Ep. 623 (spoiler)
Mukul Joshi
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Ep. 623 TOW The Ring
Talk about a crappy episode. I don't know about you guys, but that
episode stunk and did not give me one single laugh. It was obviously the
worst ep. of the season.
Negatives
- Paul's crying "gates" were used by Chandler in the 8:30 repeat of TOW
Chandler Can't Cry; can't they think of something different?
- Chandler delivery of marriage was poor
- Why didn't Chan ask the owner to hold the ring?
- The restaurant scene was phoney and and too non-practical
This horrible ep. shouldn't be taken by surprise however, as the ep.
before the season finale are usually at the bottom rank of the season.
Season 1: Can't remember ep. and I haven't seen it
Season 2: TOW ? - Can't remember name right now, but it was bad
Season 3: TOW Ultimate Fighting Champion - poor attempt at ridding of the
character, dumb idea
Season 4: TOW The Worst Best Man Ever - only decent second to last ep.
Season 5: TOW Joey's Big Break - C & J scene was totally not in sync,
movie breakdown was unrealisic
Season 6: TOW The Ring - once again, poor attempt at ridding of a
character, also negatives mentioned above in post
Activia
Mukul Joshi wrote:
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> Talk about a crappy episode. I don't know about you guys, but that
> episode stunk and did not give me one single laugh. It was obviously the
> worst ep. of the season.
I couldn't disagree more. I laughed several times, it was hilarious.
so our opinions differ..
> Negatives
> - Paul's crying "gates" were used by Chandler in the 8:30 repeat of TOW
> Chandler Can't Cry; can't they think of something different?
it was played slightly differently and the tissues part was funny..
> - Chandler delivery of marriage was poor
*confused* he didnt propose so what are you talking about?
> - Why didn't Chan ask the owner to hold the ring?
He did but the guy must have forgotten as he was helping phoebe out. The
other lady sold the guy the ring..
> - The restaurant scene was phoney and and too non-practical
You have never seen a sympathetic guy that maybe liked that ring better
after all?
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> This horrible ep. shouldn't be taken by surprise however, as the ep.
> before the season finale are usually at the bottom rank of the season.
> Season 1: Can't remember ep. and I haven't seen it
> Season 2: TOW ? - Can't remember name right now, but it was bad
> Season 3: TOW Ultimate Fighting Champion - poor attempt at ridding of the
> character, dumb idea
> Season 4: TOW The Worst Best Man Ever - only decent second to last ep.
> Season 5: TOW Joey's Big Break - C & J scene was totally not in sync,
> movie breakdown was unrealisic
> Season 6: TOW The Ring - once again, poor attempt at ridding of a
> character, also negatives mentioned above in post
~Act
EsotericGrrrl
I don't know, I really enjoyed the episode, I thought it was quite funny. I do
think that Rachel's dumping of Paul was kind of weak and his story was kind of
lame compared to the week before, but it was still good for a laugh. I really
enjoyed the scenes with Phoebe in the jewelry store, and I liked her and
Chandler together. I know some people were saying she comes off sometimes as
not liking Chandler, but lately she's been really close to him, which is nice.
One thing I love about Phoebe is how she contradicts herself all the time, like
with Pottery barn, the fur coat, eating meat (In Vegas, how she said "For $.99
I'll eat anything" about the steak special..), in this ep it seemed like she
was doing that with the musket. What's peace loving Phoebe doing admiring a
gun? It was still funny though because of the way she acted. The scene in the
restaurant, yes that was unrealistic, but as I was pointing out to a friend is
how unlikely it would be that in real life a guy would forget his credit card
and the jeweler would sell it to someone else while he was holding it for him.
Realism isn't that funny though, plus it's kind of cute & sweet to see how far
Chandler would go to get the perfect ring for Monica. Anyhow, the general
consensus of the people I talked to who have seen it enjoyed it. But I doubt
there's an episode that is universally loved by everyone anyway :)
Another thing, all those episodes you mentioned from the past I really
enjoyed..go figure.
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> Ep. 623 TOW The Ring
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> Talk about a crappy episode. I don't know about you guys, but that
> episode stunk and did not give me one single laugh. It was obviously the
> worst ep. of the season.
> Negatives
> - Paul's crying "gates" were used by Chandler in the 8:30 repeat of TOW
> Chandler Can't Cry; can't they think of something different?
> - Chandler delivery of marriage was poor
> - Why didn't Chan ask the owner to hold the ring?
> - The restaurant scene was phoney and and too non-practical
Well it wasn't all that special, but it wasn't all that atrocious either.
>
> This horrible ep. shouldn't be taken by surprise however, as the ep.
> before the season finale are usually at the bottom rank of the season.
> Season 1: Can't remember ep. and I haven't seen it
TOW The Birth was quite an excellent episode. If you haven't seen it, how
do you know it was so bad?
On the other hand, 122 TOW The Fake Monica was probably the worst season 1
episode. You might be thinking of that one.
> Season 2: TOW ? - Can't remember name right now, but it was bad
TOW The Chicken Pox.
TOW Russ was worse.
> Season 3: TOW Ultimate Fighting Champion - poor attempt at ridding of the
> character, dumb idea
Agreed.
> Season 4: TOW The Worst Best Man Ever - only decent second to last ep.
> Season 5: TOW Joey's Big Break - C & J scene was totally not in sync,
> movie breakdown was unrealisic
> Season 6: TOW The Ring - once again, poor attempt at ridding of a
> character, also negatives mentioned above in post
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Jonathan Roberts
> On the other hand, 122 TOW The Fake Monica was probably the worst season 1
> episode. You might be thinking of that one.
I'd tend to disagree, though perhaps as it never seemed to make Monica
shake up her life ....
Folks should note that Claudia Shear, who played the Fake Monica, has a
show on in New York which has received much critical acclaim and has
been nominated for several awards.
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Tennant Stuart
<nart...@pobox.com> wrote:
> James Squire wrote:
> > On the other hand, 122 TOW The Fake Monica was probably the worst
> > season 1 episode. You might be thinking of that one.
> I'd tend to disagree, though perhaps as it never seemed to make Monica
> shake up her life ....
I'd disagree as well, since 122 was "TOW the Ick Factor".
"TOW the Fake Monica" was 121.
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>In article <3921A8B9...@pobox.com>, Jonathan Roberts
><nart...@pobox.com> wrote:
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>> James Squire wrote:
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>> > On the other hand, 122 TOW The Fake Monica was probably the worst
>> > season 1 episode. You might be thinking of that one.
>
>> I'd tend to disagree, though perhaps as it never seemed to make Monica
>> shake up her life ....
>
>I'd disagree as well, since 122 was "TOW the Ick Factor".
Monica wearing only a sheet ... mmmm!
Incidentally, that scene was the very first vidcap I ever did.
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James Squire
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> In article <3921A8B9...@pobox.com>, Jonathan Roberts
> <nart...@pobox.com> wrote:
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> > James Squire wrote:
>
> > > On the other hand, 122 TOW The Fake Monica was probably the worst
> > > season 1 episode. You might be thinking of that one.
>
> > I'd tend to disagree, though perhaps as it never seemed to make Monica
> > shake up her life ....
>
> I'd disagree as well, since 122 was "TOW the Ick Factor".
Oh spit! Not sure why I made that mistake, I could have sworn someone
referred to 122 as TOW The Fake Monica somewhere, but I'm probably just
imagining things.
>
> "TOW the Fake Monica" was 121.
Actually, to say this one was the worst of season 1 does not necessarily
mean it was at all bad. It might just be the least brilliant episode of
season 1.
I guess I just think the idea of Monica looking up to someone who stole her
credit card is kinda stupid. Befriending her might be one thing, but this
is not what Monica did. However, I think they handled it reasonably well,
and it at least made some sense. It wasn't bad, it just wasn't as good as
any of the other season 1 episodes, IMHO.
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Tennant Stuart
<jasq...@anet-stl.com> wrote:
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> Tennant Stuart wrote:
> > I'd disagree as well, since 122 was "TOW the Ick Factor".
> > "TOW the Fake Monica" was 121.
> Oh spit! Not sure why I made that mistake, I could have sworn someone
> referred to 122 as TOW The Fake Monica somewhere, but I'm probably just
> imagining things.
Don't feel too bad James, the IMDb wrongly refers to "TOW the Fake Monica"
as 120, so I reckon you were just averaging things out. :)
> Actually, to say this one was the worst of season 1 does not necessarily
> mean it was at all bad. It might just be the least brilliant episode of
> season 1.
> I guess I just think the idea of Monica looking up to someone who stole
> her credit card is kinda stupid. Befriending her might be one thing, but
> this is not what Monica did. However, I think they handled it reasonably
> well, and it at least made some sense. It wasn't bad, it just wasn't as
> good as any of the other season 1 episodes, IMHO.
It's not one of my faves either, but I can understand Monica's motivation.
She did not feel good about herself at this time (she'd rather have Ross's
parents than her own) when here comes a woman who is living Monica's life
better than she is. Don't forget that Monica was not paying for all their
activities through her stolen credit card, that had been cancelled.
One interesting point is that Chandler calls her a geek for spending $69.95
on a Wonder Mop, yet in 405 "TOW Joey's New Girlfriend" he bonds with Kathy
while revealing that he bought a Wonder Broom which she'd admired on TV.
Activia
because MOnica was rubbing off on him..and he realized how good the
broom was!
Plus it was just a joke he made up hehe
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Tennant Stuart
> Tennant Stuart wrote:
> > Chandler calls Monica a geek for spending $69.95 on a Wonder Mop,
> > yet in 405 "TOW Joey's New Girlfriend" he bonds with Kathy while
> > revealing that he bought a Wonder Broom which she's admiring on TV.
> because MOnica was rubbing off on him..and he realized how good the
> broom was!
> Plus it was just a joke he made up hehe
Mmmm - strikes me he should be more careful who he calls a geek...
Activia
Tennant Stuart wrote:
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> In article <3924A9C4...@snet.net>, Activia <act...@snet.net> wrote:
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> > Tennant Stuart wrote:
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> > > Chandler calls Monica a geek for spending $69.95 on a Wonder Mop,
> > > yet in 405 "TOW Joey's New Girlfriend" he bonds with Kathy while
> > > revealing that he bought a Wonder Broom which she's admiring on TV.
>
> > because MOnica was rubbing off on him..and he realized how good the
> > broom was!
>
> > Plus it was just a joke he made up hehe
>
> Mmmm - strikes me he should be more careful who he calls a geek...
you are talking about Chandler here. How often does he think before he
talks?
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