Episode Report Card Daniel: F | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Love conquers all
By Daniel | Season 8 | Episode 12 | Aired on 01.11.2004
Speaking of Chandler, he's apparently decided that the best way to get over a fight with his non-fiancée is to sneak into the CamPound. Annie surprises him, and is a little scared herself. "I thought I heard somebody!" she says. So...she didn't tell RevCam, she just decided to sneak downstairs and surprise a potential burglar. She asks what's going on, and he whines about the whole Paris thing, somewhat surprised to find out she's already deduced that he wanted to marry Paris and be Peter's dad. She tells him he has to let them have their second chance, if that's what they want. "I have a feeling that everything's going to work out in the end," she says. Doesn't it always? She tells him to go home and get some sleep. Then she starts babbling on about how when he came to the church he did everything RevCam needed him to, and then RevCam came back and Chandler stepped back a bit, and kind of lost his "footing," but he doesn't need to wait to be asked to help. "The church needs you. The community needs you. The world needs you. So do something." To paraphrase Cracker, what the world needs now is Chandler, like I need a hole in my head. "Make a contribution," she says. Good advice, Brenda Hampton. I'd like to contribute a kick in the ass to everyone involved with this show. Annie moves to leave, but says, "Hey, there's some hidden brownies in the drawer under the dishtowels and there's plenty of milk in the fridge." Something tells me Annie didn't come downstairs to check on an intruder after all. She leaves, and Chandler glances heavenward...well, ceilingward, anyway. "Did you tell her to say that?" he says. Sure did. God's got nothing better to do than instruct Annie to let Chandler stuff his face some more. Maybe if you'd let God alone, the Packers would have won last weekend, Chandler. Thanks a lot. I had twenty bucks on that game! Commercials.
Studying for the SATs is too much trouble. I know! Let's plan an elaborate heist to steal the answers! And not that I don't like Matthew Lillard, but I get the impression that when a script comes across his desk, he says to himself, "I hope I get to crack a lot of jokes!" every single time.
The next morning, Peter brings Chandler into the kitchen (calling him "the guy we like") so Chandler can stammer out a lot of hooey about how, despite his bad timing, he's still happy that the two of them know how he feels about them, and he still wants to talk to them, still wants to see them, but only "if and when it's appropriate," and Paris is undoubtedly thinking that she should have had coffee with Vic a long time ago if only to find out what a friggin' jellyfish Chandler is. "And Peter, I think we need to let your mom decide that," he says, and he burbles on about how if they need him or miss him or are "lonely" they should let him know, and I'm trying to figure out what Paris sees in this weenie, and Peter says, "What, are you afraid of a little competition?" And Chandler resignedly says that this isn't a competition, but if it were, he'd "jump right in and fight to the finish." And then -- oh look, I'm accidentally fast-forwarding to the end of the scene, mainly so that I don't have to listen to Peter tell his mom that he wants to talk to his dad alone, or at most with Kevin there. I think I'd rather not hear Peter say something stupid like "the dark side of life" again. Fortunately, he just says that he's got some things to say to his dad that he doesn't think he should say in front of Paris, or RevCam, like yeah, such a tough little kid, this guy.