A closer look
You really thought six marginally employed millennials living in Manhattan just coincidentally snagged the best seating arrangement in a bustling coffee shop every single day? For ten seasons, fans willingly suspended their disbelief over Monica's inexplicably massive apartment, but the most glaring plot hole—how they always snagged the prime orange sofa—actually has an on-screen explanation. If you look closely at the coffee table in wide shots, there is a physical 'Reserved' sign sitting right there. Gunther, harboring a tragic obsession with Rachel, perpetually kept the couch blocked off for her and her irritating friends. The magic of television is just nepotism.
