[NEWS] Jennifer Doesn't Support The Joey-Rachel Endgame Fan Theory

 

Two weeks ago the internet freaked out over a 100-tweet thread that laid out - in detail - why Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) and Joey (Matt LeBlanc) should've ended up together on the popular '90s sitcom 'Friends'. If you don't have time to give the whole thread a read, here are the main points: Ross (David Schwimmer) was a misogynistic, dinosaur-loving monster who never viewed Rachel as a friend, didn't care about her career, and actually liked it when she was economically beneath him. Joey, on the other hand, truly treasured the friendship with Rachel, supported her professional ambitions, and took the time to get to know her as an adult before taking the plunge. The thread had droves of 'Friends' fans cheering. David Schwimmer is a fantastic actor having earned an Emmy nomination for his performance, but his character Ross Geller, to put it in bluntly, sucks.

left to right: Jennifer as Rachel Green & Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribianni

But Aniston doesn't think this. In a new interview with Elle magazine, Aniston makes it very clear she doesn't support this Rachel-Joey endgame theory.

"No! No, no," said Jennifer, "They tried!," in reference towards her character Rachel Green and actor Matt LeBlanc's character Joey Tribbiani. "I think there was a moment when they got together that maybe it could happen, but it didn't. It was Ross and Rachel all the way. I really believe that if there's an afterworld of 'Friends', Ross and Rachel are still thriving. Don't you? I just don't think Joey and Rachel could have made it. I think it was more physical than emotional with them. They were friends with benefits, and they left it at that."

left to right: David Schwimmer as Ross Geller & Jennifer as Rachel Green

Aniston does have a point. Joey and Rachel's chemistry was physical more than anything; they two really didn't have much of an intellectual (or even an emotional) spark. Plus, there was too much drama involved in their relationship for it to ever work. Remember that episode where Joey and Rachel kept seeing Ross's face when they tried to kiss each other? It was clear then nothing serious would transpire between them. That being said there's definitely something to say about Ross not being the right person for Rachel. All the points raised on that Twitter thread were valid; he's a very problematic character. Who knows? Maybe Rachel didn't get off the plane in another universe.