Friends: 10 Worst Episodes

4. The One With The Vows (Season 7 Episode 21)

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Monica and Chandler are stuck trying to write their own wedding vows for one another. Despite being madly in love, the two somehow struggle to put their feelings into writing, so they rope the rest of the gang in to help them out. At Central Perk, they read their first drafts out to each other. Monica's is sweet (although quite naggy) and Chandler's is just full of jokes much to the boys' amusement. They go away to try again and, after reminiscing about their relationship, they both finish their vows.

What sucks: There are so many romantic ways the writers could have tackled the old "couple struggle to write vows" scenario but they settled with yet another clip show. To be fair, it was the early 2000s and episodes weren't available on demand so it was a lot harder for viewers to re-watch some of their favourite scenes. 20 years on though, it's a waste of an episode.

What doesn't suck: When Chandler reads his heartfelt vows at the end but then says that they were just Monica's vows with the names changed; Ross is distraught but Joey tells him to make sure he reads his first on the day.

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