When it comes to TV love triangles, there is no such thing as “in between.” You are either Team Ben or Team Noel. Team Stefan or Team Damon. Team Brandon or Team Dylan. Period.
If you doubt it, check any TVLine comments section that veers toward a discussion of Gossip Girl‘s Chuck/Blair and Dan/Blair, and you’ll get all the proof you need. Couch potatoes are as passionate about which couple should be/stick together as Republicans and Democrats are about who should be the next president.
In honor of this phenomenon, we’ve compiled an exhaustive list of TV’s Most Divisive Love Triangles, from classic Gilmore Girls and Friends threesomes to current obsessions from The Vampire Diaries and Revenge. We won’t bother to remind you to hit the comments afterward to let us know where your allegiances lie and to chime in with any trios that we snubbed. That would be as silly as Frasier ending up with [insert the name of Diane or Lilith, whichever you didn't favor].
The whole Ben/Felicity/Noel thing I remember well…mostly because it drove me up a wall. CLEARLY Noel was the best choice, Ben was moody and cheated. Anyway, here are my picks for the ones you listed:
(as stated) Noel/Felicity
Wes/Fred
Apollo/Starbuck
Spike/Buffy
Jeff/Britta
Pacey/Joey
Tim/Lyla
Rachel/Ross
Luke/Lorelai
I would have been okay with Kate/Sawyer OR Sawyer/Juliet, honestly
Logan/Veronica
I completely agree with you about Felicity. I never understood why Fecility was so in love with Ben and why he was so clearly the one. I mean, seriously, I never even really liked him. On the other, Noel was absolutely perfect and such an amazing guy.
^ This sooo much
Felicity infuriated me with her obsession with Ben, they should of let Noel and Felicity stay together at the end because they suited each other so much better
1. Wesley/Fred – I never really did like Gunn all that much but Wesley was always one of my favorites.
2. Apollo/Starbuck – I can I just pick Apollo and Anders? I never was a huge Starbuck, tbh. But I’d have to go with Apollo: he was always my favorite. (Plus, those eyes…)
3,4. Dylan/Kelly – Was a huge Dylan/Brenda fan until Kelly came along. Surprisingly, never liked Kelly until the Dylan/Kelly storyline. And I never liked Brandon all that much.
5. I hated Ridge. And I mean HATE. So, neither. I always loved Nick/Brooke though.
6. Buffy/Angel – Actually, can I pick neither and go for Angel/Cordy and Spike just being Spike. Loved both Angel and Spike (Angel was my first love tho) and never liked Buffy (yeah, I know, there’s something wrong with me. Haha)
7. Jeff/Annie – Absolutely love these two. It’s such a strange pairing, at least in the beginning that I instantly fell in love. Like Jeff/Britta, but doesn’t hold a candle to Jeff/Annie.
8. Pacey/Joey – All the way. I liked Dawson/Joey up until the point where I realized I hated Dawson. He just annoyed me and never stopped. Pacey on the other hand was my favorite from the beginning.
9. Felicity/Noel – Again, not a huge fan of Felicity herself but I never really got the whole Ben thing. He was good, I guess but I always liked Noel better. Idk, maybe I just like the underdog? Haha, although, I have to admit, Scott Speedman is smexy and love him in everything other than this.
10. Tim/Lyla – Timmy is my boy, always has been, always will be. Never liked Jason, not Scott Porter (the actor), can’t really even explain why.
11. Didn’t really watch Friends all that much. I mean, I love it and watch reruns all the time but don’t really have an opinion on this triangle.
12. Didn’t watch General Hospital back then, nor I have I caught it since Brenda came back. So don’t really know. I did love her and Jason’s fake marriage. That was fun.
13. Rory/Jess – All the way. Never liked Dean what-so-ever even though I love Jared, the actor.
14. Luke/Lorelai – Always loved Luke and wasn’t a big Chris fan.
15. Haven’t watched Glee since season one so no opinion.
16. Haven’t seen The Good Wife yet. But I did decide the other day that I was gonna give it a chance and watch from the beginning. So we’ll see. I’m expecting it’ll probably be Alicia/Will but you never know.
17. Nate/Serena – Even though I highly dislike Serena, her relationship with Nate was always my favorite. Hated Dan back then and absolutely hated the two of them together.
18. Blair/Dan – At the moment it’s them. But it can easily be tipped back to Chuck/Blair. They were always my OTP but I think Blair/Dan is adorable.
19. Casey/Cappie – I must admit I haven’t actually sat and watched all of Greek yet (I’m planning on it) but Cappie is my favorite and every time his heart broke, it felt like mine was too.
20. Lexie/Mark – Haven’t watched in a while but Mark was always my favorite, not a huge Lexie fan. Can I just pick the Jackson/Mark bromance?
21. Zoe/Wade – Again, don’t like Scott Porter or his character. Wade on the other hand, have you looked at him. Gah…
22. Barney/Robin – Never was a Robin/Ted fan but Barney? Heck yes!
23. Any of them. I wasn’t a huge Sawyer fan at first cuz I always loved Jack, but I went back and watched and realized that I was just stupid and Sawyer is awesome. Loved Jack/Juliet and Sawyer/Juliet. But I wasn’t a huge Kate/anyone fan.
24. Summer/Seth – Adorableness!
25. idek. Dwight/Andrea, I guess. But only because I love Andy/Erin.
26. Peyton/Lucas – Loved Lucas/Brooke up until the end of season three. Thought it completely ran its course and just needed to be given a rest.
27. Emily/Jack – Jack, how adorable can you be?
28,29. Didn’t watch.
30. Eric/Sookie – Have only caught bits and pieces but wasn’t a fan of Bill.
31. It’s been so long, I don’t even remember which one I rooted for. Probably Betty/Henry just because Christopher is adorable.
32. Damon/Elena – All The Way. Damon is seriously my favorite person that TVD, while Stefan happens to my least favorite (of the guys at least.) Plus, can I just say, I am so sick of the whole love-at-first sight thing that apparently trumps actually falling in love with/growing to love someone. imo, the most powerful love is the one that actually grows and takes time.
33. Caroline/Klaus – I seriously hate this show and all these amazing Caroline pairings. I can’t keep up with the one I like at any given moment. First it was Caroline/Matt, then Caroline/Tyler, and now Caroline/Klaus.
34. Logan/Veronica – All the way. Never liked Duncan at all. On the other hand, started out hating Logan but he grew to be my favorite character.
Did I really just write that much? Sorry. But honestly, I could go on all day about most of these pairings. haha
What was always great about the Cappie/Casey/Evan love triangle and the Pacey/Joey/Dawson one for that matter was that there was a friendship beforehand, and it was the love that set up the triangle in the first place, the fact that the friendship ended was made it so great to watch.
top 10 in no specific order:
Dan/Blair- come on Chuck is abusive. No one, not even Blair deserves that.
Nate/Serena -mainly becuase they are really really pretty
Julian/Dax- I shipped Julain with Jadzia and the Ezri, must be the Dax factor
Worf/Deanna- aww…Beauty and the Beast trek style
Quinn/Artie- I like the geek with popular girl thing
Annie/Abed-again geeky guy with the popular girl
Clark/Lana- there are another pretty couple and Lois on Smallville is just ewwww….
Chloe/Jimmy- aww…my geeky loving babies
Olivia/Peter- star-crossed from two universes
Belle/Rumple- she made him a better person
There are some couples that it doesn’t matter how many people the show puts between them it always comes back to them.
Big/Carrie
Chuck/Blair
Ross/Rachel
Lily Van der Woodsen and Bart Bass…I am never leaving Lily again
Blair and the Humphrey Kid…Humphrey is going place my idiot biological son no so much. Also much father then that father of his.
Rufus and the bottom of the Hudson river…no moves in on my wife and then becomes a trophy husband gets away with it…NO ONE!
Jack Bass and Diana…may as well keep it in the family
Serena and Nate or some other rich kid…I want Serena to take over the family business so she better marry well!
Eric and happiness…I want my step-son to be happy no matter his life style choice.
Chuck Bass and another spot at the bottom of the Hudson River…my son is a disappointment but that is okay I have Serena and Eric to carry on Bass family legacy now.
– I MISS LOGAN!! Veronica never truly believed in him – never gave him the benefit of the doubt. It could have worked. He’s awesome.
– Some of these are too contrived (Dan and Blair? ppft). I feel so uncomfortable seeing any PDA with them. Blah. Plus, Dan’s been annoying/boring since season 2, while Blair has become my fav character – she deserves better.
– I miss Pacey, too! Joey didn’t deserve him.
– I mostly agree with the consensus here.
Comment by AC Shillings – April 20, 2012 04:43 PM PDT Reply To This Post
Blair deserves better than a guy that dotes on her and loves her no questions asked? It doesn’t really get better than that.
brandon & kelly
joey & dawson
felicity & noel
tim & lyla
rachel & ross (duh..)
rory & jess (of course!)
lorelai & christopher (really wanted them to end up together )
alicia & will
serena & nate
dan & blair
barney & robin
kate & jack
lucas & peyton (love them!!)
big & carrie
betty & gio ( just cause daniel wasnt a choice )
LOGAN / VERONICA !!! ALL THE WAY! (VERONICA MARS) MISS THIS SHOW
ERIC/SOOKIE (TRUE BLOOD)
BIG/CARRIE (SEX & THE CITY)
EMILY/JACKIE (REVENGE)
PEYTON / LUCUS (ONE TREE HILL)
SETH / ANNA (THE O.C.)
BARNEY / ROBIN (HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER)
ZOE / WADE (HART OF DIXIE) PULLING FOR THESE TWO MAJORLY!!!
LEXIE / MARK (GREY’S ANATOMY) – HOLDING OUT HOPE!
CASEY / CAPPIE (GREEK)
LORELAI / CHRISTOPHER (GILMORE GIRLS) HELD OUT HOPE HE WOULD GROW UP, THEY SEEMED TO PERFECT TO ME
RORY / LOGAN (GILMORE GIRLS) I know not one of the options but thought that they really complimented each other the most!
PACEY / JOEY (DAWSON’S CREEK)
Some of the triangles are easier for me than others: Dylan/Brenda but Kelly/Dylan, Pacey/Joey, Luke/Lorelai, Tina/Mike, Summer/Seth, and Eric/Sookie. As for the harder ones: mostly Buffy/Angel but I liked the idea of Spike/Buffy when that first started; Dean/Rory UNTIL Jess helped Rory with the sprinklers; Chuck/Blair in the end but I’m enjoying Blair/Dan right now; George/Zoe in the beginning but now Zoe/Wade; Peyton/Lucas but I loved Lucas/Brooke whenever they were together; Daniel/Emily though in the beginning I was Emily/Jack, Elena/Damon now but I loved Stefan/Elena when they were together; and Tyler/Caroline although I’m interested with the Caroline/Klaus arc. Also, forget Serena; I was rooting for Nate/Dan!
There’s several that I was really surprised were not on here –
- The whole Cuddy/House/Cameron thing was hugely divisive.
- Smallville had several love triangles – Lana/Clark/Chloe was the big one in the beginning, and then Lois got added to that.
- If you’re going to have Angel/Buffy/Spike, you also need Buffy/Angel/Cordelia.
- Roswell had Liz/Max/Tess.
- Star Trek TNG had Riker/Troi/Worf.
Lesser known – Jack/Allison/Nathan on Eureka, which turned into Allison/Jack/Tess later on.
Chuck and Blair – Gossip Girl
Dylan and Brenda- Beverly Hills, 90210
Klaus and Caloline – The Vampire Diaries
Declan and Holly J – Degrassi
Sean and Emma- Degrassi
Damon and Elena – The Vampire Diaries
Nate and Serena- Gossip Girl
Brandon and Kelly- Beverly Hills, 90210
Liam and Naomi- 90210
Angel and Buffy- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Lucas and Peyton- One Tree Hill
Nathan and Haley- One Tree Hill
Barney & Robin of course, best ship I ever had and favorite couple of all time.
Sawyer & Kate (best couple on Lost)
Dawson & Joey (My teenage years couple)
Ross & Rachel (One of the best couples of all time Joey couldn’t hold a candle
Chuck & Blaire (Do not like Blaire with Dan)
Dan & Serena (Should get back together)
Buffy & Angel (Favorite original couple 2)
Carrie & Big (Typical couple it was obvious)
Betty & Gio (Didn’t like Henry)
Jeff & Britta (Just started shipping them)
Dylan & Brenda (First couple I ever shipped along with Kelly & Zack)
Kelly & Brandon (I actually like him more with Andrea but I did like him with Kelly)
One couple that we missed here is Zack/Kelly/Slater SBTB.
Barney & Robin of course, best ship I ever had and favorite couple of all time.
Sawyer & Kate
Dawson & Joey
Ross & Rachel
Chuck & Blaire
Dan & Serena
Buffy & Angel
Carrie & Big
Betty & Gio
Jeff & Britta
Dylan & Brenda
Kelly & Brandon
Pacey and Joey
Lucas and Peyton
Chuck and Blair
Carrie and Big
Seth and Summer
Dylan and Kelly
Slater and Kelly- I think I am the only person who ever shipped Slater and Kelly. I liked Zach and Kelly too, but man did I love Slater!
Beverly Hills, 90210- My first obsession
Dylan and Brenda
Brandon and Kelly
David and Donna
Steve and Clare
Saved by the Bell
Zach and Kelly
Salter and Jessie
Gossip Girl
Chuck and Blair
Nate and Serena
Damien and Jenny- I wish they would have made that work better.
Dan and Serena- Sigh….. I used to adore them…. They would really need to redeem Dan.
Nate and Vanessa
The Vampire Diaries
Damon and Elena
Klaus and Caroline
Degrassi
Declan and Holly J
Sean and Emma
Pretty Little Liars
Toby and Spencer
Caleb and Hanna
Ryan and Aria- Yes, I am the only freak that doesn’t ship Ezra and Aria
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
I shipped Buffy with Angel and Spike equally
Xander and Willow
One Tree Hill
I shipped Lucas with Brooke and Peyton equally
Nathan and Haley
Clay and Quinn
Julian and Brooke
Jake and Peyton
chuck and blair
nate and serena
dan and vanessa
willow and oz
spike and buffy
angel and cordelia
xander and anya
pacey and joey
ross and rachel
damon and elena
caroline and tyler
brooke and lucas
Comment by ilovegossipgirl – April 20, 2012 06:23 PM PDT Reply To This Post
I loved Chris but I will always love Luke and lorelai. And I loved rory and Jess.
Friends: Ross/Rachel/Joey, IMO wasn’t a real love triangle. We all knew it was going to be RR in the end. Either way my favorite couple on friends was actually Chandler & Monica
One Tree Hill: I was a hardcore fan of OTH back in the day, then they jumped ahead five years and no more Brooke and Lucas Yep, I was a BL fan all the way. I stopped watching OTH after the 3rd season, but I peaked in a bit on the 4th.
General Hospital: Sonny/Jax/Brenda… YUCK! I hate Brenda with a passion. Now my favorite GH Triangle is Sonny/Carly/Jax and I am and Carson fan all the way!!
Dawson’s Creek: Watched off and on, I was a Joey/Dawson fan though.
Other faves: Lois/Clark, Chloe/Clark, Piper/Leo (Charmed), Lucy/Kevin (7th Heaven)
I love going through this and having opinions on shows I have barely watched. but I am 100% on a few things
Logan/Veronica
Damon/Elena
Eric/Sookie
Angel/Buffy
Luke/Lorelei
And I am really starting jump ship from Caroline/Tyler to Caroline/Klaus. But that might be my not secret desire for him to stay forever.
Robin belongs with Barney. They are so much better together. It’s not even a contest. Robin and Ted are much better as friends. They’ve had a brother-sister vibe going for years, which is what made it so odd when Ted started trying to get back with her this season.
Barney/Robin (How is this even a love triangle when we know Ted will meet the Mother and fall in love with her? This is just a matter of waiting for Barney and Robin to get their act together and for Ted to meet his One (hopefully at their wedding).)
Buffy/Spike or Spike/Angel (Why not just settle the love triangle, which is still going on in the comics, with Buffy/Spike/Angel? It is practically canon anyway…)
I don’t think it’s going on in the comics anymore…not since all the things Angel did in season 8 (trying to avoid giving spoilers, but who’s reading them knows what I mean) which is why she can’t even look at him. I can’t imagine Buffy giving Angel a chance after that.
I’m not an active member of all these fandoms so I’m sure some may have been just as bad but I have to say that two “triangles” were very very divisive to the fandoms:
1) Buffy/Angel/Spike — They didn’t technically overlap but that really didn’t matter to the fans. AND IT STILL GOES ON TODAY (See S9 Comic Books). I liked both options just fine so I’ll go in a different direction for pairings:
Buffy/Xander (although I love Xander/Dawn and I’d substitute Riley but he’s married)
Angel/Darla (so long as they both have their soul or both are souless at the same time)
Spike/Illyria (she may think of him as her “pet” but it’s a nice match IMO)
2) Clark and EVERYONE – What a divisive topic that the show runners purposely egged on
Clark/Chloe – the best team
Clark/Lana – tragic
Clark/Lois – funny
Clark/Lex – well, it was THERE people, how could you miss it? – the most intense
As for the others, I’ll cast a
Veronica/Logan vote – I want a movie!
Barney and Robin! They are meant to be. I hope we’ll all get our pay off in a few short weeks. Ted and Robin are doomed, so like someone above said… not really a triangle so much. Though I’m quite heartened by the lack of people mentioning that horrid Quinn.
In the past:
Logan/Veronica
Spike/Buffy
Jess/Rory
Pacey/Joey
And one that I didn’t see on here: HYDE/JACKIE on T7S (against Kelso, because I don’t even acknowledge the ending of that grim 8th season). Still one of my truest of OTP.
Ross and Rachel on Friends (Joey and Rachel had no chemistry except as friends)
Chuck and Blair on Gossipgirl (Dan and Blair are the Joey and Rachel of GG. They are just boring)
Big and Carrie on Sex and the City (Best ever)
Elena and Stefan (The Vampire Diaries)
Buffy and Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Brenda and Dylan (90210)
Kate and Sawyer (Lost)
Ok, Im team Chuck and Blair, Pacey and Joey, Ben and Felicity, Dylan and Kelly, Buffy and Angel (but i like Buffy and Spike), Peyton and Lucas (but I like Lucas and Brooke). And I like Wesley and Fred and Fred and Gunn, Ross and Rachel, Lexie and Mark, Seth and Summer!!!!!!
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