7 (Potential) New Couples We’re Most Excited for in the 2021-2022 Season
When better for a first kiss or a couple to get together than the end of a season, leaving fans waiting all hiatus to see what’s next? Such was the case at the end of the 2020-2021 season for several of our primetime favorites.
For instance, two NBC dramas — Law & Order: SVU and New Amsterdam — ended their finales with will they/won’t they couples kissing. Sparks flew on Chicago Fire after a couple romantic declarations. A casual relationship is becoming anything but now on The Good Doctor. And a flashforward on This Is Us revealed a wedding surprise for one of the Big Three.
With the fall season just around the corner — quite a few shows return the week of September 20 — we’re taking a look at the new couples we expect to see, given where these characters left off. Scroll down to see which ones made our list.
Buck and Taylor, 9-1-1
Will firefighter Evan “Buck” Buckley (Oliver Stark) finally be lucky in love with reporter Taylor (Megan West)? They looked to be on the right path in the Season 4 finale, and showrunner Tim Minear told TV Insider he’s “interested to find out more about Taylor and what that dynamic between them might be.” Hopefully she is around more and Buck sorts out his personal life.
Casey and Brett, Chicago Fire
After watching firefighter Captain Matt Casey (Jesse Spencer) and paramedic Sylvie Brett (Kara Killmer) take one step forward and five steps back for far too long, fans finally saw them get together in the Fire Season 9 finale. After all that dancing around each other, it’s time to see what they’re like as a couple. How will theirs be different from other 51 romances?
Morgan and Park, The Good Doctor
Drs. Morgan Reznick (Fiona Gubelmann) and Alex Park (Will Yun Lee) are now officially in a relationship (as opposed to their casual arrangement), which means she’s going to have to “take [her] heart out a little more often,” executive producer David Shore said. “That’s a very unique kind of relationship because they’re constantly at each other, but in a way that they both seem to enjoy and that’s fun to write for and fun to watch.” Let’s just hope that we see the right balance of their more contentious relationship with their romance going forward.
Rollins and Carisi, Law & Order: SVU
The Season 22 finale may not have gone as planned, but Detective Amanda Rollins (Kelli Giddish) and ADA Sonny Carisi (Peter Scanavino) did finally kiss, after he read the speech he’d written for Sergeant Fin Tutuola (Ice-T) and Sergeant Phoebe Baker (Jennifer Esposito). Rollins had a lightbulb moment and kissed him, and we have no idea what’s going to happen next. Will they pretend it didn’t happen? After all, as Scanavino previously said, “it’s a complicated relationship. I think there’s something there between the two of them, but it’s one of those instances where you’ve had your relationship defined by work and being friends for so long, that sometimes it might be hard to cross over into something else and that might not even be what’s right.” It’s not hard to imagine these two hitting the brakes (even temporarily) on a relationship.
Max and Helen, New Amsterdam
Dr. Max Goodwin (Ryan Eggold) and Dr. Helen Sharpe (Freema Agyeman) have finally kissed, and they’re not going to be walking that back — at least not based on what was said after the Season 3 finale. Fans will “get everything they wanted from Max and Sharpe” next season, executive producer David Schulner promised. We’re especially interested to see how this does or doesn’t affect their relationship at work because we need to still see those two going head-to-head at the hospital, especially over some of his crazier ideas.
Devon and Leela, The Resident
The Resident Season 4 was building up to Dr. Devon Pravesh (Manish Dayal) and Leela Devi (Anuja Joshi) kissing, and the finale did not disappoint. “We’re going to tell a really fun story in Season 5 between them,” co-showrunner and executive producer Peter Elkoff teased. “There’s going to be lots of medicine and romance.” Has Devon finally found love after watching his friends do so (to varying degrees of success)?
Kate and Phillip, This Is Us
We have to admit we’re torn about this one. On the one hand, we’ve watched Kate (Chrissy Metz) and Toby’s (Chris Sullivan) love story for the past five seasons. On the other hand, we can’t help but wonder how Kate and Phillip (Chris Geere) go from coworkers who seem to barely stand each other to getting married in the future!
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SHOCKED that this list includes Buck/Taylor. No one is buying it, and no matter how hard the showrunners/PR are clearly trying to make it happen, it will have tepid support at best.
Brett and Casey also feels so wrong.
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It's just this persons huge bias. Just look at what they wrote for the finale of 911 not even mentioning Buck and Eddie. She's really gross.
Nobody on the show is pushing this irrelevant relationship.
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Brett and Casey seems wrong?! You're joking right?! They're made for each other they were inlove with each other for awhile now and now they're offical couple you're saying they're not right for each other?! I think not. Now Adam and Kim from Chicago PD feels wrong they're not right for each other they're better off as friends and nothing more.
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Totally agree 👍
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Thanks for agreeing with me
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I like Buck and Taylor on 911,, but not Brett and Casey. Gabby needs to come back.
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No she don't not in a long run, Casey loves Brett and Brett loves Casey they always been in love with each other in fact they were friends first and that's how the romance started they were friends first, Dawnson never loved Matt she only loved herself and noone else. Syrive had always loved Matt and wanted a life with him forever he jumped out of a moving truck for her, what did he ever do for Dawson, what did Dawson ever do to him to prove her love for him? Brett and Casey love for each grow over the years.
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The Taylor that took advantage of Buck in the season finale? If a man did that we would be talking about how it was inappropriate but because it's a woman, it's supposed to be okay and romantic? The same Taylor that reinforced the idea that Buck has to put himself in danger or get hurt to receive attention? Yea, that's a huge NO!
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Honestly surprised Benson and Stabler aren’t on this list with Rollins and Carisi. Fans have been waiting over two decades for that one.
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Yeah you're not the only one that thought that. I'm looking forward to Rollins and Carisi romance blossom, and now it's Stabler and Benson's turn to kiss and get together romantically now.
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Absolutely no thank you to Buck and Taylor. They're better off as friends and Buck and Eddie is where it's at. Nobody wants him with Taylor.
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Taylor ABSOLUTELY makes me wanna vomit... SO *NOT* a fan. 🤮
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I AM so not excited for more Taylor and Buck. In fact my only excitement about her character is when she finally leaves 911 again.
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Taylor is a terrible character. Buck really deserves better than that. I’m absolutely NOT interested in her character at all. If she is going to get a bigger role on this show i might consider to stop watching the show. Hopefully her character is gone very fast.
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I think that says a lot about the person that wrote this list. The same one that didn't make a single mention of Buck and Eddie in the article they wrote about the finale.
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I don't know anyone who is looking forward to Buck and Taylor. Taylor is not good for Buck at all, not to mention they want completely different things in life. Also the fact that she decided all of a sudden that she wanted to be with him when he had just gone through a traumatic event and was spiraling is a red flag for me. They would have been so much better off as friends. He clearly doesn't trust her as the scene outside the hospital showed us. This "relationship" is going to be unhealthy and is not something I am looking forward to seeing for one of my favorite characters.
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I‘m looking so much more forward to Buck and Eddie and their relationship now that Eddie made Buck his sons legal guardian (in case something happens to him) . That was huge. Yeah i really like to explore this some more. It also would have been nice if that huge thing from the season finale (everyone still keep talking about) would have gotten a mention from you Meredith.
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I think one of those is the Blind Item. We know it won't be Helen and Max (cause that one will definitely happen).
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Of these 7 series I only watch 2 (SVU and Chicago Fire), so I root a lot for Brettsey and Rollisi, different stories, but they finally got together and I want to see both of them happy. Of the others, just by looking, I really root for Morgan and Park and Max and Helen.
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Dawsey was the real deal. Brett is simple and unattractive. There was real chemistry between Matt and Gabby, which lasted for 4 years. I just cant accept nor do I see Matt with anyone other than Gabby.
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I feel like I’ve been waiting for Rollins and Carisi to finally give in to their feelings for the longest time. He’s not in the SVU unit anymore. He’s not even in the NYPD anymore.
It wouldn’t compromise her on the job.
He is such a sweet guy, and deserves love.
And Amanda needs to find out what it is to have a man care about her more than himself.
Go for it!
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Wow, making openly bigoted comments now. I knew the Buck/Taylor shippers on Twitter were bad, but looks like they really bring out the worst of the worst.
TV Insider, how is this person's clearly bigoted comment still up?
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Bring back Gabby. Every relationship has its ups and downs, as did Gabby and Matt. Brett slept with everyone in the Chicago franchise. Her with Matt is wrong and no real chemistry. Bring back Gabby
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NO! To Morgan & Park. He is a sweetheart and she is the devil. NO!!!
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I don't see any sparks between Helen and Max. It just feels off.
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Whatttt
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I was hoping Floyd and Helen would have gotten together romantically, but that will never happen, Max and Helen's romance grew
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