And so we come to the final series, after 10 years, over 200 episodes and lots of laughs the Friends are bowing out for the final time. What happens with Monica and Chandlers new baby? Do they move into the new house? Phoebe and Mike are just married, where are they heading in life? With everyone coupling up what happens to Joey? And the final big question, just what is going to happen between Rachel and Ross? With all this and more to wrap up you can bet this last series will bring lots of laughs and possibly a tear or two.
Ross and Rachel are struggling with the demands of parenthood in season nine of ?Friends? ? it?s made all the more difficult as they are living together but not actually a couple. Monica and Chandler want a baby of their own, but some devastating news forces them to reassess their options. Phoebe meets pianist Mike on the most bizarre blind date imaginable, but they seem to want rather different things for their futures. This penultimate season of ?Friends? really sets things up for series ten, and is both funny and moving. The show?s brilliance lies in its ability to move from riotous comedy to touching drama in a matter of seconds, and this is certainly the case in this season.
The dominant factor in series eight of ?Friends? is Rachel?s pregnancy ? the mystery about the father is pretty short-lived, since not only do we find out that it?s Ross, but he has the whole encounter on tape to prove it! Matters are complicated further by Joey?s growing feelings for Rachel, who is now living with him. Phoebe continues her bad luck with men as she dates the most irritatingly jolly man in the world, played brilliantly by Alec Baldwin. This season?s obligatory Thanksgiving episode features none other than Brad Pitt ? his character?s hatred of Rachel is rather ironic given their real life situation then, and indeed since. One of the best seasons of this classic show.
Series seven of ?Friends? sees Monica and Chandler finally tying the knot, the run up to which is littered with amusing and exasperating obstacles. The gang all turn thirty and take stock of their lives, especially Rachel whose new toy boy makes her feel even older than she actually is. Joey manages to get back onto ?Days Of Our Lives?, but must study co-star Susan Sarandon thoroughly for his unique and ridiculous role. She?s not the only Hollywood star to make an appearance: this season is literally stuffed full of star cameos, with Gary Oldman, Kathleen Turner, Winona Ryder and many more making memorable and hilarious appearances.
Ross is a dorky, yet endearing scientist and teacher. He is usually single, but he was married to Carol (a lesbian who gave birth to his son) and to Emily, a British gal who dumped him after he said Rachel?s name at their wedding. He continuously pines for Rachel (Jennifer Aniston). Ross lives in the apartment building across the street from Monica which once belonged to Ugly Naked Guy.
Phoebe finds out some shocking news about her birth mother; Ross chooses Rachel over Bonnie, but has to read an 18-page letter about her feelings before she?ll agree to get back together with him. He doesn?t quite make it all the way through the letter before telling Rachel that he agrees with everything in it. The rain finally lets up and the friends go to the beach where Monica is stung by a jellyfish, and has to decide which is worse: the pain from the sting, or the remedy that Joey suggests.
Ditsy, goofy Phoebe has had a difficult life. Orphaned at a young age, she knows the mean life of city streets, but she doesn?t let it bother her a bit. She takes the tragedies in her life and writes goofy songs about them. She has been roomates with both Monica and Rachel, but she enjoyed living with Rachel more, because she feels Rachel is more ?easygoing?. She once helped her half-brother Frank and his wife, by acting as a surrogate mother and carrying their triplets. She was married to a gay ice dancer so he could get a green card. Though through most of the series, Phoebe didn?t keep a boyfriend for more than a few episodes, she finally married her true love, Mike.