S01E07 · EP 7
season 1 · 1994-11-03
The One With the Blackout
written by Jeff Astrof & Mike Sikowitz · directed by James Burrows · 23.5M viewers · image Friends Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

18 scenes · 7 threads
awkward 17%tense 16%social rule violation 10%coincidence 9%tender 8%misunderstanding 7%seduction 6%humiliation 5%sad 3%obsession 3%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Chandler's Encounter
3
B · Friends' Blackout
2
C · Ross' Crush
5
D · Ross Rachel
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E · Chandler's ATM Adventure
1418
F · Ross's Love Struggle
16
G · Friends' Blackout Fun
17
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Every scene

18 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:01
1 · Central Perk · cold_openPhoebe Performs

Phoebe sings at Central Perk

00:01–01:41scheme
2 ▸ 01:41
2 · Monica's Apartment · act1Blackout Begins

Power outage hits NYC

01:41–03:16coincidence
3 · ATM Vestibule · act1Chandler Meets Jill

Chandler meets Jill Goodacre

03:16–05:33social_rule_violation
4 · Monica's Apartment · act1Friends Share Stories

Friends share weird stories

05:33–06:17lie
5 · Monica's Apartment · act2Ross' Crush on Rachel

Ross tries to confess

06:17–07:09misunderstanding
6 · Monica's Apartment · act2Passion Discussion

Friends discuss passion

07:09–07:56confession
7 · Monica's apartment · act1Ross' Crush

Joey advises Ross

07:56–10:10social_rule_violation · misunderstanding
8 · Monica's apartment · act1Power Outage

Friends hang out

10:10–11:17coincidence · social_rule_violation
9 · Monica's apartment and balcony · act2Cat Chaos

Cat appears

11:17–13:43coincidence · escalation
10 ▸ 13:43
10 · Monica's apartment · act2Cat Owner

Meet Paolo

13:43–14:06misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
11 · Monica's apartment · act3Paolo's Charm

Paolo charms friends

14:06–15:14misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
12 · Monica's apartment · tagPaolo and Rachel

Paolo and Rachel

15:14–16:11social_rule_violation · misunderstanding
13 · Monica's apartment · act2Paolo's Cat Found

Paolo's cat is found

16:11–16:39seduction · humiliation
14 ▸ 16:39
14 · ATM vestibule · act1Chandler's Gum Mishap

Chandler chokes on gum

16:39–17:52coincidence · humiliation
15 · Monica's apartment · act2Rachel's Attraction to Paolo

Rachel likes Paolo

17:52–17:59seduction · lie
16 · Monica's apartment · act3Ross's Love Confession

Ross confesses to Rachel

17:59–21:41humiliation · rivalry
17 · Monica's apartment · act3Friends' Blackout Fun

Friends have fun in the dark

21:41–22:28coincidence · social_rule_violation
18 · ATM vestibule · tagChandler's Security Tape Request

Chandler wants the tape

22:28–22:32obsession · humiliation
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Episode facts

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Aired
1994-11-03
Overall
#7
Writers
Jeff Astrof & Mike Sikowitz
Director
James Burrows
Viewers
23.5M (US)
Pace
91 words/min · 84 questions

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In this episode

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Phoebe Buffay232 episodes · drives 425 scenes
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Joey Tribbiani232 episodes · drives 536 scenes
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Chandler Bing232 episodes · drives 527 scenes
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Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes
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Rachel Greene232 episodes · drives 552 scenes
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Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes
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