The one where 'Friends: The Reunion' brings nostalgia and a rollercoaster of emotions

Warning: Spoilers ahead!

A total of 236 “Friends” episodes have been produced in a span of 10 years. These were aired in 220 areas in 18 languages and were watched over 100 billion times across all platforms.

With these numbers, there's no doubt that the show has captured the hearts of many all over the world.

This 2021, “Friends: The Reunion,” which marks the original cast’s first time reuniting after 17 long years, has arrived. Although some fans might have hoped for a sequel, this might just be better.

It is full of reminiscing, yes, but apart from just showing what every fan would remember, it also revealed stories which would make each memory much more worth cherishing.

Remember Ross Geller (David Schwimmer) and Rachel Green’s (Jennifer Aniston) first kiss at the Central Perk coffee shop?

Apparently, it was a kiss where Jennifer and David, as themselves, “channelled all of [their] adoration and love for each other.”

How about the one where Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc) had to wear a cast because he fell from jumping up and down his bed?

According to Matt, he really was the one who personally needed it after his arm got dislocated when he gave it his all in one scene. Thus, they needed to include the cast in the script.

These are just two of the behind-the-scenes stories straight from the cast members. With these details that are only now being known, it sheds new light on the episodes that you thought couldn't be any more meaningful.

From slowly filling the iconic apartments’ set with the original cast to recreating some of their iconic lines, the almost two-hour episode will surely move any “Friends” fan to tears.

Trusting that you’ve mastered the show with your whole heart and mind, you join in with how the six friends share their memories with every table, chair or room they see.

Watching it is like taking a trip down memory lane with the cast and realizing how much you’ve grown, and how some things have changed yet remained all at the same time.

It gives that feeling of nostalgia, like you’ve gone back to your safe place where a lot of your smiles in the past emerged from amid all the chaos happening around.

And with people from various parts of the world sharing how their lives have been impacted by “Friends,” you’ll realize that you’ve built a connection that non-fans wouldn’t understand.

Jennifer, David, Matt, Courteney Cox (Monica Geller), Matthew Perry (Chandler Bing) and Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe Buffay) together as their true selves after 17 years? It’s amazing.

You’ll see how time and distance does not really matter when you’ve established a long-lasting friendship with someone and you have a ton of memories to hold on to.

You’ll realize, even after more than a decade, that you’re part of a community that thinks, no, "Friends" wasn’t just a sitcom. It’s a family.

It’s the perfect reminder especially in these trying times when everyone’s trying to refrain from seeing their friends and loved ones just for leisure.

No matter where you are, no matter how much time has passed — “Friends” will be there for you.

With all that said, yes, “Friends: The Reunion” is worth pressing the play button for. Rewatching all 236 episodes sounds good, too. —JCB, GMA News