A few months ago, I sold all ten seasons of Friends. It was taking up space and considering so many episodes I have committed to memory (evidenced by my complete domination of the SceneIt? Friends Edition), it just made sense. Well, I'm getting married in a few months and I had a plethora of pop culture TV shows enter my brain as I planned. I can't call it a coping mechanism as this happens regularly in everyday life, but one particpular quote sticks out. I tried to find the clip, but the internet failed me in this quest.
The One With Rachel's Book, Season 7, Episode 2
Rachel: No, y’know what? It’s gonna be okay. I mean you don’t have to have this rustic Italian feast. Y’know? And-and you don’t need, you don’t need this custom-made, empire waisted, duchess, satin gown; you can wear off the rack. (She starts to cry, as does Monica.)
Chandler: Look, it really is gonna be okay. The important thing is that we love each other and that we’re gonna get married.
Rachel: Do you even understand what off the rack means?!
And now I will vent. FUCK YOU, YOU SPOILED, BRATTY, HORRID, FASHION WHORE BITCHES. Number one show and this is the crap I get to listen to as comedy? I have my "want that" moments but may you writers, producers, and general people who think this normal, funny, or worth the breath to speak it, go screw yourselves.
Honestly, I don't hold this against Friends. I just look back at this pre-economy collapse world and wonder if people have changed or still exist in modern society. I mean Monica and Rachel were supposedly living in an illegal sublet in New York living paycheck to paycheck. This matters that much?
All right. I'm calm now. Now I'm going to continue plan my simple, but infinitely awesome because I will love the man I will marry and the people sharing the day with me wedding.
