journey” in the real world.
“Ed personifies that so beautifully that it helps bring people in that might not want to watch a show about a gay marriage. And hopefully that opens a dialogue and it can do some good.”
NEALA JOHNSON REVIEWS THE MODERN FAMILY GAY WEDDING EPISODE | Wedding Dresses
“HOW often do your fathers get married?” Pepper the wedding organiser asks Lily as her dads, Cam and Mitchell, prepare to get hitched. “So far,” replies Lily, counting on her fingers, “one ... two ... three ...”
Yes it’s fair to say Cam and Mitchell’s trip down the aisle in the Modern Family season finale isn’t a smooth one. Cam is seeing “biblical” and “apocalyptic” signs that God might not be OK with it, while Mitchell is at loggerheads with his dad and openly pleased that his mum is not in attendance.
The couple do make it to their first dance as husband and husband - and any viewer with even half a heart will be in tears when they do. But first they must endure many “bumps”, as Mitchell so brilliantly understates each escalating hurdle facing the nuptials.
The first bump on the big day is Cam’s tuxedo - with the drycleaners shut and 911 refusing Cam’s demands to send in the SWAT team, it’s up to Lily to do a little breaking and entering.
Meanwhile, Phil is faking blindness to jump to the front of the queue at the gift registry, Claire and Luke are literally up the creek without a paddle, Haley is discovering a new side of dorky male nanny Andy and Cam’s parents are about to split up after 48 years of wedded bliss.
“I can’t believe I’m involved in breaking up another marriage!” wails Gloria, whose meddling may have sparked the senior Tuckers’ fallout.