I think the first time I watched this I had never been heartbroken.. but watching it now this was so moving. David Schwimmer and Jennifer Aniston - WOW WOW WOW! Just amazing performances and connection. I actually cried. Dancer in the Dark is the last film I cried over. They both deserve an EMMY for these performances alone. And of course so well written. And funny bits too! My favourite line from Joey at the end: "Maybe she killed him." Perfect timing! Watching these again, 20 years older, I am surprised at how good it is. And how things mean different things to me now than when I was in my teens/early twenties. It is good for all ages!
16 Reviews
Touching episode.
laiskiehl18 June 2008
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In my opinion, this episode only loses in terms of 'sadness' to the last episode of Friends.
It's an awesome directed episode, where comedy and drama walk together throughout the whole 30 minutes of the show.
Monica, Chandler, Joey and Phoebe are responsible for the comedy in Monica's room, where they ''lock'' themselves, while Ross and Rachel are fighting in the living room. Of course those two are responsible for the drama, really amazingly acted by both the phenomenal actors David and Jennifer. I was shocked with their ability in the 'drama area', because so far in the series they hadn't done so touching and sad scenes like they did in this episode. I've read they cried for real, by the way.
I think I cried I little bit less in this episode than on the last one. Best drama scene (Ross and Rachel breaking up) on the show. That's how powerful and impacting it was.
Definitely 10 out of 10.
It's an awesome directed episode, where comedy and drama walk together throughout the whole 30 minutes of the show.
Monica, Chandler, Joey and Phoebe are responsible for the comedy in Monica's room, where they ''lock'' themselves, while Ross and Rachel are fighting in the living room. Of course those two are responsible for the drama, really amazingly acted by both the phenomenal actors David and Jennifer. I was shocked with their ability in the 'drama area', because so far in the series they hadn't done so touching and sad scenes like they did in this episode. I've read they cried for real, by the way.
I think I cried I little bit less in this episode than on the last one. Best drama scene (Ross and Rachel breaking up) on the show. That's how powerful and impacting it was.
Definitely 10 out of 10.
The One the Morning After
ComedyFan20103 July 2011
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I am really not a big fan of this story or of Rachel in this situation and yet I find this episode to be great. Both the writing and the acting is on a very high level.
During Rachel and Ross's break up we do get to laugh a bit in scenes when Chloe is still in the house when Rachel comes over, when Ross follows the trail or when Rachel orders pizza. But at the same time we get a very sad and dramatic break up with a great dialogue and wonderful performance by both Jennifer Aniston and David Swimmer.
And I absolutely love the rest of the gang being locked in a room listening to it all. Just sitting there hungry eating wax. And Joey talking about his new walk was hilarious
During Rachel and Ross's break up we do get to laugh a bit in scenes when Chloe is still in the house when Rachel comes over, when Ross follows the trail or when Rachel orders pizza. But at the same time we get a very sad and dramatic break up with a great dialogue and wonderful performance by both Jennifer Aniston and David Swimmer.
And I absolutely love the rest of the gang being locked in a room listening to it all. Just sitting there hungry eating wax. And Joey talking about his new walk was hilarious
I could never pick a team
ItsEmaBitch9 November 2021
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I've rewatched this episode many times and I can never pick a team. Both Jennifer and David did an amazing job here and that last scene where he tries to kiss her and she just can't forgive him, that is so heartbreaking. I can understand both perspectives and it's so sad to watch Ross trying to make things right and Rachel being on the verge of forgiving him, but it's against everything she believes in.
Where did he put it
arnaut-4453231 May 2021
One of the most emotional Friends episodes ever and all credits for that goes to David and Jeniffer, two great actors. Even if its a sad episode we still got a laugh here and there. Joey and Chandler were cute when they heard girls screaming and came to help with some dishes hahah.
One of the best episodes
nadeem-5251920 February 2021
Bye bye bang bang
bevo-136786 April 2021
The acting is top notch, but I hate Ross
beccaccrum3 January 2021
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Ross was wrong in the previous episode for being overbearing bc rachel clearly said she didnt have time for dinner, so its his fault for the argument starting. It was established Rachel and Mark werent a thing, she just needed a friend, he immediately hung up and didnt bother letting her explain, and then out of self pity, he slept with the xerox girl.
Ross is dross
MotormouthOnLegz16 November 2023
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My score is for every character in this episode but Ross. The acting is, as always, excellent from all 6 but Ross the character is dreadful.
He is a horrible, controlling bully. His behaviour? That's not love. It is just awful.
I hated the whole Ross and Rachel thing which obviously was a massive part of Friends. It was horrible then and horrible now. "We were on a break!" was such a tiresome storyline.
Ross started in Season 1 by not telling her a man had called and it was downhill from there. Controlling behaviour. "I want her so nobody else can have her" behaviour. Grow up, Ross. He treated the monkey better.
Chandler and Monica, Phoebe and Mike. Far more entertaining and much better couples. Proper love stories without the need for whatever Ross's behaviour was.
Also the writers have Rachel acting "crazy" in one scene as if she is in the wrong and being unreasonable. The woman was a saint for putting up with him!
How anyone can root for him and think his behaviour is "love" is a mystery. Awful man.
He loves Rachel so much but sleeps with someone 5 minutes after they went on a break?
I hate Ross Geller with a passion. I hope in the Friends universe that Rachel later slept with Carol. AND Susan. And Chandler's Dad! It's what he deserves.
I never realised I felt so passionate about the subject of Ross and Rachel before I wrote this. Maybe I should get out more.
He is a horrible, controlling bully. His behaviour? That's not love. It is just awful.
I hated the whole Ross and Rachel thing which obviously was a massive part of Friends. It was horrible then and horrible now. "We were on a break!" was such a tiresome storyline.
Ross started in Season 1 by not telling her a man had called and it was downhill from there. Controlling behaviour. "I want her so nobody else can have her" behaviour. Grow up, Ross. He treated the monkey better.
Chandler and Monica, Phoebe and Mike. Far more entertaining and much better couples. Proper love stories without the need for whatever Ross's behaviour was.
Also the writers have Rachel acting "crazy" in one scene as if she is in the wrong and being unreasonable. The woman was a saint for putting up with him!
How anyone can root for him and think his behaviour is "love" is a mystery. Awful man.
He loves Rachel so much but sleeps with someone 5 minutes after they went on a break?
I hate Ross Geller with a passion. I hope in the Friends universe that Rachel later slept with Carol. AND Susan. And Chandler's Dad! It's what he deserves.
I never realised I felt so passionate about the subject of Ross and Rachel before I wrote this. Maybe I should get out more.
Summary of the Ross character
Chef7429 December 2021
This episode summarizes Ross's character. Everything in the previous episodes lead to this exact moment. He is needy, demeaning, looking for a trophy girlfriend who should not have a real career and he is a pest. He even cannot manage to apologize properly because he thinks he has an awesome profession (as Rachel said it's merely about dinosours who died million years ago) and he thinks other people's lives and professions are useless. He thinks he can outsmart Rachel even during his handling of the situation. He is even trying to be "right" during an apology. The proper lesson for Ross and other like minded men would be for Rachel to actually sleep with Mike during the so-called break and offer to get together. Good acting from Schwimmer because he portrayed a loser character with 100% accuracy.
Emotional 💔❤
severousop7 April 2022
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This is so much emotional than funny..
You can see the level this actors can touch
Ross and Rachel's conversation was so - so beautiful.. When ross started saying," We can work past this... I cant live without this arms,your heart,your face...."... I wanted to cry with them...
We get to see how much a woman can love someone and how regret a man can do... Just perfect in every expect...loved it.
THEY WERE ON A BREAK!
enzotadah26 September 2019
They were on a break?
studioAT28 May 2017
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What's clever about this episode is that we can see things from both Ross and Rachel's point of view, and that is important not only for this episode, but for the whole series going forward.
Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer give beautiful performances here, we believe in these characters and their emotions so much, and that's down to them.
It's an episode of two sides really, as the other characters are used in the other story line that is more centred on comedy.
It all works though, and is a key 'Friends' episode.
Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer give beautiful performances here, we believe in these characters and their emotions so much, and that's down to them.
It's an episode of two sides really, as the other characters are used in the other story line that is more centred on comedy.
It all works though, and is a key 'Friends' episode.
The One the Morning After
Lady_Targaryen14 May 2008
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Monica and Phoebe try to wax with a new product they saw in TV, but the product is fake in it's promises and too painful. In their first try, they give up.
Rachel discovers by Gunther, in a big chain of gossips, that Ross slept with Chloe in the night they gave break up in their relation. Ross tries to convince Rachel that he thought that Rachel was with Mark, but she doesn't accept him back and they break for real.
Monica, Phoebe, Chandler and Joey don't dare to leave Monica's bedroom while they listen all day to Ross and Rachel arguing about their relationship. They even eat Wax!
Rachel discovers by Gunther, in a big chain of gossips, that Ross slept with Chloe in the night they gave break up in their relation. Ross tries to convince Rachel that he thought that Rachel was with Mark, but she doesn't accept him back and they break for real.
Monica, Phoebe, Chandler and Joey don't dare to leave Monica's bedroom while they listen all day to Ross and Rachel arguing about their relationship. They even eat Wax!
The One In Bedroom
devashishparnami9 October 2018
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The morning after Rachel declared they needed a break, she wakes up ready to work on getting back together - and Ross is drunk in bed with Chloe, the copy girl; Joey and Chandler warn him word will follow 'the trail' of women blabbering to Rachel, and at every step he's too late to stop it. When she storms in for an endless session of denial there's still love between them, whatever he tries, the other friends don't dare to leave the bedroom where Monica and Phoebe had been waxing.
Asking for forgiveness
youssefkhouili5 August 2023
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After Rachel asked for a break from her relationship with Ross, she regretted it and tried to work it out in the morning, but Ross was drunk and he slept with the copy girl, after a chain of gossip, Rachel knew about the affair and couldn't forgive him of being naked with another girl. Pheobe and Monica were trying a new "fad" which is a waxing product in the next room, it was painful for both girls, after a while, Joey and Chandler joined them and they were listening to the whole conversation that went on between Monica and Ross. Ross tried to kiss her and touch her but unfortunately, Rachel made up her mind already and couldn't forgive him for what he did.
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