Episode 22: First Date

This week TV Winner looks at first date episodes. We get a 2-for-1 with Rachel/Ross and Monica/Richard, and then we get a very unusual voyeur date..or something? Things get crazy! Listen here!

Episodes:

• Friends 2×15 “The One Where Ross and Rachel…You Know…”| Feb. 8, 1996, NBC | Monica becomes infatuated with a friend of her parents when she caters a party for him. Ross and Rachel go on their first date. Joey and Chandler refuse to move when they get a new TV and two armchairs. ” (IMDb) | Streaming on Netflix

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• Love 1×05 “The Date” | Feb. 19, 2016, Netflix | As Mickey tries to get her life back together, Gus takes his date with Bertie to hilarious extremes. (IMDb) | Streaming on Netflix

Honorable Mentions

Gilmore Girls x2, Sex and the City, Looking, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Love, Master of None, New Girl

Categories Judged

• Narrative importance
• Realism
• The problem
• Overall

Currently Watching….

Hannah: Patrick Melrose

Beth: Homecoming

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