Were Ross and Rachel "on break"? David Schwimmer finally answers the question

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We remember this crucial moment in Friends. Ross and Rachel argue before Ross does something irreparable in Rachel's eyes: when he has an affair with the girl from the photocopier, it is deadly. For Rachel, it's an infidelity. For Ross, this is by no means an infidelity because they were on "break". This argument, it will return often during the series and will have even generated an endless debate among fans. Ross really cheated on Rachel? Were they on hiatus at this point in their relationship?

If this is a big discussion among fans of the series, we would very much like to know what the actors who play the characters think about it. David Schwimmer finally spoke about it on the Jimmy Fallon show. The American presenter asked him the famous question and for David Schwimmer, it is clear and clean: "It's not even a question. Of course they were on break! " Obviously, this speech about the relationship between Ross and Rachel made a lot of reactions from fans of the series, and especially those who are Team Rachel.

But, in all this, what does Jennifer Aniston, the interpreter of Rachel think? It seems that she has not yet commented on the subject. We would love for the cast's planned return in a special episode to return to this eternal debate. This will undoubtedly be an opportunity for the American actress to put her two cents in. But this meeting of the actors of Friends is unfortunately not ready to arrive. The coronavirus pandemic has delayed filming which, for the moment, still seems to be on hold. David Scwhimmer updated Jimmy Fallon on this project: "We'll wait and see an extra week or two if we all decide it's really safe to do. Otherwise, we will still wait until the sanitary conditions are met. " We will therefore have to arm ourselves with a little more patience …

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