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Friends: The One with the Cake (2003)
Not the best
Really not a fan of this episode. Rachel drives me absolutely crazy. She planned a birthday for her daughter, didn't tell anyone about it, and then got mad when they made plans. And she's so obsessed with "having the party on Emmas birthday." I understand Monica and Chandler should have considered Emma's birthday when making their plans, and maybe ask Rachel if/when she was planning on having a party. But the fact that they planned a party without telling anyone, and then actually had the nerve to get mad at Monica and Chandler for making plans was ridiculous. And it was annoying that Rachel didn't even check the cake before she left the bakery, and then she made them stay there while she drove two hours to New Jersey to replace the cake. And it was stupid that Ross said she would be back any minute with the cake, when she was still on her way to New Jersey. Rachel didn't care about anything that was going on in her friends' lives. All she cared about was having the perfect party for her one-year-old daughter, who wouldn't even remember this, no matter how much it screwed up everyone else's plans. This party was more for her than it was for Emma, which I understand. But she was so paranoid that an imperfect birthday party was going to ruin Emma's life. And I hate that she acted as if Emma was everyone's daughter. Yes, they are her best friends, and two of them are Emma's aunt and uncle. But she can't honestly expect them to put Emma first in their lives the way she does. She's not their daughter. They have other things going on, and if she's planning something for her daughter, she needs to tell them in advance so they don't make other plans. I really hate how crazy and overprotective of a mother they make Rachel. Also, I'm not sure why Phoebe is still taking massage clients when she works at a corporate massage chain. I figured that would be against their policy.
Overall, this episode shows how tunnel vision Rachel gets when it comes to Emma, and it is very frustrating.
Friends: The One with the Nap Partners (2000)
Character growth everywhere
I think it was really important that they did an episode like this. We all know how Chandler used to be with girls. Super shallow, intolerant of any tiny flaw that his girlfriends have. This episode was a demonstration of how much he's grown as a character and as a person. Despite the fat jokes he was making about Julie (he uses jokes as a defense mechanism), at the end, he really owned up to what he did, and he settled Monica'a understandable fear that he would be intolerant of her weight gain.
Joey and Ross's nap story is brilliantly hilarious. They're both trying to be macho men, but deep down, they just want to snuggle.
And the maid of honor thing was okay, but it was kind of annoying. It was painfully obvious from the beginning how much more it meant to Rachel than to Phoebe. Plus, she has known Monica her entire life. She grew up with her watching her plan her wedding. There is no good reason why Phoebe should be the maid of honor instead of Rachel. But I did like at the end that Rachel came to terms with it, despite how much it meant to her, and not only did she congratulate Phoebe, but she also gave her stuff to help her out. I'm also glad that Phoebe saw what was going on and gave it to Rachel. It really showed the warm side of Phoebe that we haven't seen in forever.
Friends: The One Where Chandler Gets Caught (2004)
No so great
Another episode with flashbacks. And they were boring flashbacks, so it was a pretty dull episode. But what infuriates me about this episode is how unsupportive their "friends" are of their decision to buy a house and move on with their lives. They're getting a baby, and they want to raise it in a house. That's a pretty realistic dream, and Monica and Chandler should be excited to share it with everyone. Instead, they're scared to tell them, and rightly so because their "friends" end up crapping all over their exciting news. And then when Monica and Chandler describe the vision they have for their children, they're mocked and ridiculed. Ross says, "So you want to buy a house in the 50s." These people are 35 years old. They're not in high school anymore. This whole "being afraid of change" thing is ridiculously immature. They should be excited that their friends are buying a house. That is a huge life change. And they're only moving 45 minutes away. It's not like they're moving to North Korea. Also, it doesn't make sense that they would object so firmly to Monica and Chandler moving less than an hour away, but then immediately be supportive of Rachel moving to Paris (with the exception of Joey because he is a child). This episode is just tough to watch because it is another demonstration of how these mid-30-year-olds act like teenagers.