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TV’s Best Slow-Burn Romances: TVLine Readers’ Picks for 20 Other Couples Worth Waiting For
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If TVLine readers love one thing, it’s watching their favorite characters slowly fall for each other. And if TVLine readers love two things, it’s watching their favorite characters slowly fall for each other… and then telling us what we missed on our own list of TV’s best slow-burn romances.
When we published our picks for TV’s 30 most satisfying, leisurely paced love stories, you had thoughts. Our comments section was filled with “How could you leave out?!” messages regarding couples from a wide variety of series over a number of decades. Some, admittedly, were in contention the first time around. Others were more obscure (though no less valid!). And a whole lot of comments called for the inclusion of Law & Order: SVU‘s Benson and Stabler, which — while we sympathize! — we can’t include because they’re not actually a couple, guys.
Now that that’s sorted: Below are a sampling of the couples that you want added to the list of TV’s best slow-burn romances. Sci-fi series, comedies, period dramas, shows past and current — they’re all represented. Scroll down to see if your favorite made the cut this time, then hit the comments!
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WOODY AND JORDAN, CROSSING JORDAN
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MATTHEW AND MARY, DOWNTON ABBEY
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DOUG AND CAROL, ER
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JOHN AND AERYN, FARSCAPE
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PETER AND OLIVIA, FRINGE
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MAXWELL AND #99, GET SMART
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OWEN AND TEDDY, GREY'S ANATOMY
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TONY AND JEANNIE, I DREAM OF JEANNIE
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HARDISON AND PARKER, LEVERAGE
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JOEY AND MELISSA, MELISSA & JOEY
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ACE AND NANCY, NANCY DREW
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JJ AND KIARA, OUTER BANKS
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SHAWN AND JULIET, PSYCH
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REMINGTON AND LAURA, REMINGTON STEELE
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CLARK AND LOIS, SMALLVILLE
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CAMERON AND COURTNEY, STARGIRL
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STREET AND CHRIS, S.W.A.T.
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JACK AND MEL, VIRGIN RIVER
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JOSH AND DONNA, THE WEST WING
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Poor Olivia, and the worst.. it wasnt OUR Olivia, it was the other one, and Mathew and Mary… i still mourn Mathew till today
I would include Jane and Lisbon from The Mentalist. I loved that show.
Agreed. Great show.
From the TVLine staff’s list: https://tvline.com/lists/best-slow-burn-romances-tv-shows/patrick-and-teresa-the-mentalist/
They did on the previous list!
No love for Castle & Beckett? They were definitely worth the wait!
As explained above, these are readers suggestions to supplement the TVLine staff’s own list (which of course had #Caskett): https://tvline.com/lists/best-slow-burn-romances-tv-shows/rick-and-kate-castle-2/
Oh how I wish Blue Blood could remain pass Dec. 2024. If Blue Blood can’t be extended, could a new series be started featuring Jaime and Eddie with other cast members as story lines? I’ll miss the BB series.
As for the other interesting series, I would love to see a new show with Street and Chris on SWAT. A new series with more of the younger characters involved would be great..story lines would be concerning them using what they have learned in their early time in service and the way their careers could grow showing how the situations could be solved using the ways of the times now compared to the past ways.
Owen and Teddy!? 😂😂😂 That may be one of the most dysfunctional relationships that has ever seen the light of day on Grey‘s, but „best TV show couple“?
Owen has caused all of this wives mostly misery and Teddy, IMO, had her one true love in Henry.
Thank you! One of the most toxic couples among many iffy pairings on Grey’s.
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As someone on Grey Anatomy would say “Seriously” Owen is toxic with anyone. Teddy had better chemistry with Koracick
Not Allison?
Amen!!
My #1 favourite couple is missing – Mulder and Scully, the OG ‘ship. But I’ll forgive you since #2 is included – Donna and Josh.
Mulder and Scully are on the previous list they did. Read the article next time
I wouldn’t stop for red lights.
There must be some way to squeeze Clark and Lex in here. Um… Clark broke Lex’s heart and turned him evil, and Lana and Lois were beards?
I would add Leonard and Penny from Big Bang Theory. See season 2.
No Ross and Rachel? Doesn’t get much more iconic than that.
I would argue they were more on & off again, versus “slow burn”
Fair point, but that could also be said about others on the list, like Owen and Teddy, Ace and Nancy, and certainly Doug and Carol.
Nancy and Ace were not on and off, they didn’t even nearly get together until the end of season 3.
Yes, Farscape’s John & Aeryn made it. Thank you!
There should never be a list like this without these two.
Jake and Amy… Brooklyn Nine-Nine. End of season 5.
Robin and Barney. Sorry, they should have been endgame, esp after that horrible last season/one weekend we had to suffer through
Where is Rollins and Carisi ?
Jack and Mel wasn’t really “slow-burn”
She was in town for 15 minutes, fell in love and moved in with him 3 days later. Now it’s been a week and she is pregnant.
Harvey and Donna on Suits?
On the previous list. Next time read the article
Hey hey. Sometimes I go through articles quickly and miss previous links to the article. But they have Harvey and Donna on their previous list of slow burns. Won’t slam you for missing that. Take care!
Fitzsimmons, Agents of Shield.
Loved seeing Smallville’s Lois and Clark
Some of my favorites are on this part 2 list like – Doug and Carol, Matthew and Mary (I still miss him), and Josh and Donna.
One of my favorite slow burn ships that I recommend for a future list is Matt and Sylvie on Chicago Fire. Starting out as friends and this season they were married and riding off into the sunset with their three children.
Fitzsimmons from Agents of Shields are missing!
Loved seeing Lois and Clark from Smallville on the list
treet and Chris? The part where they took the only LGBTQ member of the team and put her with the most neanderthal guy they could find. Sure that was great.
Bones and Booth, Castle and Beckett, Monica and Chandler.
Your first two were on the first list, but I will give you Monica and Chandler. While Ross & Rachel were on & off-again, Monica and Chandler do qualify more as a slow burn that could be added to these lists.
Wasn’t here for the last one but Barchie always belongs on these lists (too bad they were on a terrible series, otherwise they’d have gotten their endgame).
I never really understood what Juliet saw in Shawn on Psych – she is smart and mature and self-supporting and he is an irresponsible child in a grown up’s body
REMINGTON AND LAURA — no, no, no. She was smart and had built the successful detective agency around the fictional ‘Remington Steele’. When he insinuated his way into the firm, she turned into a twit.
Now that Nathan and Elizabeth on When Calls the Heart are official, they have to be included!
There was never a “leisure” moment on Battlestar Galactica because of the fleet’s situation, but I still think the evolution from dislike to love between Roslin and Adama was one of the most beautiful love stories I’ve ever seen. Sorry you didn’t include their story.