Ep 5. Who Am I?
- TV-PG
- October 14, 2002
- 22 min
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7.7 (426)
Ray Barone is back for another episode of Everybody Loves Raymond, and this time, he's questioning who he is as a person. It's season 7, episode 5, and the title is "Who Am I?"
Ray is feeling down after an interview he conducted with a woman who has dedicated her life to charity work. He questions his own purpose in life and feels like he's not doing enough to make a difference in the world.
This feeling is compounded when Debra asks him to drive Ally and her friends to a soccer game. Ray doesn't want to do it and gets upset when Debra asks him why he's not being a good role model for his daughter. He feels like he's not living up to his own expectations.
In an effort to figure out who he is and what his purpose is, Ray enlists the help of his family. They all give him different answers, but none of them seem to satisfy Ray.
He even goes so far as to take a personality test, but the results are not what he was expecting. He finds out that he's not as outgoing as he thought he was and that he has a tendency to procrastinate.
Ray gets so wrapped up in trying to figure out who he is that he forgets about the soccer game. Debra ends up having to take Ally and her friends to the game, which makes Ray feel even worse.
But in the end, Ray realizes that he's been looking at things the wrong way. He realizes that it's not about what he does, but who he is as a person. He's a loving husband and father who tries his best every day.
The episode ends with Ray hugging his family and telling them how much he loves them. He's no longer worried about who he is or what his purpose is because he knows that he's exactly where he needs to be.
"Who Am I?" is a touching episode that explores the idea of self-discovery and reminds us that it's not always about what we do, but who we are as people. It's a lesson that everyone can relate to and a reminder to appreciate the things that matter most in life.