TOW the Truth About London Review

Feb 22, 2001, 9:35 PM ET6 posts by 5 postersalt.tv.friends
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I thought this was a very good episode too, a bit better than last week's episode. This comes close to TOW They All Turn Thirty.

First off, I have to say so far that this is my favorite Mondler storyline in quite a while. I wasn't really wondering how they really got together but it was interesting and funny especially since they also tried to make Joey, Monica, and Chandler look how they did in Season 4. The funny part though was when Joey walked in the room and thought Chandler was mas....nevermind. But to me people would be wondering what condoms Joey was mentioning that Chandler brought with him since that part in TOW Ross's Wedding Part 1 was cut for original airing. Good thing they included that part on the Best of Friends Video. This was a good storyline though.

Next off is Joey's storyline. To me Joey keeps on getting funnier and funnier in every episode. LeBlanc has really kept to his character. I hope he does come up with a good speech for Mondler's wedding although it maybe funny if he includes some of his stupidity in the speech. It would give Monica and Chandler something to remind them about the wedding. I thought the funniest part though was seeing LeBlanc trying on the fat suit for a change instead of Courtney. I wonder if Joey would really look like that if he was with Monica for that long; he does eat a lot but not the point where he is fat. Still funny though.

Now on to Rachel, Ross, and Ben's storyline. I thought this was probably the most comedic performance during the whole episode. I am going to try some of those jokes on my siblings especially the Seran Wrap joke. I have to admit though that I really thought it was Ross who actually fell down the stairs thinking it was a cheap joke since we sort of recognized it was a dummy. I loved Rachel's reaction to the incident. I also think this has so far been the best episode where Spouse really captured Ben, maybe he can keep it going. I hope though that Ross and Rachel do have more storylines together that can maybe lead back to a relationship. Although I would like to know how Rachel will portray the story of her and Ross's break.

Last off, Phoebe's headache medication storyline. At first I thought this was going to be a storyline where Phoebe would just be in her apartment wondering what is going to happen to her but instead she still interacted with the rest of the gang. I do sometimes worry a lot about symptoms after I take some medication and sometimes they do happen, ever heard of psycho-symatic (sp?)? But I found this to be the least important storyline, not the least funniest because it wasn't mentioned a lot. I thought though that the best part of this situation was when she lies down on the couch and Monica gives her a foot rub and then Joey pretends he has a headache too.

I would rate this episode as the best episode after TOW They All Turn Thirty. The writing seems to getting a lot better since TOW All the Cheesecakes. So my overall rating is a 10/10. Did anybody also notice that this has the been the longest supersized episode Friends this February? Twenty-nine minutes compared to twenty-four.

~Matt~ Fine! Take their advice. No one ever listens to me. When the package is this pretty, no one cares what's inside. -Joey, The One Where Chandler Doesn't Like Dogs-

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i agree.

i enjoyed it too. During the scene at carol's, where ross came in, and rachel was telling him about being "fun aunt rachel," I sensed something between the two of them. When rachel said, "do u want me to be boring aunt rachel?" i thought ross was gonna say, "No, i want you to be fun stepmom," or something to that effect. I really thought it was gonna be something like that. Then Ben had to go and ruin it by yelling Crap.

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I don't think the writers will do anything more with R&R in terms of getting them back together anytime soon. We will see more of R&R, but in storylines like today.

Oh, and was I the only one who noticed that Jane Sibbett's Pregnant? They didn't hide her weight gain very well. I thought the Black outfit on her made her look extremely blimpish.

Loved the Chandler and Monica London story, but I thought it was a bit rushed. I really wanted to see more of it, but instead turned into a mere footnote leading into the truth about why Monica was in Chandler's hotel room in the first place.

I missed it the first time, but the second time I watched it tonight, I noticed when Monica was asking Chandler if Joey was there, it sounded like she was looking for him.

I was so happy to see Chandler and Joey together again. I miss them during the first 5 seasons where they were the best of friends, boys acting immature, the usual. But like every friendship, it's interfered with everytime there's a girl in the way. And this is the case for this frienship. But Joey nailed it right on the head about how Joey and Monica would never get together permanently. Joey's the type of guy you have affairs with and Chandler's the type you bring home to your mother. Although, it wouldn't hurt to have the affairs once in a while. It's just a reminder to Chandler that he's always had to compete with Joey for all those years, and thinking that the one woman he fell in love with and will be with for the rest of his life didn't consider him her first choice. I'd be pissed too.

But Joey pretty summed up that even if Joey and Monica happened, what makes it think that Chandler and Monica could never happen after that? I am looking forward to watching the final developments on preparing this wedding. And it's getting more and more interesting and exciting as it gets closer.

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Kira wrote:

" Oh, and was I the only one who noticed that Jane Sibbett's Pregnant? They didn't hide her weight gain very well. I thought the Black outfit on her made her look extremely blimpish.

I'm embarassed to say this but I just thought she really got fat.

Well, but Monica's SUCH a good cook, it's like a formula for disaster, really.

THEY WEREN'T ON A BREAK!!!! I dunno, I really liked her chemistry w/Ben. He's funny, and sort of looks like a cross between Carol and Ross. Fun kid.

It was all in Lisa's line readings, as usual. Imagine being enraged as someone for giving you medication you asked for? Hilarious, and I liked how Monica just let her freak out for the most part. More fun for me than seeing Phoebe steal phones from Rachel.

Well, it can't be that hard to expand them, can it? I mean, as the DVD shows, they have a lot of footage they don't add every week, anyway.

ICAM with most of your comments, btw! My friend almost went into hysterics with Ben throwing "Ross" down the steps. And Ross being the one who wore only a baseball mit to class, a legend Rachel had heard of? is there no bounds to his geekiness!!! LOL!!!

Shawn