12 Dumb Decisions In Friends We Can't Forgive
8. Did Anyone Even Consider Emma?
There have been two different occasions throughout the ten years of Friends when Ross was asked to be separated from one of his children. Firstly, Emily asked him to move to England with her, leaving Ben behind with Carol in New York, and secondly when Rachel was planning on moving to Paris, taking Emma with her.
During the former, Ross was reluctant to move to England despite the fact that it would save his marriage, not because he would miss the US, not because he would miss his friends, but because he wouldn't be able to see his son.
In season ten however, from when Rachel revealed her plans to move to France, right to when Ross chased her to the airport, not once did Emma's dad mention her, ask about how often he would see her, or seem in any way concerned about living in a different country to her the way he did with Ben.
Not only is this a crazy double standard from Ross, seemingly unfazed by the prospect of having his daughter taken away from him, it's a major oversight from the writers that almost comes across as just lazy. How hard would it have been to include one conversation surrounding the future of Emma's relationship with her dad?