The One With The Princess Leia Fantasy
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| "The One With The Princess Leia Fantasy" | ||||
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| Season | 3x01 | |||
| Episode no. | 49 | |||
| Written by | Michael Curtis & Gregory S. Malins | |||
| Directed by | Gail Mancuso | |||
| Guest stars | Elliott Gould - Jack Geller Christina Pickles - Judy Geller Maggie Wheeler - Janice | |||
| Original airdate | September 19, 1996 | |||
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"The One With The Princess Leia Fantasy" is the third season premiere. It aired on NBC on September 19, 1996. It was written by Michael Curtis & Gregory S. Malins and directed by Gail Mancuso. Ross's secret fantasy doesn't stay secret for long after he confides in Rachel. Chandler begins to rekindle his relationship with ex-girlfriend Janice.
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[edit] Plot
The episode begins with the group walking into Central Perk and discovering that their couch is already occupied. They stand at the doorway for a moment, before slowly walking back out the door.
Monica is devastated over her break up with Richard. She hasn't slept in days and cannot bring herself to do any of her normal activities. She can't help wondering why he hasn't called and begins to convince herself that he is completely over her. She wanders aimlessly and at one point, Ross finds her standing outside of a restaurant called the Schezwan Dragon staring at a parking meter. Even a calming therapy session from Phoebe does nothing to help. When Civil War documentaries Monica bought for Richard are delivered to her, she breaks. She spends the rest of her time smoking the cigar butts Richard left at her apartment (for the smell) with the documentaries on, until her father, Jack, arrives. He tells her that he talked to Richard and that he is doing terrible; worse than when he broke up with his ex-wife, Barbara. Knowing that she isn't the only one taking the break-up badly makes Monica feel extremely relieved, to the point where she can finally sleep. Jack puts a blanket over her and begins to smoke the rest of the cigar as he watches the war documentaries.
Joey cannot stand that Chandler is dating Janice again. He tries to talk to the group about how to get rid of her, but they all think that they should be grown-ups and accept Chandler's decision (which Joey says can be "Plan B"). When Chandler shows up with three tickets to a Rangers game, this excites Joey until he learns that the third ticket is for Janice. Chandler confronts Joey about this. Joey tells him that she is "a lot to take" and that "every time she starts laughing, I just wanna pull my arm off just so I have something to throw at her". Chandler asks him to try to like her, but he says he can't. Chandler then storms out. Later, Janice arrives at the apartment to talk to Joey, fully aware that he doesn't like her. She demands that they spend some quality time together for Chandler, naming it Joey and Janice's Day of Fun. Chandler is home when they return, and is happily surprised to see them together. Joey says that they went to a Mets game (Bat Day at Shea Stadium according to Joey) and got Chinese food; his mind is seemingly completely changed about Janice. Once she leaves, Chandler's first words are "You still can't stand her, can you?" Joey apologizes and says that he really tried and Chandler thanks him for giving it a shot. Joey, then, says that the good news is that he survived a day with her, meaning he can stand to be around her. Which means that he can hang out with Chandler, "which is kinda the whole point anyway".
Rachel asks Ross if he has any sexual fantasies. He is reluctant to tell her, but after she says she might do it, he reveals to her a fantasy involving Princess Leia. In Return of the Jedi, Jabba the Hut had Princess Leia held as his prisoner wearing a gold bikini. Rachel agrees to dress up like Princess Leia and after talking to Phoebe, discovers that it is a common fantasy. Phoebe says that "that's the moment that she stopped being a princess and became a woman". Later, Phoebe accidentally gets caught by Ross while making fun of him. He tells Rachel that he can't believe she told her, which leads to Rachel criticizing the fact that Ross doesn't share intimate details with his best friends. So, Ross tries to share with Chandler. He tells him about his Princess Leia fantasy, which Chandler is familiar with. After discovering sharing to be easy, Chandler takes a turn. He reveals that sometimes when he is having sex, he gets "all these mental images in [his] brain" of various women. "And all of a sudden, your mom pops in your head. And you're like 'Mom! Get outta here'. But after that you can't possibly think of anything else, and you can't stop what you're doing, so it's kind of like..." After hearing this, Ross exclaims "I said share, not scare!" and makes Chandler sit somewhere else. Later, Rachel puts on the Princess Leia outfit on for Ross, but in the middle of it, he can't help but see the mental image of his mom in the outfit, completely ruining the moment. He mutters to himself, "I hate Chandler. The bastard ruined my life".
[edit] Cast and Crew
[edit] Main Cast
Jennifer Aniston - Rachel Green
Courteney Cox - Monica Geller
Lisa Kudrow - Phoebe Buffay
Matt LeBlanc - Joey Tribbiani
Matthew Perry - Chandler Bing
David Schwimmer - Ross Geller
[edit] Supporting Cast
Elliott Gould - Jack Geller
Christina Pickles - Judy Geller
Maggie Wheeler - Janice Litman
[edit] Crew
Directed By:
Gail Mancuso
Written By:
Michael Curtis & Gregory S. Malins
[edit] Trivia
[edit] General
- In this episode it's noticeable that Jennifer Aniston did some exercise between seasons. Her face looks skinnier and overall she looks toned.
- When the gang walks into Central Perk, the couch is occupied by the writers of season three of Friends.
- The contestant on Wheel of Fortune is actually Michael Curtis, one of the writers of this episode.
- When Chandler and Ross are "sharing", Chandler mentions Elle Macpherson, who later played Joey's roomate, Janine Lecroix in season 6. He also mentions "that girl at the Xerox place", a girl who later has a major impact on Ross and Rachel's relationship.
[edit] Goofs
- Monica is supposed to be very depressed in this episode, because of her breakup with Richard. But in the very first scene she looks perfectly fine when walking into Central Perk discovering the people sitting in their sofa.
- In the scene where Janice tells Chandler about Joey and Janice's Day of Fun the position of her hair changes from in front of her shoulders to behind between shots.
- When Ross and Rachel come back to her apartment after he's found out she told Phoebe, Ross gets a chocolate bar out of the fridge and takes a bite, however when the shot goes back to him a few seconds later the chocolate bar is whole.
[edit] Episode Navigation
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| Preceded by "The One With Barry And Mindy's Wedding" | Followed by "The One Where No One's Ready" |
