Friends
Summary
More than a decennium afterFriends(1994 - 2004 ) wrapped up with an excited finale , the show remains iconic - and implausibly quotable . While wad of the humor did n’t age well ( or just does n’t apply in the forward-looking world ) , much of it is as relevant as ever , and rooter still love to mouth about what find to Monica , Chandler , Joey , Phoebe , Ross , and of course , Rachel , after the camera intercept roll . Rachel Green ( Jennifer Aniston ) has arguably the practiced arc on the show - starting out as a spoilt Daddy ’s girl , she watch how to stand on her own two ft , and then how to pursue a calling that she sleep with , take with a surprisal pregnancy , and even cypher out her relationship with Ross .
Her skilful rail line in the show are the ones whereRachel says exactly what the audience is thinking- or wishes that they could say ! They show her wit , her self - cognisance , and her kindness - although not always in adequate measuring stick ! And whileJennifer Aniston ’s cinema career has continued to soarsince her time on the show , she is always going to be Rachel Green toFriendsfans .
In acquaintance , Rachel is one of the most well - known characters . devotee either felt spoilt for her , or they really believe she deserves to be hated .
21"No Uterus, No Opinion." (To Ross)
The One With the Secret Closet (Season 8, Episode 14)
When Rachel is pregnant , she ’s dealing with a destiny - not just her gestation , and what that may mean for her calling , but also her relationship with Ross .
When Rachel is fraught , she ’s get by with a lot - not just her gestation , and what that may mean for her career , but also her relationship with Ross . While they may not be romantically involved , Ross wants to be a good ( and present ) forefather , and is struggle with missing out on big moments in Rachel ’s pregnancy ( and trying to balance that with his human relationship with Mona ) .
This scene , where Rachel goes to the infirmary with Braxton - Hicks condensation , perfectly sums up the moral force . Joey is the one who takes her , and Ross rush in at the ending - and then tells Rachel that " most women do n’t even sense them " . His dismissive wording , especially after an every bit dismissive doctor , drive Rachel to snap ' no womb , no view ' .
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It ’s suspicious and relatable , but this quote has more depth than it seems to at first . Rachel is standing up to Ross , without agonizing over it , which evidence how far their relationship has come . However , it also shows just how Joey has become the one man in her life that is really listen to her , and caring for her during the gestation . On top of that , it ’s a brilliant admonisher that Ross does already have a child , even if he does n’t see him often .
20“Everything You Need To Know Is In That First Kiss.” (To Chandler, Ross, And Joey)
The One With The Sonogram At The End (Season 1, Episode 2)
In just the 2nd sequence of the serial publication , the group of friends have a give-and-take about dating and physical affaire . While the guy are all about sexual practice , Rachel explains to them that the first buss in a kinship is enough to tell if two mass are physically compatible or not . It ’s one of the many times in the show that a unmortgaged watershed is placed between the men and char of the group of friend .
While the guys go on to liken a kiss to the opening act of a band they really want to see , Rachel aim out that quite a little of women are going to prefer the opening move act , and the guys should n’t just write it off . The frank treatment is one of the first the group has about sex and relationships , and it paves the way for them to be willing to talk with one another about anything .
19“Will You Guys Stop? Giving Birth Is One Of The Most… Oh My… Why Is That Child Torturing That Lady???” (To Chandler And Monica)
The One With The Birthing Video (Season 8, Episode 15)
As the admirer age , marriage and tike become part of the average in the show . While most dramas would paint childbirth as the best affair in the humans , Friends is a sitcom , so it does n’t entirely take that approach . While children and families are loved on the show , the actual parturition cognitive operation , not so much .
Phoebe brings a recording of one of her friends give birthing for Monica to see the full birthing summons . Chandler actually gets a hold of it before Monica does , and the picture terrifies them both . Rachel is one of the last to see the recording , not understanding why everyone is have a big deal out of it , until she in reality watches part of the television .
Childbirth , though it is a miracle , is say to be one of the most awful processes a woman can go through . It fundamentally alters her consistence , shifting organs , and is improbably dangerous . It can be both a miracle and terrifying , and fodder for funniness , andFriendspulls all of that off with Jennifer Aniston ’s legal transfer of this melodic phrase as she get going verbalise mid - video recording .
18“Isn’t That Just Kick-You-In-The-Crotch, Spit-On-Your-Neck Fantastic?” (To Everyone)
The One With Ross’s New Girlfriend (Season 2, Episode 1)
Ross and Rachel are the ultimate will - they - or - won’t - they distich in television system . Though season 1 sees Ross pass a lot of prison term pining over Rachel , Rachel finds out how he feels about her by the oddment of the time of year . As season 2 kicks off , Rachel is fain to tell Ross she might have feel for him too . Unfortunately for Rachel , when Ross comes back to New York from China in the season 2 premiere , he does so with a new girl .
Rachel try on to put on a gay face when she finds out , but she ’s hurt and tempestuous , and this line is what comes out to press out how “ happy ” she is for Ross . Aniston ’s delivery of the line manages to be upbeat , sarcastic , and angry all at once , which is why it ’s one of Rachel ’s most memorable responses in the show .
17“I Got The Date. I’m Just Not On It.” (To Ross)
The One With Rachel’s Crush (Season 4, Episode 13)
Rachel has always found herself pop with valet de chambre , not cause to ask someone out , because she ’s always the one getting asked . That changes in the quaternary season ofFriends . unluckily , Rachel stool a error when she seek to ask a cat out with two ticket to a game . When she mention her tickets , she does n’t mention that she want to go with him , prompting this telephone exchange between Joey , Rachel , and Ross :
Joey : OK , for next time , what do you say ?
Rachel : I have an extra just the ticket , an additional ticket , not two tickets . I have an extra ticket .
Ross : So the first time you asked a guy out he turned you down ?
Rachel : He did n’t turn me down . He ’s at the game is n’t he ? I acquire the escort , I ’m just not on it .
While Ross finds the entire thing screaming since he pass so much metre pining for Rachel , but they did n’t function out ( yet ) , Rachel tries to save the situation . She believes that she was successful , because he remove the tickets , just that there was a slight miscommunication . It ’s a screaming minute in which Rachel recognize she has to be more specific about what she desire .
16“Everyone I Know Is Either Getting Married Or Getting Pregnant Or Getting Promoted, And I’m Getting Coffee! And It’s Not Even For Me!” (To Everyone)
The One With George Stephanopoulos (Season 1, Episode 4)
… it does n’t take long for her to feel like wait tables is leaving her standing still while everyone she bang is actuate forward .
In the first episode of the series , Rachel has never had to have a chore , and when she runs out on her marriage ceremony , she has to set out her life over completely , needing a task to help with the bank note in Monica ’s flat . She fetch a occupation await tables at Central Perk in just the second episode , but it ’s made very clear that Rachel is a terrible waitress . She hat the job , and it does n’t take long for her to feel like wait tables is leaving her standing still while everyone she do it is go forward .
There is nothing wrong with wait table to pay off the bills or hold back tables because someone make out make in a restaurant . For Rachel , however , waiting tables is a symbolization of what she does n’t need in life . She does n’t see it as a mode to move onward , and she has a abbreviated breakdown in which she worries about the future . Of of course , because it ’s Jennifer Aniston , the breakdown is n’t just Rachel being deplorable and dramatic , but also her being peckish and whiny , construct the audience laugh , because Rachel has n’t yet had much of her character arc .
15“Why Can’t Parents Just Stay Parents, You Know? Why Do They Have To Become People?” (To Joey)
The One With the B**bies (Season 1, Episode 13)
Throughout the show , the Friends ' parent show up from time to time - and commonly , in a way that stimulate topsy-turvyness for the gang . In this other episode , Joey has a sojourn from his Padre … and his Father of the Church ’s fancy woman . He is , understandably , furious about the situation , and tell his sire to break thing off . However , Mrs Tribbiani also makes an appearance to tell him that she knew all along , and that she genuinely did n’t mind .
Now , however , Joey ’s well - intentioned meddling has caused all kinds of trouble . Rachel ’s part in the episode is largely as the beginning of a serial of nonsensical mishaps , where the work party all prove and see each other naked in the exhibitor , but she does also deliver this great blood line of comfort to Joey .
Throughout the show , Rachel deals with her own maternal issues - including her parent ' divorcement in time of year two , and this is a nice bit of prognosticate for that . However , it also speaks to one of the biggest truth of originate up : that eventually , it ’s meter to realize that parents are genuine multitude , not just parents .
14“Oh, I’m Sorry. Did My Back Hurt Your Knife?" (To Monica)
The One With The Breast Milk (Season 2, Episode 2)
Although Monica and Rachel have been best friends since High School , they still have their conflict - starting in season 2 , when Rachel is pining over Ross , who is dating Julie . Although Rachel hates Julie for this , Monica like her , and the two even go grass together . However , when Rachel finds out that Monica not only went shopping with her , but move with her to Bloomingdales , the two have a self-aggrandising fight about the betrayal .
Of course , they make up , but what makes this so good is n’t just the quip itself , as Rachel flap down Monica for stabbing her in the back ( as she sees it),but because it is one of the early model in the show of the theatrical role acting more like romanticistic pardner than just friends . This is see again and again in the show , especially with Joey and Chandler , and it ’s something that talk to the depth of their relationships .
13“You Know What? I Just Shouldn’t Be Allowed To Make Decisions Anymore.” (To Monica And Phoebe)
The One With All The Kissing (Season 5, Episode 2)
Rachel might have a point , with this one!After her disastrous endeavor to take flight to London and stop Ross and Emily ’s wedding party , Rachel decides that she is no longer adequate to of cook determination , and position Monica in electric charge of her sprightliness . However , as she promptly figures out , she would rather make her own decisions , even if they are the untimely one ( like telling Ross she screw him , and then realise just how ridiculous that is to say ) .
It ’s a wild storyline as a whole , because Rachel is far from the only twenty - something who struggles with making conclusion - or with figuring out what the ripe determination is ! While the extremes of her relationship with Ross are less potential to take place in real spirit , the hope that just being secern what to do would set everything is a usual one . And with this sequence , Rachel shows that even while that might seem like an result , sometimes we just have to make those tough choices ourselves .
12“We Are Dessert Stealers. We Are Living Outside The Law.” (To Chandler)
The One with All the Cheesecakes (Season 7, Episode 11)
While many of theFriendsepisodes with the near quotation are the more emotional ones , this is a perfectly lighthearted instalment that still includes some precious stone . In season 7 , Rachel and Chandler are still living across the manse from each other ( admittedly , receive swap apartments ) , and when a cheesecake keeps getting surrender to their door by mistake , they end up eat it … multiple fourth dimension . The cheesecake is just so good that they ca n’t resist , even when they bonk it ’s stealing , and even when it leads to them literally eat it off the trading floor .
Rachel suppose this relatable and uproarious lineto account their lifetime of offense that is n’t really that terrible — except for the people who ordered the cheesecake in the first place . It ’s one of those lines that is delivered with a perfectly full-strength face , too , and that serve to establish the show , by highlight just how silly it can be .
