Anonymous wrote:The scene in Love Actually when Colin Firth's character (Jamie) proposes, in very bad Portuguese, to Aurelia, who answers in broken English.

The scene in Sense and Sensibility when Edward finally visits Elinor at the cottage and the ladies learn that he hasn't married Miss Lisa Steele after all.

Ha, that scene in Sense and Sensibility (the book) actually ranks among the least romantic scenes. Eleanor forces herself to show no emotion; Edward is literally dumfounded and runs away from her when she FINALLY shows emotion. Maybe it's super romantic to the British?

"Elinor could sit it no longer. She almost ran out of the room, and as soon as the door was closed, burst into tears of joy, which at first she thought would never cease. Edward, who had till then looked any where, rather than at her, saw her hurry away, and perhaps saw—or even heard, her emotion; for immediately afterwards he fell into a reverie, which no remarks, no inquiries, no affectionate address of Mrs. Dashwood could penetrate, and at last, without saying a word, quitted the room, and walked out towards the village—leaving the others in the greatest astonishment and perplexity on a change in his situation, so wonderful and so sudden;—a perplexity which they had no means of lessening but by their own conjectures."

The all-time best: Jim and Pam on the Office. Casino Night. Jim tells Pam he is in love with her, she breaks his heart by telling him “she can’t,” but in the end he finds her alone in the office, wordlessly takes her in his arms, and they kiss.

And I am probably the ONLY person who cares about this, but my other all-time favorite is Scarecrow & Mrs. King, when Lee realizes he is being framed for treason and murder, calls Amanda from a payphone to give her some directions, and says “I love you” right before hanging up. A while later she arrives home and finds him in her bedroom. He says he meant what he said on the phone – he has loved her for a very, very long time. She says she loves him too, and they kiss, finally. Agents arrive downstairs and Lee and Amanda escape out the window together to go on the run so they can clear their names.

Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987 movie)

The final scene on the bridge. Gilbert proposes to Anne and she accepts with a kiss. I can watch over and over again and always melt my heart.

The original Grand Hotel (from Spain) is the most romantic show I've ever seen. They've remade it in half a dozen countries, but nothing compares to the chemistry between the leads in the original. The scene where the leads finally kiss is perfect.

The entire buildup of the relationship between Anne and Henry in "The Tudors," which is so amazing...until it's not.

80s throwback with Eric Stoltz and Mary Stuart Masterson-Some kind of Wonderful
the scene in the garage where Watts is trying to teach Keith how to kiss and Watts realizes how intense her feelings are for him

Anonymous wrote:I’ll go first:

Outlander

When Jaime and Claire reunite after 20 years and when he sees her in her red dress.

Here ten of the best clips: https://youtu.be/d3x6W2pkjMo

no way, its the wedding episode in season 1!!

Anonymous wrote:In the "Sense and Sensibility" movie version with Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet:

When Colonel Brandon comes to the house as Marianne lies gravely ill, is told there's nothing he can do, he's already done so much, and he says with such contained but real fervor, "Give me an occupation, or I shall run mad."

The line, and Alan Rickman in that role! Wonderful. The personification of honor, discretion and love that bides its time, even if that time might never arrive.

For me it's where he almost collapses after carrying an ill Marianne into the house out of the rainstorm.

Anonymous wrote:Almost time in a romance where a man clenches or flexes his hands.

Like the Dr. Darcy hand flex from 2005 P&P:

https://youtu.be/cIP_8UGQFx0

Just checked out that video. What a good directorial choice made there. The director could have skipped that split-second shot but used it. And we all benefit.

In the "Sense and Sensibility" movie version with Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet:

When Colonel Brandon comes to the house as Marianne lies gravely ill, is told there's nothing he can do, he's already done so much, and he says with such contained but real fervor, "Give me an occupation, or I shall run mad."

The line, and Alan Rickman in that role! Wonderful. The personification of honor, discretion and love that bides its time, even if that time might never arrive.

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I wonder if the people who are drawn to post on a romance thread and the people who are fans of the silly comedy-mystery "Psych" intersect at all. I find it can be one of the most romantic shows ever, but then, I love the characters and watching crazy people fall into devoted love is somehow doubly romantic.

Best romantic moment is a wordless one: A handwritten note, pressed up against the glass that separates a very strait-laced and uptight cop from the genuinely guilty woman he's just arrested, whom he's visiting in jail. They've spent a total of maybe two hours together, counting the arrest. His note says:

"I will wait for you these six to eighteen months. See you next Wednesday."

It's not some outsized declaration of love or hot moment of passion or huge gesture, but it's a perfectly in-character moment of complete, irreversible dedication.

That sounds sweet! I have to watch that show. I would recommend to you “The Mentalist.” The love story in the final two seasons is well worth waiting for.

PP to whom you're responding. "Psych" name-drops and makes fun of "The Mentalist" quite a few times in later seasons! The concepts were similar, one a comedic take and the other more serious, but since "Psych" was around first (started its run two years earlier), the show enjoyed poking at "The Mentalist." I've never seen the latter, mostly because I figure I would have a hard time taking it seriously after watching "Psych" mock it (affectionately), but I'll absolutely give it a try. Thanks! (Plus, that Patrick Jane guy is most watchable, I do believe.)

Simon Baker is, indeed, fantastic. It's a really good show. I've heard good things about "Psych," I've just never got around to it but will now. Simon Baker is also amazing in "Margin Call"--that movie is soooo good, and I think it's on Netflix right now.

Pro tip from the Psych fan here -- skip the show's pilot episode. There were changes to characters and overall tone between the pilot and the second episode. You won't miss much, and can watch it later on. All you need to know to start with the second episode is that hyper-observant slacker Shawn is back in town, calls in tips on crimes to make reward money, and is so accurate he gets accused of being involved in the crimes. He pretends to be a psychic to get off the hook, and starts a (faux) psychic detective agency with his much more conventional-seeming (at first!) best friend. The show really develops characters over time so not everyone's going to stay the way you see them in S1! OK, over and out, I'll stop....

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I wonder if the people who are drawn to post on a romance thread and the people who are fans of the silly comedy-mystery "Psych" intersect at all. I find it can be one of the most romantic shows ever, but then, I love the characters and watching crazy people fall into devoted love is somehow doubly romantic.

Best romantic moment is a wordless one: A handwritten note, pressed up against the glass that separates a very strait-laced and uptight cop from the genuinely guilty woman he's just arrested, whom he's visiting in jail. They've spent a total of maybe two hours together, counting the arrest. His note says:

"I will wait for you these six to eighteen months. See you next Wednesday."

It's not some outsized declaration of love or hot moment of passion or huge gesture, but it's a perfectly in-character moment of complete, irreversible dedication.

That sounds sweet! I have to watch that show. I would recommend to you “The Mentalist.” The love story in the final two seasons is well worth waiting for.

PP to whom you're responding. "Psych" name-drops and makes fun of "The Mentalist" quite a few times in later seasons! The concepts were similar, one a comedic take and the other more serious, but since "Psych" was around first (started its run two years earlier), the show enjoyed poking at "The Mentalist." I've never seen the latter, mostly because I figure I would have a hard time taking it seriously after watching "Psych" mock it (affectionately), but I'll absolutely give it a try. Thanks! (Plus, that Patrick Jane guy is most watchable, I do believe.)

We need to revive our Psych appreciation thread to really get into this - but they're really very different shows, premise aside. The Patrick James character is much darker and more damaged than Shawn Spencer. It's a show with some funny moments but a really different tone. I think you'd really enjoy some of the characters on The Mentalist, though, if you love Psych - esp Kimball Cho. He'd actually get along really well in the Psych universe.

Another show you might like more than you think you will is Grimm! I decided to give it a try this year just because why not, and it was pretty delightful overall.

I'm the PP who first mentioned Psych here (and Lassiter's touchingly Lassiter-like romantic moment). I'm always up for all the Psych appreciation you want and need. It's been a balm during the pandemic.

I'll check out The Mentalist for sure. I know it's very different, I just won't ever be able to un-hear Shawn needling it! I know less about Grimm but will check that out too. This thread, so useful for my viewing habits. Thanks.

Almost time in a romance where a man clenches or flexes his hands.

Like the Dr. Darcy hand flex from 2005 P&P:

https://youtu.be/cIP_8UGQFx0

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I wonder if the people who are drawn to post on a romance thread and the people who are fans of the silly comedy-mystery "Psych" intersect at all. I find it can be one of the most romantic shows ever, but then, I love the characters and watching crazy people fall into devoted love is somehow doubly romantic.

Best romantic moment is a wordless one: A handwritten note, pressed up against the glass that separates a very strait-laced and uptight cop from the genuinely guilty woman he's just arrested, whom he's visiting in jail. They've spent a total of maybe two hours together, counting the arrest. His note says:

"I will wait for you these six to eighteen months. See you next Wednesday."

It's not some outsized declaration of love or hot moment of passion or huge gesture, but it's a perfectly in-character moment of complete, irreversible dedication.

That sounds sweet! I have to watch that show. I would recommend to you “The Mentalist.” The love story in the final two seasons is well worth waiting for.

PP to whom you're responding. "Psych" name-drops and makes fun of "The Mentalist" quite a few times in later seasons! The concepts were similar, one a comedic take and the other more serious, but since "Psych" was around first (started its run two years earlier), the show enjoyed poking at "The Mentalist." I've never seen the latter, mostly because I figure I would have a hard time taking it seriously after watching "Psych" mock it (affectionately), but I'll absolutely give it a try. Thanks! (Plus, that Patrick Jane guy is most watchable, I do believe.)

Simon Baker is, indeed, fantastic. It's a really good show. I've heard good things about "Psych," I've just never got around to it but will now. Simon Baker is also amazing in "Margin Call"--that movie is soooo good, and I think it's on Netflix right now.

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I wonder if the people who are drawn to post on a romance thread and the people who are fans of the silly comedy-mystery "Psych" intersect at all. I find it can be one of the most romantic shows ever, but then, I love the characters and watching crazy people fall into devoted love is somehow doubly romantic.

Best romantic moment is a wordless one: A handwritten note, pressed up against the glass that separates a very strait-laced and uptight cop from the genuinely guilty woman he's just arrested, whom he's visiting in jail. They've spent a total of maybe two hours together, counting the arrest. His note says:

"I will wait for you these six to eighteen months. See you next Wednesday."

It's not some outsized declaration of love or hot moment of passion or huge gesture, but it's a perfectly in-character moment of complete, irreversible dedication.

That sounds sweet! I have to watch that show. I would recommend to you “The Mentalist.” The love story in the final two seasons is well worth waiting for.

PP to whom you're responding. "Psych" name-drops and makes fun of "The Mentalist" quite a few times in later seasons! The concepts were similar, one a comedic take and the other more serious, but since "Psych" was around first (started its run two years earlier), the show enjoyed poking at "The Mentalist." I've never seen the latter, mostly because I figure I would have a hard time taking it seriously after watching "Psych" mock it (affectionately), but I'll absolutely give it a try. Thanks! (Plus, that Patrick Jane guy is most watchable, I do believe.)

We need to revive our Psych appreciation thread to really get into this - but they're really very different shows, premise aside. The Patrick James character is much darker and more damaged than Shawn Spencer. It's a show with some funny moments but a really different tone. I think you'd really enjoy some of the characters on The Mentalist, though, if you love Psych - esp Kimball Cho. He'd actually get along really well in the Psych universe.

Another show you might like more than you think you will is Grimm! I decided to give it a try this year just because why not, and it was pretty delightful overall.