Ross and Rachel engage in a conversation regarding Ross’s upcoming wedding plans. Rachel, while outwardly supportive, pretends to be content with the situation, citing the seriousness of her relationship with Joshua. Meanwhile, Emily finds a wedding dress in London, but it is unavailable in her size; however, a store in New York has it in stock. Monica and Phoebe offer to retrieve the dress, and during the trip, Monica tries it on. Ross then announces that the wedding is scheduled to take place in four weeks. In a surprising turn of events, Rachel impulsively asks Joshua to marry her, to which he declines, ultimately ending their relationship. As Rachel reflects on her feelings, it becomes clear that she is struggling with Ross’s future plans, having always envisioned a future with him. In an effort to uplift Rachel’s spirits, Monica, Phoebe, and Rachel dress up in wedding gowns together.
Did you know ?!
• In the beginning of the episode Joey says the famous lines from the coffeeshop scene of the popular movie Heat (1995): ‘I’ve gotta do what I’ve gotta do, you’ve gotta do what you’ve gotta do’.
• In a scene in Chandler and Joey’s apartment, the writing on white board changes from “Get Out!” to “POOP” back to “Get Out!” in the same shot.
• The red T-shirt Rachel wears contains the hindu sign ‘Om’.
• The wedding dress Rachel wears in the episode is not the same wedding dress she wore in the pilot, her dress in the pilot had noticeably more embroidery around the midsection.
• The outfit Rachel is wearing when she is with Joshua at Central Perk is the same outfit she wore in the previous episode.
• The red T-shirt which Rachel wearing at the end contains the Hindu god, Lord Krishna.
• The last appearance of Joshua.
• In the episode, Rachel tells Monica and Phoebe that they aren’t going to marry Chandler. Later on in the series, Monica and Chandler actually do get married.
• Chandler does a little dance in this episode to show that his dancing is unattractive to women. Later on, in The One Hundredth (1998), Chandler does the same dance again, and Monica tells him to stop, proving his earlier point.
