This was real. It was Jen and David channeling all their love for each other through Ross and Rachel. And they themselves were apparently heartbroken during their breakup scene.
I think this is the very reason why Jen and David never went for it. I think they imagined how if they did and things went wrong, it would terribly affect the whole group. After admitting in the reunion that they in fact were into each other during these times, channeling their feelings over each other through Ross and Rachel is such a brilliant, mature and professional thing to do. I love these two, and of course the other four.
@@crayon4120 Not to forget, Courteney said that even she was "blown" away by Ross & Rachel's first kissing💞 scene in Central Perk during the Friends Reunion. Which makes sense, because, people (including actors) often describe how the tension and chemistry fades away on-screen ... if you're suddenly engaged in this committed relationship with each other off-screen. Part of movie magic.🎬
True. Jennifer and David likely put themselves not above the group ... or the show for that matter. Would have still been nice if Friends didn't end up taunting them so much about it. Concerning the 7.5 year long on-and-off relationship. It made it seem so dramatic and cringey at the same time. Especially, the 3 divorces and love triangle with Joey.
I mean it's kind of heartbreaking. Feels like they may have never been able to fully commit to other people because maybe they really were soulmates this whole time. :/
“it doesn’t matter what you say or what you do, it’s just changed everything forever” Man she was right, although she always loved Ross she never really did completely forgive him or fully trust him again for the rest of the series
I really feel for Rachel. If you think about it, every major relationship she had in the show ended with her boyfriend cheating on her. Barry, Paolo, and now Ross. I guess you could say it was expected from both Barry, and Paolo, but she never expected it from Ross. She sincerely trusted him, and he did what she never thought he’d ever do. I feel so bad for her.
The sad thing is that Ross was so afraid to lose Rachel, that he let his jealousy turn him irrational and basically ended up sabotaging their relationship. Shows the importance of working on yourself and controlling your self-destructive habits.
@Igi Ross is really narcissistic and manipulative in the last scene. he's blaming her for the situation without taking accountability for cheating (either his choice or he was taken advantage of, but never Rachel's fault). If he didn't pretend nothing happened and instead sat down to have a talk with Rachel before deciding to swipe everything under the rug, and told her he slept with another woman, that he was hurt about Mark, and that he was drink and irrational, maybe it would've been better. And in any case, he should've respected her decision. Instead, he's making himself look like a victim of circumstances, always someone else's fault, never his own. Rachel might have a lot of faults, but she has every right to feel broken and manipulated.
@@Draco-999men did this a lot during that time their work came first and and women were expected to look after the house and make dinner etc! Pretty much that was their job. This is why the story happened. Rachel was coming off living with her father and Barry who literally thought the same way. They were not offered the same jobs pay was not equal pay between men and women. This is another reason why people of that generation might blame ross because he was literally acting like that. 😊I understand that and I’m sure not all men were not like that but the majority were! So it was starting to turn that woman were finding their way in the workforce in the 80s and 90s . Now in 2024 it’s more
Mark did end up admitting he liked Rachel and they ended up dating right after Rachel and Ross broke up So no I don’t think Ross was being irrational He knew another guy was coming on to her
3:53 David does some of, if not the best, acting of the entire series right here. Every time I watch this episode I forget how truly heartbreaking it is.
Jen said that crying was not part of her role in this dialogue. It was David's performance that achieved this thing. I don't understand how there could be people who underestimated Schwimmer's talent so much
I’m glad this wasn’t discussed at the reunion. This is honestly one of my least favorite episodes. So them talking about how they could justify this breakup would’ve just made me annoyed
Regardless of the cheating issue, I think Ross did something much more terrible than that. He was so jealous and insecure of Mark to the point where he did things that is so inappropriate and made Rachel so embarrassed on her workplace. Being cheated on hurts like hell but what’s even worse was having a boyfriend who doesn’t trust you and gets insecure to a person who helps you succeed on your career instead of being supportive. If Rachel forgave Ross that time, she probably won’t have the chance to grow into a woman she wants to be.
that was down to his own insecurities caused by carol and her infidelity which is most likely why rachel would have let it slide easier also what makes the cheating this even sadder he was so anxious he did what he was most afraid of happening with rachel
In ross defense... there was no excuse for rachel to allow Mark to come over. That alone is disrespectful. What he did was messed up. But also her actions led to the reaction
@@felipepineda1585yup. People have so little understanding or care for the fact that men get anxious and have insecurities too. As if we're supposed to be perfect. Ugh.
We can all agree how Rachel got destructive of Ross' relationships with Bonnie, Emily, etc. But the mess of their relationship wouldn't have happened if Ross just respected her from the start. As a girlfriend, she was patient and devoted to him. She was simply trying to build a career, which takes dedication and a little sacrifice of her social life. Look what could've happened if Ross gave her space? She was inviting friends to shows, going to galas that he could've gone with. Ross was worried he'd lose her to Mark, but never knew that even after she moved on to guys like Joshua, Ross was still her priority.
Nope Rachel could have easily gone for Mark and I think Rachel never loved Ross until the break.it was always Ross who loved Rachel the most and he would have never slept with the copy girl had he not heard mark on the phone and had he not been drunk. The copy girl took advantage of him.also Carol cheating on Ross was the biggest catalsyt of Ross's fear of losing rachel
@@sreelakshmiramadas2392 Rachel was the cause of this breakup. She should’ve been more clear. Rewatch the scene and you’ll see that the way that she said, “Let’s take a break” sounded like she was breaking up with Ross. She should’ve just said, “I need some space. Let’s talk about this tomorrow”. Problem solved
@@superjackster0165 I disagree she said a break because he came to her work when she made it clear she was working she didn’t say never talk to me again it’s completely over and the first thing he does is go sleep with someone that’s messed up idc if you think she should have been more clear he threw it all away for a one night stand
The sequence from 3:07 to 3:25 is just so eerie and frightening. Ross starts kissing Rachel, then when he reaches her face, she doesn't move (it's almost like she doesn't even feel him touching her) and then when he reaches her lips, she finally snaps and tells him he can't make it better 3:08 notice Rachel do a little eye-roll when he starts kissing her 3:12 She closes her eyes, meaning that it's over
It’s not only her eyes; her face and body language also pictured everything. Sadness and disgust at every kiss made by Ross. When she finally snaps, she smudges out her lips out of disgust and finally broke down in tears out of anger and disappointment.
@russelconor8704 how was she toxic she just asked him to give her space so that she could work now imagine had she paraded into the museum were Ross works and did the same thing he did so you think he would've taken it lightly.
It's not about being on a break or being broken up. It's about his personality and actions. It's unattractive to know that when your partner is sad, the first thing they want to do is sleep with someone else. Even if it means nothing to them. There are other ways to express grief and anger.
"This can't be it" "Then how come it is" **Tears start rolling** - When the viewers cry along with the characters, you know that the actors have pulled it off so damn well! Hands down the best acting & saddest scene on FRIENDS! ♥️
"I didn't think there was a relationship to jeopardize. I thought we were broken up" "That, for all I knew, could last forever. That, to me, is a breakup" "I thought our relationship was dead". Such lame, disgusting excuses. Even if Ross really thought their relationship was over, that makes him an extremely insensitive person and their relationship very lame: not even 24 hours passed since Rachel suggested they should take a break, and already he slept with another woman! If he really cared for Rachel, he'd not jump to other woman's bed so quickly. Ross is also a hypocrite: if Rachel slept with Mark or any other man during their breakup, would he put up with that, since he believed their relationship was over?! No way. He made it clear when Rachel asked him that (during the rest of scene). Yet he demands that Rachel will forgive him! The bottom line: Ross is a total jerk.
Nope, Rachael already had the same man Ross had been insecure about, at her apartment and she lied about it. You don't have to agree with Ross, but take things into proper context. I think they are both wrong but Rachael always has clearly been somewhat neurotic.
@user-fg3fv9hl3b No you are wrong. Mark was her co-worker who got her her job that she loves and he was her friend. He invited himself over not to hook up, not to make out, not even to have a date with her. Mark told Rachel that he was coming over to cheer her up. Guess what the entire time that he was there nothing happened between them. Just because Mark liked her doesn’t mean that she would cheat on Ross with him. Rachel literally spent the time that he was there talking about her argument with Ross and how she doesn’t want a break. Let me reiterate, a break is not the same thing as breaking up. In fact he exact words were, “Maybe we should take a break, a break from us.” The word MAYBE should not be conveniently overlooked because you want to make excuses for Ross. There is no excuse for what he did.
@@VAZAX7 She did nothing wrong. He was the one being jealous and possessive. Not trusting her when trust is supposed to be mutual in a relationship. Do I even need to remind you that after all that, he still cheated on her?
Rachel is the worst. She needed her space and decided to put them on a break, that way she can have it both ways. She can keep Ross around while also getting the space she wanted. Then she can act self righteous when he cheats or claim he’s being too clingy if he is around her. It doesn’t mean Ross is a good guy, but Rachel is the worst.
God this was so brilliantly acted. I watch Jenn’s face and can literally feel her trying to see if she can get past the thought of him with Chloe and she just can’t. Infidelity ( or whatever this qualifies as) is such a destructive thing to a relationship. I applaud couples who can move on from it but I think the only way I could would be amnesia. Or lots and lots of time.
@anniealtevers2173 Someone forgiving infidelity is not something to be applauded. Once a cheater always a cheater. Only a weak person with a very low self-esteem forgives infidelity or at least pretends to forgive it. A strong person despite the feelings that they had or have respect themselves enough to not forgive the unforgivable. Guaranteed if someone is foolish enough to forgive infidelity the cheater will see that they got away with it and didn’t lose out on the relationship that they were in. They have the motivation to cheat again.
Great writing by the writers and great acting by the actors! It felt SO real…and yet…it wasn’t, it was a t.v. show. But what makes a t.v. show great? THIS!
This scene was just agony to watch. They prolong it and give the audience tiny little glimpses of hope that they’ll work through it but the audience knows the inevitable is coming
Even they were on a break I sometimes think if this was the most decent thing to do morally. Like you tell someone that you love em, you loved them your entire life. And suddenly when you’re not together you sleep with someone in a snap. Crazy
3:09 Look how he kisses her, all over her body fervently. That means something, which is, he feels terribly guilty. Thats why he wants peace, he wants to return, to get back to the previous moment he screwed up everything. HE KNOWS HE SCREWED UP EVERYTHING, THAT HE IS RESPONSIBLE. He can not accept that theres nothing he can do. Nothing is nothing. He wants her so much, he wants her to forgive him, to recover the relationship. These things take some time, as simple as that.
@@johnnyofthesticks7260 Because u all r idiots, he is just saying that to get what he wants. he is not ACTUALLY sorry as u see ALL The other episodes. U need to learn about 🧛♀️ Narcissists you obviously some people prone to fall prey and ruin your life, like this Ross ruin Rachel’s *life*
Ok I'm just going to be that person but Ross if he really thought it was over, he literally did it the same night with somewhat revenge/spite intentions whether intentional or not. What's funny is this started because Ross got insecure about Mark and the thought of Rachel cheating but damn he did it real quick. Sooooo idk about that break argument
He was with Carol for 7 years and almost slept with Phoebe on a pool table the night she ended their marriage. Some people have different coping mechanisms to try to erase grief & depression. Rachel went to the airport to get with Ross but he got off the plane with Julie, then she went & slept with Palo that same night. She did that pretty fast when she was gonna confess to loving another man just a few hours prior. Joey & Chandler told Ross to get a drink, he did just that & Chloe was throwing herself at him and he was brushing her off but relented & agreed to 1 dance to make her go away. Plus he'd called Rachel's apartment only to find out she had Mark over soon after & she got caught lying about it. We know that she's innocent but Ross isn't a mind-reader & Rachel wasn't showing trustworthy behavior to him. Same with Ross x Emily. He says Rachel's name in their vows, then she arrives at the airport to see him going on *their* honeymoon flight with the same women whose name he said. Ross was innocent but he stupidly put himself in a compromising position for his partner to get the wrong idea.
Rachel was the cause of this breakup. She should’ve been more clear. Rewatch the scene and you’ll see that the way that she said, “Let’s take a break” sounded like she was breaking up with Ross. She should’ve just said, “I need some space. Let’s talk about this tomorrow”. Problem solved
@@adityachitre6345 This isn’t even my least favorite episode. I think The One With The List is the worst episode of the show. But this is a very close second place
Rachel didn’t ask for a break because she stopped loving Ross, he was suffocating her, jealous and controlling. She needed some space and to think that he was okay enough to sleep with another woman within hours would have been devastating to her. I fully understand why Rachel couldn’t forgive him.
They're both wearing green coats and black shirts. Interesting that they're dressed similarly. Pants are different probably because it would've been a little too similar otherwise.
Rachel was Ross’s dream girl. The one he’d always wanted to be with. Amazing how quickly he was prepared to throw all that away. She deserved a lot better than him.
I don’t cry……I just don’t especially on things like these but this scene brought tears to my eyes😣 when ross said I couldn’t imagine my life without u without these arms😞🥺
This is why communication is important. You can't tell your bf/gf "maybe we should take a break." That just means " I don't want to be in a relationship with you for the time being but you can't be in a relationship with anyone else". They should have said something like" we've be arguing and fighting a lot and it needs to stop. Let's take some time to cool off. We're not ending the relationship but just giving each other time to really gather our thoughts so we can solve this problem we're in
You make no sense. Ross majorly screwed up. Rachel had every right to be mad at him. If anyone should have said let’s discuss this later it should have been Ross. If he wasn’t clear about what she meant he should have asked. You don’t move on from a meaningful relationship with out confirming the status of the relationship.
I fking hate how he touches her and kissed her. He still thought he was entitled to her and her body AFTER she told him he should go. im so disgusted..
If Jennifer was heartbroken during/after this scene and also was terribly scared about David's pranked fake manequin fall-down, it means she cares about him really sincere with deep feelings
this scene will always make me tear up. especially near the end where david captures the emotion of ross being so desperate to say or do anything just to keep rachel. when he started saying "without these arms, and your face, heart..." with a quiver in his voice, i choke up every single time. when rachel says "i can't stop picturing you with her", that was especially well captured as well.
Many years have passed, and this still feels so sad, Rachel wasn't perfect yes, but she was a good woman, a great friend, and a lovely partner, Ross screwed it up, and didn't even consider to try to make things right with her, but to try to play the victim Such a waste of time for both them
i never liked ross and after this incident i really didn't liked him at all and i hated ross and Rachel got back together at the end of season. Rachel deserved so much better
Honestly, this scene made me pissed off. They literally broke up over a misunderstanding. If they wanted to break up Ross and Rachel, couldn’t they have done something that didn’t piss people off or cause a debate
@@brianna-reneejeanjordan9160 In my opinion, this whole breakup could’ve been avoided. Rachel should’ve been more clear. Rewatch the scene and you’ll see that the way that she said, “Let’s take a break” sounded like she was breaking up with Ross. She should’ve just said, “I need some space. Let’s talk about this tomorrow”. Problem solved
@@brianna-reneejeanjordan9160 Agreed. Ross and Rachel’s relationship was nothing but a plot device. I read somewhere that when they got together in the Prom video episode, David Krane and Marta Cauffman, the show’s creators, had already made plans to break them up in the next season. That’s just terrible
She literally said, “Maybe we should take a break, a break from us.” Anyone with common sense would recognize that that means some space and not her breaking up with him. How so many people conveniently overlook that she said MAYBE and how so many people overlook the fact that she said break and not break up just shows how many people are so eager to sleep around despite their relationships.
This scene is so real even for a serious drama. And this is a sitcom
This was real. It was Jen and David channeling all their love for each other through Ross and Rachel. And they themselves were apparently heartbroken during their breakup scene.
Too bad this episode wasn't even mentioned at the reunion
@@tzzv3292 yes it was
@@tzzv3292 they asked everyone if they were broken up or if they were on a break
@@davonibenavidez6500 they just asked where they on a break( broken) or still there at that moment
This is the finest acting Jennifer Anniston has ever done
Agree. She did an amazing and very authentic job
@@SaraShakur94 na David stole the whole scene here
and David too
If you haven’t seen it yet, she’s really wonderful on The Morning Show, too! Very unlikable, very un-Rachel.
@@brianwarner2171 season two out soon!!
I love how they managed to include all of the six main characters in this scene
As you grow up, this gets more and more real. It hurts.
It really does
Yes!!!!
True...
Yes. :(
But it gets better guys with time. Take it from this 41 year old geezer
The acting at 3:58 - 'Without these arms...' - sent a shiver through my body
I knowww
I cried
Nobody really talks about how that man can act
Reminded me of my breakup, it was so real
@@itachistan437 he is so talented
I think this is the very reason why Jen and David never went for it. I think they imagined how if they did and things went wrong, it would terribly affect the whole group. After admitting in the reunion that they in fact were into each other during these times, channeling their feelings over each other through Ross and Rachel is such a brilliant, mature and professional thing to do. I love these two, and of course the other four.
How do you have a clue whether they went for it or not?
@@YHWHLovesYou In the reunion they said that they were always in other relationships and never went for each other
@@crayon4120 Not to forget, Courteney said that even she was "blown" away by Ross & Rachel's first kissing💞 scene in Central Perk during the Friends Reunion.
Which makes sense, because, people (including actors) often describe how the tension and chemistry fades away on-screen ... if you're suddenly engaged in this committed relationship with each other off-screen. Part of movie magic.🎬
True. Jennifer and David likely put themselves not above the group ... or the show for that matter. Would have still been nice if Friends didn't end up taunting them so much about it. Concerning the 7.5 year long on-and-off relationship. It made it seem so dramatic and cringey at the same time. Especially, the 3 divorces and love triangle with Joey.
I mean it's kind of heartbreaking. Feels like they may have never been able to fully commit to other people because maybe they really were soulmates this whole time. :/
damn david schwimmer is so underrated
No doubt
Yeah he did a really good job in this seance
No doubt in that...i didnt understand why
This feels different now knowing that Jen and David had feelings for each other.
I know right, kinda makes me think this scene probably felt real to them, in a way
It gets me every time. I've seen this show a million times but this episode always makes me feel emotional.
“it doesn’t matter what you say or what you do, it’s just changed everything forever”
Man she was right, although she always loved Ross she never really did completely forgive him or fully trust him again for the rest of the series
Bullshit
@@hxgncbgxnmc6759 bro what
Till the very end
Yeah she did lol
And she shouldn't have taken him back! When there's not complete trust, there can be no real relationship
This scene somehow feels too real to be classified as "acting". The acting is impactful and real, and the dialogue feels spontaneous and improvised.
i’m pretty sure Jennifer and David had actual feelings for each other at some point so they used that to make this scene more real.
@@carlgrimesisbetterthanu6327 Jen herself said that they channeled all their love and mutual adoration into the characters
I really feel for Rachel. If you think about it, every major relationship she had in the show ended with her boyfriend cheating on her. Barry, Paolo, and now Ross. I guess you could say it was expected from both Barry, and Paolo, but she never expected it from Ross. She sincerely trusted him, and he did what she never thought he’d ever do. I feel so bad for her.
Lol 🤣
@@VAZAX7 Seriously what is so funny
@@gajuneja your statement
She honestly should've ended up with Gavin. He was a good guy
Well,.she shouldn't have taken him back.NOR had his baby
The sad thing is that Ross was so afraid to lose Rachel, that he let his jealousy turn him irrational and basically ended up sabotaging their relationship. Shows the importance of working on yourself and controlling your self-destructive habits.
@Igi Ross is really narcissistic and manipulative in the last scene. he's blaming her for the situation without taking accountability for cheating (either his choice or he was taken advantage of, but never Rachel's fault). If he didn't pretend nothing happened and instead sat down to have a talk with Rachel before deciding to swipe everything under the rug, and told her he slept with another woman, that he was hurt about Mark, and that he was drink and irrational, maybe it would've been better. And in any case, he should've respected her decision. Instead, he's making himself look like a victim of circumstances, always someone else's fault, never his own. Rachel might have a lot of faults, but she has every right to feel broken and manipulated.
He took no accountability too
While that is true but that doesn't take away the fact she led him there by blatantly ignoring her relationship while focusing on somebody else.
@@Draco-999men did this a lot during that time their work came first and and women were expected to look after the house and make dinner etc! Pretty much that was their job. This is why the story happened. Rachel was coming off living with her father and Barry who literally thought the same way. They were not offered the same jobs pay was not equal pay between men and women. This is another reason why people of that generation might blame ross because he was literally acting like that.
😊I understand that and I’m sure not all men were not like that but the majority were! So it was starting to turn that woman were finding their way in the workforce in the 80s and 90s . Now in 2024 it’s more
Mark did end up admitting he liked Rachel and they ended up dating right after Rachel and Ross broke up
So no I don’t think Ross was being irrational
He knew another guy was coming on to her
3:53 David does some of, if not the best, acting of the entire series right here. Every time I watch this episode I forget how truly heartbreaking it is.
when he handed her the newspaper back I HOLLERED 🤣🤣
Cause he knew he fucked up
Jennifer's expression at 1:47 is remarkable. Just captures the wrong in Ross's dialogue with such sadness.
Sadness? It was sarcasm.
@@Gieszkanne omg are you that thick in the head
This is one hell of an acting
The fact that they both were actually crying here breaks my heart even more
Well they liked each other, so i guess they imagined a real scenario in their head. Makes for amazing acting too
Jen said that crying was not part of her role in this dialogue. It was David's performance that achieved this thing. I don't understand how there could be people who underestimated Schwimmer's talent so much
"I used to think of you as someone who would never hurt me" 😭😭😭😭
Words that any loving man never wants to hear...
I read your comment and really felt how it struck my stomach directly...
@@mangomerkel2005agreed. Lets all remind ourselves this and make right choices. :-)
this scene hits so much different after you’ve grown up and have had your heart broken
"😥😢😭 I just don't see why those two can't work things out." -Chandler Bing
Why didn't this episode get discussed at the reunion
Really whyyy :/
I would have loved a table read of this scene ESPECIALLY from the original table read when they were gonna shoot this episode.
it did
I’m glad this wasn’t discussed at the reunion. This is honestly one of my least favorite episodes. So them talking about how they could justify this breakup would’ve just made me annoyed
Their acting is so good that this honestly hurts a lot 😢💔
Gosh the chemistry in this scene!😍
Regardless of the cheating issue, I think Ross did something much more terrible than that. He was so jealous and insecure of Mark to the point where he did things that is so inappropriate and made Rachel so embarrassed on her workplace. Being cheated on hurts like hell but what’s even worse was having a boyfriend who doesn’t trust you and gets insecure to a person who helps you succeed on your career instead of being supportive. If Rachel forgave Ross that time, she probably won’t have the chance to grow into a woman she wants to be.
Not true. She didn't do anything to stop asshole mark. I wouldn't trust her eather. Ross should have dumped her imidiatly.
@@VAZAX7 "imidiatly"
Learn to spell.
that was down to his own insecurities caused by carol and her infidelity which is most likely why rachel would have let it slide easier also what makes the cheating this even sadder he was so anxious he did what he was most afraid of happening with rachel
In ross defense... there was no excuse for rachel to allow Mark to come over. That alone is disrespectful. What he did was messed up. But also her actions led to the reaction
@@felipepineda1585yup. People have so little understanding or care for the fact that men get anxious and have insecurities too. As if we're supposed to be perfect. Ugh.
We can all agree how Rachel got destructive of Ross' relationships with Bonnie, Emily, etc. But the mess of their relationship wouldn't have happened if Ross just respected her from the start. As a girlfriend, she was patient and devoted to him. She was simply trying to build a career, which takes dedication and a little sacrifice of her social life. Look what could've happened if Ross gave her space? She was inviting friends to shows, going to galas that he could've gone with. Ross was worried he'd lose her to Mark, but never knew that even after she moved on to guys like Joshua, Ross was still her priority.
xD
Nope Rachel could have easily gone for Mark and I think Rachel never loved Ross until the break.it was always Ross who loved Rachel the most and he would have never slept with the copy girl had he not heard mark on the phone and had he not been drunk. The copy girl took advantage of him.also Carol cheating on Ross was the biggest catalsyt of Ross's fear of losing rachel
@@sreelakshmiramadas2392 Rachel was the cause of this breakup. She should’ve been more clear. Rewatch the scene and you’ll see that the way that she said, “Let’s take a break” sounded like she was breaking up with Ross. She should’ve just said, “I need some space. Let’s talk about this tomorrow”. Problem solved
@@superjackster0165 I disagree she said a break because he came to her work when she made it clear she was working she didn’t say never talk to me again it’s completely over and the first thing he does is go sleep with someone that’s messed up idc if you think she should have been more clear he threw it all away for a one night stand
NOTHING AND I MEAN ABSOLUTELY NOTHING justifies what ROSS did. Plus he was such a needy little bitch she deserved better then that POS.
Can you believe this wasn't just acting but they actually loved each other hard at some point of time ? 😭😭😭😭
...while they were in relationships with other people. How sweet indeed.
Telling someone you cheated on them” do you want to fight for us or bail “ is crazy
Matthew Perry may have been the best comedic actor, but David Schwimmer was the best actor, period.
Yeah, he was. I had noticed before but the time I binged the series straight, I realized this was true.
But this series kinda affected him and made it difficult to take him seriously in other movies.
He was a very good comedic actor too. I think he lost his touch by season five. The script didn't help either.
David Schwimmer is widely accepted as the best comedic actor in Friends. Chandler is the best character in Friends though.
I completely agree.
As someone who has been cheated on before, Rachel’s feelings are very relatable
The amount of strength Rachel has here to not forgive him and decide to break up
One of the many times where the show’s comedy took a backseat for a period of time.
Their relationship was never the same after this for the rest of the entire series.
The sequence from 3:07 to 3:25 is just so eerie and frightening. Ross starts kissing Rachel, then when he reaches her face, she doesn't move (it's almost like she doesn't even feel him touching her) and then when he reaches her lips, she finally snaps and tells him he can't make it better
3:08 notice Rachel do a little eye-roll when he starts kissing her
3:12 She closes her eyes, meaning that it's over
I was lyk " am I even watching a sitcom anymore?!"
It’s not only her eyes; her face and body language also pictured everything. Sadness and disgust at every kiss made by Ross. When she finally snaps, she smudges out her lips out of disgust and finally broke down in tears out of anger and disappointment.
Break or breakup Ross was so wrong for jumping on another woman on the same night of fight. But David & Jennifer's acting was top notch here
@@russelconor8704 then he should have ended it with her. What he did was still kind of cheating
@russelconor8704 how was she toxic she just asked him to give her space so that she could work now imagine had she paraded into the museum were Ross works and did the same thing he did so you think he would've taken it lightly.
It's not about being on a break or being broken up. It's about his personality and actions. It's unattractive to know that when your partner is sad, the first thing they want to do is sleep with someone else. Even if it means nothing to them. There are other ways to express grief and anger.
This is so hard to watch again
"This can't be it"
"Then how come it is"
**Tears start rolling** - When the viewers cry along with the characters, you know that the actors have pulled it off so damn well! Hands down the best acting & saddest scene on FRIENDS! ♥️
"I didn't think there was a relationship to jeopardize. I thought we were broken up" "That, for all I knew, could last forever. That, to me, is a breakup" "I thought our relationship was dead". Such lame, disgusting excuses. Even if Ross really thought their relationship was over, that makes him an extremely insensitive person and their relationship very lame: not even 24 hours passed since Rachel suggested they should take a break, and already he slept with another woman! If he really cared for Rachel, he'd not jump to other woman's bed so quickly.
Ross is also a hypocrite: if Rachel slept with Mark or any other man during their breakup, would he put up with that, since he believed their relationship was over?! No way. He made it clear when Rachel asked him that (during the rest of scene). Yet he demands that Rachel will forgive him!
The bottom line: Ross is a total jerk.
Nope, Rachael already had the same man Ross had been insecure about, at her apartment and she lied about it. You don't have to agree with Ross, but take things into proper context. I think they are both wrong but Rachael always has clearly been somewhat neurotic.
@user-fg3fv9hl3b
No you are wrong.
Mark was her co-worker who got her her job that she loves and he was her friend.
He invited himself over not to hook up, not to make out, not even to have a date with her. Mark told Rachel that he was coming over to cheer her up. Guess what the entire time that he was there nothing happened between them. Just because Mark liked her doesn’t mean that she would cheat on Ross with him. Rachel literally spent the time that he was there talking about her argument with Ross and how she doesn’t want a break.
Let me reiterate, a break is not the same thing as breaking up. In fact he exact words were, “Maybe we should take a break, a break from us.”
The word MAYBE should not be conveniently overlooked because you want to make excuses for Ross. There is no excuse for what he did.
To the people who defend Ross for this unforgivable act, and somehow blame Rachel for all of it, you're pretty messed up.
Nope. We are pretty right. Messed up are people who supports her
@@VAZAX7 She did nothing wrong. He was the one being jealous and possessive. Not trusting her when trust is supposed to be mutual in a relationship. Do I even need to remind you that after all that, he still cheated on her?
Misogyny is as real as your hand.
They were on a break.
Rachel is the worst. She needed her space and decided to put them on a break, that way she can have it both ways. She can keep Ross around while also getting the space she wanted. Then she can act self righteous when he cheats or claim he’s being too clingy if he is around her. It doesn’t mean Ross is a good guy, but Rachel is the worst.
wonder when i will be able to watch this scene without crying
God this was so brilliantly acted. I watch Jenn’s face and can literally feel her trying to see if she can get past the thought of him with Chloe and she just can’t. Infidelity ( or whatever this qualifies as) is such a destructive thing to a relationship. I applaud couples who can move on from it but I think the only way I could would be amnesia. Or lots and lots of time.
@anniealtevers2173
Someone forgiving infidelity is not something to be applauded. Once a cheater always a cheater. Only a weak person with a very low self-esteem forgives infidelity or at least pretends to forgive it. A strong person despite the feelings that they had or have respect themselves enough to not forgive the unforgivable.
Guaranteed if someone is foolish enough to forgive infidelity the cheater will see that they got away with it and didn’t lose out on the relationship that they were in. They have the motivation to cheat again.
Damn I’ve never cried at this scene before, but 3:58 made me burst into tears. Wow.
I know what I was going to sign up for.... and I still did it
... here I am balling my eyes out
Great writing by the writers and great acting by the actors! It felt SO real…and yet…it wasn’t, it was a t.v. show. But what makes a t.v. show great? THIS!
This is one of the best and saddest break up scenes ever
This scene was just agony to watch. They prolong it and give the audience tiny little glimpses of hope that they’ll work through it but the audience knows the inevitable is coming
“I’m not Joey” *points to the door where they’re all hiding
Miss there, David Schwimmer :P
Its sad seeing Monica and Phoebe holding tissues. Phoebe especially was sadden by what she's hearing.
That was the most touching breakup scene I've ever seen
Betrayal should never be forgiven
Their acting is just top notch at this scene
“I thought you were this person that would never, ever hurt me” hits so different as an adult who’s experienced that 😢
Even they were on a break I sometimes think if this was the most decent thing to do morally. Like you tell someone that you love em, you loved them your entire life. And suddenly when you’re not together you sleep with someone in a snap. Crazy
Well sadly, we are literally animals, just more evolved. I dont excuse that behavour, but it is understandable.
No his behavior is not understandable.
I don't like how he was gaslighting her
Explain how he was. Ill wait.
I'll need a real answer, given people throw these terms around so quick and easy.
3:09
Look how he kisses her, all over her body fervently. That means something, which is, he feels terribly guilty. Thats why he wants peace, he wants to return, to get back to the previous moment he screwed up everything. HE KNOWS HE SCREWED UP EVERYTHING, THAT HE IS RESPONSIBLE. He can not accept that theres nothing he can do. Nothing is nothing. He wants her so much, he wants her to forgive him, to recover the relationship.
These things take some time, as simple as that.
Um, did u see The rest of
The episodes? He didn’t
take responsibility at all!
@@falsehoodbasher7240 then why in that particular moment, AN IMPORTANT ONE, the most important one, apologize and apologize over and over again?
@@falsehoodbasher7240 fuck u
@@aronphilip2782
u wish gaywad
@@johnnyofthesticks7260
Because u all r idiots, he
is just saying that to get
what he wants. he is not
ACTUALLY sorry as u see
ALL The other episodes.
U need to learn about 🧛♀️
Narcissists you obviously
some people prone to fall
prey and ruin your life, like
this Ross ruin Rachel’s *life*
My God the moments at 3:45 and on seriously remind me of losing my high school sweetheart. Brought those emotions to the forefront and I'm 34.
That's why they are my favourite couple. Their fights and feelings and stuff is just so realistic.
Ok I'm just going to be that person but Ross if he really thought it was over, he literally did it the same night with somewhat revenge/spite intentions whether intentional or not. What's funny is this started because Ross got insecure about Mark and the thought of Rachel cheating but damn he did it real quick. Sooooo idk about that break argument
He was with Carol for 7 years and almost slept with Phoebe on a pool table the night she ended their marriage. Some people have different coping mechanisms to try to erase grief & depression. Rachel went to the airport to get with Ross but he got off the plane with Julie, then she went & slept with Palo that same night. She did that pretty fast when she was gonna confess to loving another man just a few hours prior.
Joey & Chandler told Ross to get a drink, he did just that & Chloe was throwing herself at him and he was brushing her off but relented & agreed to 1 dance to make her go away. Plus he'd called Rachel's apartment only to find out she had Mark over soon after & she got caught lying about it.
We know that she's innocent but Ross isn't a mind-reader & Rachel wasn't showing trustworthy behavior to him. Same with Ross x Emily. He says Rachel's name in their vows, then she arrives at the airport to see him going on *their* honeymoon flight with the same women whose name he said. Ross was innocent but he stupidly put himself in a compromising position for his partner to get the wrong idea.
Rachel was the cause of this breakup. She should’ve been more clear. Rewatch the scene and you’ll see that the way that she said, “Let’s take a break” sounded like she was breaking up with Ross. She should’ve just said, “I need some space. Let’s talk about this tomorrow”. Problem solved
I think both of them are responsible for their break up
@@satwikbardhan3245they are
@@superjackster0165 yup. Taking a break is too risky, lets too much insecurity come in.
WHEN THEY CRY
I CANNOTTTTT STOP SOBBINGGGG
This episode and the one before this one are the only two friends episodes I have EVER watched just once
they're hard to watch for sure
They’re 2 of my least favorite episodes
@@superjackster0165 same that's why I dont watch those whenever i rewatch friends
@@adityachitre6345 This isn’t even my least favorite episode. I think The One With The List is the worst episode of the show. But this is a very close second place
This scene makes me cry
Rachel didn’t ask for a break because she stopped loving Ross, he was suffocating her, jealous and controlling. She needed some space and to think that he was okay enough to sleep with another woman within hours would have been devastating to her. I fully understand why Rachel couldn’t forgive him.
The acting is so great here, its just a gut punch.
My heart breaks when she said "forever" because Rachel had trouble trusting Ross for 7 years.
They're both wearing green coats and black shirts. Interesting that they're dressed similarly. Pants are different probably because it would've been a little too similar otherwise.
Rachel was Ross’s dream girl. The one he’d always wanted to be with. Amazing how quickly he was prepared to throw all that away.
She deserved a lot better than him.
Ross is awesome. Rachel is pretty neurotic.
Wow, David is such a good actor.
I don’t cry……I just don’t especially on things like these but this scene brought tears to my eyes😣 when ross said I couldn’t imagine my life without u without these arms😞🥺
-“This cant be it…”
-“Then how come it is”💔💔
Ross is the worst, the audacity to betray her and act as if he loves her, he's a... 🤡
This scene makes me mad at him Forsure
Ross was saying ALL the wrong things lol
1:06 Rachel’s face was heartbreaking
How emotional the scene is even without background music.....😢😢
we were on a break 😂 well, since that scene it will be forever mentioned
when sitcoms have that serious episode omg 😭. the acting in 90s sitcoms!!
I wish they could do a drama together. They’re so good.
1:23 even Rachel admits they were on a break 😂
She said that for the first time
They were but that doesn’t mean they broke up
This scene hits me all the time.
Now that im an adult, i understand rachel more
Monica n Pheebs crying makes dis sadder
This is why communication is important. You can't tell your bf/gf "maybe we should take a break." That just means " I don't want to be in a relationship with you for the time being but you can't be in a relationship with anyone else". They should have said something like" we've be arguing and fighting a lot and it needs to stop. Let's take some time to cool off. We're not ending the relationship but just giving each other time to really gather our thoughts so we can solve this problem we're in
hey this is a really well thought out thing.. thank you for sharing this
@@sandata you're very welcome
You make no sense. Ross majorly screwed up. Rachel had every right to be mad at him. If anyone should have said let’s discuss this later it should have been Ross. If he wasn’t clear about what she meant he should have asked.
You don’t move on from a meaningful relationship with out confirming the status of the relationship.
This is seriously amazing acting
I fking hate how he touches her and kissed her. He still thought he was entitled to her and her body AFTER she told him he should go. im so disgusted..
This scene dude 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔 I cried like a child
This was a sad scene yes
But man this opened the gates for the greatest couple fights in the years that came 😂😂
If Jennifer was heartbroken during/after this scene
and also was terribly scared about David's pranked fake manequin fall-down,
it means she cares about him really sincere
with deep feelings
this scene will always make me tear up. especially near the end where david captures the emotion of ross being so desperate to say or do anything just to keep rachel. when he started saying "without these arms, and your face, heart..." with a quiver in his voice, i choke up every single time. when rachel says "i can't stop picturing you with her", that was especially well captured as well.
we agree that this is one of the most impactful moments in tv, right?
“There’s got to be a way we can work past this…”
Ten seasons, a bevy of relationships that don’t fit, and Emma might do the trick.
I never knew I’d totally truly understand Rach in this scene
I have to come back to this amazing act scene every once in a while
You can see why Jen got so popular she's a great actor (also conventionally attractive)
Many years have passed, and this still feels so sad, Rachel wasn't perfect yes, but she was a good woman, a great friend, and a lovely partner, Ross screwed it up, and didn't even consider to try to make things right with her, but to try to play the victim
Such a waste of time for both them
its unforgivable
i never liked ross and after this incident i really didn't liked him at all and i hated ross and Rachel got back together at the end of season. Rachel deserved so much better
Lets be honest this scene made me cry 😭😭
Honestly, this scene made me pissed off. They literally broke up over a misunderstanding. If they wanted to break up Ross and Rachel, couldn’t they have done something that didn’t piss people off or cause a debate
@@superjackster0165 Yeah that too
@@brianna-reneejeanjordan9160 In my opinion, this whole breakup could’ve been avoided. Rachel should’ve been more clear. Rewatch the scene and you’ll see that the way that she said, “Let’s take a break” sounded like she was breaking up with Ross. She should’ve just said, “I need some space. Let’s talk about this tomorrow”. Problem solved
@@superjackster0165 I seen the entire episode and i agree
@@brianna-reneejeanjordan9160 Agreed. Ross and Rachel’s relationship was nothing but a plot device. I read somewhere that when they got together in the Prom video episode, David Krane and Marta Cauffman, the show’s creators, had already made plans to break them up in the next season. That’s just terrible
Rachel was never clear that she and Ross weren't breaking up, she just needed some space.
She literally said, “Maybe we should take a break, a break from us.” Anyone with common sense would recognize that that means some space and not her breaking up with him. How so many people conveniently overlook that she said MAYBE and how so many people overlook the fact that she said break and not break up just shows how many people are so eager to sleep around despite their relationships.
Ross was a real jerk , but Rachel got a really big heart. That's why they ended up together. That's it
Ross holding rachel at the end makes me cry every time
Ross can’t take no accountability it’s sad . Poor Rachel had the tables flipped on her .