I'm not going to lie, this episode will provoke a lot of tears.
The episode begins with Maggie's father paying an unexpected visit. Everybody is happy to see him, but then he reveals to Maggie but he only has a little while left to live. At first Maggie is frustrated and upset, but as the episode progresses, Maggie and her dad bond in the way they have never bonded before. So they decide to do something that they never did in together. They decide to go on a fishing trip.
As Maggie is getting ready to pick up her father to go on this trip, Jason comes into the room to break the news to her that her father has passed away. Maggie breaks down in tears, and as Jason consoles her, we as the audience are treated to a flashback to when Maggie was a very young child on the swing being pushed by her father, having fun and laughing.
It usually takes a lot for an episode of a sitcom to provoke laughter and tears in the same episode, but this episode really did the job. It makes us just how short our time on Earth truly is, and to cherish it while we can.
Kudos to Gordon Jump, in his next to final appearance Ed Malone.
9/10
The episode begins with Maggie's father paying an unexpected visit. Everybody is happy to see him, but then he reveals to Maggie but he only has a little while left to live. At first Maggie is frustrated and upset, but as the episode progresses, Maggie and her dad bond in the way they have never bonded before. So they decide to do something that they never did in together. They decide to go on a fishing trip.
As Maggie is getting ready to pick up her father to go on this trip, Jason comes into the room to break the news to her that her father has passed away. Maggie breaks down in tears, and as Jason consoles her, we as the audience are treated to a flashback to when Maggie was a very young child on the swing being pushed by her father, having fun and laughing.
It usually takes a lot for an episode of a sitcom to provoke laughter and tears in the same episode, but this episode really did the job. It makes us just how short our time on Earth truly is, and to cherish it while we can.
Kudos to Gordon Jump, in his next to final appearance Ed Malone.
9/10
