S01E20 · EP 20
Episode DNA
21 scenes · 3 threadsStory threads over runtime
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21 scenes · our breakdownFriends discover a peeper with a telescope watching them.
00:24–01:40eavesdropping · obsessionChandler brags about his great first date but refuses to call her.
01:40–02:27avoidance · social_rule_violationChandler calls Danielle but hangs up on her answering machine.
02:27–02:45avoidance · obsessionMonica sees Rachel and Barry talking and reports back to the group.
02:45–04:32eavesdropping · pursuit
6 ▸ 04:32Rachel admits she had a great date with Barry and plans to end it.
04:32–05:08confession · misunderstanding
7 ▸ 05:08Chandler spends hours crafting a voicemail for Danielle.
05:08–05:13obsession · scheme
8 ▸ 05:13The peeper returns and Monica admits she cooks naked.
05:13–06:29eavesdropping · humiliation
9 ▸ 06:29Rachel has sex with Barry in his dental chair after trying to break up.
06:29–07:40seduction · betrayalA young patient interrupts Barry and Rachel, and Rachel uses the phone.
07:40–07:54interrogation · humiliationChandler obsesses over why Danielle hasn't called him back.
07:54–08:29obsession · avoidanceRachel admits to the group she had sex with Barry in his chair.
08:29–10:24confession · humiliationMindy calls Rachel and asks to meet, making Rachel nervous.
10:24–11:37pursuit · confessionThe peeper returns and Rachel feels guilty about Mindy.
11:37–13:00eavesdropping · betrayalChandler avoids taking his phone to the bathroom to seem less needy.
13:00–13:37obsession · avoidance
16 ▸ 13:37Mindy asks Rachel to be her maid of honor, then reveals she suspects Barry is cheating.
13:37–16:36confession · betrayalJoey gets the peeper's name and calls her, discovering she is a woman.
16:36–17:23investigation · coincidenceJoey flirts with Sidney on the phone after she compliments him.
17:23–18:19seduction · coincidence
19 ▸ 18:19Rachel and Mindy confront Barry about his cheating.
18:19–18:55confession · betrayal
20 ▸ 18:55Mindy tells Rachel she still wants to marry Barry despite his cheating.
18:55–20:53deal · confessionFriends debate whether Mr. Peanut is gay in the coffee house.
21:26–22:37misunderstanding · petty_grievanceDanielle visits Chandler at the coffee house, but he finds her needy.
22:37–22:41misunderstanding · social_rule_violationSame DNA
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Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 1995-04-06
- Overall
- #20
- Writers
- Doty Abrams
- Director
- Peter Bonerz
- Viewers
- 30M (US)
- Pace
- 116 words/min · 118 questions