8/22/2023 0 Comments Friends episodes(Not that any of us have ever gotten stuck in an ATM vestibule with celebrities from the '90s, but still.) For a supporting player like Chandler (who was not originally intended to be a series regular) to embark on a solo adventure in such an early episode - and one that still stands out as a structural departure even after the series finale - was for Friends to rely on its audience to trust that all six principal characters were capable of leading this comedy charge, that their quirks and quests would not just be part of a greater whole, but compelling enough to resonate on their own individual, sometimes relatable merit. But arguably the most enduring contribution of "Blackout" is how its Chandler story line earmarked the show's ability to allow any of its cast to be the lead of their own episode. Its candlelit confessions of sexual histories continued to set the tone for the show's frank maturity and helped lay down a strong foundation for Ross ( David Schwimmer) and Rachel's ( Jennifer Aniston) central romance. The episode is credited with helping to popularize (though not invent) the term "friend zone," arguably marking the first impact the show had on the pop culture lexicon long before any of its other catchphrases entered the zeitgeist. But "Blackout" is, in many ways, a precursor to what Friends could do, and not just in terms of utilizing the principal cast (minus Chandler) in one bubble setting. Most fans remember this early episode primarily for its scenes of Matthew Perry's Chandler in an ATM vestibule with model Jill Goodacre - a name that places this episode in the '90s almost as instantaneously as Chandler's vest.
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