First time watching FRIENDS (1994) | S1 Ep: 11 & 12 | reaction/commentary/review

[@icedquokka]

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[@adarshsaseendran2199]

So Ross is the bad guy for getting kissed by an older woman while he is drunk, but Monica and Phoebe lusting on a gu1y they put in coma is cute.

[@supersonic1920]

Yes. Female logic 101.

[@pauljmorton]

I don't feel bad at all for Monica and Phoebe about the coma guy. They got him into that coma, they were to ones making all the stupid assumptions about him, the guy owes them absolutely nothing.

[@Karlo22222]

Yeah.

[@Logan_Baron]

I was kinda bothered that she took their side on that. That she didn't see that they were both showing some red flags there. It was written as such. Not to bag on Monica and Phoebe because every friend has their issues and red flag moments. I always felt they were showing behavior that I usually complain about some men doing. The "I did all that stuff, you owe me better, you should feel obligated to go out with me". And the guy was in a coma while they were doing all that anyway. And making up the ideal man image they built for him also goes to the typical complaint about male behavior, building up this whole idea of desperately wanting to be with him based on knowing absolutely nothing about him except his looks.

[@joevaldez4889]

​@@Logan_BaronWhamen!

[@eduardomartin8510]

@@Logan_Baron I agree, although it's true to real life. I had this happen to me, well not a coma, but I did have a lot of approaches by women during highschool and later on I had a stalker who figured out my schedules, my parent's schedules, sent hand written letters to me when she was abroad so I couldn't figure out who she was, etc. I do believe men do this far more though, I think women have to REALLY like a man to do this kind of thing but it does happen.

[@marcosrodrigues2499]

So Ross is a bad friend, but Chandler's mom, who started the kiss, is a cool mother? I don't get it.

[@KavkaObscura]

@@marcosrodrigues2499 Chandler's mom is a woman, Ross is a man. It's really that simple😁 You can see it in the "guy in a coma" plot - I mean, can you imagine what would she sad if Ross and Joe "whooed" a girl on a street and than started creeping around her CHANGING HER PAJAMAS

[@argantyr5154]

You seem to miss the point here, one is a guy and the other are a Woman...Huge difference.

[@joevaldez4889]

Whamen logic

[@indrajithm280]

9:32 " that's cute tho" talking about a guy in literal coma but hey Ross is the creepy guy.. I already know her reaction to the entire ross-rachel toxic relationship storyline

[@ДмитроЛуцький-ф1ф]

Why do people love to spoil future storylines? Isn’t genuine reaction the reason you are watching?

[@tofersiefken]

"Sounds like Chandler was raised by a woman." Then we meet his mom. Wait until you meet his dad.

[@marladiamond7849]

They all do things that are not so nice during the series, but they all do lots of really nice things too. I love them all, but Ross is my favorite character, so it’s kinda hard for me when you criticize him so much.

[@Amylian4]

Kinda baseless too

[@DeathsjesterKMNP]

TBF if anything Chandlers mom is the one mostly responsible for the situation, as Ross was really drunk, and she really made the pass at him while he was intoxicated.

[@KavkaObscura]

It's really interesting how young people watching old sitcoms try to analyze characters like it's a full quality Breaking Bad level drama. It's really not, their actions are twisted and exaggerated for fun. It's like analyzing a father and husband figure of Al Bundy

[@bidishah]

That's exactly what I think. It's literally not that deep. It's just good, very dated at times humour.

[@shmick6079]

Yeah this 100%. It’s like comedy for the sake of comedy is a foreign language to Gen Z.

[@christopherb501]

Sitcoms just aren't a common format these days.

[@ninja_tony]

I’ve noticed this a lot. Nothing personal to her, it’s like the entire generation does this and I’m just having a hard time understanding. A perfect example is all the people that see tiny bits and pieces of shows like Friends and Seinfeld and go on an absolute rampage about how “problematic” the characters are. It’s literally NOT that serious, because in the 90’s, we understood that things were just meant to be comedic and not to9 tear apart every little thing people did on a tv show as if it was real life.

[@shmick6079]

@ yeah that’s what I’m seeing too. Does comedy not exist anymore?

[@wendyselleck2873]

Ross has his issues, but he is actually a good friend. You will see that as time goes on.

[@lurchi55]

Unless you eat his sandwich

[@TJSaw]

@@lurchi55 Yeah, especially if it has an extra slice of gravy soaked bread in the middle 😂

[@scipioafricanus5871]

@@TJSaw it's the thanksgiving leftovers for god's sake!

[@ninja_tony]

@@TJSaw NOBODY better touch my Moistmaker!!! 😂

[@Logan_Baron]

Yeah there are some moments that when they come up, I hope she changes some of her opinions on Ross. Not that he's perfect, he have his problematic moments, so I understand some of it. Except the earlier complaints she had about his dealing with his ex-wife and her girlfriend, giving that they did cheat. Though I remember at the time quite a few people thinking he was in the wrong then too. But yeah, there are upcoming moments that if they don't change her mind, I'll wonder.

[@samnabawy2731]

Ok if we are going to give everyone the same treatment you give Ross then Monica and Phoebe are creepy for what they are doing with the man in the coma, and Chandler's mom is horrible for taking advantage of a younger, sad, intoxicated man who is her son's best friend.

[@christopherb501]

And somehow, I still like Monica's mother less.

[@marlouabueva2988]

Yeah, if ross is a bad friend for interfering with her and Paolo, I wonder how would she react in rachel in later seasons

[@samnabawy2731]

@@marlouabueva2988 He didn't really interfere. She just hates Ross for existing lol.

[@marlouabueva2988]

@@samnabawy2731 yeah I know Ross didn't interfere. Just couple of episodes ago she said that Ross is cock blocking Rachel which i think is a weird take.

[@TJSaw]

@@samnabawy2731 don’t you know? Women can never be wrong. Even if she murders a man for no reason, it’s the man’s fault.

[@adnap]

So, just a little something fun to note: At some point in the series, Joey gets a Magna Doodle for the front door. In each episode there will usually be a thematic drawing or limerick that relates to the plot. So now that you know, you can keep an eye out for that because it’s just a funny little easter egg, and it typically takes awhile for people to catch onto them.

[@shrodingerschat2258]

I thought it was a Magna-Doodle?

[@indrajithm280]

The double standards are crazy

[@samnabawy2731]

I think she needs to make a video addressing her weird Ross takes because this is becoming sus.

[@liljakaren97]

@@samnabawy2731 She has probably heard so much bad stuff about Ross that it influences her opinion on him

[@samnabawy2731]

@@liljakaren97 Maybe because her reasons don't make sense. She thought Ross donated sperm to the exwife who cheated on him so she could have a baby with the woman she cheated on Ross with lol even if that were true, how does that make him a bad person? Lol. Weird.

[@samnabawy2731]

@@liljakaren97 Perhaps. She recently commented that she thought that Ross was just donating sperm for his ex and the woman she cheated on him with, which is why she thought he was an a-hole. That is still confusing to me lol even if that was true, how does that make him an a-hole? Weird all around.

[@Amylian4]

​@@samnabawy2731real! She literally said she thought he was not gonna be part of the child's life.... That's a really weird thing to assume when u don't know a character, that was ep 1......

[@darth856]

I know this was the 90s and things were viewed differently. But it kinda bugs me how everyone - including Phoebe herself - says that Paolo "made a pass at her". What he did actually constituted a crime; he touched her and exposed himself without her consent.

[@dishajasrotia2783]

After the paolo thing….for her ross being anti paolo means anti sexy… damn girl 😂

[@Tshh11]

Yeah... that took me out a looot

[@Amylian4]

Funny cuz Ross is actually the character I find hot lol

[@gokulumenon3330]

She toned the ross hate down in this episode BUT you can see her struggling to not say anything mean about him. I hope you get to see how amazing friend and father ros'll be during the later seasons. You better have the same reactions in s2 or else it's clearly double standards 🤷‍♂️.

[@bigj5880]

She's on episode 21 and 22 on Patreon, everybody who's hating on her right now will be happy little clams later on, good grief let people react however that maybe

[@saradfv]

I understand your take on Ross and Rachel's relationship and I see your point. However, I might say that he's not that bad of a guy. All of them have flaws, and that's supposed to be the relatable aspect of these characters. The premise of the show is how life sometimes doesn't work the way you expected, especially at an age where you're still figuring things out. That's why we make bad decisions, but there's room for growth.

[@ShotokanRed]

Your takes on Ross and Phoebe are really interesting to me, cause I always felt like he was a good friend and that Phoebe was the one that was the bad friend 😅

[@ninadganore]

Phoebe is the worst character once you see the whole series

[@SasukeTurkey]

I think they are both great friends. Phoebe likes teasing her friends but she always has their back if it comes down to it.

[@adnap]

@@ninadganore No, you must be thinking of Ursula.

[@jinxysaberk]

@@SasukeTurkeythis is so untrue she does some of the most horrible things on the series including biting a man without his consent. That’s SA 💀

[@ShotokanRed]

Like, i know Phoebe cares about her friends, but when they need support it's like she's usually the one pointing out the thing that nobody else wants to say cause it makes them feel worse!

[@matthewnurse4962]

Double standards are brazy

[@marlouabueva2988]

It's so weird that she's so against Ross and Rachel when the show has been teasing their relationship since the very first episode 😂.

[@TJSaw]

Man, this chick really hates Ross. Every episode is all about how Ross is a horrid friend 😂

[@TreysLosingItRapidly]

To be fair, I've always hated Ross as well. He's hard to like 😊😎

[@samnabawy2731]

@@TreysLosingItRapidly Season 1 Ross was pretty harmless. I understand maybe in later seasons. However, her reasons right now just don't make sense.

[@Karlo22222]

Bro​@@TreysLosingItRapidly

[@ninja_tony]

@@samnabawy2731 SPOILERS TO ANYONE THAT HASN’T WATCHED THE WHOLE SERIES! - I feel like he’s only really “bad” a couple seasons out of the whole series really, and even then, I don’t think he deserves all the hate. But in the beginning, he’s totally harmless, and later on, he absolutely CARRIES the show when he ramps up the physical comedy and gets some of the best lines and scenes in the entire series (what I like to call the Red Ross Era 😂)

[@saradfv]

@@TreysLosingItRapidly he's my least favorite character as well lmao, but at the beginning it's easy to understand why he acts the way he acts.

[@havok6280]

Haven't watched yet, but I can guess how you'll react to Ross and Mrs. Bing...😅

[@muhammadnazrin3390]

I mean an older women taking advantage of a young(her sons age) intoxicated man. I'm sure she'd still find a way to blame Ross tho

[@bartUsiek10]

@@muhammadnazrin3390I haven’t watched yet but I’m sure she will 😂

[@muhammadnazrin3390]

Even weirder the girls wolf whistle a guy leading to his accident and "break" into the hospital room of a stranger, to do whatever. No negative comments, nada

[@ninadganore]

@@muhammadnazrin3390 the ladies also undressed him. No consent. Imagine her disgust if the genders were opposite.

[@TJSaw]

Yup! You called it! An older woman takes advantage of a drunk vulnerable younger guy but it’s still the guy’s fault 😂

[@wendyselleck2873]

You will see that Monica is very competitive. Not just at foozball.

[@mojoshivers]

As someone who’s seen these episodes dozens, maybe even a hundred times, I have to say I’m enjoying these first time reactions from you. I remember having the same theories about where everyone was headed and I have to say yours are pretty spot-on with what I was thinking at the time. Keep up the good job as Friends is a classic show and it’s great to see someone enjoying it for the first time.

[@ninja_tony]

Even though the Ross feelings are kind of…interesting at the moment, I still hope you keep being honest in your reactions and don’t let the negative comments get to you. Your opinions on all the characters will shift and change throughout the series, and you’ll learn a lot more about all of them, which will fill in a lot of gaps in why they act the way they do. Great reactions so far!

[@bigj5880]

Agreed, I hate when people try to dictate or bully reactors to react a certain way just cause their not happy, let people react naturally however that maybe, get off your high horse people

[@arcyarcanine]

"so many mistakes on a whim" oh just wait lol

[@xayzer]

Lovely reaction as always! Apropos of nothing, imagine if the genders were reversed on the Monika/Phoebe/Comma Guy storyline - it would be so creepy!

[@ninadganore]

True, the double standard for women is too much.

[@williamrosmer8381]

its creepy regardless of genders

[@adnap]

@@ninadganore There are a lot of good men in this world. Kind, respectful, sane, understanding and trustworthy men that deserve a chance. There has always been a double standard for what is perceived as ok by society for traits that men and women have, and what is acceptable in their behavior. Yes, even in comedy. But to be fair, It is typically men who are the aggressors, and not always in a good way. If this is someone you’re just meeting, A no should suffice. It is men who are typically serial killers. It is is typically men who have forced women to perform unsavory acts in order to keep their jobs. Men ruined men for other men. Obviously it goes without saying that not all men are like this. But like Ross said, now women just need to develop a more sophisticated screening process. A woman should never feel unsafe in a relationship. Ladies, if he treats you like a true gentleman treats a lady in the beginning, but then starts to show signs of emotional instability, he's showing you his true colors. The gentleman you knew in the beginning, That was the wolf beneath masquerading as a sheep.

[@christopherb501]

Or dissimilar. If they did the same with a chick - or other - it would likewise come off as unpleasant.

[@88happiness]

I'm not a fan of Ross, but he has some hilarious moments in later seasons.

[@Amylian4]

rachel is the "auto-sabotage" of the group, is kinda crazy how many strays she always caught

[@darachocathain1996]

Did the background music always run through the entire video before? Ive headphones in cos im exercising at the same time and its rlly distracting ahahaha

[@icedquokka]

No just an editing mistake so sorry!! It stops at 2 minutes in

[@darachocathain1996]

@@icedquokka I realised after 2 mins and should have deleted comment but was enjoying the vid too much lol. Thanks for these !😌🤓

[@jaydunna2645]

i mean....if my friends mom looked like that....😇

[@christopherb501]

Imagine her AND Rachel's AND Phoebe's...

[@tofersiefken]

I didn't know the gender of any of my kids before they were born, though my wife was pretty sure she knew without being informed by medical staff. My son's partner is currently pregnant with his first child, my first grandchild and they've known for a while that it's a boy. Rocco.

[@christopherb501]

Not like you really _can_ know gender that early. Other things, sure, but not anything behavioral like that.

[@scipioafricanus5871]

@@christopherb501 tofersiefken means the sex of the baby.

[@BurghFinsFan]

Monica's competitiveness is probably my favorite character trait of hers. It gets bigger as the series goes on. Her and Phoebe were just straight up creepy to the dude in the coma though. That was an odd storyline.

[@ritahamblin1043]

Chandler and joey always make me think of Bert & Ernie. Ross needs to get a pair of reality Glasses to stop him walking on thin ice. Absolutely love your reaction.

[@anustart-loveeachother7680]

Geez some of these comments are toxic. Let her have her takes on this and have fun with the show and just dont watch the reactions if you don’t like it, it’s not like she said anything crazy fir you to get this upset. Some people really need to touch grass here getting all angry cause a reactor doesn’t love their favourite character. An authentic reactions is always better than people who fake it and pretend to enjoy a show, even if some of the takes aren’t always all that great

[@indrajithm280]

Wow can't even call out double standards anymore

[@TJSaw]

@@anustart-loveeachother7680 “Waahhh! Calling out blatant double standards means they’re toxic..”

[@bigj5880]

Thank you! Agreed!

[@baron7755]

What does mean "mid"?

[@TheTsuryuu]

I gotta be honest for a sec, in the beginning I was also finding kinda strange the Ross commentaries, but now I go straight to the comment section as soon as I hear you say something just to see people getting mad XD Relax people, stop white knighting for Ross, it gives the same fedora hat energy as if it was a woman or something.

[@DragonGo-j2l]

Ross is a good friend but if my friend kissed my mom it’s over

[@nitrokid]

Why does she hate Ross so much 😂 Well, learn this then. A guy can't actually be friends with the girl he likes. So there's that, if you're wondering why Ross does what he does. Ask all the guys in the world.

[@KamoMustafaWWE]

I don't blame Ross for kissing Mrs Bing. I'da done the same thing.

[@Karlo22222]

Bro this is BS. Can't watch this anymore You vs Ross at WrestleMania 41 is a dream match....🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻

[@icedquokka]

LMAOOO

[@saranshsharma6984]

@@icedquokkaSTOP YOUR ROSS HATE rn

[@RadeticDaniel]

​@@saranshsharma6984stop your Quoka hate right now 🤣 Just doesn't work like this, does it? She has a very biased weird take against him, but we can choose to stop watching... it's on us to decide if we see more of it or not =)

[@saranshsharma6984]

​@@RadeticDaniel Stop being so senstitive dude. The guy with the main comment and many others have commented the same thing which I said.

[@LeslieKwan]

Good riddance. I hope the rest of the sensitive snowflakes that act like a family members has been personally attacked also follow suit. It's a TV show with fake people. Get a grip. You know there's a large population that hate the entire show Friends and find it one of the most annoying sitcoms. People have different opinions on things. You guys need to chill out.

[@noone_9999]

Love the reactions! Don’t mind other peoples opinions, your journey is allowed to be unique and yours. Glad you are enjoying the show so much, its such a fun ride

[@alisaa63]

jesus why are people so pressed about your opinions? :D it is just a sitcom, ross isn't gonna know if she doesn't like him lmao

[@alisaa63]

ross can be funny, yes, but he is annoying🤷‍♂️

[@angelbedolla347]

Forget her opinion she just seems to be ignorant of simply facts. Ross was cheated on, he’s going to be a dad, Ross told Rachel he had a crush on her episode 1 etc etc..

[@supersonic1920]

Don't you see she's sexist? Monica changed a stranger man's clothes while he's in coma she didn't say it's creepy

[@SunShine-qk4rb]

Great episodes

[@I_am_Ravenclaw]

Omg, why so many negative comments?🤔

[@christina9841]

Love your reactions... for some reason there is some sort of music playing in the background that is super distracting so I had to stop watching.... probably someone in the house playing music, but writing this just so you know it is definitely a distraction...

[@icedquokka]

the music stops around 2 minutes in! an editing mistake, so sorry 🙏

[@christina9841]

@@icedquokkathanks for letting me know ❤

[@scGD10]

How do you know about chandler’s job? 😅 It is a question no one could answer.

[@scipioafricanus5871]

We know Chandler is in charge of the WENUS.

[@Jimmie_Rudolfsson]

Great reaction!

[@allencutts2070]

technically she kissed him but he still in the wrong for not stoping her

[@archang3l7]

I don't know if this was satirical but he was the intoxicated one of the both of them and she took advantage of that.

[@allencutts2070]

@archang3l7 yes that is also true

[@samnabawy2731]

No its not healthy to eat the placenta and doctors say you shouldn't do that

[@systerkeno]

Lovely reaction as always ❤️🌈

[@yaroslavstepanov7417]

God, i love all the Ross mess in the comments each time 😊😊😊

[@Vendrix86]

cutie

[@viz7497]

Pls turn off the bgm

[@icedquokka]

the music stops around 2 minutes in! an editing mistake, so sorry 🙏

[@josh8764]

Would watch this reaction if not for the annoying Christmas music you’ve put in the background :(

[@christina9841]

Yes yes, I said the same thing! I had to stop watching. Surprised that you and I are the only ones who've mentioned it.

[@icedquokka]

the music stops around 2 minutes in! an editing mistake, so sorry 🙏

[@chiranjeevimg5605]

Is she annoyed by ross crossing the friend line and using her vulnerability

[@scipioafricanus5871]

I'm annoyed at all the triggered sore men imposing their reverse gender politics on this sitcom and pestering IcedQuokka.

[@jeffs.s.]

Although Ross is super funny, I do agree with you, I don't like how childish and selfish he is sometimes