‘Modern Family’ Season 11 finale was ‘rushed’, fans say everything happened too fast at the end

‘Modern Family’ Season 11 finale wasn’t groundbreaking and its religious fans don’t see to have any qualms about it, as they are still lauding ABC’s hit sitcom for providing wholesome entertainment for one last time. 

But, having loved and followed the sitcom for over a decade, the viewers wished to see much more in the finale, even if it wasn’t anything extraordinary. On watching the two-part finale of ‘Modern Family’ Season 11 which aired on April 8, fans have expressed disappointment in the series for "rushing" the ending, which could have served more nuances and stretched longer to do justice to the overall story arc. 

While the last few episodes saw Michett Pritchett (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and Cameron Tucker (Eric Stonestreet) suddenly adopt a baby son, in the finale, they move into Missouri to start a new life. While this big decision alone was a bit too much for fans to digest, the series saw the Dunphys disintegrate as well. 

“It was an alright finale, I wish there was more revisiting old episodes and everyone leaving at the same time felt so forced IMO, at least with the Dunphy kids,” noted a fan on Reddit.

“I think a general consensus is that it was average. Everyone going off on their separate ways was rushed, but there were some nice moments in there too.”, added another. 

The finale is also being subjected to criticism for forcefully introducing a few moments which were long due and deserved more time to unfold. One fan noted, “Honestly, it seemed pretty quickly forced to have everyone suddenly split up, especially with things about Manny going off again, along with Gloria & Joe, and Alex's whole reason for leaving was shoehorned in, while Luke had no build-up.”

“Everything that happened in these last two episodes could have been easily stretched into a compelling farewell season long arc full of jokes and character growth, and instead they chose to do a bunch of season 10 style episodes and introduce all these things at the end of the series," added another. 

‘Modern Family’ Season 11 was one of the most-anticipated moments on television and many assumed that the ending would leave them devastated. However, the extended family’s customary humor seemed to sideline the emotional aspects in the last two episodes and fans aren’t too happy about how it all ended. 

“I agree with you I love modern family it was the only show I really cared for but the ending was ok...it did feel rushed I wanted more emotional moments. I thought I was gonna be crying with tears but in all honesty I was just sad that it ended like that,” lamented one fan.