The news traveled fast this week about the "Friends" reunion that will be a two-hour special on NBC on February 21st. As "Friends" fans heard the news, everyone went crazy. Not only were fans thrilled, but shortly after hearing the news of the reunion, we were informed that Matthew Perry would not be attending the reunion. He is pursuing his own play, so he won't be in the reunion.
What will "Friends" be without a Mrs. Chanandler Bong? As a huge fan of "Friends," I have a deep hope that Matthew Perry will be in the reunion in some way. Truly, any way, would be fine as long as we have Chandler Bing. Along with the disappointment of may or may not having Chandler, we fans have already gone through so many emotions.
1. First, the feeling of joy.
Chandler's dance is the exact dance I did when I found out about the reunion while I was at work.
2. All of the unanswered questions that you had forgotten about...
How did Joey know he wanted to go to California? Did Ross and Rachel work out? Did they ever move out of the city or to Paris? Did Phoebe and Mike have kids? Where did they live? Was Joey able to pay rent after Chandler stopped helping him out? Did he end up living with Monica and Chandler? What happened to Richard? Has he died? How did Monica handle it? What about her parents? How is Ben? Emma? The twins? Mike Jr.'s three kids? The list of unanswered questions is endless.
3. Heartache because FRIENDS without Chandler is what?
How will the show handle Chandler not being there? Will he be on Skype with Monica because he is working somewhere in the middle of nowhere because he fell asleep during an office meeting? One can dream.
4. Anticipation. And in due time, it will come.
So many thoughts have run through our minds since the news, and now that we have a date we can start the countdown. We can start to fantasize about everything that is going to happen with the two-hour special.
5. The final countdown.
Of course, we all know that the music that is being played by Ross with his keyboard is not the music to the final countdown, but of animals and a combination of other miscellaneous sounds that do not go together.
6. And, for the day, we may all be a morning person.
I know I will be a morning person on February 21st because I know that I will be seeing six of my greatest friends that night. I might even sleep in late as to skip morning that way when I wake up I will be hours closer to the special.
To all the "Friends" fans, I await the two-hour special that will air next month. But in the meantime, think of all the happy times that you have shared with"Friends" and remember, Rachel got off the plane.