Whether it’s a new fridge or the latest gadget, there is no doubt that this season’s main plotline has something to do with change. This season has been about a lot of change, but no one can say they’ve seen the end of the road. And the fact that everyone is still stuck together means that there’s a chance that Joey and Chandler will end up together, if they don’t go their separate ways.
While the main plotline of this season revolves around Joey’s attempts to become a famous movie star, Chandler’s main role is as a father and self-assured hunk. Having lost his job at Gunther’s, Joey reluctantly accepts a waiter job at Central Perk.
This season, the show explores several of its characters’ personal and romantic interests. Rachel learns that Ross has been married for years. Ross and Jill date to spite Rachel, but Ross’s wife and daughter are in Miami for spring break. Ross is also asked to give a lecture at NYU. Ross’s students aren’t a fan of his new found obsession with martial arts.
The show’s writers initially intended to use the season to focus on Monica and Chandler’s respective relationships, but the season ended up taking a different path. Instead of revolving around Chandler’s love life, this season was focused on the differences between the two of them.
While Joey and Chandler’s relationship was never as rocky as Ross and Rachel’s, there was always the possibility of a disaster pairing. In this season, Monica and Chandler were left together, but they were also not paired in a romantically inappropriate way. This skewed the main plotline.
The show’s writers were forced to leave the finale open-ended. The show was going to make a spinoff for Matt LeBlanc’s character. They wanted to make sure that the show was relevant to viewers. That meant not giving viewers the expected resolution. The writers had to make a choice.
One of the most interesting things about this season is the way that the show explores the differences between the characters. While Joey and Chandler still have fun together, Monica and Chandler have become a wonderfully complementary couple. And it’s no surprise that they’ve come to the conclusion that they’re meant for each other.
While there are plenty of things to talk about, the show does have a neat little trick that’s worth mentioning. The show does a nice job of making the best use of its budget. In the episode “The One that Could Have Been”, Joey’s assistant isn’t exactly the most intelligent person around. But when he gets an assignment to go on a date, he manages to navigate his way through the dating scene.
The show also does a nice job of showing viewers that nothing stays the same. While Joey may be the most successful actor in the show, Chandler and Monica are still together. They’ve both become parents, which is a big change from their earlier years. And, while Joey may have outgrown the bachelor lifestyle, Chandler has evolved into a mature, self-assured father.
