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to think that Ross was in the wrong not Rachel? That Emily wasn't an absolute cow? Please can we have an old school friends debate?!

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MandyMcFly · 02/10/2010 13:53

Grin

Just been watching friends...and it's been a long time since I have had a truly deep and meaningful debate about it haha.

Emily - after her and Ross split for good they acted like she was a complete bitch. Well, no actually...Ross said Rachel's name at the wedding, but she went ahead with the service. Then decided to give him another chance and went to the airport to see Ross leaving for their honeymoon with Rachel, but she still was willing to give him another chance on the conditions that he didn't see Rachel anymore. Now I know that obviously they couldn't have had Ross not seeing Rachel, but Emily wasn't actually unreasonable was she? From her point obviously it wasn't a lot to ask and she was very fair giving so many chances, right?! Grin

And what does everybody think about the 'We Were On A Break!!' thing?

[thinks about things too much emoticon]

Now, no spoiling my fun, telling me to get a life please. Wink Grin

OP posts:
RunawayWife · 02/10/2010 18:04

Best episode ever for me is the one with the Turkey on the head (sad I know)

DaisyDaresYOU · 02/10/2010 19:24

Janice was my fav

DetectivePotato · 02/10/2010 19:32

No one will play my Friends trivia game with me. Sad They know they have no chance.

Ok, technically I can see that Ross thought they were on a break and he thought something was going on with Rachel and Mark. Given what happened with Carol, you can see why he is insecure. However Rachel's reaction was totally justified and Ross was acting like an ass. Ross was ok up until him and Rachel were having trouble, then his character went downhill until the later series.

Monica and Chandler were great together. I can see some of myself in Monica Blush and they brought out the best in each other.

Some series Phoebe was funny (like when she just pulls a massive knife out of her boot to open a box and they all look really shocked) but some she was trying too hard to be quirky.

Joey was not as funny as people seem to think. I found him irritating.

Loved Rachel. Very few times that she was annoying. In fact I can't think of one.

My favourite quote has to be when they are discussing sad films and Chandler has never cried at Bambi and they all can't believe it. He says "yes its very sad when they stop drawing the deer" PMSL!

Some things were really irritating and not funny. The shark/porn thing? Joey trying to speak French?

Loved it when Joey looks at Monica and Chandlers new house and tells the girl to tell them its haunted and she says "what are you 8?"

I too need a life, but great discussion. Grin

DetectivePotato · 02/10/2010 19:33

Oh and Emily wasn't annoying at first. She shouldn't have married Ross but she was justified in him not wanted to see Rachel anymore.

She went a bit too far with the whole making him move apartment and get rid of all furniture.

Oh and Phoebe and Mike are fantastic together. The whole Crapbag thing was great!

DetectivePotato · 02/10/2010 19:35

Order goes:

Chandler
Rachel
Monica
Phoebe
Ross
Joey.

Faaamily · 02/10/2010 19:40

Emily was FUCKING annoying. But not as annoying as Julie.

My faves were:

Phoebe
Chandler
Joey
Rachel & Monica joint last, but I still loved them.

I loved Monica more in some episodes, though. Especially the one where Phoebwe cut her haie (I said Demi Moore, not Dudley Moore') and the one where she tried to make some tasty Christmas recipes with 'Mock-alate').

lazycow007 · 02/10/2010 20:12

My fave was the one with Bruce Willis - hhuurrggg, who's the man!!! Pmsl every time oh and the "pivot" sofa episode.

My fave list differs with each series.

Detectivepotato i challange you to a Friends trivia game - bring it on!

Love,love, love Friends, be gutted when they stop the daily episodes (although i do have the whole series on dvd, it's not the same) i can never get tired of it.

Ross was def in the wrong imo!

BoysAreLikeDogs · 02/10/2010 20:26

any one else upset that rachel and joey never took off. booo

HitGirlGrownUp · 02/10/2010 20:32

No, one could beat me at Friends Trivia, seriously, no-one. I challenge you all!

Rachel and Joey never felt right to me tbh, a bit cringy.

lazycow007 · 02/10/2010 20:41

Ok HitGirlGrownUp what was Rachel wearing in series 7 episode 10?

ShowOfHands · 02/10/2010 20:43

DetectivePotato, I agree with you on everything you've posted, including the order of your fave friends.

I think that a few of us on here could get together and take on the world of friends trivia.

I watched and watched and watched Friends when bfing dd every 4 minutes for the first 7 months of her life.

kickassangel · 02/10/2010 21:22

i always thought that ross would be the perfect big brother (v protective, but a crap boyfriend), joey the best lover, but chandler was the one to marry - funny on the outside but really loyal & trustworthy. (look how much he supported joey)

of the girls, i wanted to look like phoebe, dress like rachel & have a house as tidy as monica's (without having to do the work).

instead, i sing like phoebe, have chandler's sense of humour, and monica's need to organise others.

bearcrumble · 02/10/2010 21:25

Paper. Snow. A ghost!

Lonnie · 02/10/2010 21:25

ok 6 pages worth of Friends and OHH worth EVERY single read..

they were on a break but Ross should have accepted he was in the wrong and rachel should have got over it without bringing it up over the next many years...

Emily was not unresonable in saying no Rachel however the whole move and furniture thing was definetly unresonable

Love Monica and Chandle but oh also loved Monica and Richard (but then Tom Sellock is on my freebie list :) )

I loved Phoebe and David as he was to begin with and when he returned 1st time I hated how he was when he returned for good so if i can have Phoebe and David as he was originally I think i prefeered him to Mike but if i have to have them like they were then Phoebe and Mike..

favourite char is Rachel..

Favourite episode is the first one where they go back in time and we see monica fat

I LOVE how Janice keeps showing up love her hate her etc and OMG its funny when Rachel is in labour w Emma

and Im with all of those of you whom said FINALLY some proper debate on here lol

StealthPolarBear · 02/10/2010 21:55

older, are you sure it wasn't russ? They look very similar, not sure if you've noticed Wink

ooh yes Janice was hilarious! "I go all nasal..hnnnnnn...there I go again"

DetectivePotato · 02/10/2010 22:01

I loved the flashback episodes too and I will gladely take on anyone in a quiz!

No silly ones like "who was wearing what in episode so and so" though. Wink

banana87 · 02/10/2010 22:06

Well very technically, they were on a break...lol. So, he did not really cheat on her. He was in the wrong but it was a forgiveable offence really.

Emily was so a bitch. I never liked her!

BitOfFun · 02/10/2010 22:17

She was NOT a bitch. She was very nice, I thought. And treated abominably by Ross. I'm sure she went on to better things.

traceybath · 02/10/2010 22:20

Oh the flashbacks were hilarious 'I'm working on my music'.

Also did love it when Ross and Rachel got together the very first time Smile With U2 playing in the background I seem to recall . . .

Also cried when Richard and Monica split up because he said he'd have a baby with her if she really wanted to rather than him wanting to.

Joey and Rachel was wrong - was like incest.

Emily was not great but lordy - I'd have been pissed at the wrong name at wedding thing.

TrillianAstra · 02/10/2010 22:41

I just thought Ross was boring didn't realise he had hidden depths of abusiveness.

Love the Hugh Laurie bit.

But I still think they were on a break. You can't retract a break that easily.

TrillianAstra · 02/10/2010 22:46

Emily not necessarily a bitch - no worse than the rest of the girls had they been in the same situations, but she was a bit odd.

shay2006 · 02/10/2010 22:46

Aw jeez, was just about to go to bed when I stumbled across this thread.

Best episodes: Unagi (ah salmon skin-roll),
The Gladys painting (no, she's mine!),
Brad Pitt (she was the hermaphrodite cheerleading from long island?)

Loads more but too tired to think.

ConnorTraceptive · 02/10/2010 23:00

I love Ross and Monica's "routine" at the new year tv party

angelberry · 02/10/2010 23:07

I can't believe none of you have mentioned the episodes with Eddie! "We took a road trip to Vegas, man!" Funniest EVER.

5DollarShake · 02/10/2010 23:13

I loved Monica and Chandler as well as Monica and Richard but what about

PETE Becccccckkkeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!

Favourite episode was The One When No-Ones's Ready... ' you can't say you're breezy! That negates the breezy!!'