Friends S3 Ep: 17- 19 | FULL REACTION
Added 2025-09-15 03:10:39 +0000 UTCComments
Not gonna lie, Chandler does look cooler while smoking.
Henry
2025-10-15 08:03:15 +0000 UTCEverything that you said is valid, but again, it's not "were we on a break or not?" but where is the respect for the relationship itself and the other person? If a guy, a woman, or any type of person sleeps with someone three hours before you break up or not, IT'S STILL DISRESPECTFUL. And if it was Rachel who slept with Mark, it would still be wrong. Also, I understand Ross thinking for a split of a second that they were broken up. But when I'm dating a guy, I want him to TALK. Which most of you don't want because we're taught that talking about feelings, swallowing the other person's broken ego to listen to someone, is wrong, or that men don't communicate. So, men don't want to cause drama because "men don't do drama," but we cause drama trying to avoid it. 😂 It's always about communication. If you're angry and need to leave to process your feelings, call your loved one and say, "I'm angry, I'm confused right now, but at least tomorrow we'll talk about this." Or stay and try to listen to why your girlfriend is considering taking a break: "Does she really want to, or is she saying this because she thinks maybe it's the right thing to do even if it isn't?" I know that it's hard because your ego and heart gets hurt when your loved one says: "maybe we should take a break". But you need to choose communication. Communication is what will sustain a healthy relationship. Both of them were immature and both need to be alone right now. Because they weren't able to communicate with each other. Also, you still can look at both of them and understand that both have failed in this. Yes, Ross cheated, but do I think he's the worst person in the planet? No. Rachel should had put more effort in having more time with Ross, even though we all understand why her job it's important for her, but still you need to have time for your partner. So both of them commited mistakes.
Enzo Reis
2025-09-20 14:01:33 +0000 UTCI really enjoyed episode 17. I think it tackles a more dramatic theme, rather than focusing solely on comedy. As you said, "What happens when two people break up and are in the same group of friends?" I think this episode really demonstrates that. That if the friendship of the group is important to both, both need to work on tolerating each other and not involving the group in the situation.
Enzo Reis
2025-09-20 13:33:37 +0000 UTCHow was Rachel scheming? She asked them about going skiing that weekend. Nothing wrong with that.
Kelsey
2025-09-19 00:39:44 +0000 UTCWhen the friends tell Rachel that they already made plans with Ross, she doesnt take it well, she goes and deliberately makes plans for the same weekend, it wasnt a spontaneous thing someone else arranged, Rachel made the plan. Ross was just more forward with this reaction instead of scheming. Ross haters blame everything on him, never put any accountability on Rachel, she should have stopped seeing Mark regardless of whether she was interested or not, Ross tried to spend time with her but she always dismissed all concerns. You can easily tell that Rachel is the most selfish in the friend group, Apart from one thing she does in a later episode, she doesnt do anything for anyone Yeah the Pilot Ross said she cheated but you saw a more recent flashback episode, couldnt think of a more recent example Sophie? you already knew the answer lol
Sanya Arif
2025-09-18 13:48:15 +0000 UTCyeah Ross's ex wife cheated on him
Bruno Thug
2025-09-16 13:27:32 +0000 UTCi love these reactions sm i could watch them every dayy lol
coffeelove2001
2025-09-15 23:03:00 +0000 UTComg season 3 is almost ending 🥹 there’s so much more to happen! so good
v
2025-09-15 17:47:47 +0000 UTCThe joke Chandler made at the beginning of the episode in response to "Him, Ross?" was actually "No, HYMN 253 'His Eyes Are on the Sparrow'". Still a very niche joke, though, haha. And yes, Carol canonically cheated on Ross. Some people give her a pass because it was with a woman and she was following her true heart, or whatever. As a fellow queer person, that is such BS.
J. J.
2025-09-15 16:33:44 +0000 UTC"Why Monica's bra?" Oh, I love you so much! I see myself in you every time you mention any detail, no matter how small it is, about Chandler and Monica. I did it when I first watched it, and I still do it! I love that you ship them so much too!
juliet
2025-09-15 14:45:47 +0000 UTCHey Sophie, chiming in with my two cents on the whole Ross-Rachel “we were on a break thing”. And FWIW I am an autistic-spectrum logic-brained person who tries as best as I can to see things as they really are, including challenging my own biases over all. When I first watched Friends (when it originally aired, I’m old, lol) I shipped the pairing, but over many subsequent rewatches of the show I’ve decided that in many important ways they are both awful and would be happiest with other people. That being said, I think Ross, though overly jealous due to Carol’s betrayal [if you check the transcripts you will find that Carol started the relationship with Susan including sleeping with her while she was with Ross], he is fundamentally in the right here about the “break” thing, because: The timeline: * Ross and Rachel get together. * Rachel meets Mark who gets her a job in fashion working with him. * Ross starts off way too possessive with Rachel re: Mark, but mostly calms down. * R&R relationship mostly good, until * Rachel fades out on relationship in the basking of finally achieving her dream job. * Rachel, unwilling to prioritize their relationship, calls for a break from it. * Ross thought they were both prioritizing their relationship over careers and was sandbagged when Rachel put her career largely ahead of nurturing their relationship. He is emotionally devastated that she wants to disengage. * He calls her in a last effort to try to see if they can keep their connection going, but Mark answers. Rachel HAD to have known that allowing Mark to visit her was a deep statement on whether she was keeping her and Ross’s relationship as a priority – if she had, she wouldn’t have let Mark come over at all simply due to the obvious risks. She brought Mark over because a part of her still wants to not be held back at all in her pursuit of career, including not wanting to make time for her and Ross. * Ross is now feeling more loss and grief and pain than he ever has – he had the girl of his dreams, but she is constantly putting her career ahead of their relationship – which is why it makes sense to Ross why she would want to keep the Mark possibility open (even if she didn’t). He’s lost it all and has never felt more alone, even more than when Carol betrayed him. * A lovely, young, and sweet woman (Chloe) shows him some affection that is clearly in the moment, just wanting to make him feel better, plus she is a little sweet on him. So if I am Ross, I am lost, alone, and having the worst day of my whole damn life, and I am not worried about protecting my relationship with my girlfriend because she seems to have ended things, confirmed with Mark’s answering of her phone. To blame Ross for betraying *Rachel* by seeking comfort with Chloe seems to me to be horrendously unfair to the poor man. If anything, it should STILL be Rachel apologizing for causing this mess! It would be different if three critical facts weren’t true. One: how is Ross supposed to hear “Maybe we should take a break from US?” How can that have any other meaning than “stop being a couple”? Being in a relationship isn’t something you can just turn off and on like a computer. If you turn it off, it’s OFF. Two: Which is underscored by the fact that Rachel did NOT tell Mark to NOT come over, nor did she send him on his way when he arrived! If I were Rachel and I was truly concerned about getting back together with Ross, the LAST thing I would do is throw potential gasoline on the fire by bringing Mark into my apartment for comfort! Three: Also underscored by the fact that after Ross called her and Mark answered her phone, Rachel didn’t rush out to find him to fix the very reasonable assumption that Ross would be expected to have in this circumstance. I actually don’t think that Rachel as a character is a very likable person in general, nor do I think she treats her friends or partners especially well. She seems overarchingly exceedingly self-centered and spoiled, which does make sense given her upbringing. Personally, nowadays I think Ross should be looking elsewhere. But with respect to the question of “the break”, yes, it does seem perfectly clear that all her chosen words and actions indicated that a) she dumped him in saying “let’s take a break”, b) she wasn’t concerned enough about keeping the relationship to tell Mark to get lost even for appearances sake (because she was actually now single) and c) her last chance to save her relationship came and went when she knew that Ross would think Mark’s immediate presence would be confirmation of their “break” and yet she did nothing to stave off disaster, did not run right out to find Ross to make sure she didn’t lose him. Honestly, I think a fair and unbiased view would conclude that she had second thoughts about the break she wanted and tried to keep Ross, but only if it was easy and required no culpability or effort on her part. And I think that’s really sh*tty. Don’t get me wrong, Ross can be pretty crap too to other people for other reasons, but when it came to Rachel the show has demonstrated over and over again that he only wants to make her happy and protect her. It’s constantly Rachel’s sabotage that creates the issues (apart from his unbridled jealousy stemming from being betrayed by Carol, and the one time that the other two guys insisted Ross make a “list”.) Q.E.D.?
Benjamin Grant
2025-09-15 12:37:22 +0000 UTCBecause people hate Ross and blame him for everything, while excusing the bad things the other characters did. Don't get me wrong, Ross definitely was bad with the Mark saga and the jealously, but he gets too much hate. He's actually a great friend and character, and becomes increasingly funny as the show progresses.
Mike G
2025-09-15 10:21:02 +0000 UTCCarol cheated on Ross multiple times in their 8 years of marriage so I don't get why some people say that she didn't. Rachel definetly planned the trip to get back at Ross.
Equinox
2025-09-15 09:42:38 +0000 UTCThese episodes always make me sad because of how skinny Matthew Perry is. This is the season his addiction started. Chandler is still great, but knowing what he went through after reading his book is hard.
Mike G
2025-09-15 07:51:25 +0000 UTCRoss didn’t trust Rachel. That was always the issue. Nothing to do with Mark. Ross defenders never seem to understand that most basic of concepts.
Sid
2025-09-15 05:15:27 +0000 UTCThe guy who plays Pete (the billionaire) is Jon Favreau, director of Iron Man 1 & 2, Elf, Chef, The Jungle Book, The Lion King, The Mandalorian and more; acting-wise he's mostly famous for playing Happy Hogan in the Iron Man and Spider-Man movies. He's also in many comedies and does a lot of voice acting. An absolute legend, imo, it's fun to see him again in such an early role when he wasn't famous yet. :-)
Kevin Karst
2025-09-15 04:15:03 +0000 UTCRoss is in the right. She gets a job which is great but doesnt find time for her relationship. Ross did go a bit overboard, but men know men, and he knew what Mark really wanted. She chooses to believe Mark over Ross. Then says she wants to take a break and lets Mark come over. Ross is hurt, drunk and then hears Mark over the phone. 95% of men would assume her choosing to believe Mark over Ross, wanting a break, and finding out Mark is in her apartment means its over. Add being drunk and a woman coming on to him. Of course he slept with her. All she had to do was figure out a way to be there in the relationship, trust her boyfriend over some random guy and tell Ross to chill out a bit. Everything wouldve be fine.
Joseph LeRoy
2025-09-15 03:55:37 +0000 UTCYay!!
J. J.
2025-09-15 03:18:25 +0000 UTC
