S08E09 · EP 179
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16 scenes · our breakdownMonica announces Thanksgiving and tells Rachel about her overweight high-school acquaintance Will.
00:39–00:59petty_grievance · pursuitMonica says she will skip cooking a turkey, citing leftovers and everyone's dietary issues.
00:59–03:31social_rule_violationJoey protests the missing turkey and boasts he can eat an entire one himself.
03:31–03:42bet · petty_grievanceMonica enlists Chandler's help folding napkins while Chandler pretends to watch football.
03:42–04:34lie
6 ▸ 04:34Monica learns Chandler is faking the game and everyone pretends to enjoy the football.
04:34–05:19lie · double_standard
7 ▸ 05:19Will arrives, having lost 150 pounds, and meets everyone while Monica raves about his looks.
05:19–06:01pursuitMonica tells Will Rachel is coming, and he instantly sours, declaring he hated her in high school.
06:01–07:42petty_grievance
9 ▸ 07:42Ross greets Will warmly, then Will and Monica spot Rachel and recall how she mocked him.
07:42–09:30rivalry · petty_grievance
10 ▸ 09:30Dinner is served, Rachel is seated apart, and the huge turkey is revealed on the table.
09:30–10:41social_rule_violation
11 ▸ 10:41Will gets snippy about the food smell, and Rachel is confronted for past bullying.
10:41–11:37petty_grievance · humiliation
12 ▸ 11:37Will reveals he co-founded a club against Rachel, and admits Ross was a co-founder too.
11:37–12:45secret_exposed · betrayal
13 ▸ 12:45Will admits they spread a rumor that Rachel was both genders, shocking her in front of everyone.
12:45–15:40humiliation · secret_exposed
14 ▸ 15:40Joey eats while Rachel reads a yearbook note and Monica explains she feared the rumor was true.
15:40–15:47humiliation · petty_grievance
15 ▸ 15:47Rachel reveals Ross made out with the librarian, and Ross blurts out that it is true.
15:47–18:08secret_exposed · scheme
16 ▸ 18:08Monica reminds them they are having a baby, and Will high fives Phoebe instead of Ross.
18:08–20:38confession · avoidanceJoey finishes the turkey, wearing Rachel's maternity pants, and jokes about being the champion.
20:38–21:50comeuppance · betSame DNA
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Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 2001-11-22
- Overall
- #179
- Writers
- Shana Goldberg-Meehan
- Director
- Gary Halvorson
- Viewers
- 24.24M (US)
- Pace
- 128 words/min · 111 questions