Emily Wasn’t the Villain ‘Friends’ Made Her Out To Be

"Take thee, Rachel." Three little words that floored the Friends fandom when David Schwimmer's Ross Geller uttered them on May 7, 1998. It was the two-part finale of the show's fourth season. The episode was "The One with Ross's Wedding," and it played an important part in the story of the beloved sitcom's endgame couple, Ross and Rachel (Jennifer Aniston). The couple has, without doubt, become one of the most iconic will they/won't they couples in television history, but throughout the sitcom's fourth season, there was one character standing in their way: Emily Waltham, Ross' romance of the season turned bride. Ross' flub, cheered by the studio audience, set in motion the end of the relationship, allowing the eventual happy ending for him and Rachel. Many fans were thrilled to see Emily go, as she quickly became the show's villain for the fifth season. However, Emily was not the monster she was made out to be. The true big bad of the story was the one who shared the altar with her.

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