Cam is a supporter of a local theater company and drags Mitch to one of its show.
Its an interactive play about a high-school reunion…
But Cam didnt tell Mitch it was interactive.
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As the two stand in the lobby, people keep coming up to Mitch as if they recognize him.
His reaction is rage, and its totally justified.
The play is horrible.
Mitch is selected for the role of Vlad, a former flame of a very drunk girl.
The actress actually makes out with poor Mitch, which is horrible and not okay.
But Mitch finds an opportunity to take revenge on Cam before the show is over.
Cam takes the stage for his role: a beloved janitor who finally made it to the reunion.
He derails the play by grilling Cam about his characters death.
Not satisfied, he starts performing Cams part for him, right down to the dramatic death.
The actors watch in horror.
It may have been crazy to wreck the show, but Mitch did what he had to do.
Meanwhile, Glorias having a breakdown of her own.
In her quest for Zen, she does something insane.
To top it all off, Joe accidentally drinks espresso and becomes insanely hyper.
Gloria completely snaps, and drags her sons to the Dunphy house to get them out of hers.
Amazingly, Claire fixes everything.
She convinces Manny to go back to his party and gets Joe to go to sleep.
NEXT: Alex wants to lean in
Alex has a new dream: to become a businesswoman.
She even registered for business classes at the local community college.
Claire, of course, did not read the book.
Alex is obsessed with the author, but soon becomes disillusioned.
Her dream of becoming a businesswoman had a good run of exactly one day.
And guess what Phil picks for the entertainment?
The horrible interactive play.
Phil, like Cam, loves it.
Jay, like Mitch, wants to claw his eyes out.
And thats before he gets picked to be Vlad.
This play is like a nightmare that wont end.
Mercifully, the episode concludes before we have to see the plays big finale again.
Odds and Ends:
Gloria is a terrible mom to Joe in this episode.
He says hes tired from pulling her in her rolling-chair chariot, but she insists he keep going.
