I remember tuning in to the last ever episode of Friends; I watched it on a small television set in my sister's bedroom, snuggled up with a pillow in front of my face to hide the inevitable waterworks. Back in 2004 it was big news, the event of the year that was watched by millions of people across the globe; we'd watched these six New Yorkers evolve from twenty-something singletons to thirty-something married parents, and it was time to finally bid farewell. I can vividly recall sobbing during that final scene, made all the more heartbreaking because you could tell there was very little acting amongst those on-screen tears too. It was the show of a generation, groundbreaking in more ways than we can count, and one I retained hugely fond memories of as I've found myself dealing with the challenges and ever increasing candles on the cake that I watched through a TV screen all those years ago.
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