or do, because it has changed everything between them forever. The two sadly part, leaving Ross devastated and saying "This can't be it." To which Rachel wonders, "Then how come it is?" The episode ends with the other four finally being able to get out of the bedroom and find Rachel on the couch, and Ross nowhere to be seen. Monica wraps a blanket over Rachel as the other three quietly cross the room to go to their respective homes. Cast and crew Main cast Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green Courteney Cox as Monica Geller Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing David Schwimmer as Ross Geller Guest stars Angela Featherstone as Chloe: the girl from the copy place that Ross sleeps with after him and Rachel took a break from their relationship in the previous episode. James Michael Tyler as Gunther: the manager of the Central Perk coffee house where the gang spends their free time, who also happens to be in love with Rachel. Maury Ginsberg as Isaac: Chloe's coworker at the copy place. Cynthia Mann as Jasmine: Isaac's sister, who also happens to be Phoebe's coworker and Gunther's roommate. Crew James Burrows (director) Marta Kauffman and David Crane (writers) Reception In an interview, Aniston mentions the infamous breakup stating, "The breakup. Well, that was sort of the beginning of the end for them. Or, the beginning of the beginnings of endings and beginnings." It was the episode in which the show's dynamic had completely changed, and had left audiences more anxious for the next episode because more was at stake in terms of character and plot development. In the show's Blu-ray and DVD commentary track, the show's co-creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane, along with producing partner Kevin S. Bright, discussed the difficulties of trying to make this episode both dramatic and comedic. Part of this was due to Aniston's performance as Rachel being a little too realistic, and the situation of the breakup being too excruciatingly familiar. According to Kauffman, "Nearly every adult watching this episode would've had some kind of personal memory of a similarly awful split". This is also the episode where someone utters for the first time the classic saying, "we were on a break", which is later said as an ongoing gag throughout the rest of the series. References External links "The One with