In Case You Missed It: Friends (Season 2) Reviews

Last week, I finished up my look at the second season of Friends. For your convenience, I've linked to all the reviews below, in case you missed any of them through the season. Enjoy - reviews of season three will return this fall. Thanks for reading!   Episodes 1 &2  - 'The One with Ross's New Girlfriend'/'The …

Second Look: Friends ‘The One with the Chicken Pox’/’The One with Barry and Mindy’s Wedding’ – I Know Her

'The One with the Chicken Pox' (aired 5/9/96) Phoebe's got a boyfriend in town - which means there's really nothing going on in 'Chicken Pox', one of many Phoebe episodes where we laugh about her failed romances and bohemian nature. As a character, she's only got two real arcs on the show: her brother (in seasons three …

Second Look: Friends ‘The One with the Bullies’/’The One with the Two Parties’ – Moistening the Tip

'The One with the Bullies' (aired 4/25/1996) If you boil down 'TOW the Bullies' to its very core, it's about control. At first, the plots of the episode feel very disconnected from each other (and without one signature scene with all the characters in it, certainly feels disjointed as a Friends episode), but rooted in each …

Second Look: Friends ‘The One Where Eddie Won’t Go’/’The One Where Old Yeller Dies’ – A Leg, Three Breasts, and a Wing

'The One Where Eddie Won't Go' (aired 3/28/1996) 'The One Where Eddie Won't Go' is a bad, bad episode. Not only does it give us Eddie the Raging Psychopath, but the rest of the episode is spent completely wiping out a great moment of character only a few episodes back - AND tops it all …

Second Look: Friends ‘The One Where Eddie Moves In’/’The One Where Dr. Ramoray Dies’ – I Need The Juice

'The One Where Eddie Moves In' (aired 2/22/1996) After a few stellar episodes, Friends was due to come back to earth at some point  - and that point is 'The One Where Eddie Moves In', an episode that's not particularly unfunny or unpleasant, but takes some great story ideas and doesn't really go anywhere with them. There …

Second Look: Friends ‘The One Where Ross and Rachel… You Know’/’The One Where Joey Moves Out’ – Who Needs Glasses

'The One Where Ross and Rachel... You Know' (aired 2/8/1996) Love and mustaches are in the air in 'The One Where Ross and Rachel... You Know', which brings Tom Selleck into the fold for a memorable episode. It nudges up against the border of sappy and sentimental in certain moments (especially with Ross and Rachel), but …