TV I’ve been a violent critic of ‘Friends’ on this weblog and other places, but here we are half way through Season Eight on Channel Four and I find myself dumbfounded. It’s actually quite good. Not classic. Not ‘The One With The Blackout’, or ‘The One With All The Poker’. But still very, very good. And it’s actually the performance of Matt LeBlanc which is pulling it together, oddly enough. He’s finally managed to work out how to play Joey not dumb, just naïve and lovable. The fact that he has Aniston to play against is a real help. And even The Schwimmer failed to irritate tonight. For our American viewers, we just got to see the episode were Joey finally told Rachel he loved her. The playing that scene was exemplary, especially the waiter (wherever he came from). So, yes its years past its prime (about eight years past), but there is still much to enjoy. Now can some explain ‘Will & Grace’ to me. What happened there. Great first episode then …. Huh?
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