At the end of 513 we realize Brian's been left up on that pedestal all alone. But, he was really all alone the entire series. They weren't friends with Brian. They were friends with the impression they wanted to have of Brian.

The only exceptions are Justin - who cut Brian deeply and even abandoned him at times - but Justin saw the real Brian. ( Disregarding alien!Justin during the Ethan arc. And, then up until the stupid 513 scene when they called the wedding off when all of a sudden Justin DIDN'T see the real Brian but instead joined the ranks of the "un-friends.")

The second exception is Ted while working at Kinnetik. Before working there Ted didn't understand who Brian was (leaving it to Brian to pull Ted's plug b/c he thought Brian was heartless) and took gleeful delight in every moment of Brian's pain.


The first time I saw the deleted scene at the rehearsal dinner and his friends were taking bets on how long the marriage would last I was devastated. THESE ARE HIS FRIENDS????

But, then I realized these people didn't have one single clue about B/J's love for each other. Never have. Never will. So f--- 'em. If they want to bet on the failure of their friend Brian then let them. They're not friends and they don't want to understand Brian OR B/J.