Three Dinners
| "Three Dinners" | |
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| Modern Family episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 13 |
| Directed by | Steven Levitan |
| Written by |
Abraham Higginbotham Steven Levitan Jeffrey Richman |
| Production code | 5ARG15 |
| Original air date | January 22, 2014 |
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| Season 5 episodes | |
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"Three Dinners" is the thirteenth episode of the fifth season of the American sitcom Modern Family, and the series' 109th overall. It was aired on January 22, 2014. The episode was written by Abraham Higginbotham, Steven Levitan & Jeffrey Richman and directed by Steven Levitan.
In the episode, Jay's friend Shorty and his wife arrive at the Pritchett house for a dinner where Shorty informs Jay and Gloria that he and his wife decided to move to Costa Rica, something that upsets Jay over losing his friend. The two friends end up fighting and Gloria reasons Jay into accepting Shorty's decision. Mitchell and Cameron go out on a romantic dinner to distress themselves from the planning of their upcoming wedding. Phil and Claire go out for a dinner with Haley to discuss her future.
"Three Dinners" received positive reviews from the critics.
Jay (Ed O'Neill) and Gloria (Sofia Vergara) host Shorty (Chazz Palminteri) and his wife, Darlene (Jennifer Tilly), for a dinner at their house. During the dinner, Shorty tells Jay and Gloria that they are moving to Costa Rica in a couple of weeks. Jay gets upset with the news and he does not know how to react. He tries everything to make Shorty change his mind but the two of them end up fighting with Shorty leaving the house. Gloria tries to make Jay admit that the reason he reacted that way is because he is afraid that Shorty will like Costa Rica and he will not come back. Even though Jay denies it, he later accepts the possibility of "losing" his best friend and gets very emotional when he tells him goodbye.
Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and Cam (Eric Stonestreet), due to the stressed days they go through the last couple of months with the wedding planning, decide to go on a romantic date at a restaurant to reduce the tension between them. With the subject of the wedding and Lily (Aubrey Anderson-Emmons) out of the table, they do not have much to say. Things get more interesting when they start talking to the couple who is sitting next to them, Brandon () and Katie (Leslie Grossman), and Brandon reveals to them that he wants to propose to Katie.
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