Chandler accompanies Rachel to a nail salon, where they unexpectedly encounter Janice, who is now divorced. Despite finding her irritating, Chandler begins dating Janice again. Meanwhile, Ross agrees to play rugby with Emily’s English friends in an attempt to impress her. Chandler, unable to break up with Janice directly, fabricates a story about being transferred to Yemen the next day. To his surprise, Janice assists him in packing and accompanies him to the airport, forcing Chandler to purchase a ticket to Yemen. On the rugby field, Ross initially struggles with the physicality of the game but eventually enjoys himself after managing to inflict some pain on his opponents. In the end, Chandler boards the flight to Yemen.
Did you know ?!
• In the uncut DVD version of the episode, it is revealed that Monica has also knocked a hole in the ceiling. Monica asks their neighbor under them, Mrs Katrakis, if she had met Kenny, who lives above them.
• Magna Doodle says “Nice Nails Chandler!”
• When Rachel walks in on Monica after she’s carved all the holes in the wall, Monica is reading a book called “Like a Hole in the Head” by Jen Banbury.
• Last episode to be directed by James Burrows.
• The on-and-off relationship between Janice and Chandler effectively ends in this episode. In the season finale, The One with Ross’s Wedding: Part 2 (1998), Chandler gets together with Monica and the pair later marry in The One with Monica and Chandler’s Wedding: Part 2 (2001), at the end of the seventh season.
• Emily is the name that Ross mentioned, in a previous episode, that he liked if he and Rachel ever had a child. He and Rachel end up choosing the name Emma for their daughter.
