It’s so bleak, but it makes SO MUCH SENSE.
Here’s a life lesson for you: As human beings, we aren’t allowed to have nice things without someone tearing apart our fantasy and killing our dreams. Which is why when a fan-made alternate ending to ‘Friends’ landed online this week, we were equally fascinated and devastated by the theory.
Remember how it actually ended? The friends – Phoebe, Joey, Chandler, Rachel, Ross and Monica – left their apartment keys on the counter and walked off to get a coffee. Boom, the end, that’s it.
But a dedicated person who wants to watch the world burn fan has come up with an alternate ending for the series that’s a bit depressing. If you don’t want your day ruined, you should probably just stop reading now.
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The theory comes from a designer called Gareth Stranks, who shared his elaborate, mind-numbing alternate ending on Twitter.
And as sad as it is, it makes so much sense. See what you think:
“I’d have ended Friends by revealing it was all the meth-addled fantasy of a homeless Phoebe as she stared through the window of Central Perk.
Each kooky aside, each time she made everything about her, each example of how she’s an outsider… it all makes sense. All 10 seasons were merely her fevered imagination, projecting herself into the lives of the others. All she ever wanted was… Friends.
The final scene would be Phoebe walking away from Central Perk, with the Ross, Rachel, Joey, Chandler and Monica characters making a reference to “the crazy lady who always stares at us”. They all have different names and personalities.
Phoebe walks past a furniture store and catches her reflection in the mirror. The name of the store? “Ursula”.
Finally she returns to the park where she sleeps in front of the fountain. A broken lamp stands next to her bench. It starts to rain. From behind, we see her put up six dirty, but brightly coloured, umbrellas.
Fade to black.”
Well. That was a bummer.
As of right now, it’s been picked up internationally and retweeted over a thousand times. But he won’t let fame change him.
You do you, Strnks. Don’t let the haters get you down.
What do you think of this theory? Do you have your own alternate ending to share?
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