This dark Friends fan theory will change the way you look at Ross Geller forever
One passionate fan has got a fresh new take on the show (that ended 13 years ago) - and it paints the geeky archaeologist as a very unsavoury character.
A NEW Friends fan theory paints Ross Geller as a controlling and devious boyfriend who didn't love Rachel Green... but in reality harboured a dangerous obsession.
Claire Willet unleashed a 100-Tweet character assassination of the popular sitcom character - and it's got people seeing the goofy archaeologist in a damning new light.
Her argument, which rambles across a long stream of Tweets, is basically that Jennifer Aniston's iconic character Rachel should have stayed with Joey Tribbiani, as he respected her as an individual and their (short) relationship was based on a genuine friendship.
Joey and Rachel briefly got together at the end of series eight, with their unusual union spilling in to the start of series nine, too.
However, Claire claims that to Ross, Rachel was only ever the girl he fancied at school - and that is why their relationship was always going to be toxic.
She raged: "Everything is ALWAYS fraught. Fighting, jealousy, possessiveness, drama. Their relationship looks EXHAUSTING.
Joey: respecting Rachel's feelings. Ross: needing to win every f*****g time.
"Joey is the person who most often tells Ross "dude she's not interested" when she's clearly not. The one who notices what RACHEL wants.
"He doesn't have all this "but he's loved her FOREVER" false nostalgia that makes them all feel like Ross has EARNED Rachel by waiting.
"This is why "nice guys" are often so much shadier than openly, unapologetically promiscuous guys like Joey.
"Joey's feelings for Rachel were born out of genuine friendship. They were roommates. SHE WAS PREGNANT.
"The bottom line is, the Rachel Ross fell in love with was a teenage fantasy he never outgrew that may have been an illusion all along.
"Ross fell in love with A PICTURE OF HIMSELF AS THE KIND OF MAN WHO COULD DATE A RACHEL and on some level that was always what he wanted.
"Whereas Joey fell in love with a bright, funny, competent single mother he'd been friends with for 7 years and knew inside-out already."
Claire also claims that Ross didn't want Rachel to have a successful career as he liked her being a lowly waitress.
She argues: "Rachel Deserved Someone Who Understood Why Her Career Was Important to Her.
"Ross sabotaged her career at every turn. He was "tired of having a relationship with her answering machine.
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