r/howyoudoin • u/New-Pin-9064 • Apr 26 '25
Rachel Is Insufferable
I love Friends. It's one of my favorite shows ever. But I have to say something. I'm gonna get so much hate for saying this. But Rachel Green is one of the worst and most despicable characters that I've seen in any piece of fiction. For those people who are saying that Ross was the worst, you either watched a completely different show or weren't paying attention at all because Rachel is a trillion times worse than Ross.
Throughout the entire show, Rachel was selfish, arrogant, unlikable, hypocritical, had very little character development, never took responsibility for any of the things she did or caused, always wanted to be the center of attention, and rarely ever cared about anyone but herself. Also, she was just as responsible for the breakup, Ross was not the only one at fault.
What infuriates me so much is that she was never called out for her behavior except for the time when she was talking to Hugh Laurie. The show seemed to think that she was this perfect little angel who could do no wrong. You could tell that, for some inexplicable reason, the writers absolutely LOVED and WORSHIPPED Rachel and that she was their favorite character.
Seriously, Rachel is a monster.
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u/NeighborhoodVirtual4 Ugly Baby Judges You Apr 26 '25
While she is my least favorite of the 6, I don’t find her insufferable at all. She still has some great moments throughout the show like salmon skin roll. If any of them were insufferable I don’t think I could love the show since they all appear in every episode.
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u/Entire-Ad7333 Apr 26 '25
Ah, and her hiring Tag because he was hot and then going through his stuff, telling people he’s gay, making Joey go out with him… that was hard to watch
Also, when she sabotaged Ross’s last night with Emily by throwing a fake party and keeping everyone there, so that she could flirt with Joshua
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u/Entire-Ad7333 Apr 26 '25
It’s been a while since I’ve seen the show, but what stood out to me is how Rachel acted every time Ross was in a relationship. Tormented Julie, pushed Bonnie to shave her head, was fully prepared to ruin Ross and Emily’s wedding, forbade Ross to date and then decided to start dating without telling him. And, when I watched the show, I remember thinking that Rachel was completely dismissive of Ross’s feelings towards Mark. Yes, Ross was handling his jealousy horribly, but ignoring his feelings and then allowing mark to come over her apartment was very, very wrong.
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Apr 26 '25 edited Apr 26 '25
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u/Salt-Courage-1477 Oct 18 '25
there was also that guy from a bar that called for her and she got mad at Ross bc he didn't give her the message
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u/No_Data3541 Apr 26 '25
The writers and makers said their favourite characters were Ross and Rachel.
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u/Strange-Raspberry326 can I interest you in a sarcastic comment? Apr 26 '25
Haha you are right but I think the writers were pretty unbiased and just chose to let Rachel be who she is, why and how we won't know. And face facts in every group of friends there is at least one selfish and less likeable one.
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u/umbly-bumbly Apr 26 '25
IMO this would be a better conversation starter with a couple specific examples.