'Friends' Fans Are Livid Over One Addition to HBO Max Reunion
After a long wait and multiple delays, Friends: The Reunion is nearly here, but some fans are [...]
Ruined
The one we’ve all been waiting for.... only to be ruined by James Corden 🤦♀️ #FriendsReunion pic.twitter.com/awlz8Sesl6
— Karen (@cheesedoff3) May 20, 2021
Friends with
— SHANE REACTION (@imshanereaction) May 19, 2021
reunion James Corden pic.twitter.com/R6hWimlLVe
Those who have been waiting eagerly for this reunion special felt immediately let down by Corden's involvement. They took it as a bad sign about the whole production.
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You're telling me James corden is gonna be there but not Paul Rudd tf??? pic.twitter.com/GusTfMqCCm
— Nikki// MARVEL IS SWEEPING THE FLOOR CLEAN ERA (@nikiwidow) May 20, 2021
Many fans could not help comparing Corden's attendance with the notable absences from the reunion special. They questioned why an ancillary star like Paul Rudd was not called in to mediate the whole thing.
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James Corden hosting #FriendsReunion 🙄 pic.twitter.com/9TCfCklsIC
— ROB (@Rob_Hall1984) May 19, 2021
So James Corden isn’t just in the Friends Reunion? He’s HOSTING IT???! pic.twitter.com/jyDsrNDjDt
— cameron⚡️ (@cameronwrjones) May 19, 2021
when you see the Friends reunion special is hosted by James Corden pic.twitter.com/3xrDJpaSpB
— Sean (@SeanStanglandDH) May 19, 2021
Friends reaction GIFs are in high circulation these days, and many applied their favorites to the news of Corden hosting.
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Quick. How do we make a Friends reunion even more unwatchable? How about James Corden?
— DLC (@dalecleven) May 20, 2021
Some who were already rolling their eyes at the idea of a Friends reunion declared that Corden would make it downright "unwatchable." They marveled at the stacked-up bad decisions.
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James Corden’s agent when someone in Hollywood tries to make something without him in it pic.twitter.com/RCLBqfOc9W
— Steph Johnson (@ScouseBirdBlogs) May 20, 2021
the devil works hard but james corden’s agent works harder
— ︎joe (@jxeker) May 19, 2021
Many fans insulted Corden by praising his agent, reasoning that they must be incredibly hard-working to land Corden huge gigs like this where he is not necessarily wanted.
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Will be watching a Living Single marathons instead. pic.twitter.com/y6UfowxRzp
— Tech TAM (@TheTechTam) May 20, 2021
Some proposed alternatives to the reunion special. In particular, many pointed out Living Single, a sitcom that some believe Friends borrowed heavily from. It's streaming now on Hulu, with a free trial available here.
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James Corden is hosting the Friends Reunion. pic.twitter.com/3OUouzRSya
— Adam 🇵🇸 (@ADDHolmes) May 20, 2021
Finally, those who were already vocally unexcited about the reunion special are now even more uninterested than before. Friends: The Reunion premieres on Thursday, May 27 on HBO Max.