They say all great things come to an end, and that’s exactly what happened on May 6, 2004 to our favorite Friends. This season gave the writers and creators 18 episodes to end the multiple pivotal story lines they spent 10 years of their lives creating. In my opinion, they could not have done a better job. We see Phoebe and Mike, newly engaged, plan their wedding. From an extravagant wedding plan, it winds up being a quiet wedding in the street due to a blizzard on their wedding day. It was quirky, simple, and beautiful. It was Phoebe.

Rachel and Joey attempt to date, but in the end they realize that they are better off just friends. Joey also has to say goodbye to his agent, who helped him get to where he currently was in his acting career, though it was a humorous demise, the episode saw Joey really accept the fact that he was growing up. Ross, who left Barbados dating Charlie did not date her long before her ex boyfriend swept her off her feet, leaving him in the dust. You know what that means, Ross and Rachel, single again?? But we’ll get to that. Monica and Chandler, after realizing they couldn’t have children, went through the adoption process and were finally chosen by a mother named Erica.

This brings us to the series finale, appropriately titled The Last One. I cannot do this episode justice in a blog, so I will not write it down, you need to watch this show for yourself, and if I spoil the ending, it will ruin everything…

So instead I want to end my coverage of all things Friends by discussing the common themes that make this show so prominent, in pop culture and society today, almost a decade after the show ended. (See Next Blog Post)