Friends
Summary
Ross Geller ( David Schwimmer ) is one of the six beloved chief character ofFriends , yet some problems with his character become obvious in retrospect . Ross ' most pregnant plot line include his on - and - off relationship with Rachel ( Jennifer Aniston),several spousal relationship and divorces , and figure out how to carbon monoxide - parent his son Ben with his ex - wife and her partner . Ross has provided many humourous moments , but some of them are in bad taste .
Ross and Rachel ’s relationshipis iconic but knotty . Some of Ross ' issues with Rachel repeat themselves in his other relationships , manifest that there are things he needs to work on as an individual . With his sister Monica ( Courtney Cox ) and their other friends , Ross can be encouraging but also incredibly self-important at time .
10Ross Has A Superiority Complex
Ross is always telling the other Friends that they are wrong.
Ross is arrogant and always needs to be the smartest individual in the elbow room . WhenRachel and Phoebe(Lisa Kudrow ) go to a self - defense family in season 6 , installment 17 , he could just be supportive and say it ’s great that they are learning how to protect themselves . Instead , Ross insists that he has the skill of " Unagi " and outmatches them(he does not ; they overpower him afterwards to prove it ) .
In season 2 , installment 3 , he refuses to let it go when Phoebe say she does n’t believe in phylogenesis . Phoebe even points out Ross ' arrogancein this guinea pig . He systematically points out when Joey ( Matt LeBlanc ) is wrong ( as do the others ) . Ross might be correct , but that does not think of he has to be rude about it .
9Ross Is Indecisive.
He must choose between Rachel and Julie, Rachel and Bonnie, Rachel and Emily…
Ross ' irresolution always go to more drama . Chandler ( Matthew Perry ) and Joeyhelp him make a list of reasons to particular date Julie vs. Rachel ; Rachel ends up finding the list and is insulted by her con . He is catch between his unexampled girlfriend Bonnie and the possibleness of get back together with Rachel , only to misplace them both . He splendidly says Rachel ’s name while say his vows to Emily , and then can not decide whether to respect Emily ’s wishes that he not see Rachel again . Ross could have saved them all a lot of fuss if he had just made a choice and hold out with it .
Though the six main actors in the Friends stamp have had successful careers since the situation comedy ended , they ’ll always be think for their characters .
8Ross Is Homophobic & Sexist
Evidenced by how he treats Carol and Susan, and other characters.
Carol and Susanare in the main treated ill byFriends’writing , becoming the punchline of too many jocularity based on being gay . While Ross understandably has a complicated relationship with his ex-husband - wife and her young partner , he is also uncomfortable with non - traditional grammatical gender roles . He drop an entire day attempt to get his Logos to give up a Barbie doll ( season 3 , episode 4 ) and vetos hiring a male nanny-goat for his girl ( time of year 9 , sequence 6 ) . at long last , Ross disparage Rachel when she divulge her pregnancyin time of year 8 , episode 3 . He says they need to get married because there is no way she can make it as a single female parent .
7He Dated Elizabeth
Ross' relationship with a student is played as a joke.
InFriendsseason 6,Ross briefly date Elizabeth , one of his students at NYU.While Elizabeth is technically an grownup , it is still uncanny for Ross to be dating a woman more than a decade unseasoned than him , especially since he admits in season 6 , episode 24 , that he does n’t see a future with her . She is essentially an exciting young woman with whom he is suffer a fling . Elizabeth ’s father , wreak by Bruce Willis , also appears in a few episode and understandably does n’t approve of the relationship . It is also broadly unprofessional for Ross to date a student and could have ruined his career .
6Ross Is Just Obnoxious
Especially when he is rooming with Joey and Chandler.
ally ' character are keen because of the unlike dynamics displayed when pair with each other ; however , some duos study better than others .
5He Downplays Rachel’s Career
Ross should have understood why Rachel’s job was so important.
While they are together , Ross is unendingly baffle by Rachel induce to work of late and tell he wishes she would realize it is"just a job . “If she had said the same matter about his job , he would have been as mad about it as she is . Ross witnesses Rachel ’s boisterous allowance to being on her own and should have been rouse for her when she finds a way to patronise herself . He also should know that Rachel will in all probability have to work more at the beginning of her career while she is paying her due . Yet he mocks Rachel ’s profession and quetch that she is never around .
4He Had A Crush On His Cousin
Ross and his cousin Cassie are also played for laughs.
Friendsframes several uncanny relationships as joke . For good example , whenRoss and Monica’sattractive cousin Cassie arrives forChandler and Monica’swedding in time of year 7 , episode 19 , she is meant to be stay with Monica . Monica moves Cassie to Ross ' apartmentbecause Chandler ca n’t end staring at her . Ross is then attracted to Cassie himself and seek to start something with her . When she is immediately disgusted , Ross ' dear excuse is that he”[hasn’t ] had gender in a very foresighted time . “Him admitting this was a really creepy affair to say does n’t make it much unspoiled .
3Ross Doesn’t Trust Any Of His Girlfriends
Emily and Elizabeth deal with some of the same things as Rachel.
Ross obsess overRachel ’s relationship with her co - worker Mark . Monica even tells him to get over it in season 3 , episode 11 , because even if he is right and Mark does like Rachel , Ross should trust Rachel . In season 4 , episode 18,Ross fixates on Emily and Susan spending time together in London , do Phoebe to point out that his trust issues are likely because of Carol allow for him .
Ross also adopt Elizabeth on her Spring Breakto make certain she is not hook up with any guy in time of year 6 , episode 19 . Finally , when Mark makes an precipitous reappearance late in time of year 10 , episode 14 , it becomes clear that Ross has check nothing from any of his previous relationships . He go right back to inquire if Rachel and Mark will hook up . He is only able to permit it go when Rachel informs him that Mark is now a matrimonial founder .
2Lying To Rachel About The Annulment Makes No Sense
“Let me jump in and ask: At what point did you think this was a successful marriage?”
Chandler calls it . Ross tells Rachel he get an annulment for their drunken marriage in Vegas , but is lying because he is terrified of having three failed marriages . He ostensibly thinks that obscure his spousal relationship to Rachel somehow equate to a existent matrimony , when it will plain be an take if he or Rachel ever desire to wed someone else . Ross lying to Rachel about the annulment is totally over the business line , but it also does n’t make any sense .
David Schwimmer brought the character , Ross Geller to life but he also prove his skills as a director throughout his time on Friends .
1Ross And Rachel Were Not On A Break
Ross and Rachel could have made up before he cheated.
" We were on a break"becomes a running game muzzle throughoutFriends . When Ross calls Rachel to make up ( season 3 , installment 15 ) , she tells him she is glad he called , but he hears that Mark is at her flat and flow up . He then sleeps with another woman . The chief issue is that Ross was always green-eyed of Rachel ’s friendly relationship with Mark . He refuses to hear Rachel explicate that Mark was only there to blab with Rachel could talk about Ross , which leads to them breaking up . Ross is a good friend , brother , and beau at times , but it does not make his flaw less difficult to ignore .
