This Freaky 'Friends' Theory Claims Rachel Dreamed The Entire Show
By Jaime LutzUpdated
Ah Friends. The show that keeps on giving. Like when you search Netfilx for 20 minutes for something to watch and then three hours later you are on episode 8 of a Season 2 binge watch. Every time I re-watch the show I seem to find something new or something hilarious that I missed the first few times around. The show also plays up very well even in todays time. Except for the technology of course. I am convinced that in this era of social media, there is no way that they all would have been able to stay close. Someone would have made a political tweet, or not liked someones Instagram post or Facebook status, and that would have been the end of the whole thing. And don't get me started on the love interests. Zero shot any of that would go down today. Its just a different time, but we're better people for having the show to reminisce with.
When Twitter user Ted Fox noticed that Jennifer Aniston was the only one with her eyes open on the cover of the season 4 Friends box art, he wanted an explanation.and frankly, he came up with a theory that is blowing everyones minds.
Serious question:
— Ted Fox (@thetedfox) July 7, 2017
Why is Rachel the only one 👀?
Theories needed. #FriendsGate pic.twitter.com/QOlQcDtaGL
Luckily, the Internet was there to give it to him. And that's when things got... kind of crazy and dark. As always seems to be the case when we defer to the internet.
Here is what I believe Friends is really about. pic.twitter.com/hziUHAKVVX
— Phil Dunne (@lovetherobot) July 7, 2017
The whole show was all a fantasy made up by Rachel to escape her loveless unhappy marriage to Barry. She starts it by running from the altar
— Jon Perry (@heyitsmeyonboy) July 7, 2017
She's the only one who's actually alive. They all died in episode one & every episode since is in her imagination.
— Jack Murphy (@JackDMurphy) July 7, 2017
Wait, how many people independently believe that the entire series of Friends is just a dream Rachel had? Many, many people, apparently.
Rachel had a breakdown, she moved into a mental hospital not an apartment. The rest are fellow patients
— Sehri (@FromSehri) July 7, 2017
It was an elaborate coping mechanism
Oh God. Even non-American watchers bought into this theory:
C'est la saison où elle les tue tous (les autres saisons se passent dans sa tête)
— vincent cocquebert (@vincentcocquebe) July 7, 2017
That translates to, "This is the season where she kills them all (the other seasons go on in her head)."
Other people, though, had a simpler explanation.
She alone knows the truth. She has seen beyond the veil, and knows that there is no way she should be able to afford that apartment
— Woodstock's dad (@Burghpunk) July 7, 2017
Now it all makes sense.
[h/t BuzzFeed]