EW recently did an interview with Matt, in which he discussed his personal feelings about the Ross/Rachel/Joey triangle, and danced around hints about the cliffhanger. Some of this may smell a bit spoilerish, so read at your own risk.
Only A Little Spoiler Space Because I'm Not Sure How Bad This Really Is
However, both R&R fans and J&R fans will find enough ammuntion here about the love triangle to throw at each other for weeks until the finale airs. Maybe even all summer! :-)
an excerpt from the May 3 cover story of Entertainment Weekly magazine by Dan Snierson
For the R&R front, first:
bit frustrating having to wait so long for a juicy arc like the Joey-Rachel-Ross love triangle?
Matt: No. I'm perfectly content to be just a part of the group, in the background, come in with the big funny, support the stories.... This thing with Rachel was just -- I mean, it threw a ripple down the core of the show because it was really risky: ''What do you mean he's in love with Rachel? Hey, whoa. Wait a minute. That's inappropriate behavior, Joe. Put your d--- away.''... That story line enabled me to show this new dimension of Joey that I was really reluctant to show.
Why were you reluctant?
Matt: Because I'm his biggest fan. I feel like I have his back, you know what I mean? To see him sad and get his heart broken, I don't want to do that. I reluctantly went out on stage and did my job those nights.
But once the story line started clicking, did you want him to end up with Rachel? Matt: No. I want to see Ross and Rachel get together.
Seriously -- you're rooting for the other guy? Matt: They belong together. That's how the show started. And especially going into the next season, it seems appropriate.
And now, for the J&R aficianados: <snip>
What's one little hint you can give us about the Rachel-giving-birth finale?
Matt: Uhh...nothing. Everybody works really hard to protect the secret at the end of the season and this being our last cliff-hanger, it will not be me that cracks.
Marta told me ''Joey isn't completely out of the picture at the end of this season,'' so...
Matt: There you go. There's your tip.