Second Look: Friends Season 4, Episode 21 – “The One with the Invitation”
The first of Friends’ six clip show episodes is not only its best, but the most unexpectedly revealing.
Author: Randy Dankievitch
Randy is the founder of Processed Media and The Mid-Season Replacements Podcast, and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved TV critic. He's written about TV and culture across the internet since 2010, and also writes a monthly column for UpPortland Magazine.
First Impressions: Watson (CBS)
CBS’s new medical drama takes an unnecessary connection to Sherlock Holmes and turns it into a semi-watchable new series (with a few caveats).
First Impressions: Prime Target (Apple TV+)
Apple TV+’s disappointingly straightforward math conspiracy thriller is full of lifeless characters and toothless mysteries.
TV Review: On Call (Prime Video)
Prime Video’s first police procedural has a few intriguing elements, but is too shallow and inconsistent to be memorable.
Second Look: Friends Season 4 Episode 20 – “The One with All the Wedding Dresses”
Emily orders a wedding dress, and Friends serves up season four’s most confounding episode.
First Impressions: The Pitt (Max)
Max’s Noah Wylie-led drama is the most driven, confident show of its kind in awhile – just don’t call it ER 2.0.
Second Look: Friends Season 4, Episode 19 – “The One with All the Haste”
Friends drops two plot twists into one surprisingly effective, if slight, episode.
First Impressions: Shifting Gears (ABC)
ABC’s new Tim Allen and Kat Dennings-led sitcom is stuck in first gear.
First Impressions: Doc (FOX)
FOX’s latest medical drama is an underwhelming mélange of cliches, tropes, and missed opportunities.
Processed Media’s Most Anticipated New Shows of 2025 (So Far)
Political assassinations, global conspiracies, golf… it’s all here in Processed Media’s 2025 New TV Preview.