The one with the alternative ending – The ‘Friends’ finale that never aired

‘I thought it would be hilarious if there was a “big reveal” ending that tied it all together. “It was a very tongue-in-cheek idea, one of those ‘It all makes sense!’ stupid realisations that you could give Friends a really depressing ending”.

One Twitter user’s theory for how the beloved sitcom should’ve ended is getting lots of Internet love, for its bleak and twisted treatment for a homeless Phoebe whose “friends” only exist in her head. It starts to pour rain. “Maybe I wanted revenge on her!” “They all have different names and personalities”.

“Every kooky aside, every episode she made everything about her, every instance of how much of an outside she was…”

Instead of the final shots of Monica, Chandler, Ross, Rachael, Joey and Phoebe closing the door and saying goodbye to the famous apartment and heading to their favorite coffee shop, Central Perk, there are only five friends.

“Phoebe walks past a furniture store and catches her refection in a mirror”. What if the entire show-its characters, their lives, their misguided adventures-were all just figments of a homeless meth addict’s imagination?

“The name of the store? From behind, we see her put up six dirty, but brightly coloured umbrellas”. Forget going to Central Perk one last time and enjoying each other’s company in a fond farewell.

This isn’t the only re-envisioning of Friends to take the web by storm.

So, here’s that alternative ending which you would not want to read, but read it anyway to feel good about the original ending, perhaps.