S10E01 · EP 219
season 10 · 2003-09-25
The One After Joey and Rachel Kiss
written by Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen · directed by Kevin S. Bright · 24.54M viewers · image Friends Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

17 scenes · 3 threads
awkward 20%tense 15%absurd 14%eavesdropping 10%lie 7%avoidance 7%coincidence 5%secret exposed 3%cheerful 3%scheme 2%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Hotel eavesdropping and secrets
B · Ross and Joey's love triangle
C · Mike and Precious breakup
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Every scene

17 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Hotel room · act1Eavesdropping on hotel neighbors

Monica, Chandler, and Phoebe discover they can hear through the thin hotel walls.

00:06–02:58eavesdropping · coincidence
2 · Hotel room · act1Couples discuss new relationships

Ross and Charlie, and Joey and Rachel, discuss their new relationships with each other.

02:58–04:19eavesdropping · coincidence
3 ▸ 04:19
3 · Hotel room · act1Ross wants to talk to Joey

Ross decides he needs to talk to Joey before pursuing Charlie.

04:19–05:36eavesdropping
4 · Hotel hallway · act1Searching for Joey in hotel

Ross looks for Joey while the others eavesdrop on the other couple.

05:36–06:38eavesdropping · lie
5 ▸ 06:38
5 · Hotel room · act1Joey hides from Ross

Joey hides in Rachel's room when Ross knocks, and the group is caught eavesdropping.

06:38–08:25eavesdropping · secret_exposed
6 ▸ 08:25
6 · Hotel room · act1Couples agree to wait

Joey and Rachel decide to wait before pursuing their relationship.

08:25–11:03eavesdropping · avoidance
7 ▸ 11:03
7 · Hotel lobby · act1Monica's new cornrow hairstyle

Monica shows off her new cornrows to the group.

11:03–13:02
8 · Airplane · act2Mike reveals he has a girlfriend

Mike tells Phoebe he has a girlfriend named Precious.

13:02–15:00lie · secret_exposed
9 · Airplane · act2Ross tells Joey about Charlie

Ross tells Joey about kissing Charlie, and Joey doesn't reveal his own secret.

15:00–18:55lie · avoidance
10 · Phoebe's apartment · act2Mike calls about Precious

Mike calls Phoebe to say he will break up with Precious over the phone.

18:55–19:56lie · scheme
11 · Mike's apartment · act2Precious arrives at Mike's apartment

Precious shows up at Mike's apartment and meets Phoebe.

19:56–20:12coincidence · misunderstanding
12 ▸ 20:12
12 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act2Monica regrets her cornrows

Monica realizes she hates her cornrows and gets stuck in them.

20:12–21:45
13 ▸ 21:45
13 · Ross's apartment · act2Rachel tries to tell Ross

Rachel tries to tell Ross about her and Joey, but he is distracted by a shampoo spill.

21:45–23:26avoidance · petty_grievance
14 · Mike's apartment · act2Phoebe breaks up with Precious

Phoebe breaks up with Precious on Mike's behalf.

23:26–25:55breakup · humiliation
15 ▸ 25:55
15 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act3Monica gets untangled from cornrows

Chandler untangles Monica from her cornrows.

25:55–26:44
16 ▸ 26:44
16 · Rachel's apartment · act3Joey and Rachel decide to tell Ross together

Joey and Rachel agree to tell Ross about their relationship together.

26:44–29:13avoidance · seduction
17 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · tagChandler wants to watch a movie

Chandler wants to watch a movie with Monica after untangling her.

29:13–29:17
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Episode facts

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Aired
2003-09-25
Overall
#219
Writers
Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen
Director
Kevin S. Bright
Viewers
24.54M (US)
Pace
110 words/min · 137 questions

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In this episode

MG
Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes
CB
Chandler Bing232 episodes · drives 527 scenes
PB
Phoebe Buffay232 episodes · drives 425 scenes
RG
Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes
CW
Charlie Wheeler15 episodes · drives 1 scenes
JT
Joey Tribbiani232 episodes · drives 536 scenes
RG
Rachel Greene232 episodes · drives 552 scenes
MH
Mike Hannigan29 episodes · drives 15 scenes