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In season 2 of Friends, for instance, Ross finds a new girlfriend named Julie when he returns from China. Julie is never shown as an individual person of her own in the show. She is only a plot point to further Ross and Rachel’s love story. Ross makes a pros and cons list to compare the two women and ultimately decides to leave Julie simply because she is not Rachel.

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Vidhi Mohan

Tessa Char
Jun 12, 2021

Oh interesting! I never caught this before, but you're right - parts of of the show have not aged well.

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