Her telling Monica to reveal to Chandler that he wasn't her first choice that night in London was one of the worst things she ever did in the series. The problem I have with this episode is the fact that Phoebe was the one who instigated the situation. I never had an issue with Monica initially wanting to sleep with Joey. It's understandable that Chandler was upset finding out, but I don't really get why fans of the show were/are.
Hell, they even say "well, our friendship is ruined" "eh, we weren't that close anyway", which suggests to me that they both understood this wasn't a purely physical, friends-with-benefits, hook up. But when she got there, and Chandler kept saying nice things, she seemed to be overcome by desire for him, not just for sex. Joey could provide that, Chandler couldn't. That Monica was originally looking to sleep with Joey really doesn't cheapen her sleeping with Chandler, because she thought she wanted something purely physical, without any deeper feelings. Never mind.Īnyway, I'm just rewatching TOW the Truth About London, and I have to say, I don't really think it ruins anything about Chandler and Monica. I can understand archiving forums that are barely active, but the Friends one had a fair bit going on in it.