7 TV Couples First Meetings & Final Scenes (3 of 4)

Chidi Anagonye & Eleanor Shellstrop — The Good Place (2016–2020)

Let’s just say their first meeting in the afterlife doesn’t go particularly well. Eleanor has been wrongly placed in the “Good Place” and confesses her secret to Chidi, a moral philosophy professor. On the surface, it felt like an obvious mismatch, with her being impulsive and self-centered, while he’s neurotic and paralyzed by indecision. But as they navigate the bizarre twists of the afterlife together, they form a strong bond. In the end, when Chidi chooses to “move on” from the afterlife, their final moments are tender and deeply moving; a culmination of mutual growth and understanding between two people who once seemed incompatible.

Carrie Bradshaw & Mr. Big — Sex and the City (1998–2004) & And Just Like That… (2021–)

Carrie and Big’s relationship begins with a chance meeting straight out of a modern fairy tale. When she drops her purse in the street, he helps her gather the spilled contents, and she sizes him up instantly. It’s clear Mr. Big is kind of a big deal. Their complicated, on-again, off-again romance defined Sex and the City, and the story continues in the reboot. Tragically, in And Just Like That…, Carrie returns home to find Big has suffered a massive heart attack. He clings to life just long enough to die in her arms. It’s a full-circle moment that ties their chaotic love story together with heartbreaking finality.