Love this whole post Sa’iyda! I was just becoming an adult and had moved to the country and lived in a cabin by myself and had my first real professional job being a violence prevention educator, and the Friends show was my actual friend since I had none in real life… and then I watched reruns with my niece and then tweenage daughter and there are so many ways the show doesn’t hold up, but I love your analysis of it here and I will also always love that dumb show. It still makes me laugh because it references the time of my life where I was in fact learning to become an adult and also learning how to have an adult relationship! “I’m not even sorry!” 😂
I can't help but have a nostalgic fondness for this show even though, yes, it doesn't really hold up and was problematic even in its time. I love this analysis of the Carol + Susan relationship and YES to the fact that for being called Friends they often didn't seem like true friends! That's one of the things I always notice about the show when I catch a rerun.
it's the nostalgia aspect for sure! i can't enjoy it the same way i used to, but that doesn't mean i won't still watch it if it's an option? the friendship aspect thing is something i didn't notice until a couple years ago and i was kind of shocked by it
The very first time I heard of Friends was in Us magazine before it was even shown here. It was a piece about how groundbreaking the lesbian co-parenting storyline was and even featured a photo from the Lamaze class, just like you did. (And I still laugh at “Every day is lesbian lovers day” every time.)
Love this whole post Sa’iyda! I was just becoming an adult and had moved to the country and lived in a cabin by myself and had my first real professional job being a violence prevention educator, and the Friends show was my actual friend since I had none in real life… and then I watched reruns with my niece and then tweenage daughter and there are so many ways the show doesn’t hold up, but I love your analysis of it here and I will also always love that dumb show. It still makes me laugh because it references the time of my life where I was in fact learning to become an adult and also learning how to have an adult relationship! “I’m not even sorry!” 😂
yes! i think part of the nostalgia is because we all have a period of our lives that are somehow tied to the show. that's the beauty of television!
I can't help but have a nostalgic fondness for this show even though, yes, it doesn't really hold up and was problematic even in its time. I love this analysis of the Carol + Susan relationship and YES to the fact that for being called Friends they often didn't seem like true friends! That's one of the things I always notice about the show when I catch a rerun.
it's the nostalgia aspect for sure! i can't enjoy it the same way i used to, but that doesn't mean i won't still watch it if it's an option? the friendship aspect thing is something i didn't notice until a couple years ago and i was kind of shocked by it
The very first time I heard of Friends was in Us magazine before it was even shown here. It was a piece about how groundbreaking the lesbian co-parenting storyline was and even featured a photo from the Lamaze class, just like you did. (And I still laugh at “Every day is lesbian lovers day” every time.)