Because theModernera ofFamilytime has drawn to a close.

It was like being at a wedding and a funeral at the same time."

The ending also speaks to new beginnings for the Dunphy-Pritchett-Tucker clan.

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And, yes, an immovable father and his unstoppable son-in-law will share new intimacy.

“Jay and Phil finally bondliterally,” hints Burrell.

Burrell confirms that hunch.

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“It really has to do with that feeling that this chapter of this family is over.

And just a few weeks from now, it will be your turn.

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