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TOW the Invitations
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Prev: TOW the Wedding Dresses | Scenes Menu | Next: TOW the Wedding [Scene: Ross's apartment, he and Emily are addressing their invitations.] Emily: So what did he decide? Does your Uncle Nathan get an invite or not? Ross: Ohh, God, nobody likes him, and he's so cheap, he'd never fly to London in a million years. Yeah, invite him? Hey, did I do these neat enough? (Hands her some envelopes.) Emily: Yeah, they're fine. Ross: Yeah? Emily: If anyone asks, we'll just say Ben addressed them. (Looking through the envelopes.) Oh! So you invited Rachel then? Ross: Sure. Why not? Emily: Really? Ross: Yeah? Emily: I don't think I'd be comfortable with any of my old lovers there. Ross: Wait-wait-wait, do you, do you think, maybe we shouldn't invite her? Emily: Oh, no-no, y'know I absolutely adore Rachel it's just that, well it might be a awkward for you. But it's absolutely your decision. (Gets up.) More tea? Ross: Yeah sure. Emily: Earl Grey? Ross: Huh? Yeah, fine, invite whoever you want. [And with that we start off on a series of clips from the entire history of Ross and Rachel, from Ross's point of view. The first clip is from The Pilot.] [Scene: Central Perk, Ross is complaining about Carol.] Ross:
I don't want to be single, okay? I just... I just- I just wanna be
married again! [cut to later] Monica:
Okay, everybody, this is Rachel, another Lincoln High survivor. (TO
RACHEL) This is everybody, this is Chandler, and Phoebe, and Joey,
and- you remember my brother Ross? [cut to later] [Scene: Monica and Rachel's, Ross and Rachel are finishing up some cookies.] Ross:
You know you probably didn't know this, but back in high school, I
had a, um, major crush on you. [The next clip is from The One With The Blackout.] [Scene: Monica and Rachel's, Ross and Rachel are talking about passion.] Ross: See, I see.... big passion in your future. Rachel: Really? Ross: I do. Rachel: Oh Ross, you're so great. [she playfully rubs his head and gets up] [Ross gets up, pleased with himself and starts to walk past Joey.] Joey: It's never gonna happen. [cut to later] [Scene: Monica and Rachel's balcony, Ross is about to be attacked by Paulo's cat.] Ross: Hey, I have a question. Well, actually, it's not so much a question as.. more of a general wondering... ment. Rachel: OK. Ross: OK. Umm, for a while now, I've been wanting to, um.... Rachel: Ohhh!!!! [looking at something behind Ross] Ross: Yes, yes, that's right... Rachel: Oh, look at the little cat! [a small kitten is on the roof behind Ross] Look at it! Ross: What? [the cat jumps on his shoulders] Ow! [Scene: Inside. Monica, Joey and Phoebe are singing while outside, Ross and Rachel are trying to get the cat off of Ross' shoulder.] Monica, Joey, and Phoebe: [singing] I'm on top of the world, looking down on creation and the only explanation I can find... [The next clip is from The One With The East German Laundry Detergent.] [Scene: The Laundromat, Rachel is fighting with that old, annoying woman for a cart.] Rachel: All right, listen, missy. If you want this cart, you're gonna have to take me with it! [She thinks it over, and then walks away.] Rachel: [to Ross] Yes! Did you see that? Ross: You were incredible! Brand new woman, ladies and gentlemen. Rachel: I could not have done this without you. [Rachel stands up and kisses Ross. He is stunned. A moment of silence follows.] Ross: Ok, um, uh, more clothes in the dryer? [Ross turns and bangs his head on an open dryer door.] I'm fine, I'm fine. [The next clip is from The One Where Ross Finds Out] [Scene: Central Perk, I'm sure you've guessed, it's the famous fight scene between Ross and Rachel.] Ross:
You had no right to tell me you ever had feelings for me. [cut to later] Ross: The point is I... I don't need this right now, OK. It, it's too late, I'm with somebody else, I'm happy. This ship has sailed. [cut to later] Rachel:
Alright, fine, you go ahead and you do that, alright Ross. [cut to later] [Rachel slams the door and locks it. She sits down, visibly upset. She puts her head in her hands and begins to cry. Ross comes back and is standing outside the window. When Rachel regroups and gets back up to finish closing, she sees him.] [cut to later] [She opens the door and they kiss.] [The next clip is the second famous fight in The One Where Ross and Rachel Take A Break.] [Scene: Monica and Rachel's, Ross and Rachel are arguing.] Rachel:
Ross do you realize this is the first time in my life I'm doing something
I actually care about. This is the first time in my life I'm doing
something that I'm actually good at. I mean. if you don't get that... [The next clip is from The One The Morning After] [Scene: Ross's apartment, Ross is hurrying Chloe out the door.] Chloe:
Do I know why we're rushing? [cut to later] Chloe:
Good luck, with your girlfriend. [cut to later] [Scene: Monica and Rachel's, Rachel has just found out about Chloe and is screaming at Ross. The rest of the gang is trapped in Monica's bedroom.] Rachel:
(opening the door) Y'know what, I want you to leave! Get outta here!
[The next clip is from The One With The Jellyfish.] [Scene: Rachel's bedroom, Rachel, entering selfish mode, is thanking Ross for wrongly taking the entire blame of the breakup; as if she had absolutely nothing to do with it.] Rachel:
...the way you owned up to everything, it just showed me how much
you've grown. Y'know? I mean my Mom never thought this would
work out. It was all, "Once a cheater, always a cheater." Ooh,
I just wish we hadn't lost those four months, but if time was what
you needed just to gain a little perspective... [Cut back to the present.] [Scene: A mailbox, Ross is mailing the invitations. He throws a bunch into the mailbox, but pauses with Rachel's. And it starts another round of clips.] [The One With The Fake Party] [Scene: The hallway, Rachel is convincing Ross that Emily is good for him.] Rachel: You seem to really like her. Ross: Yeah, I really do. Yeah, but what am I gonna do, I mean we-we both agreed that it was gonna be a two-week thing, y'know no commitment. Rachel: Ross, that girl just spent the entire evening talking to your friends, asking to hear stories about you, looking through Monica's photo albums, I mean you don't do that if you're just in it for two weeks. Ross: You think? Rachel: Yeah, you got like 14 hours until she has to be at the airport, and you're sitting here in the hallway with a 28-year-old cheerleader with a fat lip. Ross: Hey, you're right. Rachel: Yeah. [Cut back to the present, Ross is still looking at Rachel's invitation. Finally, he makes up his mind and mails it.] [Scene: Monica and Rachel's, Joey, Monica, and Phoebe are opening their invitations.] Monica: Ohh, this is soo amazing! I can't believe my brother's getting married! And in London! It's so romantic! Joey: (taking apart the invitation) Hey, pretty smart! Tissue paper! You're at the wedding, you have to cry, "Handkerchief?" "No-no, I got my invitation." Phoebe: Oooh look! Isn't this adorable, Ross let Ben address mine! Chandler: (entering) Hello! Joey: Hey! Monica: Hey! Phoebe: Hey! Hey, did you get your invitation to Ross's wedding? Chandler: (sarcastic) Noo. Joey: Don't worry man, I get to bring a guest. We'll show him. Phoebe: I'm so jealous you're all going! I can't believe I never knew that you can't fly in your third trimester! Chandler: I didn't know that. Monica: I never knew that either. Joey: I knew that! (They all look at him) I sooo didn't know that, but you should see your faces. Rachel: (entering) Hey guys! What's up? Joey: Heyyy. (They all try and hide their invitations.) Monica: We're hanging out. (Rachel starts going through her mail, and come across her invitation.) Rachel: What's this? Is this Ross's wedding invitation? Chandler: See, maybe that's the one we should've actually hidden. Rachel: Oh, no! No you guys! Come on, you don't have to do that! I'm happy for him! I am! I really-I'm-I'm happ-I'll work on it. Monica: I'm sorry honey. Rachel: Yeah. Monica: Rach, you're gonna come though aren't you? Rachel: Oh, honey, I don't know. I... Chandler: This isn't one of those uh, y'know "If she doesn't come, we-we don't, we don't come?" Right? Because I already bought my ticket... Monica: You know what would be real weird? Is if you weren't there. Just say you'll think about it, okay? Rachel: No, I'll think about it. Yeah. [And with that, we go into another set of clips, this time from Rachel's point of view.] [The first clip is from The One Where Rachel Finds Out.] [Scene: Monica and Rachel's, it's Rachel birthday party and Chandler is about to spill the beans.] Rachel: Who's this from? Chandler: Oh, that's Ross's. Rachel: Oh... [opens it]... [sees it is a pin] Oh my God. He remembered. Phoebe: Remembered what? Rachel: It was like months ago. We were walking by this antique store, and I saw this pin in the window, and I told him that it was just like one my grandmother had when I was a little girl. Oh! I can't believe he remembered! Phoebe: Oh, it's so pretty. This must have cost him a fortune. Monica: I can't believe he did this. Chandler: Come on, Ross? Remember back in college, when he fell in love with Carol and bought her that ridiculously expensive crystal duck? [Everyone looks at him. He realizes he just spilled the beans about Ross's crush on Rachel.] Rachel: What did you just say? Chandler: [stuttering incoherently] F-hah.... flennin.... Rachel: Oh.... my God. [The next clip is from The One With Ross's New Girlfriend.] [Scene: The airport, Ross is about to walk off of the plane with Julie.] Rachel: (seeing Ross come off the plane with another woman.) Oh my God. [cut to later] [Scene: Monica and Rachel's, Ross is introducing Julie to the gang.] Julie: Well, Ross and I were in grad school together. Ross: But we haven't seen each other since then. Well I land in China, guess who's in charge of the dig. Rachel: Julie! Julie, isn't that great? I mean, isn't that just kick- you-in-the-crotch, spit-on-your-neck fantastic? [cut to later] [Scene: Monica and Rachel's, Ross is trying to hang up on Julie.] Ross: Oh, that is so sweet.(listens) No, no, ok, you hang up. Ok, ok, one, two, three.(He doesn't hang up and motions for Rachel to be quiet.) Well you didn't hang up either. Rachel: She didn't hang up either... Ross: Ok, no, no, you hang up. You, you, y-- (Rachel grabs the phone and hangs it up for him.) [The next clip is from The One Where Ross Finds Out.] [Scene, A Restaurant, Rachel is on her date, drunk, and is leaving that answering machine message.] Rachel: [on phone] Ross, hi, it's Rachel. I'm just calling to say that um, everything's fine and I'm really happy for you and your cat...(cut)...I am over you. I am over you and that, my friend, is what they call closure. [hangs up and tosses phone in the ice bucket] [cut to later] [Scene, Monica and Rachel's, the next morning, Ross is checking his messages.] Ross:
Rach, I got a message from you. Rachel:
Oh my God. Oh my God Ross, no, hang up the phone, give me the phone
Ross, give me the phone, give me the phone, give me the. . . [jumps
the couch and lands on Ross's back, finally getting the phone from
him. Ross has a confused expression on his face.] [cut
to later in the same scene] [The next clip is from The One With The List.] [Scene: Chandler and Joey's, Ross has just broken up with Julie and is about to get with Rachel.] Joey: He broke up with Julie. Well, go hug her, for god's sakes. Rachel: Really? Ross: Really. It's always been you, Rach. Rachel: Oh, god. [Ross and Rachel hug.] Chandler and Joey: Ohhh. [The next clip is from The One Where Ross and Rachel.... You Know.] [Scene: The Auditorium, Ross and Rachel are about to... you know.] Ross:
I've no idea, could be. Listen, I'm sorry I had to work tonight. [They
kiss and start undressing. As Rachel tries to pull off Ross's tie
she catches it in his mouth. Then they roll across the fur rug.] [Scene: Central Perk, Ross is trying to prevent Gunther from spilling the beans.] Ross:
Gunther! Gunther. Gunther, please tell me you didn't say anything
to Rachel about me and the girl from the Xerox place. [Scene: The beach house, Ross and Rachel are arguing about the breakup.] Ross:
Y'know, hey! You're the one who ended it, remember? [cut
to later] Ross:
What?! [The next clip is from The One With The Jellyfish.] [Scene: Monica and Rachel's, Rachel and Ross are finally breaking up for good, or is it?] Rachel:
Y'know I can't believe I even thought about getting back together
again! We are so over!! [cut
to later] [cut back to the present.] [Scene: Central Perk, Rachel is deciding on whether or not to go to the wedding.] [cut to another clip, this one is from The One With The Prom Video] [Scene: Monica and Rachel's, the gang is watching the Prom Video and Rachel is about to make her entrance on the video. The italics are portions of the prom video.] MRS.
GELLER: Rachel's coming up the path. Doesn't she look pretty.
Jack... [Rachel enters with a huge nose] [cut to later] MONICA:
Oh, dad, turn it off. Joey: Lookin' good Mr. Cotter. [cut to later] RACHEL:
I can't go to my own prom without a date, I can't, it's too late. MRS. GELLER: [to Ross on the stairs] I have a wonderful idea. You should take Rachel to the prom. [cut to later] Ross:
Y'know what? I think we've seen enough, let's turn it off. Monica: (seeing the decision) Nooooo. You're really not going? Rachel: Yeah. It's just gonna be too hard. Y'know? I mean, it's Ross. How can I watch him get married? Y'know it's just, it's for the best, y'know it is, it's... Y'know, plus, somebody's got to stay here with Phoebe! Y'know she's gonna be pretty big by then, and she needs someone to help her tie her shoes; drive her to the hospital in case she goes into labor. Monica: You don't have a car. And your license expired. Rachel: I know. (Starts to cry) Yeah, see, there's so much to do and I have so little time to do it in. Prev: TOW the Wedding Dresses | Scenes Menu | Next: TOW the Wedding |
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