9 Most Outrageous Friends Fan Theories

9. Gunther Reserved The Couch

At the beginning of the year, all across social media and entertainment websites, countless minds were blown when one viewer came up with a solution to just how the group of six friends always managed to snag that prime seats in Central Perk - the couch, the little wooden table and chair at one end, the green chair at the other - with the spot of a reserved sign on the table. 

It was the sort of moment where you go 'oh, of course!' and it totally makes sense, with the assumed reason being because they're such regular customers, with two of them having actually worked there (and Phoebe being a performer). However, there is another possibility. 

Rather than being because they're good customers, it's actually Gunther who puts the reserved sign on the table so that he can have a good view of Rachel everyday, and make sure she's happy in the coffee shop. He makes the gesture out of his love for her, in the hope she'll notice and reciprocate his feelings, but never actually has the courage to tell her, thus she never queries it and assumes it's because they're regulars. Oh Gunther.