My (at this moment in time and open for discussion) top 15 TV couples and/or couples that I wish existed (oh, and by the way, these are in no particular order).
Ned and Chuck – Pushing Daisies
I love how they made this couple untouchable. They stayed cute the whole run of the show. The tension stayed, but it wasn’t ever a “will they, won’t they” type tension because you always knew for a fact that if for a second they could touch without fear of death that they totally would. Their rambling, fast paced arguments/conversations were pretty awesome too. I also love how the show managed to get them to kiss and hold hands without anyone dying…clever, clever!! This couple might go into my top 10 of all time couples (when I’m older and have seen a larger spectrum of fictional televised couples). But for now, the adorable, colorful, quirky Ned and Chuck are on this Valentines list.
Rachel and Finn – Glee
I am a huge “gleek” and since the end of the first episode of Glee I have wanted these two to get together really bad! The fact that they are pretty much the two lead singers of the group is awfully appealing to me (as a singer) and the fact that their heights are SO different is kind of funny! I also love the kind of loud, overbearing, super confidence that Rachel has matched with the almost oafish, slightly stupid, sweetheartedness that Finn has. They’re my favorite characters (even when Rachel was acting like a total self absorbed idiot…which is almost always) and they seem to work really well together. I love my Rachel and Finn!
Claire and Sylar – Heroes
Ok, this one might seem weird, but a while ago I got it in my head that they would go really, really well together. I don’t remember when (I think it may have been during the first college episode with Claire), but the more I watch, the more I want them to get together. I just feel like Claire is such a blah character. She always tries to save the world, but I’m sorry, the only person I know who could save the world with the superpower of never dying and healing really fast would potentially be Wolverine and he has blades coming out of his hands and a skeleton of adamantium. I just think it would be awesome to take the character who is supposed to be the epitome of good and stick her with what’s supposed to be the epitome of evil and see what happens. Now, how to get that to fit in the storyline? Who knows, but considering the fact that they haven’t really gotten the carnies to fit into the story, I’m not so sure if that really matters. But yeah, Claire and Sylar…it’d be fun!
Codex and Zaboo – The Guild
K, so in season 1 I totally understand why it didn’t work out between them and in season 2 I really didn’t like him with Riley, but I really hope they can get together in season 3. Zaboo has just been in an absolutely TERRIBLE relationship, Codex hasn’t been in any sort of relationship, and I’m just hoping that they get together in season 3…maybe? (Please…Felicia Day, I know you could do it, and it’d be really funny…plus, Codex is getting kind of pathetic…except for the fact that she beat Axis of Anarchy single handed pretty much…that was cool!)
Olivia and Peter – Fringe
There’s something about Joshua Jackson, he just totally looks like the kind of trustworthy, sweet, awesome guy that a girl should have. As Walter has stated on previous occasions, Peter has feelings for Olivia, and with the way she reacted when she found out that Peter and her sister were friends, it leads one to believe that those feelings aren’t one sided. (plus the almost kiss that frustrated the heck out of me and was unfortunately followed by the truth about Peter being revealed to Olivia..grrrr.) Unfortunately, considering other shows that J.J. Abrams has done, I have a feeling they won’t get together anytime soon, and when they do there will be a million forces trying to rip them apart, so it won’t amount to any type of closure. But I still like the idea of Peter and Olivia a lot!
Clark and Chloe – Smallville
Chloe is just so adorable (way more so than any other girl on the show) and if it wasn’t for the fact that everyone knows Superman ends up with Lois Lane, I’d be rooting for Clark to end up with Chloe. The first few seasons of the show when they really dressed her down and plained her up I wasn’t so much on team Chloe, but once she got her job at the Daily Planet and they started giving her ADORABLE clothes and jewelry and started playing up the make-up and cutsiefying the hair, I thought they’d go great. Plus the Christmas episode where Lex is in the role of Scrooge in a story that is practically the Christmas Carol, the fact that he dreamt that Clark and Chloe would end up together, and...well that just made me want it too... they were a very cute couple! And now that she’s all superpowered, it wouldn’t be all that weird. So, if we all didn’t know that he’d end up with Lois (and if he and Lois didn’t have such awesomely amazing chemistry together), I’d say he needed to marry Chloe and live happily ever after!
Seth and Summer – The OC
These two were just soooo cute! First, with the whole her being super popular and him having a crush on her from the beginning of time and him being a total geek. And then with the her totally falling for him and not wanting him to divulge this information. And the him standing on the coffee cart to proclaim his love…yeah, since the beginning, their coupleship was adorable! I love Seth and Summer!
Chuck and Sarah – Chuck
One of the greatest shows and one of the most frustrating relationships. Everyone and their dog wants the Chuck and Sarah relationship to not be so freaking doomed, but that is most likely not going to happen (and that is EXTREMELY frustrating!) I love how the fact that Sarah loves Chuck softens her up and makes her more sweet and girly and less hard-core spy, and the fact that Chuck loves her makes him more macho and manly while keeping that adorable geeky Chuckness that we all know and love. I don’t know what this season is going to bring to the Chuck/Sarah dynamic, and to tell you the truth, I’m a little scared to find out, but still…they are my FAVORITE!!!
Jim and Pam – The Office
Now, the fact that they’re all married with a kid on the way is a little odd in the TV realm of relationships, but they’re even cute married! I loved the pranks they pulled together, the many, many times Jim went to the reception desk for no reason other than to be close to Pam, the kiss on Casino Night (that made me cry and cry and cry every time I watched it and to this day don't really know why), the phone call she had with her mom right before, when she realized her feelings for him…but probably mostly the pranks (season 2 is my all time favorite…so yeah). Love PB&J…they’re the greatest!!!!
Willow and Oz – BtVS
The all time favorite couple of my all time favorite show! Now, this was a little hard for me to chose…there are so many good and rather epic couples from this absolutely INCREDIBLE show!!!! There’s Buffy and Angel (for obvious reasons), Buffy and Spike (for not quite so romantic ones), Xander and Cordy (holy cow….I could go on and on about them!!!), Xander and Anya (again…on and on…especially with the fact that she was rather brutally killed in the series finale…so sad!), but my choice couple from the greatest show ever is Willow and Oz!!!! They were another couple that was cute from the first second they were on screen as a potential couple (“Who is that girl?” Anyone? Anyone?...yeah, awesome!!!) And then their first kiss and Oz’s completely CHEEZY reaction (“A werewolf in love”…behold the power of cheese!) Now, the way they ended is so incredibly sad, and her relationships afterwards were much less desirable, but Willow and Oz will always make me grin from ear to ear!
George Michael and Maeby – Arrested Development
Ok...I have two from this show Lindsey and Michael; and George Michael and Maeby. (I love the fact that Lindsey tries to get together with Michael at the end...the idea of the two of them together is a very happy/funny idea to me...but not good enough to make my list...too bad!) But George Michael and Maeby really had much more potential in their relationship than their parents. They were awkwardly on again/off again…great comedy! And now that they know they’re not really cousins…who knows, maybe they’ll get together (and with the movie coming out next year…possible potential for both them and their parents…but I’m highly doubtful about that)
Rory and Jess – Gilmore Girls
I liked Dean, I tolerated Logan, but I just LOVED Jess!!!!! I was so angry with Rory when she didn’t leave with Jess and go to New York and instead went and slept with the MARRIED Dean…Still to this day I yell at the screen when that part comes around….lots of anger towards that Rory chick!!! I mean, Jess is PERFECT for her!!! They look good together, he’s a better height for her than Dean is, he’d do absolutely ANYTHING for that girl! In my mind he’s never gotten over her and after she goes and gets that job of hers (after the series ends) she eventually runs into Jess and the two of them develop their relationship without the insane influence of the town and her mom and family and stuff and then they get married and travel the whole world together, him with the writing, her with the reporting or whatever, and them both making fun of all the same stuff and watching stellar movies and debating books and current events…they seriously BELONG together!!! So in my mind they end up together…and they live happily ever after!
Veronica and Logan – Veronica Mars
A little like the Rory/Jess relationship , he was the bad boy and she was the girl next door. I loved Logan though. (They almost didn't make the cut...but I really just like the idea of them together.) When they were together he was always really sweet to Veronica and he was dark and broody without getting to the point of annoying. He was also pretty hot…not gonna lie! Their relationship isn’t totally epic or entirely individual, but I did absolutely love it!!! Also...the way they look at each other at the end of the series...it's not over yet! (yay!) Gotta love the lesser known, lesser epic couple of Logan and Veronica.
Topher and Bennett - Dollhouse
This one is fairly recent. I started this post forever ago, and that was before Topher became my all time FAVORITE character from Dollhouse. I’m really completely and totally wishing that they could’ve stretched the length of those last few episodes over at least a season or two. They were good…but choppy and had too much info in too little an amount of time. They missed a lot of answers to questions fans had! But, this isn’t the time or place for that rant…I was so incredibly happy when Topher kissed Bennett…and then I nearly cried when she died. It was the start of crazy Topher (and how could anyone want to kill a person everyday in front of that incredible, absolutely adorable geek?! I just don’t get it…he was so awesome!) The adoration they had for each other was so cute!!! I love their geeky relationship (however short it was). Who knows, maybe the atheist Joss imagined some kind of geek heaven for the two of them to live happily ever after in (doubt it though, but it’s a happy thought for such a sad ending!) Love Topher and Bennett!!!
Sydney and Vaughn – Alias
Ok, so this was going to only have 14 originally, but I couldn’t leave off Syd and Vaughn! (And I couldn’t have two from Schwartz, and two from Whedon and only one from Abrams…that’s just not right at all!) So…yeah, Alias was one of the first shows I ever started watching avidly. It overlapped with Buffy and was after 24 (which was the beginning of my TV addiction…but you didn’t really need to know that…hahaha). As a 15 year old I was completely infatuated with Vaughn, and I was so frustrated by the will they/won’t they approach to their relationship. I loved it though! (As I’m sure many fans did.) So, they made it on the list (even though they were originally bumped by Topher and Bennett…it’s ok, don’t worry about it.)
So, I know I missed a lot of GREAT ones, and I’m sorry about that (please forgive me!) And if you read this (yeah, that’s a big “IF” and a hypothetical “you”, I know…oh well) please feel free to comment or add any couple or potential couple you like from TV…and have a happy (early) Valentine’s Day.
~Manda
