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** After Sam and Diane [[They Do|did it]], the show rapidly went downhill. The show underwent a reboot where Diane went off and a new UST with Rebecca was added.

* ''[[The X-Files]]'': Mulder and Scully.

* ''[[Moonlighting]]'', a popular '80s action/comedy starring Bruce Willis and Cybil Shepherd, tanked immediately after Bruce and Cybil "did it". The lesson was probably not lost on [[The Powers That Be]], with the result that fewer Will They or Won't They? questions will be answered with "They Will". The ''last'' major Writers Guild of America strike torpedoed TV production right in the middle of this arc; a lot of ''Moonlighting'''s decline in quality came from the disruption this caused, and it's arguable that the change in relationship might have been handled considerably more successfully if the strike hadn't happened. Also, they [http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2009/09/what_really_happened_to_moonli_1.html couldn't get Bruce and Cybill together at the same time] to make the show for ages. Also, Cybill's real-life pregnancy with twins.

* ''[[Moonlighting]]'', a popular '80s action/comedy starring Bruce Willis and Cybil Shepherd, tanked immediately after Bruce and Cybil "did it". The lesson was probably not lost on [[The Powers That Be]], with the result that fewer Will They or Won't They? questions will be answered with "They Will". The ''last'' major Writers Guild of America strike torpedoed TV production right in the middle of this arc; a lot of ''Moonlighting'''s decline in quality came from the disruption this caused, and it's arguable that the change in relationship might have been handled considerably more successfully if the strike hadn't happened. Also, they [https://web.archive.org/web/20131028002725/http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2009/09/what_really_happened_to_moonli_1.html couldn't get Bruce and Cybill together at the same time] to make the show for ages. Also, Cybill's real-life pregnancy with twins.

* Niles and Daphne on ''[[Frasier]]'', which rose, fell, switched back and forth, found new ways to express itself every few episodes, and progressed through Daphne's [[Oblivious to Love|obliviousness]]; both of them being unwilling to even communicate their feelings, much less act on them, because Niles was married to Maris; the ''slow'', lingering death of Niles and Maris's marriage, complete with much backsliding, temporary reconciliations, and emotional and psychological abuse; heartwrenching silent years of [[Unrequited Love]] on Niles' part; and Daphne coming within an inch of marrying her [[Romantic False Lead]]; all before they so much as ''expressed'' their attraction to each other. It took another couple seasons for them to finally stabilize and marry.

* Caroline and Richard on ''[[Caroline in The City]]''. By the time they finally got around to it, no one cared.