Over the 10 seasons of Friends, we saw a lot of relationships take place, none more famous than Ross and Rachel. On again off again. They were on a break. They’re lobsters. Blah, blah, blah we’ve heard it all before. But thankfully Ross wasn’t Rachel’s only boyfriend.
Throughout the series Rachel dated a multitude of different men. There was the young fit assistant Tag, the older lawyer Paul and of course her ex-fiancé Barry. She even dated Joey, but I think we’d all like to forget that ever happened.
But of the many men who was the best and more importantly who was the worst? We’ve ranked all the men Rachel dated to definitively decide who she should have been with (spoiler alert it’s definitely not Ross) and who treated her the best.
. But now, in honor of HBO Max s highly-anticipated Friends reunion which is bringing together the beloved sixsome on that iconic orange couch for the first time in 17 years Marie Claire is celebrating, criticizing, and obsessing over the show that was always there for us.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that
Friends had a diversity problem.
Like, it’s pretty obvious why: A show, set in New York, with an all-white cast that almost never interacts with anyone non-white. In the few instances when they do interact with a non-white person, that person solely exists to serve (or act as a foil to) a white one. I understand the instinct to give this transgression a pass, because it was the nineties and it was a very famous TV show. But we’re currently in a day and age when pretty much everyone is more cognizant of how diversity measures do (and do not) work, and taking a critical view of the past is how you learn and grow from your mistakes. As an avid television watcher
What The Final Days On The Set Of Friends Were Like
What The Final Days On The Set Of Friends Were Like NBC
By Neeraj Chand/May 13, 2021 4:16 pm EDT/Updated: May 13, 2021 4:26 pm EDT
The tenth and final season of Friends may have ended in 2004, but the massively popular sitcom never lost its grip on people s imagination. The show continues to air on television and streaming sites all over the world, allowing new generations of fans to discover and identify with the world of Friends.
As with any series that reaches such stratospheric realms of success, the final season of Friends had a great many expectations riding on it. Long-standing plotlines had to be resolved, characters arcs had to come to a satisfying conclusion, and new ideas had to be introduced that could be wrapped up within the season.
The most significant San Francisco Bay Area restaurant closures of 2020
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1of11The dining room at The Restaurant at Meadowood in St. Helena , Calif., on Thursday, March 31, 2016.Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The Chronicle 2016Show MoreShow Less
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People dine at the sushi bar at Ichi Sushi in San Francisco in 2014John Storey / Special to The Chronicle 2014Show MoreShow Less
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Russell Stein plates a margherita pizza at Mozzeria restaurant in San Francisco.John Storey / Special to The Chronicle 2012Show MoreShow Less
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Bar owner Thad Vogler makes a Mojito at Obispo, a rum bar in the Mission.Liz Hafalia / The Chronicle 2018Show MoreShow Less