S04E01 · EP 74
Episode DNA
18 scenes · 3 threadsStory threads over runtime
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1 ▸ 00:01Joey summarizes the previous episode's cliffhanger for the audience.
00:01–00:44lie
2 ▸ 00:44Ross enters Rachel's room and sees Bonnie with a shaved head being helped by Rachel.
00:44–02:56seductionPhoebe Abbott explains how she became pregnant and gave Phoebe up for adoption.
02:56–04:31secret_exposedPhoebe returns and angrily reveals her birth mother's identity to Monica and Chandler.
04:40–05:22secret_exposed
6 ▸ 05:22Ross returns after breaking up with Bonnie and Rachel gives him an 18-page letter.
05:22–07:08misunderstandingRoss lies to Rachel that he read the letter carefully twice.
07:08–08:57lie · misunderstanding
8 ▸ 08:57Joey asks Monica out hypothetically and shows off his hole.
08:57–09:21seduction
9 ▸ 09:21Monica is stung by a jellyfish and Joey suggests urinating on the sting.
09:21–10:16social_rule_violationThe group returns from the beach with Monica, Chandler, and Joey acting strangely.
10:16–11:20avoidanceRoss reads the letter and is outraged by Rachel's demands.
11:20–11:28misunderstandingRoss complains to Joey and Chandler about Rachel's letter.
11:28–12:53petty_grievancePhoebe calls Ursula and learns about their mother's suicide note.
12:53–14:01secret_exposed
14 ▸ 14:01The group pressures the beach trio to reveal what happened.
14:01–15:10interrogation
15 ▸ 15:10Monica, Chandler, and Joey confess the jellyfish incident.
15:10–16:59confession · humiliationPhoebe reconciles with her birth mother after initial anger.
16:59–19:41coincidence
17 ▸ 19:41Rachel praises Ross's growth after reading the letter.
19:41–22:05misunderstandingRoss and Rachel break up again after arguing about the letter.
22:05–22:39breakup · eavesdroppingMonica tells Chandler he will always be the guy who peed on her.
22:39–22:43humiliationSame DNA
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Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 1997-09-25
- Overall
- #74
- Writers
- Wil Calhoun, Sam Seder
- Director
- Shelley Jensen
- Viewers
- 29.43M (US)
- Pace
- 105 words/min · 75 questions