This is the final season of one of my favorite shows of all time. And that just makes me sad.
The show doesn't miss a beat, with Frankie (Patricia Heaton) yelling at Mike (Neil Flynn) to get off the couch and hold the sign she made for him to welcome Axl (Charlie McDermott) home. Yes, Axl is home, he literally dumps his bag and then has a little reunion with the unseen Lexie (Daniela Bobadilla) and then he returns. Still on European time, he drinks his fancy coffee at night and presents his family with gifts, thoughtful ones for Frankie, Mike and Brick (Atticus Shaffer) and something sweet but too small for Sue (Eden Sher). By the way, Axl is sporting a man bun, which Mike loathes though Frankie had no problem with it. Then again, Mike also wants Axl to find a job, right away while Frankie wants to give him time to relax.
Sue worked her butt off all summer and now has just two days left until she returns to college so she's cramming her whole summer to do list into two days, and stresses out because she can't get it all done.
Brick, on the other hand, has another task. He wants to break up with Cindy because the spark just isn't there anymore. He asks everyone in the family for advice, though it basically comes down to just getting it done. At first, he says mean stuff about her after he butt dialed her. Fortunately, she doesn't hear him and comes over to hear what he had to say. He breaks up with her and then she blames his family and he lets her. Awkward.
Frankie is also worried about the city's time capsule. She wants to find the perfect object that fits and describes there family. After all, that object represents their legacy. No one else cares and she stresses about it so much, she keels over. She doesn't have a heart attack though; she's just never eaten real cheese before. Which makes them want to take things easy for a little bit.
At the end, Sue's poor snow globe is left in the box and that is what Brick gives to Sean (Beau Wirick) to put in the time capsule. Sue will be devastated later.
As this is the final season, I suppose I should make a prediction though I just can't. I do think Axl might move to Europe permanently, he really must have blossomed over there.
This is certainly a good episode, with every detail well thought out. The writing on this show is excellent, complete with gags scattered throughout. And the acting remains top notch. This is absolutely one of the best first season episodes of the whole series. I will without a doubt miss this show. Grade: A-
Side Notes:
-Brick still loses his phone all the time.
-Brick is most thrilled with an Italian manual that has the train schedule. He will probably like that more than Planet Nowhere in French.
-Frankie gets fancy pasta gloves.
-Mike gets an authentic beer mug.
-Sue gets a grain of rice with her name engraved on it and promptly drops it on the floor. Frankie says that there is no fear of vacuuming it up.
-Mike's break-up method is awkward and slightly similar to Axl's, just letting space grow between them and letting the woman drift away. He then states that there might be some women out there who still think that they are together.
-Sue loves America so much that she has them withhold the most in taxes.
-Also, she doesn't know how to whistle.
-Axl walks around the house naked, to his family's chagrin.
-Love finally truly matters to Axl.
-Cindy let Brick see her hatless. Wow.
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