The One with the Princess Leia Fantasy the end of the day, Joey still can't stand Janice but he pretends to like her for Chandler's sake. Rachel borrows a gold bikini outfit much like Princess Leia's to fulfill Ross's fantasy but, thanks to Chandler, Ross can't stop picturing his mother. "Entertainment Weekly" rated the episode B+, positively reacting to the scenes in which Joey plays along with "Wheel of Fortune" and Ross learns women tell each other everything, calling the latter "a relatable, comedically rich concept". The Monica subplot is not so well received, with "EW" calling it "a drag". The authors of "Friends Like Us: The
Joey Tribbiani in her apartment. When Monica and Chandler needed their Engagement Picture taken, Chandler could not smile. In the newspaper announcement, it showed the photo was of Monica and Joey. Joey always enjoyed a close relationship with Monica, Rachel, and Phoebe; LeBlanc once speculated that Joey saw the girls as sisters more than potential romantic interests. However, the tension between Monica and Joey is at times fairly obvious and it is made clear that the two have a very close, almost intimate, relationship, though it is never consummated on the show. According to DVD commentary of the pilot episode, Joey and