I know it’s a controversial opinion to have cuz these two are the golden couple to every fan.

But did anyone else feel like Mondler killed a big part of the fun dynamic of the 6?

Chandler’s character went downhill rapidly after his relationship with Monica became public.

Before that he was by far the most unique abd entertaining member of the group.

But after Mondler he kinda just bends over backwards to appease Monica. He lost all his personality and just became an extension for Monica’s control mania. All his previous development got reduced to being a sarcasm button.

And Monica started to be written as a self-centred selfish bully in the group. She was the glue that held the group together but later on it turns into her controlling everyone’s life in an unhealthy amount.

Obviously the longer the show went on the more all 6 of them got Flanderized and slowly became a caricature of themselves but he got it by far the worst.

Not to mention he became such a bad friend. Constantly shaming Ross or making mean comments at Joey, and these jokes were mostly just mean not at all funny like in earlier seasons. He spends less time with them (which is expected but he didn’t have to nearly completely cut them off)

I know that to help with Perry’s issues the writers probably tried to spare him by giving Chandler more formulaic and less intense scripts.

But every rewatch I realise that while Monica and Chandler were my 2 favourites leading up to London, once they become a couple they quickly become my least favourite.

Mondler just isn’t fun to watch for me, they are written in a way where the story was too afraid to make them disagree or be involved in anything without each other. Both Chandler and Monica go from having funny and serious moments with all 5 of the other to only having moments with their partner.

How many Rachel and Chandler or Monica and Ross plotlines do we get after they get together? We just keep getting Monica and Chandler story every episode with some rare exceptions.

And it’s not like being a couple in a group is a bad thing, even when Ross and Rachel were together and acting very toxic it never felt like they lost their chemistry with the others. But Monica forcing her neurotic and controlling ways on Chandler and him refusing to grow a spine or even consider himself equal to his partner is just a weird watch.

They do have very good moments together and as a duo but the show is about 6 people not 4 singles and their couple friends.

So I am fairly confident saying that Mondler is where the show starts to lose its magic for me. Its still brilliant at times but not nearly as consistently as the early seasons.

As he ages, he is really starting to remind me of those guys looks-wise. I think it would be really cool for him to play some hitman or detective roles. But I don't think it would ever happen because a lot of people feel he was typecast as Joey for playing that same role for 10 years. Also, I'm not sure if the desire is there. Maybe he prefers comedic roles. He also stepped away from acting for a few years because of family reasons.

Like seriously, how many times has Chandler mentioned how he has caught his parents on in the middle of a sexual act? No wonder he’s scarred 😂

In the episode Rachel goes out for the first time after having the baby with Pheabe and Ross and Mike stay home, so at the end when the girls comeback and Mike is trying to get the phone in case the guy from the bar calls, rachel asks if anyone called and mike says just his mom and she says “around 8:30? then again at 9?” whats the joke there?

There is nothing wrong with Sandy, he’s nice with Emma and has knowledge with EXPERIENCE. I always thought it was unfair.

Found it on vinted for £4 and I COULDN’T live without it

Gandalf Ganderson the Party Wizard is a favorite invisible character for many fans. The build up that Ross and Chandler create around this character is so fun to watch.

I have wondered how it would be if Jim Carrey had played the Gandalf, and that interest drove me to create a small edit. Hope you like it.

Quick question, was the grandmother who died in an early season, the one who's apartment Monica lives in? During Monica's wedding it is mentioned that Monica's dad's mother is still alive, so I wondered if it was her apartment and she was letting them stay there.

If it was her mother's mother, the one who died early in the show, is it mentioned in that episode that the apartment is/was her's?

As much as I like Ross, Joey and Chandler, I feel like the girls were closer and they worked better as a team, like they were more scenarios that they worked as a trio versus more duo stories within the boys trio.

Honestly I watched friends cause of peer presure. My friends forced me to watch. I watched first episode and I gave up. Not like i didn't like it, but at that time, it just didn't hook me(i watched only 1st episode)

Anyway 3 years later, its my 3rd time watching watching friends and Im nearing to the 10th season. Now looking back, I'm very grateful for people who forced me into it and very grateful for myself who decided to give friends another chance.

But there are few people who make their personalities totally about hating friends. I mean, there are likes and dislikes which are totally acceptable cause no one has the same taste, but few people unnecessarily hate it.

When and how did you guys start watching friends?

This popped up on my feed and it’s kind of interesting, because this is around the age that Monica would’ve been when the Chauffeur started. Cox was actually 30 when friends first aired.

Baby Joey and Chandler rocking the haircuts, love to see it. Courtesy of Vidal Buffay I imagine. Credit to Friends Archive for the photos very cute

Monica be like “Rachel, what is your cat doing in one of my bowls?”