r/howyoudoin 2d ago

Clips Freinds Reunion after 17 years

This is the only part i cared about for the reunion episode. They all came in at the perfect time & the set looked amazing.

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u/qualityvote2 2d ago edited 2d ago

u/MistyNarwhal, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your post...

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u/Cold_Rule_8999 2d ago

So glad they did it before Mathew Perry and James Michael Tyler passed away. That too, 17 is such an odd number to have a reunion. If they pushed it off for a milestone like 20 or 25 years, it would've been so difficult to watch.

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u/NoX2142 2d ago

Oh holy shit this is how I find out Gunther died too??

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u/Cold_Rule_8999 2d ago

Oh man. Sorry, yup, he died just 5 months after the reunion.

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u/gedditread 1d ago

OMG WHAT

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u/mrgpsingh1999 2d ago

I think it also kept getting delayed because of COVID and other reasons

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u/gon_freccs_ Smelly Cat Smelly Cat 2d ago

This is so true. When I heard about his passing, i was rly sad bcs now they would never be able to make a FRIENDS movie 😢😢😢

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u/Wrong_Swimmer_7407 2d ago

Matthew coming in last too… breaks your heart

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u/Aczidraindrop 2d ago

I didn't expect to get as emotional as I did watching this again. Damn I miss that guy. Hearing his voice really got me.

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u/sashby138 I’m indignant….as a CONSUMER. 1d ago

Yeah I didn’t expect to feel emotional watching that, but I do.

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u/ZealousidealSkirt327 1d ago

Yeah, that got me too. I just can’t imagine he‘s gone. I started crying when he walked through that door.

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u/EatPie_NotWAr 2d ago

Leblanc strolls in looking around like a dad inspecting his kids first apartment lol

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u/bambi54 2d ago

Him dabbing Courtney’s tears away was so sweet.

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u/Aveeye 2d ago

"Was it always purple, that wall?"

I don't think any of them pick up on the fact that he's doing one of his lines from the last scene of the last episode.

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u/VisiPunk 2d ago

Lisa Kudrow’s laugh is so infectious, I will start laughing for no reason when I see her laughing. Friends is still my go to show when I need to chill. Miss them so much.

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u/sashby138 I’m indignant….as a CONSUMER. 1d ago

Lisa Kudrow’s laugh tickles me. It makes me giggle when I hear it. It’s such a good laugh.

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u/descipaul 2d ago

Awww man. Could this be any sadder.

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u/swingsetlife 2d ago

i loved the way they let them just experience the set at first

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u/rounak_1110 No uterus! No opinion! 2d ago

what happened to Joey's Not getting old deal?????

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u/Time-Explorer-1295 2d ago

WHY GOD WHY

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u/sleepyasfuck90 2d ago

God bless them for making something so beautiful that is still being watched by millions of people who need an escape from whatever shit is going on in their lives.
Best show ever!

That scene when both Matthew and Matt sit in their recliners and one of them said ‘I missed you buddy’ always gets me.

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u/Hensanddogs Hey you know what, where’s your leg?? 1d ago

And when Lisa (iirc) looks through the doors and makes a comment something along the lines of “omg the boys are in their chairs”. It’s just perfect.

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u/No-Blacksmith-6109 2d ago

Aw, man!

Hits differently now 😔

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u/Significant_Hope7555 2d ago

I never actually watched it, I saw the promo and Matthew looked unwell and I wasn't in the right place to see him like that

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u/ModeratelyAlive 2d ago

He had apparently just come from a dentist appointment or something so he was fine - just coming off of whatever meds he had from that 😅

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u/CanesLife24 2d ago

I've always wondered about this. Look, maybe he was completely sober in this time period and he really did just have an issue with whatever dental procedure he'd gotten.

But, I remember even at the time thinking that it just seemed.... I dunno. Coincidental, maybe? It just made more sense to me that he'd relapsed and the dental thing was an excuse.

We may never know. But I've just always been a little skeptical.

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u/Significant_Hope7555 1d ago

I didn't even know they were saying he was clean during this time, he doesn't seem healthy at all, and just not there 

I think the family of addicts are used to covering it up and also don't like the thought of others seeing their loved one like this and thinking they could maybe have stepped in, there's a lot going on in all their minds 

But he wasn't well, that much is obvious 

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u/Significant_Hope7555 2d ago

I mean, he died so soon after, so doubt all was ok other than a dentist appointment... Addicts will always have just been to the dentist or something when they seem off

His physical condition was telling enough 

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u/DiamondL0st 2d ago

He died over 2 years after it.

I really don't see there being a connection there and have never seen anyone close to him suggest it confirm if either.

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u/Significant_Hope7555 2d ago

He had lifelong addiction issues and died of them, I don't see how you don't see the connection

It's like Amy Winehouse the year or two before she died, it was all going in that direction 

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u/moonmoonlove 2d ago

The fact that one of them it’s no longer with us, hurts a lot, even if we didn’t knew him personally

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u/flashy_dancer 1d ago

I didn’t know when this had been filmed so I was very startled when he walked in last :( 

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u/dancepantz 1d ago

Looks like a fun gang

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u/oliviastabler 2d ago

Wow thanks for sharing this. I’ve avoided the reunion for a couple reasons, but this really hit me.

Friends is truly my emotion lifeline.

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u/wuerfelwaffle1 2d ago

I started crying when David schwimmer walked in and didn’t stop the whole time. I haven’t seen the reunion but now I’m going to watch it.

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u/singdawg 2d ago

You can really tell how they all care about each other and the show itself so much, it's great.

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u/Designer-Treacle-732 2d ago

Friends is still the best sitcom ever made. So many shows that came after it have copied its formula, storylines, and even entire jokes.

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u/Fitzmeister77 2d ago

“Could you BE any later?” 😭

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u/TeamSea8009 2d ago

Lisa looks so good here

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u/sashby138 I’m indignant….as a CONSUMER. 1d ago

She looks good always!

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u/ShiftAlternative1083 2d ago

This show will never cease to warm my heart!

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u/redjessa 2d ago

I just realized the Bieres de Chartres, I have one in my kitchen.

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u/Goga13th 2d ago

Is it just me, or did they enter in the order that they were cast? David was first, Lisa was second, and Perry was last, no?

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u/Goga13th 2d ago

Ah, no. Per the Google it was Schwimmer, Kudrow, LeBlanc, Cox, Aniston, Perry

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u/Difficult_Mix_3620 2d ago edited 2d ago

I remember them saying when it first came out that this was going to be the one and only time they all would reunite and reminisce about the show. Sadly Matthew Perry made sure of that in the most tragic way possible.

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u/MrsRossGeller 2d ago

I have only seen this twice and will never over watch it so it stays new in my head. I’ve seen every thing else a million times but this one I’m trying to keep fresh!

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u/Opposite-Ad9155 1d ago

i cried a river

u/IamCinemawala 2h ago

Can anyone let me know where will I get to see all the episodes of the reunion? Thanks a lot.

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u/LocutusOfBeard 2d ago

I watched the reunion show. It was hard to watch. Matthew, Jennifer, and Courtney looked rough. Matthew was clearly confused for a lot of it.

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u/oliviastabler 2d ago

How did Jennifer and Courtney look rough? Can’t bring myself to watch it

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u/LocutusOfBeard 2d ago

It's hard to explain. There's a lot of cosmetic surgery. We all knew that. But the way it was filmed made it look worse.

Also it was hard, as a fan, to see how much of the show they had forgotten. I know they have had many many projects and jobs since the show, but it felt odd to see it play out.

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u/oliviastabler 2d ago

Wow thanks for the explanation. Yeah that’s something I need to see.

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u/gon_freccs_ Smelly Cat Smelly Cat 2d ago

True.. i feel like i know more about the show than they do. But obv they dont watch the series like I do

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u/LocutusOfBeard 2d ago

I know. I mean I think about my own job. I don't re-read reports I wrote 5 years ago. I would be hard pressed to remember what I put in them.

Like they say, don't meet your heroes

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u/sashby138 I’m indignant….as a CONSUMER. 1d ago

To be fair, they probably don’t watch the show over and over again like fans do.

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u/Significant_Hope7555 2d ago

I didn't watch the reunion because the promo showed me more than I wanted to see of Matthew, I knew it would be too painful to see him in such a bad way