Friends: The Reunion

"The special felt effortless and crisp."

"Some of the cast seemed happier than others to be there – LeBlanc was a supremely jolly, relaxed guest..."

"Doesn’t quite justify its existence, but it still goes down easy."

"For all its weepiness, the show is an emotionally satisfying reminiscence."

"As reunions go, the whole thing is warm, funny, entertaining, and a little too treacly at times — but that’s how Friends was, too, so it feels right."

"Completely redefines how we should view sitcom reunions moving forward, and it sets the bar so high that I truly don’t know if any other get together can ever top it."

"Too often ignores or steps on the intimate connections fans already have with their favorite fictional friends."

"Big, slightly bloated, unapologetically nostalgic..."

"There is something sweet about seeing all six in the same room together for the first time in years, as their affection for each other is obvious."

"It’s an event that’s most interesting when it’s the least forced..."

"Likely to generally, if not fully, satisfy many or even most dedicated fans"

"Sweet, shaggy special."

"The bloated, 104-minute (!) special sandwiches these flashes of reunion magic between a lot of silly, tiresome filler."

"Unscripted and uneven but still satisfying and warmhearted."

"There are so many happy tears—particularly from Aniston, Cox, and Kudrow—during the reunion that you know the love the cast feels for each other is genuine."

"Isn’t trying to be revealing, at least not about anything that thorny or unpleasant. It’s here to entertain, and to remind fans why they love the show."