“ The One with the Princess Leia Fantasy ” is the first episode of the third season , as well as the 49th episode of the American comedy television series Friends , which was first broadcast on NBC on September 16, 1996 [1] .
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| Episode number | Season 3 Episode 1 | ||||
| Producer | Gail Mancuso | ||||
| written by | Michael Curtis and Gregory Malins | ||||
| Producer | Kevin Bright , Michael Borkov | ||||
| Delivery Date | September 16, 1996 | ||||
| Duration | 22 min | ||||
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Monica suffers after breaking up with Richard . Ross shares his sexual fantasies with Rachel , and Rachel shares this with Phoebe . Joey is trying to accept Janice for his friendship with Chandler .
The premiere of the season attracted about 27 million viewers [2] ; these are rather weak indicators in comparison with other discoveries of the “Friends” seasons [3] . This series takes 25th place among all 236 episodes of the television series [4] .
Star Wars creator George Lucas spoke warmly about using the image of Princess Leia [5] .
Content
- 1 plot
- 2 Cast
- 2.1 Basic composition
- 2.2 Occasional roles
- 3 Production
- 3.1 Features of the script
- 3.2 Cultural references
- 4 Reception
- 4.1 Evaluation
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Story
The series begins with a detached scene in a coffee shop: six friends are animatedly discussing something while entering a cafe. However, they find that their usual places behind the sofa are occupied, in which case they have no choice but to leave dejectedly.
Monica suffers after breaking up with Richard and has not been sleeping for three days. Meanwhile, Chandler is happy with Janice, but Joey can’t get used to her anyway and thinks that Chandler will soon leave her again. But Chandler says that this time he will not part with her. Friends advise Joey to accept Janice, as this is important for Chandler.
In the evening, Rachel asks Ross about his sexual fantasies and Ross says that he really liked Princess Leia in a gold bikini . At the coffee shop, Rachel asks Phoebe for advice and she confirms that all their male peers adore this scene. Monica wanders around the places they visited with Richard, Ross brings her from the Sichuan Dragon restaurant and sends her home. Phoebe accidentally talks about Princess Leia and Ross realizes that Rachel told her everything.
Phoebe is trying to conduct a relaxation session to clear Monica's thoughts and so that she falls asleep, but nothing comes out. The next day, Monica delivered films about the civil war , which she had long ordered for Richard, she was depressed again, not forgetting, at the same time, to make a joke about Star Wars. Ross asks Chandler for advice on the situation with Princess Leia. Chandler supports him and is also surprised that the girls share absolutely everything. The guys also decide to share some secrets, and Chandler says that during sex he suddenly faces the image of his mother . This information is shocking to Ross.
Chandler invites Joey to the game, but he refuses, as he finds out that Janice is also coming. Between the guys, a quarrel about the relationship of Joey to Janice. Later, Janice comes to Joey and announces the beginning of “the day of reconciliation Joey and Janice ” for Chandler. They go to the game and return very satisfied. However, Chandler realizes that Joey is pretending to be, but appreciates his attempt.
Monica alone watches civil war films and smokes cigars left by Richard. Her father comes to support her. He says that Richard is also suffering. This makes Monica finally relax and she falls asleep right there.
Rachel still dresses up in Princess Leia's golden bikini and comes to Ross, at first he is delighted, but then he faces the image of his mother in a golden bikini. Ross yells, “ I hate Chandler! This bastard ruined my life! ” [6] .
Cast
Basic composition
- Jennifer Aniston - Rachel Green
- Courtney Cox - Monica Geller
- Lisa Kudrow - Phoebe Buffe
- Matt LeBlanc - Joey Tribbiani
- Matthew Perry - Chandler Bing
- David Schwimer - Ross Geller
Occasional Roles
- Elliott Gould - Jack Geller
- Christina Pickles - Judy Geller
- Maggie Wheeler - Janice Goralnik
Production
Script Features
When Chandler speaks with Ross about sexual fantasies, he mentions that he represents the model El MacPherson or the girl from the copy center ( Chloe ). Both girls, later for a while appear in the series: Chloeafter 14 episodes , and El in the sixth season as Joey’s new neighbor, Janine Lecroix . [7]
Cultural references
- The title of the episode and one of the storylines is built around the character of the science fiction film Star Wars. Episode VI: Return of the Jedi " (1983) - Princess Leia Organa , who was captured by Jabba . The bikini is shown quite accurately, but Rachel's hairstyle (as well as Judy Geller) - the so-called “ cinnamon rolls ”, was taken from a previous film (1977) [8] .
- Joey watches the 1983 Wheel of Fortune show. [8]
Reception
In the original broadcast of the United States, this episode was watched by 26.8 million viewers [9] .
In the ranking of all 236 episodes compiled by Digital Spy , this episode takes 25th place [4] .
Rating
Entertainment Weekly rated the episode in B + , responding positively to scenes in which Joey plays The Wheel of Fortune and Ross learns from women to share with male friends, calling the latter a “ comedic rich concept .” The plot of Monica was not so well received: they called it “tightened” [10] .
The authors of Friends Like Us: An Unofficial Guide for Friends describe the episode as “a rather restrained opening of the season ... compared to the pilot of the second season ; this can be considered the starting point for the discharge of the season before the soap opera ” [3] .
However, the producers of the show received a letter from George Lucas , the creator of the Star Wars saga, who congratulated them on their “magnificent” fantasy of Princess Leia [5] [7] .
Notes
- ↑ The One with the Princess Leia Fantasy . Date of treatment July 3, 2019.
- ↑ Friends Nielsen Ratings Archive - Season Three . newmusicandmore.tripod.com. Date of treatment July 3, 2019.
- ↑ 1 2 Sangster, Jim. Friends Like Us: The Unofficial Guide to Friends. - 2nd edition. - London: Virgin Publishing Ltd, 2000 .-- S. 132-134. - ISBN 0-7535-0439-1 .
- ↑ 1 2 Sam Ashurst. Every single Friends episode - RANKED ( unopened ) ? . Digital Spy (January 1, 2018). Circulation date May 15, 2019.
- ↑ 1 2 Stallings, Penny. The Ultimate Friends Companion. - London: Channel 4 Books, 2000 .-- 68 p. - ISBN 0-7522-7231-4 .
- ↑ Friends (Ft. David Crane & Marta Kauffman) - The One With the Princess Leia Fantasy Script . Genius Date of treatment July 3, 2019.
- ↑ 1 2 "Friends" The One with the Princess Leia Fantasy (TV Episode 1996) - IMDb . Date of treatment July 3, 2019.
- ↑ 1 2 "Friends" The One with the Princess Leia Fantasy (TV Episode 1996) - IMDb . Date of treatment July 3, 2019.
- ↑ http://newmusicandmore.tripod.com/friendsratings02.html
- ↑ Season 3 Review of Friends . EW.com. Date of treatment July 3, 2019.
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