So much happened in this episode. This was undoubtedly the best season finale as well as the best episode of the 4th season (Chandler in a Box was close second). Great way to end an otherwise disappointing season. Anyway, since the review is long, I have inserted some quotes in between to keep you interested. On with the details...

Episode 423: The One With Ross' Wedding

It starts out with Monica getting all crazy about only having 4 hours before catching the flight. She's saying check to herself just like her mother. Chandler asks Joey if he got the passport and he says it's in his drawer. Takes him a second to realize he needs it.

Joey: It's all London Baby

Ross arrives and Phoebe says to Ross that she would come and hug him but she can't because she's too big (pregnant). Ross hugs her and Chandler brings her a book (he doesn't get a hug, just a pat on the head). Then Ross sees Rachel and asks her to come but she says she has to work. Ross is very disappointed and says "This is my wedding." But he rejectedly says to her that she can see it on video. They all say goodbye and goes to London.

Phoebe: Do you need a hug? You don't have to bring me anything.

Now in London, Chandler is annoyed because Joey is video taping the trip. Joey gets out a map and steps on it to see where to go. Than Joey decides to buy a big English hat. Chandler says that if he wears it in public, he will not go with Joey. Joey chooses that hat over Chandler and Chandler leaves.

Joey to Chandler: You're Westminister crabby

Meanwhile, Ross, Emily and Monica is going over to see the hall where the wedding will be held. When they get there, people are tearing down the place. It so happens that they started to tear it down two days earlier. Back in New York, Rachel is feeling bad about lying to Ross about having to work. Then Phoebe says that it would have been wierd to see someone you still love get married. Rachel says she's not still in love with him, it's just that Ross is her ex-boyfriend. Then she rambles on about how she has feelings but that doesn't mean she loves him. But at the end of her rambling, she says that she loves him and realizes it is true (It's about time). Phoebe tells her that it is so obvious and everyone knows. Rachel asks if Ross knows. Phoebe says no.

Phoebe: That would be like telling Monica, Hey you like things clean.

Meanwhile, Emily tells Ross that they should postpone the wedding because if it's not perfect, it's no good at all. Ross says that the wedding was expensive and people have spend a lot of time and money to get here. He says they should do it now but emily decides to cancel the wedding. Joey comes to the hotel and shows Chandler and Monica who he met. It's the Duchess of York, Fergie. She tells that she thinks Joey's hat is "dashing." Ross comes in and tells Monica, who's idea was to postpone the wedding. that Emily has decided to not get married. Monica babbles on about how much it means to for the bride to have the perfect wedding, especially the perfect guy who understands how much the details mean to them. Ross gets an idea and decides to act on it with the help of Monica.

Ross: That pillow case thing, I thought you guys were doing the flying nun
Monica: Sometimes, we were

Back in New York, Rachel comes from shopping. It didn't help her get over Ross. Phoebe decides to help her. She gets some photos of Ross and tells Rachel to think about all the bad things. The plan fails and Rachel decides to go to London. Phoebe tells her that she's just going to ruin his wedding and it's over with Ross becuase he's in love with Emily, "British chippie." Rachel says that she has to let Ross know how she feels and it's never over till someone says I do.

Phoebe: How do you feel now?
Rachel: I like you less

Ross cleans the hall and decorates it with lights. Emily agrees to marry him. Then the parents meet together. The Gellars agreed to pay for half the wedding. But Jack gets mad when he sees that a lot of the money is for redecorating the Waltham's house. Ross plays mediator and calms them down. During the dinner, Chandler makes fun of Ross' first girlfriend, a inflatable doll. Nobody laughs for Chandler jokes. Joey is now homesick and tells the people that he loves Ross and Emily but not as much as he loves America. But his luck changes when a bridemaid wants to know more about him, if you not I mean. Monica thinks she's never going to get married after a drunken man mistakes her for her mother. Chandler comforts her and they end up in bed together

Chandler: Because he's crazy. He came up to me earlier and congratulated me on my very moving performance in the Titanic.

Rachel, who had a lot of trouble getting on the flight, bores her passenger by saying stuff about she and Ross. Phoebe calls Joey and warns him that Rachel is coming to tell Ross that she loves him. The gang guards the wedding hall. But when Joey was making out with the bridesmaid, Rachel come in. She sees Ross and Emily kissing. Emily leaves and Ross sees Rachel. He's surprised but happy to see her. He asks what happened. Rachel, who's almost in tears, struggles to tell him that she loves him. Instead, she says congratulations and they hug each other.

Joey: What's in it?
Waiter: Goat cheese, watercrest and panchetta
Joey: That's not food

On to the wedding scene. Chandler and Monica walks down the aisle. They both they were stupid to do what they did. But then Chandler if he's going to come over tonight and Monica says "oh yeah!". Phoebe calls Joey and talks to him while he's walking down the aisle. He says Ross looks pretty mad but hangs on to the phone so that Phoebe can listen to the wedding vows as well. Emily says her vows and now it's Ross' turn. Here's how it goes:

Minister: I Ross
Ross: I Ross
Minister: Take thee Emily
Ross: Take thee Rachel..(pause)..Emily

Everyone is shocked. He tries to correct himself by saying Emily twice but Emily is dumbfounded, as you would expect. The episode ends with the Minister asking Emily "Shall I go on?" and you see a closeup of Rachel. That's what happened.

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