據(jù)說,這是美劇《藍色月光偵探社》(Moonlighting)開創(chuàng)的定理:
If you create a will-they-won't-they couple, you don't get them together unless you want people to stop watching.
如果你在劇中創(chuàng)造了一對分分合合的情侶,決不能讓他們在一起,否則觀眾就不看了。
最經(jīng)典的will-they-won't they couples有:《老友記》中的Ross和Rachel、《生活大爆炸》中的Leonard和Penny、《唐頓莊園》中的Mary和Matthew、《緋聞女孩》中的Chuck和Blair、《欲望都市》中的Carrie和Mr. Big。
For example:
Last week, two freshman sitcoms took their potential will-they-won't-they couples and turned them into oh-yes-they-will couples.
上周,兩個新情景喜劇都把潛在的分分合合的情侶改成了肯定會在一起的情侶。