S06E15 · EP
season 6 · 2000-02-17
The One That Could Have Been: Part 1
written by Greg Malins & Adam Chase · directed by Michael Lembeck · 25.89M viewers · image Friends Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

11 scenes · 2 threads
awkward 18%cheerful 11%deal 10%coincidence 9%seduction 8%absurd 8%triumphant 6%social rule violation 5%escalation 5%chaotic 5%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Alternate Reality Fantasies
B · Alternate Universe Consequences
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Every scene

11 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Central Perk · act1Friends Imagine Alternate Lives

The friends discuss how their lives would differ if past choices had gone differently.

00:01–02:57coincidence
2 · Newsstand and Central Perk · act1Ross and Rachel Reunite

Ross and Rachel meet at a newsstand and go to Central Perk to see Monica.

02:57–04:58coincidence · social_rule_violation
3 ▸ 04:58
3 · Central Perk · act1Joey Hires Chandler as Assistant

Joey hires Chandler as his assistant, and Phoebe fires an employee over the phone.

04:58–08:13deal · coincidence
4 ▸ 08:13
4 · Monica's Apartment · act2Phoebe Hires and Has Heart Attack

Phoebe hires a new employee and suffers a heart attack after losing money.

08:13–10:03escalation · coincidence
5 · Hospital · act2Phoebe in Hospital Advises Ross

Phoebe is in the hospital and gives Ross advice on spicing up his sex life.

10:03–11:46seduction
6 · TV Set and Joey's Apartment · act2Joey Shows Rachel the Set

Joey shows Rachel around the set and invites her to his apartment.

11:46–13:47humiliation · misunderstanding
7 · Ross and Carol's Apartment · act3Ross Proposes Threesome to Carol

Ross asks Carol to spice up their sex life and suggests a threesome.

13:47–15:12seduction · deal
8 · Monica's Apartment · act3Chandler Sells Story to Archie Comics

Chandler announces he sold a story to Archie Comics, and Joey apologizes.

15:12–17:07deal · comeuppance
9 · Monica's Apartment · act3Rachel and Monica Discuss Marriage

Rachel tells Monica about Joey's invitation and they discuss marriage and sex.

17:07–19:09confession · double_standard
10 · Hospital · act3Phoebe Smokes in Hospital Bathroom

Phoebe is caught smoking in the hospital bathroom and takes a work call.

19:09–21:52social_rule_violation · escalation
11 · Hospital and Rachel's Apartment · tagJoey and Rachel Plan a Date

Joey performs a soap opera scene and Rachel calls to accept his invitation.

21:52–21:56deal · seduction
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Episode facts

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Aired
2000-02-17
Writers
Greg Malins & Adam Chase
Director
Michael Lembeck
Viewers
25.89M (US)
Pace
113 words/min · 98 questions

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In this episode

RG
Rachel Greene232 episodes · drives 552 scenes
RG
Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes
MG
Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes
CB
Chandler Bing232 episodes · drives 527 scenes
JT
Joey Tribbiani232 episodes · drives 536 scenes
PB
Phoebe Buffay232 episodes · drives 425 scenes
R
RogerFisher Stevens3 episodes · drives 2 scenes
CW
Carol Willick36 episodes · drives 2 scenes