50 TV Couples Who Had No Chemistry, No Passion, And No Business Being Together
Some on-screen couples have such electric chemistry they could power a city. Others, however, have all the spark of a wet matchstick, and no amount of money could fix it.
Curious to see the worst of the worst, one woman on Threads asked the internet to share the most painfully mismatched TV couples. And of course, the responses were brutal. Check out their picks below and let us know if you agree—or if you have your own to add!
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hmmm harry potter and ginny made zero sense from the movie POV
Agreed. The movies did a terrible job of setting things up romantically for anyone.
Rachel & Joey weirded us all out for a season
I don't get this one. I guess I'm alone. Their fake date he takes her on because she isn't dating while pregnant. They had a great time and great chemistry, and they had a lot in common. There was the book swap episode. That was cute. I always thought they were a good match when they're at Ross' speech in Barbados and they're both childishly laughing at Homo Erectus. They make way more sense than Ross and Rachel. Ross never respected her or took her seriously.
I’m still angry they sent Jaime crawling back to Cersei (Game of Thrones) like he had no growth at all 😩
I hated Jaime at first but then he kinda grew on you a bit. I was so disappointed he went back to Cersei
George O’Malley and Callie (Grey's Anatomy)
George O’Malley has two relationships in the top ten. Maybe they should have let the gay actor T. R. Knight have a gay relationship on the show rather than making him play a straight man with no chemistry in his relationships. Like many shows they think it’s okay to show a lesbian relationship way before they’re brave enough to have a gay one.
Booth & Hannah on Bones 🥶
Has anyone else noticed that once the sexual tension is gone (satisfied) that the show goes down hill in a season? Bones and Booth, Castle and Beckett?
Hulk & black widow. Her & hawk eye had more chemistry. They even went to vomir & she sacrificed herself to get the stone (which I thought you could only do if you sacrifice the one person you love the most? Hmm 🤔)
I really loved her and Hawk Eye were great friends. Not every friendship between a man and a woman has to end romantically.
Scott and Melia from teen wolf. He only worked with Allison
Yeah this was totally cringe! Like Scott was just moving around their group of friends screwing everyone. The only one he didn't bone was Lydia. Plus the actor who plays Malia is absolutely awful and had no chemistry with anyone.
Ray and Debra on everybody loves Raymond
Rory and Dean (Gilmore Girls)
ALL OF RORY'S MATCHES WERE BAD!!! I say this as a gay man with 5 f*****g sisters! I watched every single time as Rory and my sisters went for guy after guy because they liked his looks! Never once did I hear "He shares my passions, he's empathetic, and he's smart with diverse interests." Instead it was always about a guy with vaguely adjacent interests who was hot. Just as Rory chose.
Britta and Troy. They actually had amazing potential with the dice episode in season 3. But they totally screwed it all up in season 4. They didn’t even have a plan for their relationship. They could have not been a couple and it wouldn’t have made a difference in the story
Anne and Tom (Parks and Rec)
The f*****g 50 shades of grey people. Absolutely slaughtered the entire book casting those two
Blair and Dan Humphrey (Gossip Girl) 🤢
Okay, I know it's a movie but Newt and Tina from Fantastic Beasts. Shoehorned that in meanwhile Queenie and Jacob are adorable.
they were a terrible pairing. their modes of communication were on strictly different wavelengths & the whole ‘we’re both oblivious idiots’ shtick to justify it gets very old. Newt is an eccentric that would drive any levelheaded sensible woman looking for something calm absolutely insane and Tina would be…not a lot of fun personality-wise long term for someone who thinks like Newt.
Probably going to have to hide for this, but Kurt & Blaine on Glee had best friends chemistry, not great lovers chemistry. *ducks tomatoes*
Emily and EVERY MAN ON THE SHOW on “Emily in Paris”
Emma and Graham in Once Upon a Time !!! It was so weird bc they had no full proper conversations or anythin banter he got drunk and kissed her. She made it clear she wasn’t interested so many times so why did she suddenly decide different 😭😭
Stefan and Caroline from Vampire Diaries
Archie and Veronica from Riverdale
Guzman and Ari from Elite
I started reading Archie comics when I was five. I have such a big collection that my oldest ones are wrapped in unopened plastic. I am an avid Archie comics fan. When I found out they were making a show about the comic books, I was SO d**n happy. After I watched the first episode, I wanted to cry.
I almost wanna say Jay and Gloria from Modern Family😬 or even sometimes Mitch and Cam
I thought the show did a really great job establishing why their relationship actually worked even though it seemed like it should just be a cliche.
Jonah Hill & Lauren London in You People. Love them both, just not as a "couple"
Ms Parker & professor Oglevee. She wanted him for years and finally moved on. About to get married then he shows up! And she actually takes him smh she should have stayed with the man who actually loved her. Professor only missed the attention she gave him he didn’t love her at all! He was repulsed by her now on her big day here you come.
Kayce and Monica Dutton (Yellowstone)
Jack and Amanda/Emily (Revenge), her and Daniel had way more
No chemistry at all with Jack, it felt forced. But Emily Van Camp (Amanda) and Josh Bowman (Daniel) actually got married in real life and are still together
This is so niche but Ben and Adrian from sweet life of the American teenager
Spinner and manny, degrassi
Most of the relationships in Degrassi Next Gen were a trainwreck, especially in the later seasons. Paige and Alex were one thing. And then Fionna turned it into a triangle. The whole thing felt contrived.
Passenger and Jodie in The Agency.
Aang and Katara (Avatar the Last Airbender); she should have been with Zuko
Nah, I like this one. They balance each other, the characters had good chemistry and interactions. And besides, Zuko should have been endgame with either of his Earth Kingdom girlfriends. (the girl with the burned leg, or the girl that hit on him in the tea shop) rather than Mai. That's the relationship that doesn't work (and per LoK, it didn't in fact work for very long).
Peter Krause & Angela Bassett on “9-1-1”.
This one I disagree with…I think they have great chemistry and this is coming from someone 25 years married. They love and support each other, they also disagree often and resolve things, I like how they parent/step-parent together as well showing a healthy blended family dynamic. They even make a point to include the children’s father in the relationship and keep him actively involved in the family life. I think it’s beautifully written and acted by all parties.
Elena and Matt (The Vampire Diaries), I think alot of shows try to put together childhood friends just bc of history but usually it makes no sense
Chakotay and Seven of Nine in season 7 of "Star Trek: Voyager". The fact that the two decided to pair up seem odd. They had very little chemistry together and you can cut the tension with a knife whenever they had an intimate scene together. Seven would had a better chance with The Doctor or even Harry Kim.
Since it was cool to add cartoons, I'm going to say Serena and Darian, in Sailor Moon. I know there's a timeline twist, and a lot of back and forth. It made sense in the very, very beginning with those 2, when Darian was only Tuxedo Mask and he was the guardian of Earth, and Sailor Moon was the Moon Princess. But when it was Serena living on Earth, she's just a teenager, and meeting Darian, an adult, it just got weird when they started dating. Serena's dad had a right to chase off his property and down the street. It got weirder when Renee (Yeah, I know I'm using the American dub names, but that's what I'm used to) showed up from the future.
Chakotay and Seven of Nine in season 7 of "Star Trek: Voyager". The fact that the two decided to pair up seem odd. They had very little chemistry together and you can cut the tension with a knife whenever they had an intimate scene together. Seven would had a better chance with The Doctor or even Harry Kim.
Since it was cool to add cartoons, I'm going to say Serena and Darian, in Sailor Moon. I know there's a timeline twist, and a lot of back and forth. It made sense in the very, very beginning with those 2, when Darian was only Tuxedo Mask and he was the guardian of Earth, and Sailor Moon was the Moon Princess. But when it was Serena living on Earth, she's just a teenager, and meeting Darian, an adult, it just got weird when they started dating. Serena's dad had a right to chase off his property and down the street. It got weirder when Renee (Yeah, I know I'm using the American dub names, but that's what I'm used to) showed up from the future.
