The TV.com Summary
Part 1:
This is the part where Joey falls for Phoebe's twin sister, Ursula, making Phoebe feel neglected, Chandler finds himself between a rock and a hard place, when he is told to fire an employee he is attracted to, and Ross has doubts about parenthood when he attends Lamaze classes with Carol and Susan.
Part 2:
This is the part where after weeks of procrastinating, Rachel finally takes down the Christmas light on their balcony, only to fall off the balcony and sprain her ankle, and at the hospital, Rachel - who has no insurance - cajoles Monica into trading identities so she can use Monica's coverage.
The Guest Stars
special guest star
Elliott Gould as Jack Geller
guest starring
Dorien Wilson as Mr. Douglas
Jane Sibbett as Carol
Jessica Hecht as Susan
Larry Hankin as Mr. Heckles
Jennifer Grant as Michelle
Michele Lamar Richards as the Lamaze Teacher
Alaina Reed Hall as the Admissions Woman
special appearance by
Leila Kenzle
Helen Hunt
George Clooney
and
Noah Wyle
The Ratings
Creativity- 8.9
Humor- 8.7
Emotion- 8.5
Fun- 8.6
Overall- 8.6
Chandler- 7.9 (In Chandler's plotline, he came off as annoying and babyish)
Joey- 9.1 (Joey was fabulous, and his scene with Phoebe was his best acting yet)
Monica- 8.5 (Monica was hyper and irritating mostly, but had a fair amount of funny moments)
Phoebe- 9.2 (Phoebe was wonderful, showing off her serious side while staying funny, and Kudrow did double duty, playing Ursula as well)
Rachel- 8.4 (Rachel was also annoying, but she still had funny things to say)
Ross- 9.0 (Ross was great, fearing parenthood while keeping the laughs long and loud)
The Best Lines
Joey: Phoebe's Phoebe. Ursula's... hot.
Chandler: You know that thing where you and I talk to each other about things?
Joey: Yeah.
Chandler: Let's not do that anymore.
Joey: Hey, Pheebs, guess who we saw today?
Phoebe: Ooh! Ooh! Fun! Ooh... Liam Neeson!
Joey: No.
Phoebe: Morley Safer! The woman who cuts my hair!
Phoebe (referring to Ursula): Was she fat?
Joey: Not from where I was standing...
Phoebe (turns to Chandler): Where were you standing?
Ross (at Lamaze class, trying to change the subject): So, twins? That's like, two births... ouch.
Rachel: Oh, cool. Urkel in Spanish is Urkel!
Rachel: So, Pheebs, what do you want for your birthday?
Phoebe: Well, what I really want is for my mom to be alive and enjoy it with me.
Chandler: You know, Ross, some scientists are saying now that monkeys and babies are actually different. You might want to look into it.
Chandler: So, after the proposal, I kind of unraveled.
Ross: Right... 'cause you were really in control up until then.
Monica (filling out Rachel's emergency room forms): Are you currently on any medication?
Rachel: No. Oh, wait, wait! Yes. Blistex.
Jack (wondering about sun-dried tomatoes while Ross goes through a crisis): What else could the sun dry, I wonder?
Phoebe (playing Scrabble): If crunchy is a word, why isn't scrunchy?
Chandler: Okay, well I'm using the same argument for 'fligament'.
Hospital Attendant (to Ross and Marcel): This hospital is for people!
Ross: Lady, he is people! He watches Jeopardy, he touches himself when no one is watching...
The Moments
Joey is attracted to Phoebe's twin sister, Ursula.
Ross plays "mommy" at Lamaze class.
Chandler can't bring himself to fire a girl he likes at work.
Mr. Heckles!
Helen Hunt walks into Central Perk.
Rachel and Monica pretend to be each other on their date with George Clooney and Noah Wyle.
Phoebe and Joey kiss.
The Romances
Chandler is attracted to a girl in his office who he has to fire, but ends up dating.
Joey goes out with Phoebe's twin, Ursula.
Rachel and Monica date doctors, played by George Clooney and Noah Wyle.
The Verdict
Basically two episodes of Friends with a couple plotlines that stayed throughout. The plotlines that were recurring throughout the whole 40-some minutes, easily could have been condensed into a 20-some minute episode, and they often felt forced and drawn out. There were lots of nice moments, lots of great lines, and of course, lots of laughs, but that didn't make me unaware of the annoying plotlines, characters that got on my nerves, and dry spells. Overall, this episode was good, funny, and quick-witted, but it definitely wasn't great. Although, 40+ minutes of Friends is always a good thing, maybe next time a different 40+ minutes.
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