Meanwhile, Ross Geller learns that "Ugly Naked Guy" is subletting his apartment and applies for it.
Though initially shocked, Phoebe calms down after Joey and Rachel reveal the two have been together since hooking up at Ross' wedding.
Upon discovering that Ugly Naked Guy is subletting the apartment himself, Ross attempts to bribe him with a basket of mini-muffins.
Ross eventually acquires the apartment after he and Ugly Naked Guy share the mini-muffins whilst nude.
In the closing credits scene, Ross shows his new apartment to his boss, Dr. Ledbetter, to try convince him that he no longer suffers from anger management issues.
[4] Creator Marta Kauffman stated that, "When we were shooting the scene in London where we find out that Monica and Chandler have slept together, we were in front of a live audience and the reaction was so stunning.... We didn't expect applause to last for two minutes.
Entertainment Weekly gave the episode an A−, saying "although the group discovery would have been riveting enough, the ensuing rondelet of one-upmanship between Monica and Chandler and Rachel and Phoebe is pure genius".
Club wrote that while it was "not the most natural point of entry for a first-time Friends viewer, given how much it leans on backstory", it was "as expertly crafted as anything in the show's 10-season run" and "builds to a frenzy, locking Phoebe and Chandler in a cruel game of chicken to see how far he and Monica will go to conceal their relationship.
Digital Spy ranked it the third best episode of the show, praising Perry and Kudrow's performances as a "tour de force".
[10] GamesRadar+ regarded it as the show's fifth-best episode, as they felt it delivered "huge laughs every step of the way."