The fourth season of Friends ended in a cliffhanger, and season five picks it up. These chapters are very tough for all the characters, but particularly Ross has it the worst. He has to make up his mind between two people he loves a lot, and that ends up affecting his whole life.
Monica and Chandler are trying to adapt to their new relationship as a couple while having to keep it hidden from the rest of the group. And Rachel has to accept that, at the time, Ross doesn't return her feelings, and works on moving on from him. Here are some of the best episodes.
10 The One Where Ross Can't Flirt - 8.7/10
Joey is going to be in Law & Order, and he's so proud about that that he invites his grandmother to watch the show with the gang. They make a big night out of it and order lots of pizzas, although Monica and Chandler can only stay for the show since they are celebrating their ten-month anniversary. When the pizza delivery girl comes over, Ross instantly likes her and tries to flirt, but his attempts are embarrassing. The rest of the friends make fun of his flirting skills, so he orders more pizzas to see her again and tries to seduce her, but it always goes wrong.
9 The One In Vegas: Part 1 - 8.8/10
Joey says he's filming a movie in Las Vegas, so for Monica and Chandler's first anniversary, they go to visit him. On the plane, Chandler finds out that Monica ran into her ex-boyfriend Richard and had lunch with her. He gets upset even when she tells him that it meant nothing to her.
Ross and Rachel, who travel separately from the rest of the gang, try to embarrass each other after an awkward moment the night before, but things quickly escalate and get out of control.
8 The One Hundredth - 8.8/10
Phoebe goes into labor soon after the rest of the gang comes back from London, and they rush her to the hospital. While they're in there, Rachel meets two cute nurses and sets up a double date for her and Monica. Because of her new relationship with Chandler, Monica wants to turn down the date, but since it's still a secret, she can't tell Rachel why. When he hears about it, Chandler panics and tells her he doesn't care what she does since their relationship is not even that serious. Unsurprisingly, it backfires, resulting in Monica wanting to go out with the nurse out of spite.
7 The One After Ross Says Rachel - 8.9/10
Catching up with the wedding catastrophe that season 4 ended with. After Ross says Rachel at the altar, Emily, feeling completely humiliated, runs out of her own wedding. Ross, desperate to make things right, looks for her everywhere, with no luck.
Meanwhile, Monica and Chandler are still in shock about what happened the night before but decide that while they're still in London they can still hook up. However, because of everything that's going on, they can't find any time alone.
6 The One With All The Kissing - 9/10
Back in New York, the gang can't stop talking about their time in London, which irritates Phoebe since she couldn't go with them. Ross is using all his time to try to contact Emily, who won't return his calls, and Rachel watches helplessly while trying to get over her feelings for him. Because of that, she puts Monica in charge of her love life, though she quickly dismisses her advice.
Monica and Chandler, in the meantime, try to keep their relationship secret, but because they get caught kissing all the time, he covers it up by kissing all the girls.
5 The One With Ross's Sandwich - 9.1/10
Now that Joey knows about Monica and Chandler's relationship, they constantly use him to cover up their indiscretions, to the point where Joey gets sick of them and threatens to tell everyone the truth. Ross, for his part, is too upset about everything that's going wrong in his life to notice anything. The last straw is when someone at work eats his sandwich. Because of his anger problems, his supervisor decides to put him on sabbatical and sends him to a psychiatrist.
4 The One With All The Resolutions - 9.1/10
On New Year's, the gang decides to make their resolutions based on what they struggle with the most. Rachel promises not to gossip, although she faces a challenge when she finds out a secret that is too important to keep. Ross decides to try something new every day, but one of those things gets him in trouble. Chandler has it the toughest, though, because his resolution is not to make fun of his friends. He ends up caving because it's too hard, especially when their resolution causes situations that are too hilarious to ignore.
3 The One in Vegas: Part 2 - 9.1/10
Monica and Chandler reconcile after she assures him that he's the only one he loves. After that, they go gambling together, and they have such good luck they hastily decide they want to get married. Once they make it to the chapel, they tell them they have to wait to get in.
They are shocked to the core when Ross and Rachel come out of the chapel. They are drunk and in no way making decisions clearly. Seeing them like that makes Monica and Chandler rethink their situation.
2 The One With All The Thanksgivings - 9.2/10
After an amazing Thanksgiving dinner Monica cooked, the group gathers in the living room to share their stories about the holiday. Chandler shares his classical story about how his parents got divorced, but then other stories about other horrible Thanksgivings come up. Including one about Monica, Rachel, Ross, and Chandler when they were young. One particular memory upsets Chandler and he refuses to talk to Monica, until she cheers him up and he ends up blurting out that he loves her.
1 The One Where Everybody Finds Out - 9.7/10
Phoebe finds out about Monica and Chandler and also discovers that everyone but Ross knows. Along with Rachel, she creates a plan to get them to confess. Joey hates being involved in that, since he doesn't like to keep secrets, but the girls convince them that this is the best way to get them to stop hiding. The couple suspects their plan and tries to fight back, but Chandler ends up backing up at the last minute and confessing he's in love with Monica.
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