It is official — the Friends cast reunion is happening. All six authentic stars of the hit sitcom — Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Matthew Perry, and Matt LeBlanc — have lastly reached a take care of HBO Max (the present’s subsequent streaming cease) to reunite for an unscripted particular, and we couldn’t be extra thrilled about it.
It is a second we have been occupied with for an extended, very long time, and even when it is not one of the many spin-offs we imagined, seeing the Central Perk crew all collectively once more will probably be much more thrilling than that point Joey acquired nominated for a Soapy. There are fairly a number of issues we’re hoping the Vacation Armadillo will ship when the Buddies gang will get again collectively, so learn on to take a look at our wishlist for the Buddies reunion!
The Friends Reunion Is Officially a Go at HBO Max
The one the place they return to the unique Central Perk set. Since HBO Max, WarnerMedia’s streaming service, is internet hosting this occasion on the authentic soundstage on the Warner Bros. lot, we will completely anticipate to see this happen on a well-recognized set — however as a lot as we love the purple condominium, we actually hope it is the long-lasting espresso store that performs host to this occasion.
The one the place all of them play one other sport. We are able to argue all day lengthy about which Buddies episode was one of the best, however virtually any affordable fan can agree that “The One with the Embryos” is excessive on the record. That was the episode by which Monica (Cox) and Rachel (Aniston) challenged Chandler (Perry) and Joey (LeBlanc) to a personalised trivia match to seek out out which pair knew the opposite one of the best, and — spoiler alert? — they misplaced the massive condominium within the course of. Most of the sequence’ most enjoyable episodes have concerned some form of competitors like this — whether or not it was a rousing sport of Bamboozled, Cups, and even racing Emma’s wind-up toys — so it appears solely becoming that the celebs may have interaction in one other spirited sport of some form throughout their reunion.
The one the place they predict what occurred to their characters. There’s been some critical back-and-forth from the solid about what turned of their characters after they strolled out of Residence 20. Jennifer Aniston, for instance, as soon as mentioned that she thinks Ross (Schwimmer) and Rachel are still together, however she later said the exact opposite. Nicely, which is it?! Plus, we nonetheless do not know if Joey ever moved into the Brooklyn home after the occasions of Joey. And did Phoebe (Kudrow) and Mike (Paul Rudd) ever have a bunch of child Hannigans like they deliberate, or did she lastly return to David (Hank Azaria), her true soulmate? Are the Bing infants besties with Emma and the triplets now? These are the need-to-knows.
The one the place they are saying some catchphrases. This SO must occur. Bonus factors if Matt LeBlanc whips out some garbled French in some unspecified time in the future.
The one the place Lisa Kudrow performs “Smelly Cat” once more. If she will be able to do it for Taylor Swift, she will be able to do it for us.
The one the place they reconnect with the 2 unofficial mates. Of the numerous supporting characters who made an affect all through Buddies‘ 10 seasons, Gunther (James Michael Tyler) and Janice (Maggie Wheeler) have been undoubtedly a very powerful. Any Buddies fan price their trifle is aware of that Gunther’s obsessive internal monologues and Janice’s “Oh my God!”s have been essential to the comedy, and we would like to see them again within the image for this occasion.
The one the place they share some behind-the-scenes glimpses we have by no means seen earlier than. The solid of Buddies has been fairly generous with their throwback goodies on social media these days, which makes us suppose there have to be a full-on treasure trove of classic movies, images, and tales nonetheless ready to be shared with the lots. Identical to Joey, WE WANT THE JUICE.
The one the place they settle the controversy over whether Ross and Rachel were really on a break. To cite Phoebe, “Cease the insanity!”
Buddies and the unscripted solid reunion particular will probably be obtainable to stream on HBO Max when the service launches in Could.
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