Friends: Every Season Finale Ranked Worst To Best
5. The Last One (Season Ten)
The ending of Friends needed to be exquisite.
It was the culmination of this extraordinary, state-of-the-art, ten-year sitcom that had gripped the world to become immersed in the lives of six regular people. Everything needed to hit the right note.
The jokes landed. The drama worked. Everyone ended the series where they needed to be. Friends ended before it became stale, doing what many other sitcoms have failed to achieve since.
Ross and Rachel rekindling their relationship, culminating in the unforgettable "I got off the plane" line, remains a legendary sitcom moment, with Phoebe aiding Ross in making it to the airport just in time to confess his love for Rachel only adding to the emotional drama. Chandler and Monica welcoming Jack and Erica to the world via surrogacy made for legitimate tear-jerking material. The journey they'd previously been on together allowed the moment to hit you directly in the feels, as did Chandler and Joey's farewell as the former moved out of the city to be a father. Joey introducing a new chick and duck was equally as emotional.
Because of its importance, The Last One was always going to hold a special place in the heart of Friends fans worldwide.