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The latest Friends theory that’s doing the rounds is very harsh on Ross

Published 15:24 13 May 2018 BST

Bound to divide Friends fans.

Despite the fact that the Friends finale aired 14 years ago, it appears that fans of the show have moved into a new era of reflection and evaluation. As new generations watch the events of the gang unfold for the first time - with mixed results it must be said - older generations are continuing to squabble over small details. Hell, it's like that episode when Chandler and Joey argued over the chair because as we all know, the cushions are the essence of the chair. Anyways, a tweet by the comedian Emily Heller has gone viral and it caused a little bit of commotion in the Friends-sphere (yeah, we just made that up). Emily reckons that the only reason why the producers made Monica and Ross siblings in the show was because all the other members of the Friends gang would have 'sided' with Carol following her divorce from Ross. https://twitter.com/MrEmilyHeller/status/995328688831934464 OK, let's break this down: in the interest of full disclosure, I'm a big Ross fan because he has consistently been one of the funniest characters throughout the show. This moment at 4:10 still cracks me up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIoMaP9H8Lo Clip via - Favorite Videos

Now, let's see if Emily's theory stands up...

1) Ross and Chandler were best friends in college and they were practically inseparable. On that note, it's fair to assume that Chandler wouldn't ditch his close friend after a painful divorce.

2) Rachel and Ross also had a history. Granted, they weren't dating when they went to high school together but in the very first episode of the show, Rachel arrived into Central Perk and knows absolutely nobody apart from Monica and Ross. Granted, their social interactions all revolved around the fact that Ross is Monica's brother but even if she wasn't introduced to Ross via Monica, they still went to the same high school. Ross only met Carol in college. It's fair to assume that any 'loyalty' Rachel would have regarding 'picking a side' in the divorce would go to Ross because she would know his face. 3) Phoebe and Ross were once romantically involved. Granted, Phoebes also said about Carol "She is so great! I miss her" but this kiss below also happened as soon as she heard that Ross was having marital issues. It's clear that she cares for Ross. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuVp_La5uiA Clip via - Tawfiq Gousouss 4) In the same scene above, it seems Joey has never met Carol (although he thinks it's cool she's a lesbian). His allegiances could go anywhere but at least he has met Ross. 5) If Monica wasn't Ross' sister, it's unclear where she might go. The backstory between Carol and Monica was never really fleshed out too much because it always did involve the truism that their relationship was centred around the fact they're sisters-in-law. Anyways, people have weighed in with their own theories. What do you reckon?

https://twitter.com/mlbookworm/status/995389811597987840 https://twitter.com/elaine_7777/status/995526298062635010 https://twitter.com/Mardarins/status/995527883761254400 https://twitter.com/plantbasdfoodie/status/995515836394860544 https://twitter.com/ashernisky/status/995530817228111873 https://twitter.com/MySnatchedWig/status/995541043138330625 Clearly, this is an important issue for some people. https://twitter.com/wotsdpoint/status/995548895995314176 https://twitter.com/DioRando1/status/995549908689195008

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Bound to divide Friends fans.

Now, let's see if Emily's theory stands up...

1) Ross and Chandler were best friends in college and they were practically inseparable. On that note, it's fair to assume that Chandler wouldn't ditch his close friend after a painful divorce.