Gosh, I'm such a fangirl. As soon as the moment passed by where Leslie and Ben kissed, I immediately watched it again... online... alone... in my room... like a loser.
But I mean, can you blame me? Thank goodness I get to see my favorite TV couple (Sorry Jim and Pam, you decided to have babies) back in action. And in a television world where I am not getting to see many happy endings, this is just a fairy tale come true.
From Community getting benched, to Cougartown getting benched, to Quinn and Deb breaking up on Dexter, to becoming addicted to a show totally based on the anti-happy ending, I have been feeling broken and depressed when it comes to my favorite television shows. What ever happened to my happy endings?
Maybe I'm just a giant sap, but I love it when a couple that I adore stay together, and instead of dealing with the back and forth, will they/won't they, on/off, bullshit, you can watch a relationship evolve.
Why is it that television shows of today's time feel its appropriate to jerk their audience around with this on/off nonsense? During the 1980s, shows such as Rosanne and The Cosby Show centered around a stable couple, yet somehow people were still entertained. Let's face it, even though there's something so fun and dramatic about a tumultuous couple, the best comedy comes from parts of life we all know, and its the ups and downs of a solid relationship.
But maybe television is heading back in this ideal direction? Andy and April are still together on Parks and Rec. (let's all enjoy it now folks, when's the last time you knew a couple who stayed together for long after getting married within three weeks? #kimkardashianjoke), and one of my favorite shows, Modern Family, is completely centered around three stable (albeit dysfunctional) relationships.
But for now, I am just celebrating the little victories that come through my television screen. Leslie and Ben are back together, and I will eagerly watch as they fight through an eventual political scandal while awkwardly glancing at the documentary camera and sneaking away for secret work makeout sessions. Gosh, the life of a small town deputy director. Whattadream.
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