This New “Friends” Fan Theory Will Have You Seriously Shook
As we await the arrival of a Friends musical on Broadway (YAS!) and mourn the fact that we’ll likely never get a Friends reboot (BOO!), a new wild Friends theory is keeping the iconic show’s memory alive and well. It’s been dubbed #FriendsGate, and it’s pretty darn fantastic: In fact, we’d say it’s even juicier than the Gilmore Girls x Friends crossover theory that blew our minds last year!
It all started when Twitter user Ted Fox took a snap of the Season 4 DVD boxset and dropped a serious, life-changing question in the laps of Friends superfans around the world: Why the heck is Rachel Green the only one whose eyes are wide open while everyone else is seemingly napping around her?
Serious question:
Why is Rachel the only one 👀?
Theories needed. #FriendsGate pic.twitter.com/QOlQcDtaGL
— Ted Fox (@thetedfox) July 7, 2017
Creating the hashtag #FriendsGate, Fox asked the Twitterverse to weigh in on his discovery with the wildest, funniest, most outlandish theories imaginable, and boy, did folks deliver! While there were plenty of compelling and hilarious responses (“She was the only one who knew life was gonna be that way, that her job was a joke, she’s broke, her love life DOA”), the front-running theory has us seriously shook: What if the show was merely one big dream of Rachel’s?
Here is what I believe Friends is really about. pic.twitter.com/hziUHAKVVX
— Phil Dunne (@lovetherobot) July 7, 2017
That’s what Phil Dunne believes, and there are plenty that would back him.
She's the only one who exists. Everything else in the show is imaginary; her #friends, the situations, all of it…in her head. #FriendsGate
— Mark Rodriguez (@Rodriguez_today) July 8, 2017
Because Rachel is really in a Coma and we're viewing her dream world. As soon as she closes her eyes, the gang will open theirs #FriendsGate https://t.co/wpnK9rG7vd
— Kevin (@ClutchBucketz) July 7, 2017
The whole show is actually Rachel's dream.
— The Resistance (@TheUSResistance) July 7, 2017
Obviously, it was all a dream. pic.twitter.com/CASYAH3qOh
— Elle Latham (@ElleLatham) July 7, 2017
so did rachel dream the friends series ???
— catie lean cuisine (@catiefricker) July 7, 2017
Still, there are those who are skeptical.
Friends is not a dream. Jennifer Aniston just has a clause in her contract that she has to show her eyes 👀 #friendsgate
— Lori Summers (@lorikath) July 7, 2017
Oh. Em. Gee! We’re not sure what to believe anymore! Excuse us while we contemplate the entire show and our existence.
Do you think the series was all part of Rachel’s dream!? Tweet us @BritandCo.
(h/t Mashable; photo via NBC)
