Ross is the Main Character on Friends

I accept all the terms to this awesome idea for a debate without quarrel or conflict (I know you put that one rule in there for scum like me) I must say if one had to answer who was the shows main protagonist I can see how it would be ‘tempting’ to call Ross the main star. And as someone who just wants to take up a debate about the show ‘Friends’ it was tempting for me to want to pick my arguments using my favorite character, Chandler. But honestly I honestly have the last few seasons to cite examples from that would make Chandler look as if he is at the shows center ongoing story. But after giving it some thought, to compete against Ross for the title of the shows main protagonist, there is really only one clear competitor, and that is Rachel Greens character. My Arguments: The Show Begins with Rachel: The first episode is rather defined by the entrance of Rachel Green into the group of already established friends. Joining in she is as much a ‘newcomer’ to the gang as the audience is seeing the show for the first time, Thus the key character that makes us feel as if we are ‘becoming friends’ with the rest of the ‘friends’. The Show Ends with Rachel: The Last episodes possible primary plot element that drives it is Rachel preparing to say Goodbye to all the friends forever. We are not given longwinded goodbye scenes with each character with each other, or with Ross and every character more importantly, they are all of Rachel, the Girl that brought us into this group of friends, saying goodbye to all of them for us. The Show Builds with Rachel (A): Throughout the whole series we find as it builds, so does Rachel’s career. She starts out as nothing running away from her old life that was dependant on her wealthy family that almost led into dependency on a cheating husband. So as it begins with her on rock bottom, we see as her move up to a Waitress, later on to quite that job and pursue work related to her dreams in all the fashion business to were when the show is ready to end she is at the absolute peak of that dream, ready for one of two different adventures to follow from it, an even more interesting ‘scary’ career in Paris, or a stable but still high spot in ones career at home (as she ended up choosing) where the new adventure for her we assume she has is her relationship with Ross that we can only as Fans hope lasted them forever afterword (happily ever after). The Show Builds with Rachel (B): Not only does it build with Rachel in terms of Careers in life but with relationships in her life. Central Perk the place the ‘friends’ always hang out is run by a guy who crushes on Rachel. And if that’s not enough lets take this season by season Season 1) Ross is looking for when Rachel is finally available, keeping a secret crush on her Season 2) Rachel now is in Ross’s predicament last season Season 3) They are finally dating Season 4) They split for good and while it looks like Ross is about too take off get Marriage serious with some stupid British chick that’s only been around a couple of episodes, Rachel has race to England to stop it doesn’t cause she has to much character in the end and Ross has to stop this from going to far himself with the use of Rachel’s name. Season 5) The Season is filled with tension between Ross and Rachel as there being friends is getting in the way of Ross doomed efforts to get back the British chick, and while Ross and Rachel’s relationship never get a fighting chance to start again this season, somehow it still ends with there marriage. Season 6) Chandler and Monica really steal this season away but not without Ross and Rachel’s weird relationship wierding up for a good while a relationship with Bruce Willis and his daughter who is not acted out by a famous person. Season 7) Rachel test positive for pregnancy and really nothing noteworthy happens with Ross at the end of this season Season 8) Turns out its Ross’s baby though they weren’t dating last season, and they still do not get together. This season gets driven by Joey this time crushing on Rachel in secret. And finally Rachel gives birth to Emma as the finally Season 9) Rachel tries living with Ross but that gets too weird so she moves in with Joey and it gets weird as she crushes on him and ends with there pairing Season 10) Rachel’s dating Joey fizzles into nothing and as the season ends it has to come all the way back round to a permanent relationship with Ross finally, while Emma is still young. All the Friends world is Explored with Rachel: besides the fact that she dates through 2 of the 3 guys in the show, Rachel I think is the only character to move and live in every single apartment at one point in the show throughout the series. She has lived in Pheobe’s apartment with Phoebe, in Joeys&Chandlers with Joey, in Ross’s with Ross, in Monica’s with Monica. The only other location frequented by the Friends is Central Perk and she worked there for a while. In fact because of the unique nature of Rachel's character being used so strongly by the writers of the show to introduce us to the 'Friends'and to all of there homes, and to the Coffee House they all hang out at, that they began the show with her new life and ended it with her step into her next one, I think its clear she is the ONLY character who can truely be called the show's protragonist. Ross does not do that for us. Chandler doesnt do this for us, Monica dosent, Joey doesnt, Phoebe doesnt. That is all the line of argument I plan on using this debate so far that I can think of, I will source any of what I said that you feel like challenging specifically, and will give my rebuttal to your PRO case for Ross you lay out next round.