[The gang is walking to a newsstand late at night. Joey is anxiously in the lead.] RACH: Joey, would you slow down? They&`&re not gonna be sold out of papers at one o&`&clock in the morning. JOEY: I&`&m excited! I&`&ve never gotten reviewed before. MNCA: You were so amazing as the king. I was really impressed, I was. JOEY: Here it is, here it is. [reading from newspaper] The only thing worse than the mindless, adolescent direction was Joseph Tribbiani&`&s disturbingly unskilled portrayal of the king. CHAN: OK, look, that is one guy&`&s opinion, alright. Phoebs, read yours. PHOE: OK. [reading] The only thing worse than the mindless, adolescent direction... CHAN: Does anyone have one from a different paper? Ross, read yours. ROSS: I don&`&t want to. RACH: Joey, honey, they don&`&t know what they&`&re talking about. ROSS: Yeah. JOEY: Maybe they do. I&`&ve been doin&`& this ten years and I haven&`&t gotten anywhere. There&`&s gotta be a reason. ROSS: Oh c&`&mon. Maybe you&`&re just, uhhh... paying your dues. JOEY: No, no, no, it.. it&`&s too hard. It&`&s not worth it. I quit. MNCA: Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait one minute. Wait a minute. I believe this will change your mind. [Reads from paper] In a mediocre play, Joseph Tribbiana was able to achieve brilliant new levels of... continued on page 153...[turns it] sucking.