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Best Character Chemistry

[(Anonymous)]

Inspired by #10. I recently rewatched The X-Files on my own (it was my older sister's fandom, we were both rabid shippers) for the first time since my tweens, and aside from really enjoying the earlier seasons (they scared me too much back then), I was surprised by how unbelievable the chemistry between Mulder and Scully was. I mean goddam, I thought the screen would go on fire a couple of times.

Putting aside their eventual romantic relationship, I have to say that seeing two characters (and actors) with such amazing chemistry is like catching lightning in a bottle. What are your favorite chemistry sets in fandom?

(Doesn't have to be romantic, btw: another example of incredible chemistry IMO is Veronica and Keith Mars.)

Re: Best Character Chemistry

[(Anonymous)]

The whole reason Josh and Donna were a thing (and the reason Donna became a main character) was because the writers noticed how fantastic Bradley Whitford and Janel Moloney were together in The West Wing. Totally unplanned, I've heard.

Starsky and Hutch (obvious answer durr). About 2/3rds of the show's and the friendship's depth is directly attributable to Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul's acting and chemistry.

Going way back...Lucy and Ethel in I Love Lucy. Lucy and Ethel's relationship dynamics always felt just as prominent and hilarious and Lucy and Ricky's.

Re: Best Character Chemistry

[sarillia]

Agreed on Lucy and Ethel!

Re: Best Character Chemistry

[ketita]

Ten and Donna. I loved every second they were on screen together.

Arthur, Merlin, Morgana and Gwen, especially on the first season of Merlin. That series was kind of nonsensical for a lot of it, but I basically watched most of it if only because those actors had crazy amounts of chemistry with each other. (but lol continuity... and then Morgana turned cackling evil... and then... oh, I won't go into it)

Re: Best Character Chemistry

[kaijinscendre]

BAH! I was going to say Ten and Donna. They are THE BEST. THE BEST!

Re: Best Character Chemistry

[(Anonymous)]

The crazy chemistry is what kept me coming back for more absurdity year after year. TPTB sucked at writing but they sure knew how to cast well *shakes fist*

Re: Best Character Chemistry

[(Anonymous)]

Kirk and Spock

Whether it's romantic or not (although it's clear to me why they're the granddaddies of slash) their chemistry is amazing.

Heck, Kirk, Spock, AND McCoy together are always great.

Re: Best Character Chemistry

[solticisekf]

The three of them are great together.

Re: Best Character Chemistry

[(Anonymous)]

I've been rewatching an old show because of recent events, so...Mork and Mindy, Season 1.

Re: Best Character Chemistry

[kaijinscendre]

For friendship, Donna and Ten.
For romantic, Roseanne and Dan from Roseanne.

Re: Best Character Chemistry

[(Anonymous)]

Mulder and Krycek!

Best enemies 4lyfe

Re: Best Character Chemistry

[cushlamochree]

It's definitely X-Files. Always x-Files. Mulder and Scully were just so, so good.

Other good examples... the whole cast of West Wing really. Sam and Dana from Sports Night (which is not especially surprising). Lisa and Dave from Newsradio. A bunch of others too probably that I'm forgetting.

Re: Best Character Chemistry

[skippydelicious]

Al and Ruth in Doc Martin. Just re-watched the most recent season finale, and I thought at one point they were going to kiss they are so cute around each other. I keep forgetting there is at least a twenty-five year age gap between them, they make the best double act. I now totally ship Al and Ruth.

Re: Best Character Chemistry

[elaminator]

The Doctor and Donna has already been said, but I agree. Also Starsky and Hutch. Let's see...

Sheppard and McKay from SGA were incredible together, and so were Kirk and Spock (and McCoy) from Star Trek: TOS. Peter and Nathan's (Heroes) relationship is very...intense, maybe not in the way it should have been, but it was definitely interesting and the actors had great chemistry. Other than that...Xena and Gabrielle (for obvious reasons), Scott and Stiles from TW (Posey and Dylan are just adorable together; no acting required), and Raylan and Boyd (Justified) should always be in the same scenes together. Also Rachel and Tim, though those two usually are.

Oh! House and Wilson, too. The show wasn't consistently good (in later seasons), but Hugh and RSL were always great fun and acted their hearts out.

And because you mention familial relationships, I think of Kurt and Burt from Glee. The show might have been a mess, but they got that relationship right. (Same with Teen Wolf and Stiles and Sheriff Stilinski. Melissa and Scott are great too. <3)

Last but not least, anything with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. They always have the best friendships in films, but I also ship the hell out of them in everything as well.

Re: Best Character Chemistry

[nightscale]

Hilda and Zelda from Sabrina, I just easily believed that they were siblings with how they acted together and I loved how they could be voices of reason one moment and then devolve into brattish childishness the next.

I never saw much of Donna's run on Doctor Who but what I have seen their scenes and chemistry were amazing and I enjoyed it a lot.

As silly as Teen Wolf is there are a few relationships where I think the characters just click: Scott and Stiles, Stiles and Sheriff Stilinski, and Scott and Melissa McCall.

Oh and when I was still watching Glee I loved Kurt and Burt's relationship.

As for romantic chemistry, Rick and Evie from The Mummy.

Re: Best Character Chemistry

[doilycoffin]

While the quality of Arrow is very debatabe, I love the relationship between Laurel and Quentin and they're probably one of my favorite father/daughter relationships on television. Whether they're in an argument or having a touching moment, they just feel very real to me. I think Oliver and Slade also had a lot of chemistry, especially in the flashbacks. In fact, imo Slade was probably the character that Oliver had the most chemistry with period (incidentally, I think he has the least chemistry with Laurel which is unfortunate since they'll most likely be endgame. Just...zero chemistry. When the show plays up their friendship, it's sweet but when they push the romance it just falls flat to me)

Re: Best Character Chemistry

[(Anonymous)]

Rumpelstiltskin/Cora on OUAT, in an extremely 'wow, bad, wrong, jesus, compelling, oh god this will end in tears' sort of way. Of course, Cora was just generally magnetic and had chemistry with pretty much everything in her path. Her & Regina's mother-daughter relationship was also all kinds of fucked up but all kinds of compelling, and the family's propensity for intense relationships bred true into Regina's hate for Snow and weird hate/family thing with Emma. (Snow/Charming also have great chemistry on that show, but it's waaaaay less dysfunctional).

Aramis & Porthos in the new Musketeers. I have never shipped them so strongly as I do in this incarnation, but even just viewed as brothers-in-arms they are something else.

Slightly odd one, but I honestly think that McCoy and Khan had more chemistry in that one scene in 'Space Seed' than McCoy got with anybody outside of Spock & Kirk. The whole threat/defiance/anger/respect thing they had going between Khan's hand going around McCoy's throat and Khan surrendering the scalpel to him was intense for something that took, what, less than two minutes to happen?

Ivan/Victoria from RED. Two cheerfully sociopathic old monsters who've loved each other since one of them shot the other in the chest for their country and didn't kill them. I have never been so invested in an onscreen het romance as I was for those two.

The Ritchie versions of Holmes and Watson. Say whatever else you want about them, but they had chemistry out the wazoo, and the dance scene in the second movie and the moment of eye-contact just before the falls were phenomenal (not necessarily even romantically, but just that second where Watson realises what Holmes is going to do, and Holmes almost looks apologetic for the split-second, and then he's gone, and Watson visibly just stops being able to think).

The entire casts of the first two Mummy movies. They are my go-to happy place for bantering adventure, cheerful peril and a side of romance. Jonathan & Evie as siblings, Evie/Rick as romance, Rick & Ardeth as compelling fire-forged respect ... all the love.

Re: Best Character Chemistry

[brightblueink]

I thought Peter and Gwen in the recent Spider-Man movie were fantastic together. I didn't care that much about the rest of the movie but I would bad serious dough to just see something with the two of them acting off of each other.

I also think the characters in Princess Tutu in general all work wonderfully together, but special props to Fakir and Duck (or Ahiru, if you prefer). Particularly since they take the common shoujo romance trope of "spunky girl and grumpy/broody guy" and actually have it play out in a way that feels...I don't know, more real? Like, you would actually know these people and they're more than just silly anime stereotypes?

Also Sarah and her (adoptive) mom in Orphan Black have a really interesting relationship with each other, I think. Actually, their entire family unit is great. (note: I've only seen the first season so far.)

Re: Best Character Chemistry

[(Anonymous)]

JAIME AND BRIENNE!

Re: Best Character Chemistry

[(Anonymous)]

New Girl. I can't remember the last time I rooted as hard for a m/f couple as I do for Schmidt and Cece.

Re: Best Character Chemistry

[philstar22]

David Tennant and Catherine Tate have awesome chemistry when they are on the screen together. Even when the canon relationship is platonic, they just play off each other so well and just click.

Re: Best Character Chemistry

[(Anonymous)]

Casey McCall and Dan Rydell (Josh Charles and Peter Krause)
McGarrett and Danny (Alex O'Loughlin and Scott Caan)
Alicia Florrick and Will Gardner (Julianna Margulies and Josh Charles)
Napoleon Solo and Ilya Kuryakin (Robert Vaughn and David McCallum)
Shawn Spencer and Burton Guster (James Roday and Dulé Hill)

off the top of my head :)

Re: Best Character Chemistry

[(Anonymous)]

Aeryn and Crichton in Farscape. Usually when you can see the designated lead couple coming it's not so good, but those two were perfect together and the actors just meshed wonderfully.

Re: Best Character Chemistry

[(Anonymous)]

Mulder/Scully, definitely.

Re: Best Character Chemistry

[(Anonymous)]

House and Wilson from House, so perfect!

Kurt and Blaine from Glee. I loved their playful relationship, it was so cute util the writers ruined it. ¬¬