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00:00:00 - SPOILER WARNING - and right into the show … I guess / “Good Intentions” 00:03:42 - RECONNECTING WITH TV’S FRIENDS - Bob and Tim look at Ross and Rachel 00:08:12 - WILL THEY OR WON’T THEY - Bob and Tim look at Sam and Diane 00:10:05 - SPOILER - ruination though TV Guide 00:15:09 - CRUSHES WITHIN THE ENSEMBLE - a relatable series of emotional actions 00:19:17 - THE REVISIONISM OF ROSS - creepy, creepy David Schwimmer 00:23:06 - WASN’T EXPECTING THAT - even though we were all expecting that 00:27:52 - FOR THE DRAMATIC BENEFIT OF BEING ON A BREAK - finally relating to this relationship 00:31:33 - AN UNEXPECTED COUPLING - Bob and Tim look at Chandler and Monica 00:38:24 - RUINING RACHEL’S STORY ARC - thanks for nothing, Ross 00:43:30 - THAT FOREGONE CONCLUSION - and tacking on a finale 00:49:12 - CLOSINGS - Contacts, plugs and no catchphrase / “Shoebox”

See Ross and Rachel’s very first scene together HERE

Watch the late 80s prom video that, strangely, brought Ross and Rachel together HERE.

And try your best to sit through just under one hour of Ross HERE.

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MUSIC FEATURED IN TODAY’S EPISODE:

“Good Intentions” performed by Toad The Wet Sprocket off their 1995 release IN LIGHT SYRUP.

“Shoebox” performed by Barenaked Ladies as first (?) featured on the 1995 original soundtrack to the television series FRIENDS and later (?) on the band’s 1996 release BORN ON A PIRATE SHIP.  

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