10 Terrible Friends Storylines That Should Have Been Cut

Over the course of ten years, Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Phoebe and Joey entertained us with their lives in New York City, turning Friends into one of the most popular sitcoms of all time.

But it's fair to say the showrunners didn't get every storyline on the show spot on. From time to time there were some real duds - questionable choices made that seemed out of character, or showed one of the gang in a less than favourable light. On some occasions, bad choices behind the scenes ended up with characters coming off as pretty bad people.

It's also arguable that the show hasn't aged particularly well at times, and many millennial fans have criticised certain elements, including themes of narcissism and especially how certain women are treated. Really, these ten storylines just shouldn't have happened in the first place.

This storyline was just outright weird from the get-go.

In the season seven episode 'The One With Ross And Monica's Cousin', the Gellers' cousin Cassie comes to stay with Monica and Chandler. Played by the stunning Denise Richards, the producers clearly wanted to cash in on her looks, but they did it in the oddest way possible. When Chandler finds himself attracted to her, Cassie moves in with Ross to avoid any conflict. Surprisingly, the eldest Geller sibling also finds himself attracted to his own cousin, and actually tries to make a move on her, with disastrous consequences.

Let's face it - the whole affair is quite strange. While Ross has shown to be many things throughout the show's run, borderline incestuous isn't one of them. It's very out of character for him and the humour just doesn't sit right, especially with a modern audience. It's a standalone episode, so it's clearly a filler of a plot, but for a subject which can be potentially very serious, it seems quite risky, and is completely irrelevant to the wider show.

Unfortunately, it's not the only example on the subject...