10 Most Annoying Mistakes You Never Noticed In Friends
3. How Did Chandler And Rachel Not Recognise Each Other?!
Flashback episodes are all well and good, but they make a continuity enthusiast's blood boil like their body were a kettle. Friends certainly had some great ones, but they brought about some gaping plot holes. Take, for instance, Chandler and Rachel's past.
Rachel and Chandler were not the closest pairing in the friend group. Although they had some strong chemistry, they mostly felt like friends by association and didn't have many stories together. That's probably why the writers forgot that they met for "the first time" on multiple occasions.
Initially, they were "introduced" in the pilot, with Rachel's wedding day sprint being their first impression of each other. But, later, a flashback episode revealed that they partook in two Thanksgiving dinners together. Alright, you might say that's possibly easy to forget, but a flashback in season 10 indicated that they even made out once.
So, with all that taken into account, it's baffling to think that Chandler and Rachel wouldn't recognise each other. Chandler's not the kind of guy to forget a girl he's made out with; no, that's Joey's job.