The One Where Nana Dies Twice. This episode manages to put a lighter and slightly more comedic spin on Ross and Monica’s grandmother passing away. But don’t worry, they are still sad. Also, Monica and her mom have a conversation about the relationship between mothers and daughters. Meanwhile, Chandler finds out that a lot of people think/thought he is gay, including his co-workers, which turns out to be an extremely hilarious side plot.
I life lesson that can be taken from this episode is: always try to be looking for how you could become a better person. I know that this episode concentrates mostly about the grandmother, but during the funeral Monica and her mom have a conversation that is quite important to the relationship they have. I feel like Judy never appreciates her daughter enough, even though Monica is a hard working and intelligent person. During their conversation Judy is talking about how Monica couldn’t understand how annoying it is to have an under-appreciative mother, and she goes on to describe all the specific attributes of this kind of person, and she doesn’t realize that she’s actually describing herself! We as the audience find this quite funny since we know that Judy is exactly that type of person, and it adds some comic relief to the scene, even though it is a sincere moment. Towards the end of their conversation Monica has been hinting for some time that her mom displays all those qualities she mentioned earlier, and Judy finally realizes what she has been doing. Now, realize doesn’t mean change, but it means that maybe she will try to be a better mother and person. Even though change is hard, and we can see this through Judy’s behavior every time she comes back, it doesn’t mean it is impossible. Many people are stubborn or just simply don’t see (or don’t want to see) how they could change, but if you are willing to put in the effort to become a better person, then you have already started your journey. I think this is a perfect example of how you should always try to be on the lookout for how you could improve your behavior, and really, yourself in general.
The Squinting Observer 