'Friends' Alternative Ending Imagines A Dark, Upsetting Revelation That Changes Everything

This Dark, Upsetting 'Friends' Alternative Ending Changes EVERYTHING
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FRIENDS -- Season 1 -- Pictured: (l-r) Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green, David Schwimmer as Ross Geller, Courteney Cox as Monica Geller, Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani, Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay, Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing -- (Photo by Reisig & Taylor/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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'Friends' fans, things are about to get really dark, incredibly quickly, after someone wrote an alternative ending to the long-running sitcom which changes EVERYTHING.

As even the most casual viewer will know, the 10th series of the NBC show ended with the cast of six friends leaving their apartment keys on the kitchen counter, and wondering downstairs for a coffee.

It was emotional.

But this new alternative, written by Twitter user Xenophon Moscrop brings a whole new meaning to the series.

I'd have ended Friends by revealing it was all the meth-addled fantasy of a homeless Phoebe as she stared through the window of Central Perk.

Every kooky aside, every episode she made everything about her, every instance of how much of an outsider she was... it all makes sense. All 10 seasons were merely her fevered imagination, projecting herself into the lives of the other 5.

All she ever wanted was... Friends.

The final scene would be Phoebe walking away from Central Perk, with the Ross, Rachel, Joey, Chandler and Monica characters making reference to "the crazy lady who always stares at us". They all have different names and personalities.

Phoebe walks past a furniture store and catches her reflection in a mirror placed in the window. The name of the store? "Ursula".

Finally she returns to the park where she sleeps in front of the fountain. A broken lamp stands next to her bench. It starts to rain. From behind, we see her put up six dirty, but brightly coloured umbrellas.

Fade to black.

Wow.

And 'Friends' fans have been quick to react.

'Friends': Where The Gang Would Be 10 Years On...
Monica Geller - Courteney Cox(01 of08)
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Famously highly-strung, Monica would now have discovered a new zen way of life after raising twin babies with no one but Chandler for company out in the suburbs.The rest of the gang don't come around as much when Chandler's not home, because Monica makes them do shots of wheat grass and listen to whale sounds. (credit:Getty Images)
Chandler Bing - Matthew Perry(02 of08)
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After moving out to the suburbs with his wife and twin babies, we're expecting Chandler to have really settled down and, would now spend his days leaving work at 5pm sharp, playing catch in his backyard and wondering aloud: "Could I BE anymore of a good dad?" (credit:Getty Images)
Phoebe Buffay - Lisa Kudrow(03 of08)
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Now a multi-millionaire after a David Guetta remix of 'Smelly Cat' - featuring vocals from Sia and a guest rap from Pitbull - became an unexpected dance-floor smash. (credit:Getty Images)
Joey Tribbiani - Matt Le Blanc(04 of08)
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In 'Friends' spinoff 'Joey' we all saw (because, of course, we all watched it) Joey head off to California to chase his acting dream.Well... unfortunately that didn't work out. We're expecting now that Joey lives in Monica and Chandler's basement. We're also expecting they don't know anything about it. (credit:Getty Images)
Rachel Green - Jennifer Aniston(05 of08)
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Presumably working some class of high-power fashion job in-between raising her 12-year-old daughter (yep, Emma would be 12 now...), we think Rachel would be pretty happy with her lot in life, though we might think twice before talking about Brad Pitt around her... (credit:PA)
Ross Geller - David Schwimmer(06 of08)
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Still adamant that he and Rachel were on a break. (credit:Getty Images)
Gunther - James Michael Tyler(07 of08)
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Staged a successful protest to stop Central Perk being turned into a Starbucks. He can still occasionally be found in the bushes outside Ross and Rachel's house. You know, for old times' sake. (credit:PA)
Janice - Maggie Wheeler(08 of08)
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Still surprising Monica and Chandler everywhere they go, with a shriek of "OH MY GOD" every single time, of course. (credit:Getty Images)