Thanksgiving Episode Comparison. Friends And Will And Grace

 


Creator Focus: James Burrows  


Holiday Episodes Comparison 

Homo For The Holidays and The One Where Ross Got High

 The common thread between both these Thanksgiving episodes is the revealing of other people’s secrets. In The One Where Ross Got High  the ultimate secret is that Monica and Chandler are living together. The lead up to this reveal  is hysterical especially with the side comments from Rachel,Phoebe and Joey. In Homo For The Holidays  Jack has been keeping his sexuality from his mother for years using both Grace and Karen as a cover up and claiming he dated both of them at one point or another.

I was happy for Jack that he was able to open with mom about being gay. I was less interested in the secret Jack’s mother revealed to him.

Overall I feel homophobia is handled much better in Will And Grace  than it is in Friends.

Marta Kaufman has even admitted in an interview that they handled the story line with Chandler’s transgender father Charles poorly.

I also liked the plot in The One Where Ross Got High about Rachel’s thanksgiving trifle. I wish Joey had not told everyone else to pretend they liked the dessert. They should have just been honest with Rachel about not liking her dessert.

Episode Ratings 

Homo For The Holidays 7/10 stars

The One Where Ross Got High 5/10 stars

Cook Book Recipe Rating For Shepard’s Pie 8/10

We have made the Sweet Potato Shepard’s Pie recipe from the Noom Cookbook as a healthier alternative.

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