Friends has accompanied countless people through their youth, including myself. The arrival of Renuion seems to be a late love letter brought by the creator of this drama to audiences all over the world, and this love letter has been sent for 17 years. Friends have accompanied me every day for more than ten years. I hope that this reply will evoke our common memory. This is a love letter to Friends.
Nothing to tell
"I don't watch American TV shows."
"You must watch this show, I highly recommend it, you will love it."
"what is it call?"
""Friends"."
To this day, I still thank this person who gave me Amway at the same table. Although I can’t remember which year it was, I still remember the first episode I opened. Ross wore a straight suit and called Rachel. I still can’t figure out why I started watching S5E1. Maybe I only found the fifth season when I searched, but like Ross, from that moment on, I knew that my heart only belonged to a drama.
Back then it was an era when resources were flying in the sky. The Prometheus were madly carrying the fire, lighting up the hearts of eager to learn English but white prostitution. The Holy City Homeland was one of them. I believe many people still remember the ugly blue. The ugly blue subtitles are ugly, but very kind. I downloaded the entire fifth season and watched one episode every day. Every day, I discussed the plot of the play with the same table. I asked who was related to whom, why he was called the wrong name, and what happened to them before. That's helluva a good time.
The beginning of my old friends and I is just like the beginning of Friends. Without a formal introduction to each other, it started very casually and naturally. There is nothing to tell. This is the first line of Friends, and it is also the first line of friends and me. A true portrayal of old friends.
One of the BEST things ever and not just on TV
It is no exaggeration to say that Friends has accompanied me through almost every day of the past ten years, my days, my weeks, my months and my years. During my undergraduate studies, I was also fortunate to have a BFF who likes friends like me. We often stayed together in college, just like Jo and Chan watching Baywatch and brushing friends over and over again. Even after graduating, I often exchange lines on WeChat.
I have a group of friends who also like Friends, and the most asked question is, who do you like the most?
Chandler Muriel Bing
He is humorous
He is full of fear of serious relationship and marriage
No one remembers his birthday, he wears glasses or not, what is his job?
But he can always settle everything at the critical moment
And the other five characters are all exuding charm. Monica is paranoid but responsible, Ross is staid but romantic, Rachel is pampered but motivated, Joey is naive but sincere, and Phoebe is quirky but reliable. The six people have produced tremendous chemistry throughout the show. Reaction, but I think that the most important reason why Friends has become the god of Sitcom on a global scale is that each of them is very real, small movements, mantras, micro expressions, lines, you think it will happen to this person, use It will be abrupt to anyone else. It is really not easy to show this perfectly in 236 episodes.
This strong sense of substitution made me plunge into their lives, laugh with them, cry with them, witness their friendship, and bless their love. Just like Chandler’s evaluation of the series Mac and CHEESE starring Joey, "That was one of the worst things ever and not just on TV", to me, Friends is just the opposite, it’s the best, and not just on TV.
The end of an era
After four years of university, I packed my bags and faced the empty bedroom, the phrase Has it always been purple jumped into my mind. The school is very far away from the railway station. It takes two hours to get there by bus. I picked a window seat, and the two best buddies helped me carry my luggage up. We greeted a few words happily and cherished it seriously. No, but the moment the car started, my tears came down. When writing this text, I can still see them beckoning to me, and I can see a few red letters at the school gate. , Gradually out of my sight. That was the end of an era.
If the separation after four years is sufficiently sad, then the separation after ten years will only be more painful. The six people have three meals a day and share each other's lives every day. As they themselves said, they have become family members. And such a distinction is even more torment for the audience. Who sees the tearful Rachel still forcibly controlling his emotions, and will not feel the same feeling and sad for the end of the era?
Lovers finally get married, and friendship lasts forever. This is the answer given by the screenwriter to Friends. The beginning of a new life is the end of the old life. This is a gift from heaven and a punishment from destiny. Nothing can last forever. Ten years are not short. At the moment of separation, we wish it could be longer. We seem to be unable to do more except to go through the show over and over again. They are still in their 20s and 30s, but we are gradually growing up and getting older.
Until today
Reunion or Farewell
I remember that the first time there was news of the reunion was in 2019, but due to the epidemic, the filming plan was postponed. Six old friends holding a Zoom meeting, it must not be the picture that the audience wants to see.
Gradually, the anxiety about the epidemic dilutes the expectation of reunion. It was not until Warner confirmed that it would be released on May 27, and I realized that it was really coming, and the phrase Phoebe said to Chan Could you be any Later, it has also become a joke in the hearts of the audience about the drama that is late.
Reunion? Do they want to play an episode based on the roles in the play? Will the 18-year-old Emma be uncle Joey How you doin'? What is an interactive series without a script? To be honest, when I saw the pilot trailer, I felt relieved, because in my opinion, no matter what plot is filmed, the greatness created by those 236 episodes cannot be continued. After 17 years, they should not find it. It feels like that, this kind of immersive reality show is just the best choice.
Joey saw these two recliners for the first time. He even forgot that they were not called Chair, Barcalounger, and she had a name called Rosita. But they didn't forget to put Ohh on it.
Ross asked other people to guess that this classic scene with the cold knowledge of friends is really a gospel for all fans. I really can't help but rush to answer in front of the screen.
Although everyone is out of shape and gray-haired, they still maintain that sense of humor and tacit understanding.
The only thing that has not changed is Mr Heckles
Sing a famous song with Phoebe
The most moving thing comes from the rereading of the script of Jen and Dav's first kiss of RR. Time has passed, and the two of them return to the rainy night twenty-six years ago, staring into each other's eyes, and telling each other's resentment and irreplaceability.
Dav admitted that he liked Jen very much in the first season. The two were also in love with the drama, but their rationality told themselves that the protagonist’s personal affair would ruin the drama, so they could only choose to suppress his heart and pretend that nothing happened, Jen Said that this kiss scene is the complete release of two people's emotions. I can't imagine how they spent this time. Lovers eventually become married, sometimes just in the scene.
Twenty-six years, will they still have such a touch of nostalgia for each other, will they still think of the joy of fighting on the sofa, and the pain of being together but not in love.
At the end, it was the Friends-style ending. Matthew's questions were as knowingly as the Where in the tenth season.
Some people may ask, is it worth the wait for so many years? I believe that everyone has their own answers in their hearts. For me, it is already a kind of happiness to see them together, companions, and mutual complaints.
We love Friends, we love the joy it brings, because it embodies all our ideals of youth and friendship. Time will leave traces on each of us. When we grow up, they are no longer young. Even if life is still stuck in second gear, love is still DOA. We pay tribute to the lost youth, but we still have a longing for the future.
Will this reunion be a farewell? Maybe, no one can not compromise with time, but there are some things that cannot be taken away, such as our memories, our love, and friendship. Our thoughts will also return to the fountain in the night of the opening movie from time to time, playing wantonly in front of the hustle and bustle of reality.
Thank you, Friends.
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