S10E16 · EP 234
season 10 · 2004-04-29
The One With Rachel's Going Away Party
written by Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen · directed by Gary Halvorson · 24.51M viewers · image Friends Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

13 scenes · 4 threads
tense 16%tender 14%absurd 13%cheerful 13%awkward 8%social rule violation 7%coincidence 6%angry 5%confession 5%escalation 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Rachel's farewell
B · Handcuffs mystery
C · Erica's labor
D · Ross and Rachel
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Every scene

13 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:01
1 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act1Coin toss and packing

Rachel wins a coin toss and discovers her passport is missing.

00:01–02:23coincidence
2 ▸ 02:23
2 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act1Erica arrives and packing

Erica returns to New York and Monica sends Ross to help pack.

02:23–04:24
3 · Monica and Chandler's guest room · act1Bubble wrap and handcuffs

Chandler, Joey, and Ross play with bubble wrap and find handcuffs.

04:24–06:02misunderstanding
4 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act1Party setup and coin loss

Friends gather for Rachel's party and Ross reveals he lost 57 coin tosses.

06:02–08:28coincidence
5 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act1Rachel's goodbye to Phoebe

Rachel gives Phoebe a touching goodbye and receives a saliva swab.

08:28–10:49
6 ▸ 10:49
6 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act1Rachel's goodbye to Monica

Rachel tells Monica she is like a sister and they cry together.

10:49–12:28
7 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act1Rachel's goodbye to Chandler

Chandler tells Rachel he loves her but ruins it with a joke.

12:28–15:06social_rule_violation
8 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act1Rachel's goodbye to Joey

Rachel's goodbye to Joey is so intense he tries to jump off the balcony.

15:06–16:11escalation
9 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act1Rachel leaves without Ross

Rachel says goodnight to everyone but Ross, leaving him baffled.

16:11–16:28social_rule_violation
10 · Joey's apartment · act2Ross confronts Rachel

Ross angrily confronts Rachel at Joey's apartment about the missing goodbye.

16:28–18:05
11 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act2Handcuffs revealed

Monica discovers the handcuffs belonged to her grandmother.

18:05–19:02secret_exposed
12 · Monica and Chandler's apartment · act2Erica goes into labor

Erica experiences contractions and is taken to the hospital.

19:02–22:35coincidence
13 · Ross's apartment · act3Ross and Rachel kiss

Rachel explains her feelings to Ross and they kiss.

22:35–22:39confession
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Episode facts

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Aired
2004-04-29
Overall
#234
Writers
Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen
Director
Gary Halvorson
Viewers
24.51M (US)
Pace
121 words/min · 90 questions

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