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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

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poshsinglemum · 02/10/2010 23:17

I can't believe Rachel was a mum! we never saw Emma.Where was she when Rachel was going to work for CK?

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MandyMcFly · 02/10/2010 23:32

Ohh 5DollarShake that's one of my favourite episodes as well! I love it when Joey wears all of Chandlers clothes - 'Could I be wearing more clothes?'

Gosh AngelBerry I forgot about Eddie, he was crazy wasn't he Grin With his dried fruits!

Aw the routine...funniest ever!

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TrillianAstra · 02/10/2010 23:34

Maybe if I wasn't going... commando

DuelingFanjo · 02/10/2010 23:38

they weren't on a break. He should never have shagged someone as soon as they argued!

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MandyMcFly · 02/10/2010 23:39

I love it trillian. Phoebe makes me laugh in that episode with the christmas decoration on her dress, and monica with Richard's answer machine.

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GlendaTheGrizzlyPiggy · 03/10/2010 00:10

I didn't mind Emily but only because she was from Shropshire, that's the most famous we'll ever get Grin.

My favourite episode has got to be the one where Joeys dad is having an affair with Ronnie the pet mortician. Or the one where Ross puts on an English accent in lectures and Monica & Rachel go to his lecture and take the piss "Yes Bombay is very very nice this time of year".

kickassangel · 03/10/2010 00:23

i like the one where the coffee shop is a bar & they don't all know each other yet, but all meet up. it starts with janice asking if any of them had got together, and shows how they nearly did.

iliketosleep · 03/10/2010 00:40

I'm just so damn glad that the dad killer wasn't the father of Monica and Chandlers baby!!

Ross was wrong from the very start, he should have stayed with her all along.

sockapoodle · 03/10/2010 01:08

5Doller - thinking of that episode where no one is ready on time for Ross, especially Monica. Then remember how she flips when no one is ready for hers and Chandlers engagement dinner. Or was that just because of Ross and Rachels kiss, maybe I'm overthinking!

Love love love Friends though always disappointed when it's one of those clips episodes, they're just lazy!

kickassangel · 03/10/2010 02:12

us series tend to have a clips one about half way through the series, as they spend so long filming each episode that they get behind & need time to catch up.

kickassangel · 03/10/2010 02:18

btw, i think ross was wrong - didn't matter whether they were on a break/broken up/having a rough patch - to sleep with someone else, no matter how drunk he was, sends a strong message that he doesn't care all that much.

if he really loved rachel, other women would barely register as female, let alone shag worthy.

emily wasn't a psycho, (though the acting was terrible, but i heard in an interview that she was desperately unhappy as the main 6 barely spoke to her off stage), she just couldn't cope with the pain of seeing ross & rachel still together & their friends all including rachel, but not standing up for her.

again, if ross had really loved her, saying goodbye to rachel would not have been such a big deal - the fact that he couldn't/wouldn't showed how accurate her suspicions were.

actually thought ross's character became almost intolerable in its absurdity after his 'breakdown'. they started to become caricatures of themselves towards the end.

5DollarShake · 03/10/2010 05:48

Ah sockapoodle - The One With Monica's Thunder. Going by the title, I think she was just more annoyed by R&R's kiss taking the focus away from her!

DetectivePotato · 03/10/2010 06:45

They said Emily was from Shropshire but then the wedding was in London and when Emily tells Ross she is willing to work on the relationship, she originally says in London. The writers seems to have forgotten that she was from Shropshire.

Eddie was fab!!! As was Chandlers reaction to him.

Monica was annoyed that they stole her thunder by kissing.

Rachel was going to work for Louis Vitton btw. Wink

PfftTheMagicDragon · 03/10/2010 07:36

Glenda I like that one "I'm calling from the Fake Accent University"

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TrillianAstra · 03/10/2010 10:47

Oh yes, Monica & Chandlers' babies' mother, and Monica saying 'you don't get pregnant like that and Chandler asking 'is that the thing we hardly ever do, or the thing we never do?'

iliketosleep · 03/10/2010 10:50

I was watching that one last night Grin

Fizzywinelover · 03/10/2010 15:44

What really frightens me is that i understand every single obscure reference on this thread. Blush

I don't even like television.

I recall reading something too where Helen Baxendale said that performing on Friends was one of the most miserable experiences of her career. They all sounded ghastly.

And Ross was, like, totally in the wrong.

SleepingLion · 03/10/2010 16:07

Tom Selleck said similar - that he found it very difficult because the six of them were so close that he felt quite isolated and excluded on set.

Lonnie · 03/10/2010 16:26

err Am I sad because I came on today specifically to read new replies to this thread???

laloony · 03/10/2010 16:35

Better not do any...erm i dunno....LUNGES...LOL!!
Love it.
The one that stands out for us and that we laughed until we cried was the English shepherds pie and trifle one, when the pages of the recipe book are stuck together and Joey turns around and shouts "Chandler"!
LMFAO at that!

There are so many funny bits!

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MandyMcFly · 03/10/2010 17:17

fizzywinelover I also understood every single reference and know exactly what episodes they are all from Grin

The one where Ross bleaches his teeth is on now! So funny Smile

Another one of my favourite episodes is 'The One With Rachel's Other Sister' The first time christina applegate is in it as Amy and they go to Monica's for thanksgiving, that episode is hilarious and Monica with the plates is so funny.

What are everyones favourite series'? Mine are probably 3, 4, 9 & 10.

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Lonnie · 03/10/2010 18:09

oh 2 is 100% my favourite series

and yes get all the references lol

kickassangel · 03/10/2010 18:12

couldn't sleep last night, and spent about an hour watching clips on youtube. now trying to persuade dh to upgrade our netflix subscription, so that we can keep watching friends on dvd

SleepingLion · 03/10/2010 18:17

Please make me feel better - please tell me that DH and I aren't the only ones who frequently use Friends lines in everyday conversation as a kind of code?

For example, when we leave the house together - 'Got the keys?' is our nod to the one where Rachel and Monica argue about who locked them all out of the apartment.

DetectivePotato · 03/10/2010 18:38

"Crazy plate lady" PMSL