S05E05 · EP 102
season 5 · 1998-10-29
The One With the Kips
written by Scott Silveri · directed by Dana De Vally Piazza · 25.87M viewers · image Friends Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

12 scenes · 3 threads
awkward 12%scheme 6%cheerful 6%misunderstanding 6%tense 6%lie 4%avoidance 4%coincidence 4%sad 4%obsession 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Monica and Chandler's Secret
B · Ross and Rachel's Break
C · Phoebe and Rachel's Group
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Every scene

12 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:06
1 · Monica's Apartment · act1Planning a Secret Weekend

Chandler and Monica decide to sneak away for a romantic weekend after a close call with Joey.

00:06–02:08scheme · lie
2 ▸ 02:08
2 · Monica's Apartment · act1Ross Fails to Deliver News

Ross tries to tell Rachel about Emily's demand but is interrupted by news of LaPooh's death.

02:08–05:35misunderstanding · coincidence
3 · Hotel Room · act1Ross Tries to Tell Rachel

Ross attempts to tell Rachel about Emily's demand but is interrupted by the hotel room issues.

05:35–09:34obsession · petty_grievance
4 ▸ 09:34
4 · Rachel's Apartment · act1Ross Finally Tells Rachel

Ross tells Rachel that Emily demands he stop seeing her, and Rachel storms out angrily.

09:34–11:33betrayal · breakup
5 ▸ 11:33
5 · Chandler and Joey's Apartment · act2Chandler and Monica Argue

Chandler and Monica argue about the hotel cost after returning from their trip.

11:33–12:54lie · scheme
6 ▸ 12:54
6 · Chandler and Joey's Apartment · act2Rachel Fears Becoming Kip

Rachel worries she will be phased out of the group like Kip, and insults Phoebe.

12:54–14:52misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
7 ▸ 14:52
7 · Chandler and Joey's Apartment · act2Joey Suspects Gay Cruise

Joey confronts Chandler about an eyelash curler left at the hotel, suspecting a gay cruise.

14:52–15:46misunderstanding · interrogation
8 ▸ 15:46
8 · Chandler and Joey's Apartment · act2Phoebe and Rachel Plan New Group

Rachel convinces Phoebe to start a new group without Ross, and Phoebe insists on taking Joey.

15:46–16:13scheme · deal
9 · Chandler and Joey's Apartment · act2Ross Offers to Leave Group

Ross tells Rachel he will be the one to leave the group, but Rachel says it doesn't help.

16:13–18:16negotiation · breakup
10 · Chandler and Joey's Apartment · act3Monica and Chandler Reconcile

Monica explains to Chandler that their fight was normal and welcomes him to an adult relationship.

18:16–19:41confession · deal
11 ▸ 19:41
11 · Chandler and Joey's Apartment · act3Joey Discovers the Secret

Joey figures out Monica and Chandler are together when Monica asks for an eyelash curler.

19:41–21:14secret_exposed · confession
13 · Chandler and Joey's Apartment · tagMonica Ruins Mad Libs

Monica tries to enforce rules during Mad Libs, sucking the fun out of the game.

22:06–22:10social_rule_violation · obsession
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Episode facts

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Aired
1998-10-29
Overall
#102
Writers
Scott Silveri
Director
Dana De Vally Piazza
Viewers
25.87M (US)
Pace
109 words/min · 95 questions

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In this episode

CB
Chandler Bing232 episodes · drives 527 scenes
MG
Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes
RG
Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes
JT
Joey Tribbiani232 episodes · drives 536 scenes
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Rachel Greene232 episodes · drives 552 scenes
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Phoebe Buffay232 episodes · drives 425 scenes
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Emily Waltham44 episodes · drives 5 scenes
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GuntherJames Michael Tyler139 episodes · drives 2 scenes