S08E17 · SCENE 2/17 · 01:23
The One With the Tea Leaves · Monica and Chandler's apartment
Monica and Chandler advise Joey

Monica and Chandler convince Joey to talk to Rachel again.

01:23→02:48
in the episode · 1m 25s · S08E17

What happens

01:23–02:48

After Rachel leaves, Chandler and Monica urge Joey to talk to her. Joey explains his fear of rejection, and they share their own rejection stories. Joey agrees to try.

WhereMonica and Chandler's apartment
DriverJoey
Positionact1 · escalation
ThreadJoey and Rachel awkwardness

Key lines

from this scene
01:45

Boy, kids are mean when they're hungry.

01:55

I know it's weird and it's awkward, but you gotta at least try.

02:03

Whoa. I almost forgot this was on your We didn't play it.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
tender0.7
confession0.6
humiliation0.4
awkward0.3

Beats

01:34Joey fears rejection

Scene in the episode

01:23–02:48
A · Joey and Rachel awkwardness
B · Phoebe's tea leaf date
C · Ross and Mona's shirt

Clips from this episode

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Phoebe's Unhinged Tea Leaf Reading | Friends · Friends
Rachel’s Boss Wants To Buy Her Baby (Clip) | Friends | TBS · TBS
Chandler Is Bad at the Advice | Friends · Friends
Friends (The One With The Tea Leaves) Ross & Mona · Soccerwhos1982

Who's in it

JT
Joey Tribbiani232 episodes · drives 536 scenes
CB
Chandler Bing232 episodes · drives 527 scenes
MG
Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes

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