Friends: Complete Season 2 - New Edition [1995]

Review Summary: The One With the "Smelly Cat" Video

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When we last saw our Friends, Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) had gone to the airport to meet Ross (David Schwimmer) who was returning from China. She'd gone to declare her love for him. What she didn't know, however, was that Ross was returning with a girlfriend, Julie (guest star Lauren Tom). Naturally, that means we get plenty more complications to the Ross/Rachel relationship. Will they ever get together? Find out in "The One with the Prom Video."

The other four Friends are experiencing trials of their own. Monica (Courteney Cox) loses her job and winds up searching for work. On the plus side, she starts dating Dr. Richard Burke (guest star Tom Selleck). The down side to that relationship is that Richard is old enough to be her parent. In fact, he is Friends with her parents.

Joey (Matt LaBlanc) and Chandler (Matthew Perry) go through the breakup of their relationship when Joey moves into his own place and Chandler gets creepy new roommate Eddie (Adam Goldberg). Meanwhile, Joey is enjoying the rise and fall (literally) of his career when he lands a part of the soap opera Days of Our Lives.

Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) is the one character with the least in the way of story arcs this season. Not to say she doesn't get some funny episodes, like the one where she is possessed by a dead woman's spirit. We also see the debut of her signature song "Smelly Cat." And she starts trying to track down her father and gets half brother instead.

As you can see, there's lots going on in this season. The show was still new with lots of ground to be explored. And it was still at the top of its creative game with plenty of laughs each episode. I especially love the conversations where they are talking about one thing, but it sounds like they are talking about something else.

If you are a fan of Friends, this is a great season to add to your collection.

Review Summary: They'll always be our best friends!

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After the brilliant first series we were again treated to some more memorable episodes from our favourite New Yorkers. The moving episode when Mr Heckles dies, the first kiss between Rachel and Ross, Monica and Richard becoming a couple. This series never seems to lose its magic no matter how many times you watch them.

Review Summary: A great season

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As series 1 series 2 of friends has some great episodes we start where series 1 ended where Ross is returning from china with new girlfriend Julie played by Lauren (Futurama) Tom and rachel is waiting for him at the airport to tell him how she feels about him only to get the shock of seeing Julie so starts the story of how Ross and Rachel get together also this series we see such stars as Tom Selleck appear a few times also special guests such as Julia Roberts and Jon Cluede Van Dam who plays himself appear in a special 2 part story about what happened to Marcel the monkey.

1 great series and a must have for any fan

Review Summary: One of the funnier seasons

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Season 2 of Friends includes some of the more memorable episodes throughout the whole ten series in my opinion. This particular season focuses on Ross and Rachel eventually getting together, Joey making a huge breakthrough in acting by getting the part of Dr. Drake Ramoray in the top TV show 'Days of our Lives' and then subsequently getting killed off and Monica getting together with her father's friend Richard Burke (played by Tom Selleck) and the problems that causes.
The episodes I am talking about which I feel are the most memorable are the ones where Chandler gets a new flatmate called Eddie after Joey moves out. Eddie then ends up being a complete nutcase and Chandler after realising this cannot get rid of him! Season 2 also includes the first flashback episode called 'The One With the Prom Video' where we see Rachel, Ross and Monica as they were ten years ago. That first appearance of Ross with the afro has got to be one of the funniest moments shown on TV in my opinion.
There are loads of cameos in this season including Charlie Sheen as an old boyfriend of Pheobe's, Brooke Shields as a crazed fan of Joey who actaully believes Dr. Drake Ramoray is a real person, Julia Roberts as a vengeful old schoolfriend of Chandler's who proceeds to get her own back on him for flashing her knickers to the school 20 years ago, Chris Isaak as another love interest for Pheobe and Jean Claude Van Damme who plays himself and causes friction between Rachel and Monica as they both want to date him! As stated before we also have the introduction of Tom Selleck in the role of Monica's boyfriend Richard Burke which does end up being a recurring role as he comes back in later seasons.
The one thing I have noticed with Friends and this is with the benefit of the DVD box sets is that they seem to reintroduce characters who have played parts earlier as other people. For example, I noticed that Joey's agent Estelle actually appeared originally at the end of Season 1 as one of the midwives at Carol's giving birth. Also, Pheobe's brother who first appears in Season 2 actually first appeared in the episode where Pheobe resorts to busking after losing her singing position in Central Perk to Chrissie Hynde from 'The Pretenders.' He tips her with a condom!!
Anyway, as I have said before, Friends is a wonderful series but again I have had to take off one star for the double sided DVD's which is what I did with the first season.

Review Summary: just brilliant

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This is well worth the money. All the episodes are funny and enjoyable. My favourite episode is " the one with the superbowl part 2" where Ross reunites with Marcel and where Julia Roberts strips Chandler in the bathroom and runs off with his clothes. I reccommend you this box set.