Storyline:: To prove how relaxing a bubble bath can be, Monica entices Chandler into taking a bubble bath which he feels too relaxing.
Characters: Monica and Chandler
Review: This storyline kind of felt like a let-down from the previous episode storyline which involved the two of them fighting over an arcade game. The storyline seemed like it was to show how Monica is always right when ever the two argue over something. But in this case I guess you can she was trying to prove her point. There were that were working very hard in trying to get us to laugh, but they didn’t work. The only real laugh, and practically the only real laugh of the episode, was when everybody could see his “area” in the bubble bath. This storyline of theirs didn’t seem too annoying it just wasn’t as enticing as the bubble bath Monica made.
Storyline Grade: 80 (B-) -------------------------------------- Storyline:: Ross and Rachel decide to not know the sex of the baby, but after hearing each other’s clear view on baby names they are enticed to know the sex of the baby.
Characters: Ross and Rachel
Review: This is probably the storyline that everybody was hoping to see: another Ross and Rachel storyline that would show that they are truly having a baby together. I kind of liked Ross in this storyline not only because he was starting to be involved with his ex-girlfriend, but also because we saw very little of Mental Geller from previous storylines. Even though this storyline didn’t involve any big outrageous laughs, it was great to see that they are very happy to have the child and love it when it comes to knowing the sex and naming it. None of the names they named where that good but seems like they wanted it to sound very unique and original. I liked the little pun when they stated: “we are going to have a baby Ruth.” I like to see more storylines like this with them two, and not necessarily deciding to hook up for the sake of the child. It was also funny to see Phoebe give her 2 cents. There were no big laughs but good moments between the two which I liked..
Storyline Grade: 85 (B) -------------------------------
Storyline:: Joey, who still has feelings for Rachel, decides to let his friends know about the feelings without directly telling them who he has feelings for. Their guess: Phoebe.
Characters: Joey, Monica, Chandler, and Phoebe
Review: The storyline that continued from last week was really no short of surprise. This storyline seemed like it was starting to drag itself with Joey hesitating quite a bit. For a storyline that was about him, he wasn’t as involved as he should have been. But it was nice to see that Joey “did” in fact try to have a guy-to-guy talk with his old pal Chandler; I was disappointed that we didn’t get to see the conversation he had with Monica. I bet that would have been funnier seeing him try to tell Monica, who once had feelings for him 8 years ago. The surprise was that when Phoebe found out she didn’t show as much anger as we thought she should. Joey is starting to realize some of things some people think about him liking Rachel such as him being his friend’s ex-girlfriend and being pregnant. The thing is this storyline could have been going on longer than its actual length if Joey just came out and said he liked Rachel. This storyline just seemed to be the same storyline from The One After “I Do” where Rachel tells everybody except Ross and Joey that she is pregnant and like that this storyline was just everybody learning Joey liked Rachel and Rachel and Ross not knowing: nothing new. The only real highlight was Joey thinking to himself every time Rachel came out of her room. Other than that, it was pretty low on laughs and on the expectation level.
Storyline Grade: 76 (C) ------------------------------- Notes
-Is Chandler trying to get to that level where he can have sex with Monica on the balcony like she did with Fun Bobby?
-The Enya song “Only Time” has finally been played in the series and not just the promos. --------------------------------------