The TV breakups that broke us: From ‘Chenford’ to Fleabag and the Hot Priest
We’ve all been there – just when you think true love exists, a TV show breaks up your favourite power couple, sparking an existential crisis followed by a complete state of denial.
Yep, The Rookie, Schitt’s Creek and Fleabag are just some of the shows that ripped our hearts out with relationships gone wrong. Here, we remember the fallen couples who should have been endgame.
Lucy Chen and Tim Bradford – The Rookie
This one’s still raw. After sharing their first kiss in the season four finale, Lucy Chen and Tim Bradford embarked on a swoon-worthy relationship, before quashing our hopes and dreams in series six.
Forced to lie about a false report he’d filed in the past, Tim began to lose sight of himself, and broke up with Lucy in episode 6, telling her she deserved much better than him. Tim – it’s just not true!
With The Rookie renewed for a seventh instalment, we’re hoping they get back together. Surely, it’s not over…
Fleabag and Hot Priest – Fleabag
If the word ‘kneel’ didn’t enter your head, did you even watch Fleabag? The Hot Priest was the one man who truly understood our girl, noticing when she’d retreated into her own world and asking her questions when no one else cared.
There’s no doubt about it, these two were comedy gold, and their chemistry was unmatched, but it was the Priest’s commitment to God that caused their breakup at the bus stop.
Somehow, Phoebe Waller-Bridge made their split beautiful, noting that their relationship had left Fleabag with a renewed sense of hope for the future. “It’ll pass,” the Hot Priest says with a smile. Why is moving on so hard!?
Monica Gellar and Richard Burke – Friends
Let’s be clear – Chandler and Monica were meant to be – but that doesn’t mean her breakup with dreamboat eye doctor Richard Burke was easy.
At the time of their relationship, the writers on Friends had no idea that she would end up with Chandler, and at the time, it really seemed like Monica and Richard had a future. He loved everything about her, including her control freak tendencies.
But in the end, Richard – who was a lot older – wanted different things, and having children was not one of them. Just think what could have been…
