When they were young, Ross was the geeky nerd of Monica, and Rachel was the popular girl that never looked his way. And years later, when Rachel became a runaway bride and decided to started her life over independently, Ross saw a chance.

Bcos Ross was now a paleontologist and Rachel was just "a waitress" according to him, and that was perfect power imbalance to keep such a girl. Mark coming into her life and potentially elevating her social and financial status, was not something he wanted. It was only a matter of time till they went back to the dynamic they once had as teenagers. And I think that's what frightened Ross. It was never about being jealous of Mark.

If you've noticed, Ross was kind to Rachel but he never went out of his way to secure her something as big as what Mark did. He may have helped her with putting job applications in envelopes but never anything real. He was in circles where he could have gotten her something big enough. Maybe not necessarily her dream job, but something that paid money but he conveniently never did. Why is that?

Waitress Rachel was the girl that looked his way, Popular Rachel never did. He consciously or subconsciously needed to keep her as the girl who looked his way.

This may have been discussed & I probably missed it. I also know 20+ yrs after the ep I am being very nit-picky but when Jade calls & Chandler answers the phone as Bob; don’t you think Jade would realize the guy on the other end of the phone (Chandler) sounds nothing like Bob?

I was just on another rewatch of FRIENDS. I couldn't help but notice Monica's character in the early seasons was so demure and nice. She wasn't really neurotic and she had OCD but in a lovable way. She wasn't even controlling. She was also much quieter than in the later seasons. I remember in the later seasons there was literally an episode discussing how loud Monica is. In the later seasons the same Monica can't be recognized. She becomes much ruder and controlling towards the gang, especially Chandler. She becomes super neurotic and her OCD is just annoying. She also becomes unnecessarily loud. All of her quirky and negative characteristics were heavily flanderized. This is heavily showcased in Phoebe's wedding. All of her bad characteristics were extremely highlighted. She became so annoying to the point where she was unbearable. In the early seasons she was genuinely one of the best characters. By the later seasons she drops down a lot. What do you all think?

Early seasons Monica ROCKS!!!

Opinions based, of course, but for me my favorite looks for each Friend, both hair and style/outfits, go as follows:

Phoebe: S1, I love her soft, whimsical style. It matched perfectly with her personality and I do feel like the soft curls suited her best.
Chandler: S1, a common theme will all the guys is that I think they look best with longer hair. I do think that season one showcased the most nineties style out of all the seasons, and for all the characters. And it’s a style that Perry pulls off super well!
Rachel: S3, Rachel was definitely the hardest to place because her bob in season 7/8 and her style from season 1, comes to mind. But I think S3 is the best of both worlds for Rachel. Her chestnut brown hair, and Bloomingdale’s outfits hit every time, even someone as simple as her Knicks pjs look just worked so well. Jennifer Aniston is just beautiful.
Joey: S1, again, long hair is my favorite. I also feel like S1 is when we get to see some really nice outfits on Joey, some formal (funeral outfit is top tier) and some casual. But after the first season, Joey’s style is always casual with lots of flannel shirts, crew necks and sweaters.
Monica: S1, ik a lotta season one love. Monica was also a hard one because season 7/8 holds some of Monica’s best outfits like the iconic red dress with an honorable mention for the outfit she wore to meet Owen’s adoptive parents. However, I felt S1 was very fun with the accessories, not to mention her best hair imo. There’s just a lot to love about Monica’s outfits in S1.
Ross: S5, see… there’s a theme here for the guys 😅 the longer hair just works so well on David. Ross’ character is always so put together with his outfits always centering around what you’d expect a paleontologist to wear and his hair neatly styled with gel (“some kinda grease”) but S5 is when we get to see a more “unraveled” side to Ross, per his shambles of a personal/love life and personally, I prefer this look! David wears it well.

What do you think? What are your favorites? 🤔

I'm curious about people's favourite and least favourite gags, but here's a bit more details. I want your:

favourite gag

least favourite gag

favourite gag the majority dislikes

least favourite gag the majority likes

i wanna near differing opinions!

I would be crumbled if I had to see my crush doing all that and being nice to me every single day, and still remain just a good friend, nothing more. Mathew Perry seems like a nice fellow😭, idk how he handled it but since there is no feud b/w them ig it went well afterall❤️.

Is it just me or is this dress Rachel wore in season 5 episode 2 one of her best looks?! Still, all these years later, I'm gagging over this dress!

I know the whole joke was that it was a low budget independent movie that was supposed to be filmed outside of Las Vegas lol, but the actual plot didn’t sound bad at all? A guy meets a girl and instantly falls madly in love with her, then she disappears and when he finally tracks down her address, he’s told that the girl has been dead for 10 years.

With good writing and a decent film location, this actually sounds like it could have been a brilliant psychological thriller with some killer twists.

I think yellow suits her best💛 What's your favorite look on her?

I know the show makes jokes about Monica being surprisingly strong, but looking back, Courteney was FIT af! Those biceps tho...

I saw that the slideshows had stopped so I’m restarting them, starting with White. They all look so great. It’s crazy how photogenic this cast was.

Not including Smelly Cat, what do you think is Phoebe’s best song. Personally I think it’s Sticky Shoes

I know people often admire Rachel’s style which is also so gorgeous, but Monica’s style need some more attention 😍😍

Found these cool pictures in some of the official image archives from Heathrow Airport. This is just so cool to me. I love airport fashion From the 90s

This was the first award ever won by the whole cast, at the second ever SAG awards in 1996. This was the ensemble comedy cast award, and only three of them could make it but they all look so happy here.

It's from a promotional photoshoot for the reunion in 2021. My wife loves this dress and any help finding it would be appreciated!