Holy Balls, Actual Physical Contact!

After a run of episodes in which the most Claire (Julie Bowen) could manage in terms of expressing fondness (I hesitate to go so far as to call it "love") for her husband Phil (Ty Burrell), last night's episode represented a great leap forward, affection-wise. For this last episode of Modern Family before Christmas, producers gave Phil hope for a happy new year by making Claire actually touch Phil with several parts of her body. Could another kiss be next? STAY TUNED.