From famous guest stars to touching moments, there has been a lot to love about Modern Family over the 11 seasons. Haley Dunphy has always been one of our favorite characters. Sure, she can be ditzy sometimes, but she's charming and the love that she has for her big crazy family reminds us of how we feel about our own.
Sarah Hyland looks much different than she did in the first season and her character has made a few changes, too. Now Haley is the mom of twins and a young adult instead of a young teen.
Modern Family may be over, but that doesn't mean that fans are pleased with the way that things went down. And even Sarah Hyland had some strong feelings about what happened to Haley. Keep reading to find out what path the actress wishes her beloved character had taken.
10 Sarah Wanted Haley To Have A Super Successful Fashion Career
According to Buzzfeed, Sarah Hyland wanted Haley to have a super successful fashion career. It sounds like she's not happy with where Haley ended up in terms of her job.
We can agree with this as it's always nice to see characters thrive in all areas of their lives, from finding love to snagging the dream job that they had always been reaching for.
9 She Wanted Haley To Thrive As A Mother By The Finale, Not Have A Hard Time
The actress also wanted Haley to thrive as a mother by the finale of the show, not have such a hard time.
Sarah Hyland was quoted in Cosmopolitan saying, "There are so many amazing mothers who are also hard workers and excel in their jobs and kill it every day in both aspects. That would have been a really cool thing to see — especially from Haley."
8 The Actress Said It Doesn't Feel Real That It's Totally Over
Sarah Hyland has said it doesn't feel totally real that Modern Family is over. She said, "I don’t think I’m processing. I haven’t really felt the sadness yet.” Same, Sarah. Same.
This family has been in our hearts for 11 seasons and we don't feel like it's actually over, either. At least we have reruns... and we can also watch the whole series on Netflix.
7 She Said Haley Has Messed Up And That's A Good Thing
Sarah Hyland has also said that Haley messed up... and she thinks that's a good thing.
As the actress told Us Weekly, "You’ve seen her make mistakes and own up to mistakes and then make those same mistakes again. But I’m really happy with the way that she has grown, and there have been some situations where she has been forced to grow even more so." We totally agree because it's not possible to grow up without messing up sometimes and learning those important lessons.
6 Sarah Didn't Like That Haley Was Absent From Her Own Grandpa's Funeral
We all found it weird when Haley didn't attend her own grandpa's funeral, right? It was such an obvious absence that seems hard to explain away.
According to Buzzfeed, Sarah Hyland didn't like this, either, and it's something that she has spoken out against. We can't blame her because why wouldn't someone support their family and mourn the loss of a loved one?
5 She Had No Idea That Frank Was Going To Die
Buzzfeed also says that Sarah had no idea that her grandpa and Phil's dad, Frank, was going to die.
That's surprising as well because we would definitely think that the whole cast would have been aware of the storyline before it happened. It was such a big deal.
4 She Wasn't Sure Why Haley Was Only In 8 Episodes Of The Final Season
It's hard not to be happy that Modern Family said goodbye... especially when we consider how little Haley was actually in this last season.
Sarah Hyland wasn't happy that Haley was only in 8 episodes. She tweeted, "apparently I've been busy with the twins." We definitely thought that this was odd, too, and it's something that we wondered about.
3 She Seems To Think That Haley Was Super Weak In The End
There are many times when we've watched the finale of a favorite series and thought that the characters weren't as tough or strong as we wanted them to be. It turns out that Sarah Hyland feels that way about Haley.
According to Digital Spy, Sarah said that Haley should "own her bada**ery." It seems like the actress thinks that Haley was kind of weak in the end.
2 Hyland Didn't Have Any Say When It Came To Haley
According to Cheat Sheet, Sarah has said that she didn't have any input when it came to her character. It definitely doesn't sound like she liked anything about Haley's ending.
The actress has also said that she would like to be a producer, so we're going to look out for any producing credits next to her name in the future.
1 Sarah Revealed She Doesn't Look At Episode Scripts If She's Not Appearing In Them
Sarah Hyland has also said that she doesn't look at episode scripts if she's not in them, according to Us Weekly. It's interesting to hear her say this as we would think that every actor on the show would read everything.
Modern Family fans can totally relate to everything Sarah Hyland has had to say about the decisions that were made about her character. Even if we didn't love what happened to Haley, we can at least be grateful that we got to watch 11 compelling and hilarious seasons of this show. And the Dunphys (and Pritchetts) will stay with us forever.
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