So Obsessed Saturday: Friends is Finished

The day has finally come where I have finished the entire 10 seasons of Friends. Any Netflix connoisseur knows the bittersweet feeling I have right now. This was something I could depend on for nearly three months as my way to decompress from my day and now its all over! Anyone who dabbles in Netflix knows the feeling wen your show ends, it’s a tough one! Now what am I supposed to do with my time?! Well everyone says just find a new show…yes but it will be nothing like the series I just saw! And it requires getting attached to an entirely new set of characters, but it is inevitably what will happen. So fret not those who feel lost and forsaken from the ending of their series! YOU ARE STRONG AND YOU CAN GET THROUGH THIS! (am i too dramatic?)

Any who as I reminisce on my great time enjoying the 220 episode of Friends I decided to pick my Top 5 episodes ever! Let me know if you disagree or at least which episodes would be in your Top 5! (Caution: Spoiler alert!)

5. The One with the Embryos (Season 4 Episode 12)

The final question was “What is Chandler Bing’s job?” and…well…they lost it all.

In this episode Phoebe decides to take on the daunting task of being implanted with embryos in an attempt to get pregnant for her brother so that he and his older wife can have kids. Meanwhile Chandler and Joey start playing a game with Monica and Rachel where they have to answer questions about each other, in a heated betting moment the girls bet their apartment and lose. The boys get to move in!

4. The One where Monica Get a Roommate (Season 1 Episode 1)

This is the pilot episode of the entire series. It starts out with four of the friends(Monica, Phoebe, Chandler, and Joey) hanging out in Central Perk. As Ross comes in we learn how his wife has just left him because she turned out to be a lesbian. Monica announces how she is going to go out with Paul (the wine guy). As the episode progresses more character traits are revealed and it ends with Rachel deciding she will move in. At the very end Ross and Rachel’s roller coaster of love begins as they have a moment.

Rachel’s attempt at a metaphor for her father as to why she doesn’t want to marry Barry.

3. The One with Chandler in a Box (Season 4 Episode 8)

I love this episode because it is a prime example of the humor of the show.This is season 4’s Thanksgiving episode. Chandler kisses Joey’s girlfriend, at the time, Kathy. Joey refuses to forgive Chandler, but decides he can award forgiveness if he stays in a box for 6 hours. Meanwhile Monica injures her eye and is forced to go to the eye doctor, who is her ex Richard, but upon arrival she finds out that Richard’s son has stepped in for the day, and she invites him to Thanksgiving dinner. While they are at dinner Chandler continues to makes jokes which upsets Joey. Then Kathy comes in and breaks up with Chandler, with the box barrier in between. In the end Joey forgives Chandler.

2. The One with the Proposal (Season 6 Episode 23/24)

Now I know this episode is technically two, but in my defense it was one episode on Netflix!  Essentially Chandler plans on proposing to Monica but as they are out together they run into Richard (Monica’s ex from a very serious relationship). Ruining the moment Chandler is unable to propose, but still wants to surprise her so he tells her he is never interested in settling down. Which has the adverse affect because Monica questions if she should give Richard another chance. Chandler meanwhile has lost all hope and thinks Monica has left him, but in reality she has planned a proposal inside their apartment and he ends up asking her. She accepts.

A montage of the Chandler and Monica proposal

1. The Last One (Season10 Episode 17 (Part 1&2)

I feel somewhat bad for making this episode my all time favorite because of the predictability. However, I was very impressed with the finale because of how it all tied together. I just couldn’t help myself because of the way Rachel comes back. They tease and tease and tease you into thinking that she is far gone, but the cherry on top is when her real voice takes over instead of the answering machine. (when you see the episode it will make sense) Another reason why I think his episode was so well done is because of the last line, by Chandler, “where?”. Not only does it sum up the show with the obvious answer of being Central Perk, which makes the viewer feel closer to the show known the answer, but also because it rings true to Chandler’s sense of humor.

I hope you have enjoyed my trip down memory lane. Apologies for the spoilers 🙂

So Obsessed Saturday: Friends

So it begins my current obsession. Some may argue that I use the word obsession loosely, however if you have ever met me you will realize that for me it is completely accurate. My obsession this week (for a few weeks now) is Friends. If you have been alive since the new year you will know that they recently released the 10 seasons of Friends on Netflix. I would definitely describe my relationship with Netlifx as that: a relationship, we spend a lot of time together.

Anyone who has a relationship with Netflix knows how it goes. You find a series, binge watch it until its end, and then experience a whirlwind of crashing depression as the series is over and no other series will ever spark you interest and soul just the same. Until one does and the vicious cycle begins again. The best moments are even when you find yourself acting like certain characters or thinking in their same phrases in your everyday life, simply because they have consumed just that much of your mind. That is the current state I have found myself in.

Friends joined Netflix the first day of this year. There are 10 Seasons, 24 episodes each, and each episode about 22 minutes long. I am currently on Season 8. That means over these past 38 days I have watched 168 episodes of Friends or 3,696 minutes. Thats about 4 episodes per day. Alright I would say that is fair to call an obsession. If thats enough to be considered an obsession to then just keep in mind that I am also a full-time student, as well as an in season Division 1 athlete, which I think brings my obsession to a whole new level considering I have little time to spare.

Ahhh the things we do for love.

Now you may be wondering ‘Whats so great about Friends that you can watch 4 episodes per day?’ Well my little glitter loving friend, let me tell you. Friends is great for many reasons but I’ll keep this short and sweet. For one: Joey Tribbiani, what an adorable Italian man. He’s hilarious as a character, and not bad to look at either, because he says the silly things that we all think but would never say out loud because we know how ridiculous we would sound, but more power to you Joey. Rachel is the entitled little princess that is subtly trying to rough it, but at the same is somehow able to score a job with Ralph Lauren just like no big deal. Monica is the perfectionist neat freak that you want to hate but you can’t because without her crazy personality half the jokes would not be as fun, and you probably wouldn’t be able to see the floor of any of their apartments. Ross is a dork, a cute one and sometimes an annoying one but he still owns his dorkiness none the less. Besides without him Chandler wouldn’t have half the jokes that make him so funny. Which brings around my favorite boy Mr.Chandler Bing. he simply just keeps me laughing, and mostly wishing that I could think of funny one liners in the moments, sainted of the next day while Im showering and realizing what I could’ve said instead. Now for last and not least: Ms.Phoebe Buffay. People often throw around this ‘spirit animal term’ not that I have much a clue what it really means, but if I had to pick one, she would be mine. For one she’s the perfect mix of yogi and ‘go-getter women’. She wears tons of rings which just rock my socks off. She isn’t afraid to speak her mind no matter how weird, funny, or even sexual it is. Goes on as many dates as she wants and totally owns it, has a little bit of badass sketchy past that you are never really sure about and of course that being normal is just boring. All together they are my little dream of friends that I would love to have if I ever moved to the big city, or really anywhere because shenanigans make great stories, and great stories lead to great friends.

So there you have it my current obsession. Maybe now you can get a little obsessed too, or at least feel better about your own current obsession (;

Hope you have a princess perfect weekend!