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Found this hilarious little gem tucked away on Youtube 😂 I live for her characters, seriously!

I don't know who gets to pick the speakers at the star unveiling or how many are allowed to speak... but I sure am excited to find out 🤔

There -- I just had to say that.

I spent a good third of the year anticipating last night's Emmys and, well, that's how it went. For months, I had been trying to track and project how the awards would go and what The Comeback and Valerie Cherish's chances were of winning. In a lot of ways, I would admit, it was ridiculous how strongly I felt about this entire thing, how strongly I wanted Lisa Kudrow to win when the truth is, I'm nothing more than just a fan of her work. I have to remove myself from the perspective that --"Well, if it hurts this much for me, it certainly must hurt even worse for the actual creator/s of this genius series."

It really, really hurts though. I mean, throughout these four months, I have been having heart palpitations every time I thought about how the Emmys would go, that I actively had to stay far away from all discussions of it online. I really wanted Lisa Kudrow to win. I don't want to call it a delusion, although it may have begun to look like that -- as I kept insisting on her chances for Valerie Cherish despite critics, showbiz pundits, and other award-giving bodies pretty much rubbing it in my face that it wasn't going to happen. I fought so hard to keep that hope alive. And I was disappointed with the result.

But then, seeing Lisa's face when the winner was announced -- seeing that spark of hope immediately replaced with genuine acceptance and understanding and happiness for her competitor, I am hurled back to the real world. To take a page from my favorite character of all-time, Valerie Cherish: "Things aren't always going to be the way you want." This is one of those times. It's painful but it is how it is. And sooner or later, I know I'll get over this sadness. Because in truth, this is more of my frustration as a fan -- that's all it is. Whatever love that I have for Lisa Kudrow and her creation, she doesn't truly need that. She has mentioned many times the things that are really important to her. So, the fact that she can smile and clap and carry herself with the grace of an artist who is truly proud of the work she's done and grateful to have had the chance to do it, even without receiving the due recognition for it, means that she's got everything in her life that truly matters. Her being okay should be more than enough to assuage a fan like me. The frustration sucks and it viscerally hurts, but this is acute pain. I know I'll remember feeling it but the sensation will subside.

In any case, thank you very much for the legend that is Valerie Cherish, Ms. Lisa Kudrow! She will always be fondly remembered and eagerly welcomed if you ever decide to bring her back! 🙏🥹💖

Our Valerie is pretty much LK's testable hypothesis on possibly surviving the inevitable future of humanity... besides that, I just miss Red 🥹

I've been thinking about how the characters grow into somewhat different versions of themselves by the end of the series. Flanderization aside, I think the transformations are more apparent in the other characters. For example:

- Chandler overcomes his fear of commitment when he marries Monica

- Phoebe concedes to stability and rationality when she chooses Mike

- Monica eases up on control and perfection when she decides to go for adoption

And although Ross and Rachel ultimately get back together, I think that there was a definitive change in how they get to that in the finale versus the previous seasons. Character-wise, Ross learned better how to set aside his pride and stop deflecting, while Rachel became much less dependent and indecisive -- she just happened to decide to give herself and Ross another chance.

So, all this said, what do you think was Joey's character arc/growth?

May not necessarily be what you'd consider the best season (although, that might as well be why you rewatch it the most) -- but which season's episodes do you most often find yourself flipping between when you put the show on?

I mean, okay, thank you for having the series up but... man, the replacement OST just bugs me so much! Like, I got onboard the new track used for Season 1 -- I think it might've even fit the scenes better than the Norah Jones song. But for the second season, the songs just don't do the scenes any justice at all! They don't suit the mood or the impact of the scenes -- I'm getting livid because I seriously love Yuki Amami and have been waiting for this series to be on Netflix forever! Ugh. I don't want to drop it out of sheer frustration... but what am I supposed to do?! 😩

...and if she does, what should be the title?

PS. I never thought I'd see the day that there'd be Jane & Valerie fics on AO3 -- well there's only two posted from the same writer, but we've come a long way 🥹

Okay, so I know Akira and Michiko aren't exactly blood-related, but I just love their Father-Daughter dynamic! It's one of the biggest reasons Doctor-X is my absolute comfort drama.

Wondering if there are other shows out there that have similar Dad-Daughter feels. I'd love some good recs!

QUESTION—Was it Silkwood? 🤭

Just want to stay positive and get through the year triumphant... but somehow anxious 😞

"You have always been and will always be enough."

Love Valerie & Mickey forever.

Just some good vibes for the week ahead 🙏

Honestly, I just want to know what I'm supposed to do to feel satisfied in this life. My 3h placements resonate with me in that I've always felt such tremendous joy after having written something valuable to me, but more often than not, the process is so difficult and even unbearable at times. It's the same with other things -- should I work abroad? Where? How? Doing what? Am I too old?

I just want to know what to pursue in this life and how to make a good amount of money without wrecking myself. I mean, I just want to be happy, productive, and profitable but how...?

(which was actually yesterday and I missed it) -- Bringing back Val's first classic Leno. Feel free to share the show's best quotes/gifs/screencaps because I miss Val, Mickey, and the gang too much and man, do I need a good laugh today.