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Cold Open · November 2 · 34 min

The One About Matthew Perry: They Left So Much Out

In 2021, fans watching the Friends reunion were told Matthew Perry’s slurred speech came from emergency dental surgery. Five years later, Netflix’s new documentary has his best friend saying he was struggling with his sobriety on that set. This week, Esha and Cauvery review The One About Matthew Perry, the three-part Netflix series from Mary Robertson (Quiet on Set). It’s built on his family’s private archive and anchored by his sister Mia Perry Bowick, a psychotherapist. We get into: Why none of the Friends cast took part (they were asked) The 2021 reunion: the official explanation versus what his friends say now Addiction as a disease versus accountability, and where the critics split The ketamine case, five convictions and the “Ketamine Queen” sentencing, and why the doc treats it as a footnote The 2024 allegations of abuse the series doesn’t touch Some blind item gossip, and his legacy if he wasn't afflicted.

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In 2021, fans watching the Friends reunion were told Matthew Perry’s slurred speech came from emergency dental surgery. Five years later, Netflix’s new documentary has his best friend saying he was struggling with his sobriety on that set.

This week, Esha and Cauvery review The One About Matthew Perry, the three-part Netflix series from Mary Robertson (Quiet on Set). It’s built on his family’s private archive and anchored by his sister Mia Perry Bowick, a psychotherapist.

We get into:

  • Why none of the Friends cast took part (they were asked)
  • The 2021 reunion: the official explanation versus what his friends say now
  • Addiction as a disease versus accountability, and where the critics split
  • The ketamine case, five convictions and the “Ketamine Queen” sentencing, and why the doc treats it as a footnote
  • The 2024 allegations of abuse the series doesn’t touch
  • Some blind item gossip, and his legacy if he wasn't afflicted.

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