The One With Joeys New Girlfriend

Ross enters with a clearly visible black eye, prompting immediate visual comedy

Multiple characters asking 'What happened to your eye?' in overlapping dialogue

Ross explains he got the black eye from a hockey puck at a Rangers game

Joey enters with Kathy, introducing her as his new girlfriend

Kathy mentions she's an actress, prompting knowing looks between the friends

Chandler asks what kind of acting Kathy does, with obvious skepticism in his tone

Kathy reveals she does children's theater, specifically playing a lion

Joey proudly says 'She roars and everything!' with genuine enthusiasm

Ross mentions he should get going to pick up Ben, shifting focus to his parental responsibilities

Monica suggests Ross should wear sunglasses to hide the black eye from Ben

Ross points out that wearing sunglasses indoors would be even more suspicious

Chandler makes a joke about Ross looking like a domestic violence victim

Cut to Chandler and Joey's apartment where Chandler is awkwardly trying to make conversation with Kathy

Chandler asks Kathy about her lion role and she demonstrates with an actual roar

Chandler's stunned reaction to the roar, clearly not expecting it to be so realistic

Kathy mentions that children sometimes cry when she roars

Chandler sarcastically comments 'That's the goal in children's theater'

Joey enters and immediately asks what they're talking about, sensing tension

Chandler awkwardly explains they were discussing her roaring technique

Cut to Monica's apartment where she's obsessively organizing already-clean items

Rachel enters and asks Monica what she's doing, Monica claims she's 'straightening'

Rachel points out that Monica straightened those same items yesterday

Monica defensively explains that things get 'unstraight' throughout the day

Rachel gives Monica a look that clearly says 'you're crazy' without speaking

Cut to Ross at his ex-wife's apartment, awkwardly explaining his black eye

Carol (his ex-wife) sarcastically asks if the hockey puck 'jumped up and hit him'

Ross literally explains that yes, the puck did bounce up and hit him, missing Carol's sarcasm entirely

Ben runs in and immediately asks daddy why he has a 'boo-boo' on his face

Ross kneels down and gives Ben an age-appropriate explanation about accidents at hockey games

Ben asks if Ross is going to die, escalating the situation dramatically

Ross frantically reassures Ben while Carol watches with obvious amusement

Back at Central Perk, Joey is telling Gunther about Kathy's roaring abilities

Gunther's deadpan response suggests he's not impressed by roaring skills

Chandler enters looking troubled and sits with an exaggerated sigh

Joey obliviously asks Chandler what he thinks about Kathy, putting him on the spot

Chandler awkwardly tries to give a neutral response about Kathy being 'nice'

Joey pushes for more details, asking what specifically Chandler likes about her

Chandler mentions Kathy's intelligence, then catches himself sounding too enthusiastic

Joey beams with pride and thanks Chandler for the compliment about his girlfriend

Chandler excuses himself with obvious discomfort, claiming he needs to get home

Final scene: Ross enters Central Perk with an even more dramatic black eye than before

All friends simultaneously ask 'What happened NOW?' in perfect unison

Ross sheepishly explains that Ben wanted to play hockey in the apartment

Chandler delivers the final line: 'Maybe next time he'll want to play boxing'