Thoughts on “Friends,” (up to Season 3)
1)Very clear gender roles established in dating — as in: guys just want bed time and women want actual emotional attachments. Ha. Why. This appears somewhat dangerous in today’s world. Do men get tired of being told they can’t commit? Esp in TV?
2) No one is actually datable, everyone is terrible but entertaining. I’m assuming they all end up together, maybe because no one else can handle them.
3) Ross & Rachel still don’t work to me.
4) I kind of want Joey & Monica together just because they’d go insane, but I’m pretty sure Mon gets with Chandler.
5) We have a very Gilmore Girls situation with Rachel where, if she really needed to, she could just ask her parents for money. She wants to be independent, but she has a strong safety net so I don’t care about her perils so much.
6) Monica just made a bunch of jam and I want some.
7) Why is Mon so baby hungry? Kinda think her parent’s friend was actually right in line with the stability she craves.
8) Joey has made me cough up food several times from laughter.
9) The actor who plays Joey is really good at playing an actor…I remember him in Charlie’s Angels doing something similar.
10) I was madder than Chandler when Joey moved out.
11) …so, Ross & Monica are siblings. Phoebe used to be Monica’s roommate & Joey & Chandler were across the hall from them. Phoebe moved out, Rachel moved in. That’s how they all know each other…How did Ross meet the other two dudes? Maybe they came over for some of Monica’s jam one afternoon while her bro was there and hit it off.
12) How has Rachel not been fired yet?
13) I love that every character has a different job that isn’t a writer!!!!! wooooo! Good job, writers.
14) Some of these jokes are too cool for school.
15) Rakovitch curls up in a ball with hate in his face when I watch this show. Does that mean it’s not worthy?
16) I’ve seen an episode of Friends here and there throughout my life and I remember one where Rachel is prego (I think) with Ross’s baby but she THINKS Joey proposes and says yes. Don’t remember what happens but I’ve been waiting for that moment.
17) Who is the most important character on this show? Monica appears to connect everyone. But she’s also the most neurotic.
18) During Rachel’s bday episode when her parents are divorced Monica throws a party with food and games and the dudes next door throw a party with alcohol and dancing. Everyone left Monica’s all sad at how lame it was…but I would have so rather played Scrabble with Monica. That party sounded like the only fun party ever lol. Scrabble.
19) There’s so many things Phoebe has done and said that I have done or said similarly. I’m not sure how to feel about that.
20) Yay, Netflix.
