Friends is without doubt one of the largest TV reveals of all time, and Monica and Chandler (performed by Courteney Cox and the late Matthew Perry, respectively) are arguably one of the vital beloved on-screen {couples} of all time.
But one scrapped scene from the fifth season of the present may have ruined one in all TV’s favourite pairings.
Actress Lisa Cash, who guest-starred on an episode of the fifth season of Friends referred to as “The One in Vegas: Part 1,” sat down with TMZ to debate how her authentic function for the episode may’ve been a game-changer for all concerned if it had been filmed and aired as deliberate.
“I got here in as a visitor star on Friends, and I used to be tremendous excited,” Cash instructed TMZ. “Basically, the scene was Chandler and Monica have been arguing in Vegas about Monica having lunch with Richard. And initially, in our script, Chandler goes as much as the resort room, orders room service, and I deliver it up as a resort employee, and we find yourself speaking and laughing and connecting, and Chandler finally ends up dishonest on Monica with my character.”
Gasp! The quirky, ever-lovable Chandler dishonest? Unthinkable!
Apparently, Perry additionally felt this manner, and advocated for a change within the story previous to taking pictures.
“The day earlier than we have been taking pictures in entrance of a dwell viewers, I used to be instructed that [he] went to the writers and stated the viewers won’t ever forgive him for dishonest on Monica,” Cash stated. “Which, he was in all probability proper. That would’ve modified probably the course of the present and of his character.”
Since his tragic Oct. 28 loss of life, there was an outpouring of affection and help in reminiscence of Perry and his profession. Even Cash, who wasn’t fully reduce from the episode and as an alternative performed a flight attendant in a later scene, had nothing however sort issues to say about her brief time working with the actor.
“It was simply actually so neat to work with him, as a result of I used to be coming in and I used to be new to the business and it may’ve been actually intimidating for me,” she stated. “But I simply felt so comfy and he was actually likable and welcoming and made me really feel comfy.”
It’s arduous to think about a world by which Chandler and Monica may need suffered a dishonest scandal, however what a reduction that Perry stepped in!
Friends is now obtainable to stream on Max.
