• AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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    10 months ago

    Hey Ross, why don’t you marry it? Hurr durr! Science nerdy! Dinosaur bones dumb! How you doin’?

    Full disclosure, I enjoyed Friends a lot back in the day, but I’m rewatching it now, and his friends are pretty terrible towards him, especially for things that are actually quite impressive, like being a doctor of paleontology in his mid 20’s.

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        510 months ago

        How was Ross a creep? He was a good father, a caring husband (to Carol), and a pretty decent guy all around. He was just a little socially awkward.

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          510 months ago

          Very controlling and possessive towards women. Also he’s the best character as he’s clearly the most insane.

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            Controlling how? Controlling like “I don’t want you spending all your time with Mark, who is clearly trying to fuck you, who you are also attracted to”? I think that’s a perfectly reasonable request in a committed, monogamous relationship. The fact that Mark asked her out as soon as she was single, and the fact that she was considering it, proved that all of Ross’ concerns were valid.

            He’s perfectly sane at the beginning of the show, but they heavily flanderize him in the later seasons, turning him neurotic.

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              010 months ago

              Who cares if his means are justified, he’s still ordering her to do things because he sees her as belonging to him. He’s also super-possessive over Monica (e.g. always saying “my sister” to Chandler), I guess it’s meant to be the “protective older brother” trope but it’s still not good.

              These are cartoonish sitcom characters though, I hope people don’t expect them to behave like real humans!