Don't give me hope: Netflix doesn't have Lord of the Rings

A comedic joke about the common frustration of popular content like Lord of the Rings not being available for streaming on Netflix, told via a classic Friends sitcom scene

This is an 8-panel (4 rows, 2 columns) meme using a comedic scene from the TV show Friends. Left column panels show Phoebe spelling out the start of a media title progressively: first 'L', then 'Lo', then 'Lor', before confirming 'Yes, I want to watch it!'. Right column panels show Joey, labeled as Netflix, guessing the title in sequence: first 'La La Land?', then 'Logan?', then 'Lord of the rings?', before responding 'Oh we don't have it' once Phoebe confirms her desired content. The joke is relatable to streaming service users, who often find popular, highly desired media like the Lord of the Rings franchise is not available on platforms like Netflix despite high demand, building up user hope before delivering disappointment.

This meme was originally posted to the r/lotrmemes subreddit on Reddit, as explicitly stated in the bottom watermark of the image, and is distributed via Reddit Meme RSS feeds. It repurposes a widely recognized comedic scene from the hit sitcom Friends, editing custom text over the original footage to create a new joke targeted at both Lord of the Rings fans and streaming service users.