...is a statement I never thought I would type. (It's also spoonerism-free).
Wart-Hrenching?
Anyway, I couldn't sleep last night, or technically, early this morning, and ended up watching Friends at 1:00 am or so. They were the episodes following Ross and Emily's botched wedding, wherein Ross says Rachel's name instead of Emily's during his vows. Rachel, meanwhile, is going nuts wanting to tell Ross she still loves him.
At some point, Monica tries to dissuade Rachel from telling Ross her true feelings, saying "Do you know how painful it is to tell someone you love them and not have them say it back?"
To which Rachel replies, "I know. And I don't care."
So of course they play the confession fairly comedically, but earnestly, and the gang then gets wrapped up in other affairs as Phoebe's water breaks and they run off to the hospital.
But back to the wart-hrenching part.
Friends is an awesome show. It's hilarious, and manages to create complex characters with genuinely gripping interactions. And it used to just be pure entertainment for me... until the struggles of the characters started reflecting my own just a little too much.
Maybe it's the recent high school graduation talking, the looming fears of independence and adulthood, or a recent unrequited love induced heartbreak, but Friends is becoming a scarier and scarier sitcom.
...Maybe I should stick to counting sheep when I can't sleep.
-cookielime
P.S. To the SequenceKitten:
As an otaku, I feel obliged to recommend the OSTs of the following fantastic animes:
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (it's orchestral!)
Wolf Children
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
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