S08E17 · EP 187
Episode DNA
17 scenes · 3 threadsStory threads over runtime
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17 scenes · our breakdownJoey hides in the apartment to avoid Rachel after their awkward date.
00:05–01:23avoidance · lieMonica and Chandler convince Joey to talk to Rachel again.
01:23–02:48confession · humiliation
3 ▸ 02:48Phoebe reads tea leaves and predicts she will meet the man of her dreams.
02:48–04:09coincidenceRoss realizes he left his favorite pink shirt at Mona's apartment.
04:09–05:08petty_grievancePhoebe sees a man she has been encountering everywhere and thinks he is the one.
05:08–05:51coincidence
7 ▸ 06:01Monica advises Rachel to change the subject with Joey to fix their awkwardness.
06:01–07:42scheme
8 ▸ 07:42Rachel blurts out that her boss wants to buy her baby to avoid awkwardness with Joey.
07:42–10:03lie · misunderstanding
9 ▸ 10:03Jim asks Phoebe out for dinner, and she accepts.
10:03–10:32seduction
10 ▸ 10:32Ross lets himself into Mona's apartment to retrieve his shirt but hides when she arrives with a date.
10:32–11:38eavesdropping · pursuitJim makes inappropriate and vulgar comments during the date, claiming to write erotic novels for children.
12:56–14:01social_rule_violation · humiliationJoey tells Rachel he confronted her boss, leading to a fight about the lie.
14:28–15:37lie · misunderstandingMona discovers Ross hiding behind the couch, and he awkwardly retrieves his shirt and leaves.
15:37–16:19eavesdropping · humiliationRachel's boss apologizes for the misunderstanding and gives her extra maternity leave.
16:19–17:33negotiation · misunderstandingPhoebe meets a charming man named Parker at a new dry cleaners.
17:33–19:04coincidence · seductionRachel tells Chandler and Joey about her extra month of paid maternity leave.
19:04–19:41dealJoey and Rachel apologize and realize their awkwardness is gone, but Rachel lies again.
19:41–20:33lie · confessionMona tells Ross they can't be together and asks to keep his shirt, but he refuses.
21:50–21:54breakup · confessionSame DNA
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Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- 2002-03-07
- Overall
- #187
- Writers
- Steven Rosenhaus (teleplay) · R. Lee Fleming Jr. (story)
- Director
- Gary Halvorson
- Viewers
- 26.3M (US)
- Pace
- 115 words/min · 84 questions