I’m going to make some comments… now that I think I can. I’m just so sad. So in no particular order…

The Foosball table. I can’t believe it is gone. I mean that is sooo Joey. But I suppose it was fitting as Friends is the end of an era and so is that Foosball table. The destruction of the Foosball table was a rite of passage, it took Chandler and Joey to the next level of their lives. They are one of the great relationships on this show. And the Foosball table represented that relationship. So now as Chandler is a father and the whole group is moving into a new realm of their life, Chandler and Joey’s relationship will also change and grow. And I suppose it would not be right for Joey to move the table to CA and not have Chandler there to play Foosball with. So… Good game.

Twins! Chandler and Monica have wanted a baby for so long. We’ve watched them struggle with the difficulty that so many face. This is one of the most poignent of the long running story arcs. But one child, one child could still leave them lacking. After all there’s nothing like having a sibling! Just look at Monica and Ross! So now they do have two. And they have a boy and a girl so it works well. And besides, can anyone see Friends the next Generation with these siblings and four of their friends? WOOHOO The creators said they wanted to really settle Chandler and Monica and give them everything they need. I think they succeeded.

Where would this episode be without a classic Phoebe-ism? Phoebe and her wacky, wacky self. We had her singing but it all culminated with her age old “Filangee”. As we all remember, her fake-name she loves to give out is Regina Filangee. So how funny that she would use this word and cause chaos on the plane? And how fitting that Rachel in her self-centered way as well as it being Phoebe and I don’t think anyone takes her very seriously though they love her… Rachel didn’t even clue in to the word “filangee” and realize what it meant. But we had a great Phoebeism to say good bye to.

I loved The Lame Cool Guy Handshake. Of course I loved the hug even more. But the handshake? It is what the guys would do backstage after the Friends Huddle before taping, so it was their way of throwing in a personal inside joke.

Gunther finally told Rachel he loved her. FINALLY. In fact, that’s exactly what I shouted! I’m sooooo glad they did not end the series with Gunther and his secret love still secret. Gunther is the coffee shop icon. As is his love-from-afar he had of Rachel.

Ross and Rachel ended up together, amen! The creators said that the show was at the heart romantic that they felt it was anti romantic to not have them end up together. I agree. I think something would have been missing had Rachel truly gone to Paris. After all, as Phoebe says… “She’s your lobster, Ross!” I think it was a nice ender. After all the show started with their would be romance, it is only fitting for the story line for the guy to get the girl in the end.

The keys were funny since no one ever had keys except when Chandler moved in with Monica and his key wouldn’t work. The end with the empty apartment, that was saying goodbye to the most awesome apartment in NY. And Joey “Was it always purple”? *SIGH* The one of a kind apartment… no where else have we seen such an eclectic and bright and clashy set. I think this set took what people thought their homes should look like to a new level. In the last decade we’ve seen people become more brave in decorating their homes.

I fully expected to cry. But I ended up hardly shedding any tears. I think that the way they ended the show was excellent. This season was definately great and then the final episode was truly amazing. They made it bittersweet. Every time the tears would well up, they’d have turned around and had me laughing at the next joke. This is why I love Friends. They can take something hard and show the humour.

What I would have done differently. Come on we’ve all thought this… So mine is not very large… just three things.

1. The opening credits. The show pilot had the opening credits just the gang dancing in the fountain to show the carefree youth of being 20-something. But it was thought it was too carefree so that’s why the show credits now have the clips as well as the fountain dancing. Well I think it should have had them just fountain playing again to show that while they are growing up they can still be young at heart with each other. Also it would make a nice book end.

2. The show opened in the coffeeshop. It might have been nice to see them in the coffeeshop again for the closing scene. Even if we didn’t hear them talking but just saw them there one more time and pan out. However I watched the creators talk and they were going to do that but figured “What would they talk about?” and they liked the idea of showing them heading to the coffeeshop and leaving that up to our imaginations. I am happy with the empty apartment, the farewell to the biggest supporting cast member that gets no part in the credits. So I suppose that I’m fine with this. Just think it might have been neat.

3. I’d have had Ross ask Rachel to marry him. After all… weddings is a ross thing. His big line in the pilot was that he just wanted to be married again and Rachel came flying in in a wedding dress. They’ve played on this so much. I do like that he used the “On a break” thing for laughs. But it is Ross… he loves to be married. So I just think he should have asked. I mean it isn’t like they don’t know each other or been together before. In fact they were married at one time. So it could have been plausable. Besides, they could have had some fun with that!! Oh well, they ended up together so that’s all that mattered. I feel like they would get back together since Emma was born.

Farewell Friends. And Joey, as you move so do I. You move away from your friends and I’m moving to mine. But never fear, my DVR will be set for you this fall. ((HUGS))