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04-26-2023, 09:28 PM
https://www.looper.com/1268336/modern-family-theory-gil-thorpe-love-phil/
Gil came out as gay but never admitted any feelings for Phil
First appearing toward the end of Season 4, Gil Thorpe is introduced as Phil Dunphy's business rival, seeming to always one up him in the real estate game. Popping up in a total of eight episodes, the character never misses a chance to swipe at Phil's ego and business inferiority. Rob Riggle's performance was enough to cause chatter of a possible Gil Thorpe spin-off series, which never came to fruition.
In Season 10, Episode 8, "Kids These Days," Gil comes out as gay. It is this revelation that likely leads to some fans theorizing he is in love with Phil. Not every "Modern Family" viewer believes Gil's antagonistic behavior toward Phil comes from a place of secret love, though.
"I think he's just an idiot, honestly," u/SeptemberSoup posted. Meanwhile, u/chileanbassfarmer has an explanation for why Gil is so mean. "Based on Gil's family tree, however, you can see his mean-spirited, machismo sense of humor is a family trademark," they posted.
Whether or not Gil truly has romantic feelings toward Phil may never be known, but it's always fun to look back at these episodes and wonder what the true intentions and feelings of characters like Gil are.
Gil came out as gay but never admitted any feelings for Phil
First appearing toward the end of Season 4, Gil Thorpe is introduced as Phil Dunphy's business rival, seeming to always one up him in the real estate game. Popping up in a total of eight episodes, the character never misses a chance to swipe at Phil's ego and business inferiority. Rob Riggle's performance was enough to cause chatter of a possible Gil Thorpe spin-off series, which never came to fruition.
In Season 10, Episode 8, "Kids These Days," Gil comes out as gay. It is this revelation that likely leads to some fans theorizing he is in love with Phil. Not every "Modern Family" viewer believes Gil's antagonistic behavior toward Phil comes from a place of secret love, though.
"I think he's just an idiot, honestly," u/SeptemberSoup posted. Meanwhile, u/chileanbassfarmer has an explanation for why Gil is so mean. "Based on Gil's family tree, however, you can see his mean-spirited, machismo sense of humor is a family trademark," they posted.
Whether or not Gil truly has romantic feelings toward Phil may never be known, but it's always fun to look back at these episodes and wonder what the true intentions and feelings of characters like Gil are.