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They made us wait seasons for it, but it was worth every agonizing moment! Join us as we count down our picks for the TV couples who finally got together in the last season. From slow-burn romances to unexpected pairings, these shows saved the best for last. Which couple had you on the edge of your seat? Let us know in the comments below!
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00:00I didn't expect to fall for you, but you were right there all along.
00:04Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're looking at TV characters who didn't become couples until the
00:09final season. Those who flirted, kissed, and hooked up in previous seasons still qualify
00:14as long as they didn't make a real commitment until the endgame.
00:17You love me. You're such an idiot.
00:24I love you too.
00:26Spoilers for each of these couples will follow.
00:29Number 20. Niles and Cece Babcock, The Nanny
00:32From now on, stay out of my luggage. I don't like my underwear ironed and folded.
00:38I'm sorry, but when I got a load of the size of them, I thought they were mine.
00:42It took Fran several years to go from The Nanny to Mrs. Sheffield, but the real slow-burn romance
00:48was between sardonic butler Niles and Maxwell's business partner Cece. Although it's evident
00:53from day one that Cece wants a deeper relationship with Maxwell, she seems more attracted to his
00:57looks and money than anything else. You wouldn't expect someone as shallow as Cece to fall for a
01:02butler, especially since she has a love-hate relationship with Niles. Emphasis on the latter.
01:07For 20 years, we despised each other. I mean, every time I looked into those revolting eyes,
01:14I wanted to retch, sweetie.
01:17Diff me.
01:20Behind their witty insults, Niles and Cece were actually saying,
01:24I love you, in their own twisted way.
01:26Well, you, Europe, you walk like a... Marry me.
01:33Niles is quicker to realize this, but by the finale, Cece accepts his proposal with a baby on the way.
01:40I love you.
01:46Call me Cece.
01:48Number 19. Zoe Brooks and Chase Matthews.
01:52Zoe 101.
01:53Meeting at Pacific Coast Academy, Chase immediately fell for Zoe.
01:57Literally, he fell off his bike.
01:58Hey.
02:00Ah!
02:02Ah!
02:04While Zoe eventually picked up on what was evident to everyone else,
02:08her feelings remained buried.
02:09Again, literally, as the answer that Chase desperately wants from Zoe may be in a time capsule.
02:14You're gonna tell me?
02:15Yep.
02:16In 10 years.
02:18What?
02:19Bye.
02:20Misunderstandings and poor timing keep the two apart until the final episode.
02:24Chase takes another nasty fall, but Zoe makes it better with their first kiss.
02:37The two prepare to graduate as a couple.
02:40As we see in the movie Zoe 102 years later,
02:44Zoe and Chase's history of miscommunication didn't end at boarding school.
02:47Despite another breakup, the two find their way back to each other,
02:51hopefully cementing their relationship status for good.
02:54Whenever the future holds, I hope that you're in it.
02:59Because I love you, Zoe.
03:02And I always have.
03:05I love you, too.
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03:16Number 18.
03:17Devi Vishwa Kumar and Ben Gross.
03:19Never Have I Ever.
03:20I think I love you, Devi.
03:24This coming-of-age series commences with Devi seeking to lose her virginity to rebel Paxton.
03:29While Paxton is interested,
03:31Devi gradually develops an attraction towards academic rival Ben.
03:35Although it seems the two will become a couple after their first kiss,
03:38this quickly blows up since Devi is kind of dating Paxton at the same time.
03:43Hey, Paxton.
03:44Just thought you should know that we're dating the same person.
03:46I don't think so, man.
03:47I can explain.
03:50But the explanation might sound a lot like what Ben said.
03:53Even after Devi takes Ben up on the one free boink pass he gave her,
03:57the two struggle to navigate the future of their relationship.
04:00It isn't until graduation that they decide to make a real go at being a couple.
04:04As high schoolers, they were an awkward mess.
04:07But now that they're college-bound, Devi and Ben are mature enough to be awkward adults together.
04:11I think we should be together.
04:13Really?
04:14Yeah.
04:15Like, when we both get to school, let's give this a real try.
04:19Number 17.
04:20Tim Canterbury and Don Tinsley.
04:22The Office.
04:23The UK version of The Office had a shorter run than its US counterpart,
04:27wrapping up after 12 episodes and a two-part Christmas special.
04:30At the heart of both shows, though, is an office romance that takes its time.
04:34Tim's soulmate is sitting just a few feet away at the receptionist's desk.
04:38Yet it feels like he's an ocean away from Don, who is engaged to the jerky Lee.
04:43Despite sharing a passionate first kiss and knowing how Tim feels,
04:46Don is compelled to move to Florida with her fiancé.
04:49Even with his heartbreak,
04:51Tim remains supportive of Don's dream to become a children's book illustrator.
04:54This opens Don's eyes to the mistake she's making,
04:57returning to Tim in time for Christmas.
04:59All I needed was to love you again.
05:04All I needed for another day.
05:07Number 16.
05:08Peggy Olsen and Stan Rizzo.
05:10Mad Men.
05:11Peggy learned from her early days at Sterling Cooper
05:13that a workplace affair can have consequences.
05:16As such, it's probably wise that she didn't rush into a relationship with co-worker Stan.
05:21The two don't get off on the best foot anyway,
05:23although sexual tension is clearly brewing amid their work rivalry.
05:27Should I come back when you're through?
05:28No, toots, grab a pencil.
05:31Someone's gonna want to get it down before it heads into the stratosphere.
05:34Instead of addressing this attraction up front,
05:37Peggy and Stan develop a strong working relationship and friendship.
05:40So much so that Peggy eventually confides in Stan about giving up a baby for adoption.
05:45Sorry, I didn't know that.
05:53Well, you don't know lots of things about lots of people.
05:56That's the point.
05:57A few years ago, Stan might not have handled this revelation with much maturity,
06:01but Peggy has deeply impacted him.
06:04It still isn't until the final episode that Peggy and Stan declare their love,
06:08at last finding that work-life balance.
06:10I can't believe this.
06:13I think I'm in love with you too.
06:16Number 15.
06:17Adora and Catra.
06:18She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.
06:20Although they begin the series as besties,
06:22Catra dubs Adora her enemy after she leaves the Horde for the Rebellion.
06:26Catra views this as the ultimate betrayal.
06:29Not just because Adora was her friend,
06:31but deep down, Catra was in love with her.
06:33The two of us look out for each other,
06:35and soon we'll be the ones calling the shots.
06:38Now come on, can we go home already?
06:42I'm not going home, Catra.
06:44This isn't explicitly stated up front,
06:46but in a show rich with LGBTQIA plus themes,
06:49it isn't hard for the audience to read between the lines.
06:52Eventually, Catra leaves the Horde as well,
06:55yet still resists placing her trust in Adora again.
06:58When it appears that she may lose Adora for good,
07:01Catra realizes that you only get one life.
07:03Well, we guess cats have nine lives,
07:05but Catra wants to spend the rest of her existence with Adora,
07:08confessing her love.
07:10Don't you get it?
07:11I love you.
07:12I always have.
07:14So please, just this one.
07:17Stay.
07:18Number 14.
07:20Samantha Jones and Jerry Smith-Jarred.
07:22Sex and the City.
07:23At least someone was getting off,
07:25and speaking of...
07:27Hey, welcome to Raw.
07:29Hello.
07:31Smith-Jarred leaves such a strong impact,
07:33that it feels like he was around from the get-go.
07:36In reality,
07:37he does not show up until the second episode of the final season.
07:41At first,
07:42Smith seems like he'll be just another pit stop
07:44on Samantha's never-ending conquest of every man in New York.
07:47Can I get you anything else?
07:48Oh, no.
07:49I'm just enjoying my delicious mushroom tea.
07:53Despite their age difference,
07:55Samantha finds that Smith is more emotionally mature
07:57than most of the men she's dated,
07:59realizing she's sincerely fallen for him.
08:01Smith shows just how committed he is
08:03when Samantha is diagnosed with breast cancer,
08:05seeing her through recovery.
08:07I don't know what's wrong with me.
08:10I hate myself for doing this to you.
08:15They remain together until the first movie,
08:18amicably deciding to go their separate ways.
08:20They stay friends,
08:22with benefits still very much on the table.
08:25Number 13.
08:26Carly Shay and Freddie Benson.
08:28iCarly.
08:29For six seasons,
08:30the original run of iCarly tormented Creddy Shippers.
08:33It seemed the show would give the people what they wanted
08:36when Carly and Freddie kissed in season three,
08:38but they put a pin in starting a relationship.
08:40I don't think you're in love with me.
08:43You just think you are.
08:45More mixed signals flew in the series finale
08:47when Carly kissed Freddie right before leaving for Italy.
08:50Fans waited almost another decade
08:51until Carly and Freddie became a couple
08:53during the revival's third season.
08:55It even appears that they might make
08:57an impromptu trip down the aisle.
08:58That is, until Carly's estranged mother
09:01crashes the ceremony.
09:02Mom?
09:06You got a mom?
09:08And that seems like a good spot to end the series.
09:11Don't worry.
09:12We're sure they'll resolve this in a follow-up movie
09:14that'll get made any day now.
09:16Please?
09:17Number 12.
09:18Tony Maselli and Angela Robinson Bauer.
09:21Who's the boss?
09:22All right, come here.
09:23Excuse us.
09:24Excuse us.
09:25Someone have to take her to bed.
09:26Yes!
09:27In many respects,
09:29this 80s sitcom was ahead of the curve,
09:31depicting career woman Angela as the breadwinner
09:33while retired baseball player Tony
09:35attends to matters at home.
09:36It would be a progressive depiction of marriage
09:39if it weren't for one thing.
09:40Tony and Angela weren't married.
09:43They weren't even in a romantic relationship,
09:45at least not for most of the series.
09:47There was always a marital subtext to their relationship,
09:50leading to flirtations and kisses.
09:52Yet it takes several seasons of
09:54will-they-or-won't-they tension
09:55until both acknowledge
09:57that Tony has been more than Angela's employee
09:59all these years.
10:00You're taking her to a carnival?
10:02Yeah, yeah, yeah.
10:04Oh, oh, you were expecting like a fancy dinner or something.
10:08Oh, darn, I blew it.
10:10Although the series concludes
10:11with the two affirming their love,
10:13a few questions are left unanswered.
10:15Namely, do they ever get hitched?
10:17And who was actually the boss?
10:19So, what are your qualifications?
10:25Oh, well, um...
10:32Number 11.
10:33Fez and Jackie Burkhart.
10:35That 70s show.
10:36While a lot of the couples on this list
10:38seemed inevitable,
10:39this one was anything but.
10:41For much of the series,
10:42Jackie was involved with two serious boyfriends,
10:45Hyde and Kelso.
10:46And which one of them
10:47she would ultimately choose
10:48was anyone's guess.
10:49Oh, God.
10:52Except Jackie didn't wind up
10:54with either of her old flames.
10:55Even turning down Kelso's proposal.
10:58Instead, getting together
10:59with the lovesick Fez in the end.
11:01There is no one better for me than you.
11:05I'm just sorry that it took me so long
11:07to figure that out.
11:08While he had unsuccessfully pined
11:10after the often shallow girl for years,
11:12Fez had matured by the final season.
11:14As had Jackie.
11:15While they closed out the 70s as a couple,
11:17Jackie had gotten back together
11:18with Kelso by the 90s.
11:20Maybe Fez will get another shot
11:22in that 2010s show.
11:23God, I can't believe
11:24I'm not gonna be around
11:25to see you two together.
11:26It's gonna go one of two ways.
11:28It could be a disaster
11:29or a catastrophe.
11:31Number 10.
11:31Betty Suarez and Daniel Meade,
11:33Ugly Betty.
11:34While we technically don't get to see them
11:36become a couple on screen,
11:38the last scene of the final episode
11:40of Ugly Betty
11:40ends with Betty's old boss
11:42and crush Daniel
11:43finally asking her out for dinner.
11:45I didn't say goodbye,
11:46which is really not.
11:48It's not exactly the guarantee
11:50of a happily ever after,
11:52but the implication
11:53is definitely there.
11:54And the suggestion
11:54that they end up together
11:55let fans who'd been watching them
11:57flirt for four seasons
11:58breathe a sigh of relief.
12:00Maybe take you to dinner
12:03tonight if you're free.
12:06I would love that.
12:07The decision to hold back
12:08the full reveal
12:09of their relationship
12:10may have disappointed some,
12:11but it allowed the story
12:12to focus on Betty
12:13taking control
12:14of her own destiny
12:15after leaving her former company
12:16and moving to London
12:17to follow her career dreams.
12:19Number 9.
12:20Aang and Katara
12:21Avatar The Last Airbender
12:23From the beginning,
12:25shortly after Katara
12:26found Aang frozen in an iceberg,
12:28it became clear
12:28that there was more than friendship
12:30developing between these two.
12:31Despite the pair
12:32constantly shooting each other
12:33sideways glances
12:34and blushing,
12:35Aang's shyness and insecurity,
12:37Katara's stubbornness,
12:38and their mission
12:39to defeat the Fire Nation
12:40prevented the pair
12:41from acknowledging those feelings
12:42during the first two seasons.
12:43There were still plenty
12:45of romantically charged moments
12:46between them,
12:47most notably in the cave
12:48of two lovers
12:49when they shared a kiss.
12:50After many ups and downs,
12:52the pair finally ended up together
12:53after Aang defeated the Fire Lord
12:55and they lived happily ever after.
13:03Number 8.
13:04Stiles Stilinski and Lydia Martin
13:06Teen Wolf
13:07In a trend you might see
13:09crop up a few more times
13:10on this list,
13:11this romance started
13:12as an unrequited crush
13:13harbored for many years,
13:15in this particular case
13:16by Stiles.
13:17Well I think you look beautiful.
13:19These two didn't exactly
13:20run in the same social circles,
13:21but things changed
13:22when both were thrust
13:23into the world
13:24of the supernatural,
13:25with the revelation
13:26of Lydia being a banshee
13:27and Stiles' best friend
13:28becoming a werewolf.
13:30Their romance was a slow burn,
13:31but we can trace it back
13:32to their dance date
13:33back in season 1.
13:34Flash forward to season 6,
13:36which saw them profess
13:37their love for one another
13:38before finally getting together
13:40for real in the mid-season finale.
13:49Number 7.
13:50Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable
13:52Kim Possible
13:53Even if Kim and Ron
13:54couldn't always see it themselves,
13:56everyone around them,
13:57as well as the viewers at home,
13:59knew that these best friends
14:00were meant to be more than that.
14:02This finally came to a head
14:03in the special
14:04So the Drama,
14:05meant to serve as a series finale,
14:06when Kim and Ron
14:07finally admitted their feelings
14:08for each other,
14:09heading off to their junior prom together,
14:11where they even shared
14:12a romantic dance and kiss.
14:14While this was meant
14:15to be the end of their story,
14:16Disney renewed the show
14:17for another season,
14:18and when we caught up
14:19with them in senior year,
14:20they had thankfully
14:21made their relationship official.
14:23You do me proud, Ron Stoppable,
14:24by just being you.
14:26Yeah!
14:26Number 6.
14:27Dana Scully and Fox Mulder
14:29The X-Files
14:30While the show's creator,
14:31Chris Carter,
14:32was adamant
14:32that they would never
14:33become a couple,
14:34the natural chemistry
14:35and casual flirtation
14:36made it impossible
14:37for Mulder and Scully
14:38to not wind up together.
14:40I'm not gonna risk
14:42losing you.
14:43Over the years,
14:44their feelings for one another
14:45became more transparent,
14:46and small moments
14:48hinting at romance
14:48gave way to more obvious
14:49sexual attraction.
14:51Right as it seemed
14:52they would start a relationship,
14:53Mulder was abducted by aliens,
14:55and shortly after returning,
14:56went on the run.
14:58Maybe there's hope.
14:59Mulder's return
15:00in the show's finale
15:01saw the moment
15:02everyone had been waiting for
15:03as they ended the show
15:05as a couple.
15:06At least until the revival,
15:07that is.
15:08Number 5.
15:09Winifred Burkle
15:10and Wesley Windham Price
15:11Angel
15:12The former watcher Wesley
15:13and the brilliant scientist
15:15who had escaped
15:16the demon dimension,
15:17Winifred,
15:18better known as Fred,
15:19had a long road
15:20to walk down
15:20before ending up together.
15:22Failing to get together
15:23early on,
15:23they would each date
15:24other people
15:25before ever becoming a couple.
15:26When they did
15:27finally get together,
15:28they waited
15:29till the last minute.
15:30Even by the standards
15:31of this list.
15:36Shortly after
15:37their relationship began,
15:38Fred died in Wesley's arms
15:39as her body
15:40was taken over
15:41by a blue-haired demon.
15:42It's a long story.
15:43Tragically cutting
15:44their relationship short.
15:46Number 4.
15:47Josh Lyman
15:47and Donna Moss
15:48The West Wing
15:49What are you doing, Anna?
15:51I've been appointed.
15:53To what?
15:54Make sure you're okay.
15:55Aaron Sorkin
15:56didn't conceive Donna
15:57as Josh's love interest.
15:58In fact,
15:59Donna was only meant
16:00to be a minor character.
16:01But Janelle Maloney's chemistry
16:03with Bradley Whitford
16:04was so natural
16:05that the two
16:05were frequently paired together.
16:07Even then,
16:08they kept things
16:08strictly professional,
16:10despite often talking
16:11like a married couple.
16:12It may have been
16:13inappropriate anyway
16:14since Donna
16:14was Josh's assistant.
16:16By the final season though,
16:17Josh and Donna
16:18had both taken on
16:19new roles
16:19in the Santos campaign,
16:21kissing as their candidate
16:22moved up in the polls.
16:23Holy mother god,
16:24we caught him!
16:25Yes.
16:25We caught him!
16:39Although married
16:40to their careers
16:41for most of the series,
16:42the two realize
16:43that whoever wins
16:44the upcoming election,
16:45it's going to be
16:45the beginning
16:46of a new chapter.
16:47They begin it
16:48as running mates
16:49for life.
16:50Number 3.
16:51Laura Lee Winslow
16:52and Steve Urkel
16:53Family Matters.
16:54In an example
16:55not too different
16:56from Fez and Jackie,
16:57the nerdy Urkel
16:58spent years pining
16:59after his friend Laura,
17:00with Laura rebuffing
17:01his affections
17:02throughout most of the show.
17:03Why are you so dressed up?
17:04I thought we were just
17:04going to grab some burgers.
17:05Nothing special.
17:06Every moment with you
17:08is special.
17:08By the last season,
17:09that was beginning to change
17:11and Urkel had grown,
17:12both as a character
17:13and in terms of his place
17:14within the series.
17:16What?
17:18Who do you choose?
17:20Laura finally realized
17:21her feelings for Urkel
17:22after he received
17:23a makeover,
17:24but was caught
17:25in a love triangle
17:26between him
17:26and his cooler
17:27alter ego's clone.
17:28Yeah, the sitcom
17:29kind of got strange
17:30in later seasons.
17:31What are you trying to say?
17:33Well, I'm saying that
17:35I love you
17:36and I want to marry you.
17:39Both Urkel
17:39and his clone
17:40proposed to Laura,
17:41but she ultimately
17:42chose to be
17:43with the nerdy original.
17:44Number 2.
17:45Allison De Laurentiis
17:46and Emily Fields
17:47Pretty Little Liars
17:48One of the primary draws
17:50of the murder mystery
17:51teen drama
17:51Pretty Little Liars
17:52was getting to see
17:53if fan-favorite ships
17:54would officially
17:55end up together.
17:55Those kisses
17:56weren't just for practice.
17:57One of the show's
17:58main ships
17:59was between Emily
18:00and Allison,
18:00who had clear feelings
18:02for one another,
18:02shared romantic moments,
18:04and had even hooked up
18:05with each other.
18:05While Emily wanted
18:06a relationship,
18:07Allison would not
18:08acknowledge her own sexuality
18:09and refused her.
18:11It wasn't until
18:12the last few episodes,
18:13after years of being
18:14manipulated by
18:15the mysterious A,
18:16that fans got to see
18:17Emerson become
18:17an official couple,
18:19with Allison accepting
18:20herself and her feelings
18:21for Emily.
18:22You would have proposed to me.
18:28Well,
18:29I'm still trying to.
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18:56Number one,
18:57Ted Mosby and Tracy McConnell,
18:59also known as the mother,
19:00How I Met Your Mother.
19:02Seeing as the show's
19:03entire premise
19:04was a buildup
19:04for this relationship,
19:05with the continual promise
19:07of it coming to fruition
19:08in the final season,
19:09we really couldn't put it
19:10anywhere else
19:11but at the top of our list.
19:12For years,
19:14viewers were teased
19:15with references
19:15to the titular mother
19:16but after eight seasons
19:18of buildup,
19:19Tracy was finally unveiled
19:20during the penultimate
19:21season finale
19:22when both Ted
19:23and the viewers
19:23got their first real glimpse
19:25at the mother.
19:25The final season
19:26saw them begin
19:27a budding romance
19:28as well as jumping ahead
19:29to different moments
19:30in their eventual marriage,
19:31finally fulfilling
19:32the series' initial promise
19:33of showing Ted
19:34and the mother's love story.
19:40Which current TV couples
19:41do you want to see
19:41get together
19:42by at least the final season?
19:44Let us know in the comments.