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A strange thing happened today. Those of you who have read this blog with any regularity will recall my True Detective review in which I offered a fan theory about the fate of Ross Geller's son, Ben. It was a strange blog post, in that it ended up being a theory about a show I haven't …
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With the year ending, it's time to write and reflect about something that I had never thought about until 2015: the Friends character Ross Geller, portrayed by David Schwimmer. During August of this year, I wrote an article in which I suggested that perhaps Ross lost custody of his son, Ben Geller, in the later …
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After several waves of intermediate virality regarding a theory about Friends, this blog and its author have received some very entertaining feedback, through the legions of recappers, bloggers, and commenters that have thoughts and feelings regarding my suggestion that Ross Geller was an inept father who lost custody of his son. My initial response, when reading some …
Continue reading Commenters Gonna Comment: Responses to a Ross Geller Fan Theory
Enjoy fan theories? Check out more fan theories here, or buy D. F. Lovett's novel The Moonborn here. A recent scene in True Detective got me thinking about something I haven't thought about in a long time: Friends. In probably the saddest scene of the second season, Ray Velcoro and his son Chad eat pizza in silence …
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