S01E10 · EP 10
Episode DNA
16 scenes · 4 threadsStory threads over runtime
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16 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:06Ross brings his new pet monkey Marcel to meet the friends at Central Perk.
00:06–01:49lie · social_rule_violation
2 ▸ 01:49Phoebe announces her new material about her mother's suicide at Central Perk.
01:49–01:59escalation · social_rule_violation
3 ▸ 01:59Chandler suggests a no-date New Year's Eve pact for the six friends.
01:59–03:56scheme · social_rule_violation
4 ▸ 03:56Phoebe performs and confronts two men talking during her song.
03:56–05:46eavesdropping · misunderstanding
5 ▸ 05:46Phoebe tells the girls about her romantic feelings for David at Central Perk.
05:46–06:44
6 ▸ 06:44Phoebe wants to invite David to the party, breaking the pact.
06:44–07:24betrayal · double_standardJoey arrives with new shoes and Ross worries about Marcel at Monica's.
07:24–08:28petty_grievance · social_rule_violationDavid and Phoebe share their first kiss at the coffeehouse.
08:28–10:21seduction · escalation
9 ▸ 10:21The friends reveal they all have dates for New Year's except Ross.
10:21–11:26double_standard · betrayalRoss worries Marcel prefers Monica over him at Central Perk.
11:26–12:37petty_grievance · obsessionMax tells Phoebe about the Minsk grant and David decides to stay.
12:37–13:50deal · coincidenceThe friends gather at Monica's for the New Year's party with their dates.
13:50–17:48social_rule_violation · comeuppanceChandler breaks up with Janice at the party after her annoying behavior.
17:48–18:37breakup · humiliationPhoebe convinces David to go to Minsk and they break up tenderly.
18:37–20:27breakup · confessionThe friends end up alone at midnight and Joey kisses Chandler.
20:27–22:40social_rule_violation · escalationRoss sadly talks about Marcel not loving him back while Rachel has a toothache.
22:40–22:44misunderstanding · petty_grievanceSame DNA
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Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 1994-12-15
- Overall
- #10
- Writers
- Adam Chase & Ira Ungerleider
- Director
- Peter Bonerz
- Viewers
- 19.9M (US)
- Pace
- 117 words/min · 88 questions