S02E18 · EP 42
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20 scenes · 4 threadsStory threads over runtime
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20 scenes · our breakdownJoey's character Drake reveals he is Amber's half-brother on Days of Our Lives.
00:01–01:38lie · coincidence
2 ▸ 01:38Phoebe tries to get Chandler to bond with his new roommate Eddie.
01:38–02:56scheme
3 ▸ 02:56Eddie tells Chandler a disturbing story about his ex-girlfriend Tilly.
02:56–04:01obsession · misunderstanding
5 ▸ 05:17Phoebe tells Richard he is Monica's best boyfriend ever.
05:17–05:39social_rule_violation
6 ▸ 05:39Eddie's ex-girlfriend Tilly drops off a fish tank and Eddie accuses Chandler.
05:39–06:32misunderstanding
7 ▸ 06:32Joey brags about making up his own lines in an interview.
06:32–08:25lie · comeuppanceThe writer kills off Joey's character by having him fall down an elevator shaft.
08:25–08:36comeuppance · betrayalRichard tells Monica he has only slept with two women.
08:36–09:43confession · interrogationRachel tells Ross about her past relationships, including Paolo.
09:43–10:38confessionEddie accuses Chandler of killing his goldfish Buddy.
10:38–11:19misunderstandingMonica realizes Richard only sleeps with women he loves.
11:46–12:59confessionRoss tries to prove he can have animal sex with Rachel.
12:59–13:45escalation
15 ▸ 13:45Monica and Rachel argue over the last condom in the bathroom.
13:45–14:55rivalry · negotiationRoss and Richard have an awkward conversation while waiting.
14:55–15:41social_rule_violationRoss and Rachel cannot have sex because Monica and Richard are using the bedroom.
16:53–17:09avoidanceChandler tells the friends about Eddie's crazy behavior.
17:09–17:49misunderstanding · petty_grievance
20 ▸ 17:49The friends watch Joey's character fall down an elevator shaft.
17:49–18:27comeuppance
21 ▸ 18:27The friends visit Joey to cheer him up after his character is killed off.
18:27–21:10confession · comeuppance
22 ▸ 21:10Eddie replaces his fish with a goldfish cracker named Chandler.
21:10–22:35obsession · misunderstandingRoss and Richard have an awkward encounter in the hallway.
22:35–22:39social_rule_violationSame DNA
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Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 1996-03-21
- Overall
- #42
- Writers
- Alexa Junge & Michael Borkow
- Director
- Michael Lembeck
- Viewers
- 30.1M (US)
- Pace
- 110 words/min · 96 questions