“Friends,” The One with the Invitation
There are so many advantages to the streaming era. While being able to watch any show anytime is a big one, there’s a smaller one we forget: no more clip shows. Clip shows, if you’re too young to remember, are episodes that are made up of clips of old episodes. They were done either to recap important events (since old episodes weren’t readily available) or for budget reasons, since they were cheap to make. But with binge watching and shorter television seasons that don’t stretch the budget, neither of those are a factor any longer. If they sound boring, it’s because they were, and “The One with the Invitation”, which recaps Ross and Rachel’s relationship, is no exception.