Category: Second Look

“The One with Russ” is a low point for Friends’ second season.

Phoebe’s search gives real emotional weight to Friends’ “The One with Phoebe’s Dad”.

“The One with the List” finds rewarding emotional depth in an unlikely place.

“The One Where Ross Finds Out” finally brings Ross and Rachel together, though it doesn’t quite earn its romantic payoff.

A filler-heavy Friends episode gets by almost entirely on Chandler and Joey’s easy chemistry.

“The One with Five Steaks and an Eggplant” turns Friends’ core six into a genuinely unlikable bunch in an underwhelming half hour.

“The One with Phoebe’s Husband” wastes Phoebe’s backstory on a pointless subplot, while Rachel’s sabotage of Ross hits an ugly low.

Friends says goodbye to a memorable neighbor in “The One Where Mr. Heckles Dies”.

Friends’ second season continues its underwhelming start with “The One with the Breast Milk”.

Friends returns from its iconic freshman summer break with a bummer of a season premiere.