Despite ending in 2004, Friends will never really be over thanks to the Internet. Rachel got off the plane and Chandler and Monica adopted their twins, but despite the happy endings for all, sometimes fans theorized some darker undercurrents. Some fan theories were harmless, like Chandler and Monica moving into the Home Alone house, but others took on a more sinister tone, like the ending involving a meth-addled Phoebe.
Well, one tweet on Friday morning sent Twitter on a theorizing spree.
https://twitter.com/thetedfox/status/883342869674766336
Creative decision… or is something more troubling afoot?
Chandler is spooning her. The answer is obvious.
— Terry Bain (@terrybain) July 7, 2017
She's woke
— Derek (@derek_mafs) July 7, 2017
https://twitter.com/Burghpunk/status/883343986584420352
https://twitter.com/darth/status/883349152448495616
Rachel is woke. The whole show is an elaborate allegory of social justice, and also being told by Mrs. Whiskerson. @thetedfox #Friends 🐱 pic.twitter.com/CZj1LGcdmo
— Morris Animal Refuge (@MorrisAnimal) July 7, 2017
whoever had the most blockbusters got to have their eyes open
— sophie hirsh 🌱 (@maynotbecool) July 7, 2017
Lobsters, man. Lobsters.
— Moo Podcasts (@MooPodcast) July 7, 2017
https://twitter.com/fMRI_guy/status/883349301979619329
She's the only one who knew life was gonna be that way,
that her job was a joke, she's broke, her love life D.O.A. #FriendsGate https://t.co/thpTgRIlDs— Chris A (@arta_chris) July 7, 2017
However, the real kicker came later on, when one Twitter user had a much darker vision: Rachel actually went through with her marriage to Barry, and the entire series and all of her Friends are just a dream she invented to cope with the stress of her impending nuptials.
https://twitter.com/lovetherobot/status/883379164388175873
Yes. A lovable sitcom is just a fever dream from a desperate future Mrs. Barry Finkle. You would think there would have been a lot less emotional distress about whether or not she and Ross were actually on a break had this been the case, but maybe she lives for the drama. The giant apartment, endless free time, and job in fashion when her only qualification was “likes shopping” are definitely the stuff of fantasies, though. One thing we can all agree on, though: Gunther was definitely, 100% real.
(Via Mashable)
