Best/Your Favorite Relationships Between Characters

I've always liked the friendship between Saga and Martin on the Scandinavian crime drama, Bron/Broen. It started as the classic 'mismatched cops' formula, but throughout the two seasons it blossomed into something really beautiful and complex. Both clearly respect each other and while they don't always understand the other person's boundaries, there is a deep undercurrent of care between the two. There's one scene at the end of the first scene (no, I won't spoil it) where Saga lies to Martin to prevent him from doing something extreme and knowing her reasons why make the moment all the more sad. 

On the romance front, Violet and Sian's relationship on Banana was so sweet and yet still acknowledged that because both women were young, there was no guarantee their love would last, even if they genuinely liked one another. I really enjoyed that. 

April and Ron on Parks and Rec.

Abby & Ichabod on Sleepy Hollow! A rare depiction of interracial/cross-gender platonic friendship that is totally believable and also very fun. They have chemistry, but it's not at all forced. I just hope they don't get together in some sort of ratings ploy (though I wouldn't mind seeing either of those leads naked - they are both beautiful).

I'm sure I'll think of more but these are right off the top of my head:

Pam/Michael on The Office-

I'm a huge Office fan and oh man that relationship. I can sum it all up in the scene: when she has her art show and he shows up at the end and is impressed. And she spontaneously hugs him when he says he's proud of her. She had just been waiting for that ALL night. For someone to make her feel proud of what she'd done. I can tear up right freaking now. 

Leslie/Ann on P&R-

A fucking refreshing, honest look at a female friendship which is so damn real it makes me want to go hug my besties.


April/Andy on P&R-

I deserve a punch in the face on this one, or at the very least an eye-roll. But they remind me so much of me and my boyfriend. Some of the character similarities are ridiculous, but I'll just say that if we lived together we'd blow all our money on video games or toys or something silly, and be more than happy to eat chili out of a frisbee cause we had no plates. I love the childlike nature of their relationship. 

Raylan-Boyd
Raylan-Tim
Rachel-Raylan
Rachel-Tim
Boyd-Tim-Raylan threeway

Poussey and Taystee, OITNB because they are the best.
Amy Pond and Rory Williams, Who
Felix and Allison, Orphan Black
Sherlock and Joan, Elementary

Jack Donaghy & Liz Lemon: I love how Jack and Liz’s friendship evolved from episode to episode, from season to season. While Jack is often portrayed as a selfish capitalist who’s concerned about how he’s going to get to where he wants to be, there’s a selflessness in his relationship with Liz, even with his constant poking fun at her and downplaying her problems, that not only keeps it together, but strengthens it. And it’s always nice when Liz is able to return the favor or prove that she’s more formidable or experienced in a certain way – in any way – than Jack expected. One of my favorite “30 Rock” moments is when Jack abandons GE for a short-lived stint at the Bush administration where Liz is back at New York going through a (false) pregnancy scare, and she keeps calling Jack for advice and help but he’s unable to get back to her. At the end of the episode, he says to her, “I’m sorry you had to go through this alone.” It’s a really poignant moment that sums up the friendship well, and it’s something I don’t think too many people would be able to say to a friend they’ve let down or forgotten about, let alone someone as powerful, determined and busy as Jack.

Michael Scott & Dwight Schrute: I’ve said before that Michael treats Dwight as if he is the nerdy younger brother to the coolest kid in school who shows up at inconvenient times to mess with his otherwise sterling reputation. Obviously, with Michael’s perception of himself that’s true, but when you consider his employees’ perspective of him, it’s not. The half-disgust, half-serious validation Michael gets from Dwight’s nerdy, loyal suck-up is defining, and it’s always nice when they have moments of real connection that Michael doesn’t try to deny.

Homer Simpson & Ned Flanders: Nothing more needs to be said.