From Abbott Elementary to Yellowjackets, we judge the small screen’s latest promising (and no-to-promising) pairings.
Now, let’s get to it.
They bring hope that more TV love triangles will just end with the trio as a throuple.
Eli Brown, Jordan Alexander, and Whitney Peak on ‘Gossip Girl’.Karolina Wojtasik/HBO Max
But hey, sometimes we love a bad boy.
Did Josh (Dustin Milligan) even give Reagan (Jana Schmieding) a heads-up about his damning podcast?
), butHarlemgives him more of a spotlight oppositeMeagan Good.
Lily Collins and Lucas Bravo on ‘Emily in Paris’.STEPHANIE BRANCHU/NETFLIX
Unfortunately, art ended up imitating life in season 2 with a breakup that felt a little too manufactured.
(Yeah, they’re listed above, but we had to check IMDb.)
(Shocking for a flash mob to be that endearing.)
Bill Hader and Sarah Goldberg on ‘Barry’.Aaron Epstein/HBO
on The Righteous Gemstones
These two are chaos, pure chaos.
Quite possibly the definition of ride-or-die.Edi Patterson(Judy) and Tim Baltz (B.J.)
are picture-perfect playing two lovesick characters vying for a spot among the megachurch establishment onThe Righteous Gemstones.
Ben Barnes and Jesse Mei Li on ‘Shadow and Bone’.COURTESY OF NETFLIX
Put the unconventional design genius in the himbo hall of fame.
George can be the king, but watch his queen conquer.
tie-dye guy), it becomes clear she has a heart of gold.
Hunter Schafer and Zendaya on ‘Euphoria’.Eddy Chen/HBO
It was a conclusion that was completely unexpected, especially given how late Alan was introduced in the season.
He arguably doesn’t even come off as a romantic prospect for Nadia at first!
Janine and Gregory on Abbott Elementary
Is there some recency bias here?
Jana Schmieding and Dustin Milligan on ‘Rutherford Falls’.Colleen Hayes/Peacock
Give us more longing glances, more tripping over words that sound too forward, more sharing of umbrellas.
“Does Tariq make you happy?”
Who knows how many seasons it will take for Janine and Gregory to finally date?
Meagan Good and Tyler Lepley on ‘Harlem’.Amazon
Who knows if they’re meant to be?
Read more from EW’s celebration ofTV’s best romances of all time.
Olivia Rodrigo and Joshua Bassett on ‘High School Musical: The Musical: The Series’.Fred Hayes/Disney+
Hilary Duff and Chris Lowell on ‘How I Met Your Father’.Patrick Wymore/Hulu
Liv Hewson and Jasmin Savoy Brown on ‘Yellowjackets’.Kailey Schwerman/SHOWTIME
Jack Quaid and Erin Moriarty on ‘The Boys’.Amazon Studios Prime Video
Michael Cimino, Anthony Keyvan, and George Sear on ‘Love, Victor’.Patrick Wymore/Hulu; Michael Desmond/Hulu
Donald Glover and Zazie Beetz on ‘Atlanta’.Guy D’Alema/FX
Edi Patterson and Tim Baltz on ‘The Righteous Gemstones’.Ryan Green/HBO
Darren Barnet, Jaren Lewinson, and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan on ‘Never Have I Ever’.ISABELLA B. VOSMIKOVA/NETFLIX
Heléne Yorke and Josh Segarra on ‘The Other Two’.Beth Dubber/HBO Max
Carrie Coon and Morgan Spector on ‘The Gilded Age’.Alison Cohen Rosa/HBO
Selena Gomez and Aaron Dominguez on ‘Only Murders in the Building’.Hulu
Charlie Barnett and Natasha Lyonne on ‘Russian Doll’.Netflix
Quinta Brunson and Tyler James Williams on ‘Abbott Elementary’.ABC/Raymond Liu
