The "Modern Family" subreddit users didn't hold back on their loathing for Dylan in this post's comments.
"He was funny as h*** in the first few seasons," u/funksoulbrothar posted, "but my girl Haley deserved better." This user, amongst others, believed the couple actually wasn't a good match, which explains their many break-ups over the series. "I feel when he's with Haley they bring out the worst in each other," another user, u/Old_Specialist7892, posted. Meanwhile, other commenters thought the writing for Dylan wasn't good enough.
"It just doesn't make sense for him to graduate from nursing school and be that dumb," u/froggaholic said. "The show did him dirty." U/GoldenAmmonite bounced off of this and called out the larger issue. "I think he's lazy writing," they posted, "a tired trope that never really developed."
Dylan is a caricature of a "cool guy" and not much more. Unfortunately, despite switching careers and becoming a father to twins, he never goes far beyond that stereotype. It's a shame as Ewing is a funny actor and gives Dylan some depth when the writing isn't always serving the character.
