S06E15 · SCENE 1/11 · 00:01
The One That Could Have Been: Part 1 · Central Perk
Friends Imagine Alternate Lives
The friends discuss how their lives would differ if past choices had gone differently.
00:01→02:57
in the episode · 2m 56s · S06E15
What happens
00:01–02:57Rachel announces Barry and Mindy's divorce, sparking a group discussion about alternate realities. Each friend imagines a different life path, including Ross staying married to Carol, Monica remaining overweight, Joey staying on his soap opera, Chandler writing for The New Yorker, and Phoebe taking a stockbroker job. They wonder if they would still be friends in that alternate universe.
Key lines
from this scene00:02 · ★ iconicHey, you guys, guess what?
00:15 · ★ iconicOh, sorry. I hear "divorce," I immediately go to Ross. Heh.
00:19 · ★ iconicWho's Barry and Mindy?
00:21 · ★ iconicBarry was the guy I almost married, and Mindy was my best friend.
Scene DNA
weights 0–1rapid back and forth
Beats
00:02Rachel announces Barry and Mindy's divorce.
01:45Phoebe explains why she didn't take the Merrill Lynch job.
Scene in the episode
00:01–02:57Clips from this episode
fan uploads · YouTube · matched by frameThe Ones from ‘The Ones That Could Have Been’ | Friends · Friends
Rachel Fangirls Over Joey | Friends · Friends
Who's in it
RG
Rachel Greene232 episodes · drives 552 scenes
RG
Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes
MG
Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes
CB
Chandler Bing232 episodes · drives 527 scenes
JT
Joey Tribbiani232 episodes · drives 536 scenes
PB
Phoebe Buffay232 episodes · drives 425 scenes
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