Even though “Friends” ended in 2004, Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Chandler, Joey, and Ross never really left our screens. The cultural impact of the show can barely be quantified, but the Independent tried when they wrote, “‘Friends’ deftly married relatability with an aspirational quality (if at times unrealistic — hello that ginormous apartment) that spoke to lots of young people.” And although some of the show’s jokes have not stood the test of time, “Friends” continues to appeal to different generations and new audiences.
While the cast were pretty insistent that a reunion would never come, they reunited for a special show in 2021 — and “Friends: The Reunion” is another momentous moment that’ll go down in pop culture history. The HBO Max special was filled with happy memories and funny anecdotes, but going back wasn’t that easy for Aniston on an emotional level. “I think we were just so naïve walking into it. … I’m already a little emotionally accessible, I guess you could say, so I had to walk out at certain points,” she admitted to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Aniston spoke about feeling like she knew what her life was going to look like both personally and professionally back then, and while she feels grateful to have had such a successful career, she found some personal reflections “jarring.” Aniston concluded, “But again, everything’s a blessing if you’re able to look at life’s ups and downs in that way. And if it all hadn’t happened, I would not be sitting here the woman that I am.”
