It’s a Love Story
My friend Lara recently finished watching all five seasons of Alias. She was immediately sucked into the epic love story of special agent Sydney Bristow and her hotter than crap handler Michael Vaughn. Who cares that she caught this train roughly a decade after the rest of us? I choose to celebrate that she now understands what I’ve been talking about for the last 13 years.
Once the binge watching was over, Lara took the appropriate amount of time to mourn before asking a very poignant question: “Why did I have to go back to 2002 for an epic love story? Where are the Sydneys and Vaughns on my DVR?”
Lara and I are friends because we share a need for a good love story. Some of you have no idea what to do with people like us when we ramble on about true love, romantic kisses we save on our DVR and our ability to have serious conversations about the best TV couples of all time. You roll your eyes and virtually pat us on the head, unable to empathize with the mushy feelings that well up when the guy finally gets with the girl and they know that life will never be the same again.
Allow me to provide you with a list of relationships that hold special places in my heart as ultimate examples of “the good love story”:
- Sydney and Vaughn
- Ross and Rachel
- Jim and Pam
- Summer and Seth
- Joey and Pacey
- Luke and Lorelai
- Wade and Zoe
- Elena and Insert Salvatore Brother Here (I’m Team Damon.)
I know what you’re thinking. What about Coach Taylor and his wife Tami? First of all, clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose, TEXAS FOREVER. Second, I feel like they were an amazing example of what a functional marriage looks like. LOVE THEM, but their story wasn’t very lovey dovey to me. Let the record show that Castle and Beckett would have once been on my list too, but they just aren’t quite there anymore. Lara and I have discussed this in length.
Where did the romance go? Why did the epic love story fall off the writer’s vision board in lieu of murder, sex and scandalous acts of betrayal? Do we all agree that something needs to be done about this huge gap in modern-day television? What “ships” (that’s what the kids are calling it nowadays) do you miss?
PS: All my hopes are resting on Sheldon/Amy and Nick/Jess at this point!
Alias is my ALL-TIME favorite show. EVER!!!! I heart JJ for thinking it up 🙂
Hands down Sydney and Vaughn are the BEST, but who doesn’t love Jack Bristow?!
Lincee, just another reason you and I would be great friends 😉
Bring it Amy. Your love for Sydney and Vaughn make us closer than you know.
Aww, thanks!
Nick and Jess 4-ever!!! They give me all the feels.
NICK AND JESS! That kiss from season 2…LOVE.
Along those lines, what happened to romantic comedies in the theaters? Somewhere around 2006, they became taboo. Did Hollywood decide romance wasn’t profitable anymore or wasn’t worth the pummeling it received from critics who felt themselves too sophisticated to appreciate the value of watching two people fall in love?
Perhaps Hollywood decided that the only screen-worthy characters are strong, independent women who no longer need to be loved and misguided men who no longer know how.
Great point Ryan. Lara and I were talking about that too. We think The Proposal was the last romantic comedy that we both LOVED. Since then? Nothing has compared. But of course, we go to the crappy ones too. Because WE NEED A LOVE STORY!
Luke and Lorelai are far and away my favorite! I’m also partial to Veronica (Mars) and Logan.
Yes! Luke and Lorelai. Love Gilmore Girls.
Veronica and Logan. That’s a good one Ashley V.!
I checked the list twice.
You are missing Jordan Catalano and Angela Chase.
That was some great drama.
JORDAN! HOW COULD I FORGET JORDAN! Thank you Jody H.
Joey and Pacey!
Preach it Lorraine!
You nailed so many! I am all about Jim and Pam, Wade and Zoey, Veronica and Logan, Sydney and Vaughn, Josh and Donna (West Wing). I need shows that drag it out too, I get bored when they finally get together.
I feel the same. But they always have them break up for some reason and get back together. The beginning is sooooo good.
Meredith and Derek!
I don’t know about Meredith and Derek. Lara and I had this conversation and I think that my favorite duo of Grey’s is Meredith and Yang. I love that friendship. It trumps the Mere Der for me.
Mindy and Danny!
YES!
Maybe I need to follow Lara’s lead and get on board with Alias – I love a good angst-filled romance!
I was a big Meredith/Derek fan until Grey’s totally went off the deep end. And I agree Castle has let me down lately too… Alias it is!! 🙂
DO IT JACKIE!
I love Alias and I love this post. I am with you and Lara. I have to say am team Christopher when it comes to Lorelai, but other than that I agree!
One to add to the list is Felicity and Ben. Please tell me you know what I’m talking about!
Yes!! Ben and Felicity!! Love that show. Love Alias. Love Lost. Love JJ Abrams, I guess 🙂 I can’t believe real life Sydney left real life Vaughan for real life Noah…
Oh and I am also Team Christopher when it comes to Lorelai.
Never! It has to be Luke. I am however, all for Rory and Jess. Or Rory and anyone-but-Logan-or-Dean!
Good Lord. I’m going to add them right now. SWOON!
Also I have to add Brooke and Julian. (OTH – stating the obvious).
Fair enough Dara. I knew OTH would have to pop up somewhere along the way. I don’t watch it, but I”m told I need to binge.
Wait – what’s OTH?
One Tree Hill
You forgot to mention the glorious love stories that we get from watching the Bachelor & Bachelorette!!! hahaha
Dr. Quinn and Sully?? So old school! I think my favorite duo to watch is Ross/Rachel. It never gets old. Jim and Pam are very endearing. They just don’t make tv like they used to! It’s all reality tv and comedy now.