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== Western Animation ==
* Gwen and Kevin in ''[[Ben 10: Alien Force|Ben 10 Alien Force]]'' -- The ship is dropped on the viewer with absolutely no set-up, no basis, no rationality ''in the very first episode''. Kevin almost wrecking his precious car to tell Ben not to be rude to Gwen could be attributed to his [[Badass Decay]], but "I'll follow you anywhere"? Were the writers afraid that if they took the time for some actual development, the show might be canceled before their new favorite couple actually got together? Ben's relationship with the new character Julie is hardly any better.
* From ''[[Gargoyles]],'' Elisa and Goliath could be considered this [[Seasonal Rot|in season three]]. The ''build-up'' went well for two seasons, culminating in a kiss in the second season finale and a date in the third season premiere (well, a planned date that got aborted by attempted murder, anyway). After that any overt romance disappears, save for an [[All Just a Dream]] episode where they're married. In this case the problem was [[Executive Meddling]]--the creator, [[Greg Weisman]], had been booted from the show, and as a result every episode after the premiere is [[Canon
* In ''[[Wolverine and the X-Men]]'', Jean is this to Scott. Despite having developed a relationship with Emma Frost (which was surprisingly well-done for a children's show) he still ends up going with Jean Grey (who we hardly see with Scott because she spends much of the first season without her memory) just because it's in the comic's continuity. Maybe we would've seen them together more if the show got a second season, but as of the first and only season, Jean is the [[Designated Love Interest]].
* In ''[[Batman Beyond]]'', Dana was Terry's girlfriend from before the series started and is continuously Terry's girlfriend for the entire run of the series. However, the audience doesn't really get to see much onscreen romance between the two due to the series's focus on superhero action and Dana's lack of screentime. Most of the time their romance is shown either by being arm-in-arm when together, or when Terry has to break a date. In the later episodes, Dana gets [[Demoted to Extra]] as Max fills her role of a normal person that Terry talks to.
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