10 TV favorite couples

Of course, there are the classics: Émilie and Ovila (Caleb’s daughters), Ross and Rachel (Friends), Marc and Susie (Throw and count)… But why always go back in time to name inspiring love stories? Today, which couples make the hearts of viewers beat faster? To answer this question, we surveyed an informed public: series authors.

Marc-Andre Lemieux
The Press

Delphine and Chuck (Forever, not a day)

Simon Boulerice speaks of a “moving” couple. And for good reason. In this dramatic comedy by Guillaume Girard, Chuck (Pier-Luc Funk) learns that he is going to die. But instead of brooding, he decides to make the most of every moment with Delphine (Catherine Brunet), his girlfriend. “Pier-Luc Funk touches me a lot as an atypical young first, underlines the author of six degrees. I also like Catherine Brunet. We feel their great complicity. I like that they keep a form of playfulness in their relationship, even when they face the most utter adversity. I love when love is crossed with tender mockery. »

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Justin and Flavie (The red wristbands)

No offense to Félix (Anthony Therrien), Sylvie Lussier and Pierre Poirier (5^and rank) want Flavie (Audrey Roger) to end up with Justin (Noah Parker), the hockey player with bone cancer. The Quebec adaptation of the Spanish soap opera, which recounts the unlikely friendship between seven hospitalized teenagers, is very popular with the screenwriting duo. “It’s well done, it’s well written, it works, summarizes Pierre Poirier. When I watch Flavie and Justin, I see my first love, when you have a bunch of emotions and hormones that arise at the same time. It’s a nascent couple, they already have several obstacles to overcome, but I can’t wait to see if they will get there. »

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Carole and Jean-Pierre (Between two sheets)

Camped by Micheline Bernard and Martin Drainville, Carole and Jean-Pierre are taking advantage of much higher ice weather this winter in Between two sheets. Marie-Andrée Labbé (Without an appointment, Too much) welcomes this “promotion”. “They are great! Yes, they are often in conflict. Yes, I sense there is a bit of ageism. Yes, the features are thick… But I believe in it. Martin Drainville and Micheline Bernard are wonderful. They are endearing, charming, cool and sexy. I could take full half hours just from them! »

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Marianne and Connell (Normal People)

“For me, this is the most beautiful illustration of a romantic relationship on the small screen for years,” says Marie-Andrée Labbée. The author of Too much loved it Normal People (in French, normal people), this adaptation of a best-selling novel by Sally Rooney which retraces – over several years – the relationship between two high school acquaintances: Connell (Paul Mescal), the popular and shy sportsman, and Marianne (Daisy Edgar-Jones), the little rich girl with a dirty character. “They are constantly out of sync, but you never lose the bond that unites them. It’s written with skill. It’s embodied by great actors. It’s the perfection. »

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Simon and Jean-Pascal (Between two sheets)

The first, camped by Antoine Pilon, is a chef. The second, defended by Simon Pigeon, is a political attaché. Together, they form one of the most refreshing couples on the small screen, believes Michel D’Astous (The man who loved too much, The blue Hour). “We feel that they are not fooled by each other’s failings. They question their choices a lot, their habits. But it’s always done with a lot of kindness. Simon-JP is not the only tandem ofBetween two sheets that Michel D’Astous appreciates. The author and producer also salutes the pair made up of Lydia (Virginie Ranger-Beauregard) and Antoine (Pier-Luc Funk). “It’s a really, really well-written series. With finesse. It’s modern. It comes out of the usual clichés: the Germaine girl, the submissive guy. It takes us elsewhere. »

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Valerie and Simon (Let go)

Camped by Sophie Cadieux and Jean-Moïse Martin, Valérie and Simon marked Catherine-Anne Toupin. Co-author of Me niether ! with Karina Goma, the actress remembers in particular a scene during which the heroine of Let go dance on It’s Oh So Quiet of Björk near a fountain in a park. “It’s something we haven’t seen often in Quebec. It was wonderful. She expressed everything she felt without dialogue. It spoke directly to our hearts. Isabelle Langlois [l’auteure de Lâcher prise, Rumeurs et Mauvais karma] is truly the queen of romantic comedies in Quebec. »

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Bette and Tina (The L Word)

Ten years after The L Word (in French, They), series of the American network Showtime describing the love affairs of a group of lesbian women from Los Angeles, Bette (Jennifer Beals) and Tina (Laurel Holloman) resurfaced in 2019 in The L Word: Generation Q. And again, magic worked for Marie-Andrée Labbé. “They went from passionate lovers to broken couples, from ex-blondes in dispute to secret lovers. They took over before our eyes, they became mothers, then a couple of separated and accomplice mothers. And always, this sexual tension, unequaled to this day. As a lesbian woman, the screenwriter behind Without an appointment claims to have recognized herself in Bette and Tina, something that happens too rarely when she watches television.

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Randall and Beth (This Is Us)

A long quiet river, the relationship between Randall (Sterling K. Brown) and Beth (Susan Kelechi Watson)? On the contrary. Between two pregnancies, an adoption, a foray into politics, a move and several small (and big) family conflicts, their union may have wavered, but it never gave way. “I really like their humor,” says Julie Hivon (Alerts). The screenwriter salutes the work of the authors of This Is Us (Our life), which raise the bar. “Often, couples with children are presented as somewhat flat couples, but with them, that was never the case. Yes, they’ve been together for a long time, but yes, they continue to be interesting and surprising. »

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Dominic and Felix (Brittle)

Although he calls Dominic and Félix a “mismatched couple”, Simon Boulerice loved following in their footsteps in Brittle. Most recent offering by Serge Boucher (Lights, confession), this 10-episode series depicts the singular connection between two men from very different backgrounds: Félix (Marc-André Grondin), an ex-convict who grew up in a rich and influential but dysfunctional clan, and Dom ( Pier-Luc Funk), a mechanic from a modest but loving and tight-knit family. “This is one of the most beautiful stories of premise of love that I have seen on Quebec television,” says the author of six degrees.

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Huguette and Gaetan (That’s how I love you)

Married for ten years and parents of little Martin, Huguette (Marilyn Castonguay) and Gaétan Delisle (François Létourneau) may have turned into bandits to spice up their lives, they form the favorite fictional couple of Marie-Hélène Lebeau- Taschereau. “On screen, I like one-way relationships,” says the author of Pact at Tele-Quebec. I think there is something beautiful in that. Gaétan is an extremely awkward husband who takes his wife for granted, while Huguette, we feel that she no longer loves him at all, that she feels stuck, that she wants to free herself. For François Létourneau, it takes a great deal of courage to write such a pathetic role as a boyfriend. And Marilyn Castonguay is a fabulous actress. »

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