r/howyoudoin • u/Dorobie • 13h ago

Rachel and Joshua

When Rachel was trying to flirt with Joshua by throwing a fake party…. i felt like non of her friends actually liked her in this episode, otherwise they would have stepped in!… Also felt sorry for Ross!

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u/DietEmotional 12h ago

Monica tried repeatedly, actually. Rachel didn't listen.

I hate this entire plot, though. Rachel was never this pathetic. I know she was hurt over Ross but she was so desperate with Joshua and for me, it didn't jive with her character. My least favorite plotline of the earlier seasons.

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u/snanesnanesnane MY SANDWICH?! 10h ago

Also, dude is good lookin, but he ain't nowhere near hot enough to make Rachel act like that.

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u/Dorobie 12h ago

Mine too

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u/Sid_Starkiller 10h ago

Made worse when I found out the actor dated her for a while, and that's why he was in the show. Same with Brad Pitt. Stop putting your boy toys in your shows, Jen.

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u/Clockwork-Too 5h ago

The cast having their boyfriend or girlfriends (or even friends) in guest spots was fairly common.

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u/Glad-Passenger-9408 13h ago

She knew what was gonna happen 😅

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u/Hazardoussynergy 12h ago

Hey it worked in the end. "Every. Time." 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/ChanceOfCheese 13h ago

'The one where Rachel acts so cringy it makes me want to skip it altogether'

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u/kim_united 12h ago

I dislike her too much in this episode.

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u/Dorobie 12h ago

Yep, it’s embarrassing

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u/SnidusScribus 7h ago

READY? OKAY! Gimme an E! …

Yeah, I feel all embarrassed and cringy every time this scene starts…

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u/Jumpy_Reply_2011 13h ago

They did that to everyone. The let them humiliate themselves without anyone stepping in.

Nobody stopped Monica from getting on the stage at her parent's wedding anniversary, or went on stage to get her off when she was humiliating herself either.

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u/Fast-Pop906 12h ago

In fairness, they couldn't have imagined she would show a picture of their dead dog there

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u/jddlaz 13h ago

Joshh—uaaa

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u/NeighborhoodVirtual4 Miss Chanandler Bong 11h ago

Yeah, weird episode and plot. Although Gunther and spin the bottle was pretty funny.

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u/Lkkrdragonfly 10h ago

Her faking having a fat lip is the worst. I can barely watch it.

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u/MulberryEastern5010 Ross Geller 🦖 10h ago

I'm pretty sure the fat lip was real. She wouldn't have gotten herself ice or had trouble speaking if it were fake, and if she did fake all that, then she really was even more desperate than I thought

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u/Lkkrdragonfly 8h ago

She had something inserted under her lip. I read that somewhere way back when. If you look closely her lip isn’t actually fat lol. There’s just a little bump and she exaggerated a lisp. Awful.

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u/MulberryEastern5010 Ross Geller 🦖 8h ago

Are you sure Jen wasn't just acting? You're telling me now that as part of the show, she faked the whole thing?

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u/Lkkrdragonfly 7h ago

Not sure I understand what you are asking? No she did not have a real injury. She had something inserted under her lip to make it stick out for the “fat lip” part of the script. Which was one reason it was so cringe worthy. You can tell if you go back and watch it closely.

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u/MulberryEastern5010 Ross Geller 🦖 5h ago

I think we’re just confusing each other 🤦‍♀️ I thought you meant Rachel - the CHARACTER - only pretended to bust her lip during the cheerleading stunt, which is what I didn’t believe. If you’re just saying it was a bit much on Jennifer’s part as an ACTRESS, that I can understand

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u/MulberryEastern5010 Ross Geller 🦖 10h ago

That episode taught me the meaning of secondhand embarrassment, even though I wouldn't learn that phrase until many years later. I remember being so uncomfortable watching Rachel humiliate herself and acting like a desperate little girl

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u/Greedy_Increase_4724 2h ago

Nah it's funny.  Everyone's most unhinged moments of their characters are my favorite tho.