S05E04 · SCENE 18/22 · 14:45
The One Where Phoebe Hates PBS · Monica's apartment living room
Ross uses Magic 8 Ball

Ross uses a Magic 8 Ball to decide whether to stop seeing Rachel.

14:45→16:16
in the episode · 1m 31s · S05E04
Ross uses Magic 8 Ball

What happens

14:45–16:16

Ross decides to leave the decision to a Magic 8 Ball. He asks if he should never see Rachel again, but gets 'Ask Again Later.' Chandler asks about sex and gets 'Don't Count On It.'

WhereMonica's apartment living room
DriverRoss
Positionact1 · complication
ThreadRoss and Emily's reconciliation

Key lines

from this scene
15:38 · ★ iconic

Magic 8 Ball should I never see Rachel again?

15:50 · ★ iconic

Later is not good enough!

16:11 · ★ iconic

"Don't Count On lt."

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
absurd0.8
avoidance0.5
rapid back and forth

Beats

15:38Ross asks Magic 8 Ball
16:08Chandler asks about sex

Scene in the episode

14:45–16:16
A · Monica and Chandler's secret
B · Joey's PBS telethon
C · Ross and Emily's reconciliation

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Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes
CB
Chandler Bing232 episodes · drives 527 scenes
MG
Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes
RG
Rachel Greene232 episodes · drives 552 scenes

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