Friends: The Worst Episode From Every Season
6. Season Five: The One With Chandler's Work Laugh
Friends' fifth season spends far too long droning on about Ross and Emily's failed marriage whilst attempting - with noticeably forced results - to make Emily look like the bad guy and Ross look like some kind of endearing hopeless romantic we should all suddenly be rooting for.
The One With Chandler's Work Laugh is no exception to this trend. Though by this point Ross and Emily are over and done with, the news that she's engaged again causes Ross to pursue a very one-sided relationship with Chandler's ex, Janice. This pairing is both silly and unjust, and is more awkward than it is amusing.
Throughout the episode, Ross' attempts to look like a tortured good guy with a broken heart just come across as annoying and repetitive, hammering home just how boring his latest character development has become.
The other side of the episode, which follows Chandler and Monica as they bond with Chandler's boss, does little to save this nonsense, and once more features humour which maybe should be funny, but actually comes across as incredibly dumb and narratively pointless.