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** In the season 1 episode "The Untitled Stan Jansen Project", Miranda lets it slip to Gordo that Lizzie had a crush on him in the 4th grade. When Lizzie later confides in her mom about this betrayal, Jo [=McGuire=] exclaims "I knew it!".

** Throughout the series, Miranda appears to pick up on the inklings of jealousy felt by Lizzie (in "Gordo and the Girl") and Gordo (in "First Kiss") respectively when the other begins dating someone else. Lizzie and Gordo both seem to be in denial of their feelings, but Miranda's knowing glances serve as indicators to the audience.

'''Ethan:''' (affirmingly) What do you mean you and I have trouble communicating?\\
'''Gordo:''' You're wrong, man.

** In the season 1 episode "The Untitled Stan Jansen Project", Miranda lets it slip to Gordo that Lizzie had a crush on him in the 4th grade. When Lizzie later confides in her mom about this betrayal, Jo exclaims "I knew it!".

* ''Series/{{Lizzie McGuire}}'': Lizzie and Gordo's unspoken attraction to each other is obvious to their mutual friends and family and is occasionally directly acknowledged by other characters.

** Speaking of Nancy, everyone can tell that there is a growing attraction between her and Johnathan over season 1. When they team up with Murray Bauman in Season 2, Murray had been under the assumption that they were already together. [[spoiler:And his prompting is what encourages them to actually get together]].

** ''Series/Daredevil2015'': By season 2, Matt Murdock and Karen Page begin to get closer to each other, other characters like Foggy and Frank Castle begin to easily pick up on their attachment.
** ''Series/IronFist2017'': After Danny Rand and Colleen Wing first have sex, Claire Temple at least can easily tell that there is something going on between them. Danny in turn sees that she has a connection to Luke Cage, as she keeps reading the letters Luke is sending her from jail repeatedly.

** Speaking of Nancy, everyone can tell that there is a growing attraction between her and Johnathan over season 1. When they team up Murray Bauman In Season 2, Murray had been under the assumption that they were already together. [[spoiler:And his prompting is what encourages them to actually get together]].

** Come Season 3, everyone who sees Hopper and Joyce together can see the BelligerentSexualTension between the two. Murray, who had previously talked with Joyce's son Johnathan about Nancy, at one point tells them to "fuck in the bushes" and get it over with, to the surprise of their accomplice/prisoner Alexei, who had already assumed Joyce and Hopper were together. To put it bluntly: it says something that it's even obvious to Ted and Karen Wheeler, who not only have minimal knowledge at best of the children's location at any given time, but are so oblivious that they didn't even realize that their son Mike hid Eleven in their basement for nearly a week, and only found out because the MadScientist hunting her decided it was better to talk to them than let his [[AxCrazy murderous underling]] kill the .

** ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'': Fitz-Simmons are the only ones who seem remotely surprised to discover they might have romantic feelings towards one another. Everyone else seems to have been well clued in from the beginning, and have even been referring to them by their in-universe PortmanteauCoupleName since Day 1.

** Harry and Sarah. They argue/flirt in like, EVERY SINGLE EPISODE of Season 12. And then there's [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E1TerrorOfTheZygons "Terror of the Zygons"]]. Lots of good Harry/Sarah moments in that one.

* On ''Series/TheWestWing'', Josh's love interest Joey Lucas, one of Donna's boyfriends, and just about everyone else can notice Josh and Donna's [[UnresolvedSexualTension UST]].
** This is taken UpToEleven in the fifth season, when Josh rants in the Oval Office about killing everyone involved with the Gaza bombing [[BlackDudeDiesFirst where Admiral Fitzwallace is killed]] and [[BerserkButton Donna is seriously injured]].
*** It's to the point where one of the White House reporters chooses to call Toby (whose ex-wife was in the same bombing but survived unharmed) rather than Josh because Josh is probably too upset over Donna. Toby [[LampshadeHanging has a few biting remarks to say about that.]]
* PlayedForLaughs in ''Series/TheMightyBoosh''. Howard and Vince are constantly mistaken for husband and wife and other characters imply that their relationship is more than just a friendship.
* ''Series/{{Psych}}'': Several characters, particularly Case of the Week characters, have commented on the potential romance/romantic feelings between Shawn and Juliet (some fans consider these to be {{Anvilicious}}).
* ''Series/OnceUponATime'': According to Regina, everyone in Storybrooke can tell that Emma and Hook are ''not'' JustFriends.
-->'''Regina:''' Seriously? Are you really going to pretend nobody sees the yearning looks and doe-y eyes?
** Even the BigBad of Season 3, Zelena, can see it. After all, [[spoiler:why else would she curse Hook's lips if she didn't think he and Emma would be kissing]]?
* On ''Series/{{Farscape}}'', everyone could tell John and Aeryn were into each other--the crew of Moya, random one-offs, villains, and the entire planet Earth. Which makes John's attempts to keep his feelings hidden for [[ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies Aeryn's protection]] even [[TooDumbToLive stupider]].
* On ''Series/{{Bones}}'', characters have commented, primarily in the first season, about Booth and Brennan's possible feelings for each other and/or UST. It gets a little insane when their co-workers, Brennan's father, random one-shot characters, and even ''the families of the murder victims'' are shipping them.
** In the fifth season, Doctor Lance Sweets [[spoiler:reveals to doctor Gordon Gordon that he did not publish his book on Booth and Brennan because his book was finished with the conclusion that Booth and Brennan are in love with one another and that he can't say that to the entire world if they themselves can't admit it]]. Also [[spoiler:Booth finally acknowledges that he is in love with Brennan. He can't bring himself to admit it to her though]].
** As of the 100th episode, "The Parts in the Sum of the Whole" (5x16), [[spoiler:Booth has admitted his feelings, and Bones reciprocates but fears a relationship.]] So now Everyone Can See It. ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Everyone]].''
** As of the "The Hole in the Heart" (6x22), [[spoiler:Booth and Bones have slept together--for comfort--after Vincent's death]]. In the season finale, "The Change in the Game" (6x23), the ending is the reveal [[spoiler:that Brennan is pregnant]].
** Surprisingly enough, [[spoiler:they get a lot fewer comments on it now that they are married with a daughter]].
* O'Neill and and Carter in ''Series/StargateSG1''. Sadly, the old no-fraternization rule keeps getting in the way.
** [[BetaCouple Daniel and Vala]] actually got teased about it in one episode--well, technically, Daniel was the one who got teased.
--->'''Daniel:''' [[ShesNotMyGirlFriend It wasn't a date]]!
** ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' has John and Elizabeth. Everyone from the team to visiting superiors learns ''very'' fast not to get in between the pair when one of them's in danger... or they're arguing... or just having private time on the balcony...
*** Hell, even the recurring ''villain'' knows what was going on. The amount of times he uses John or Elizabeth as leverage to blackmail the other makes him look like a ShipperOnDeck!
* ''Series/TheXFiles'': Mulder and Scully. Oh, sweet Jesus. Even people who met them earlier that day can see it.
-->'''Holiman:''' You spend every day with Agent Scully, a beautiful, enchanting woman. And you two never, uh...? ''[no response from Mulder]'' I confess I find that shocking. I've seen how you two gaze at one another. [[note]]"The Rain King"[[/note]]
** It gets to the point when even the cold, murderous, manipulative BigBad Cigarette Smoking Man berates Scully for not just admitting she's in love with Mulder. Literally every single character in the damn show saw it except for them.
** The fact that they're so obviously one another's LivingEmotionalCrutch means any BigBad who wants to piss off/hurt one of them does something nasty to the other. This never ends well for whoever gets between the two, but every now and again someone will be [[TooDumbToLive dumb enough]] to try.
* Subverted on ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' somewhat. When Elliot and J.D. eventually hook up, the hospital staff are pretty apathetic about it since they've seen it coming for as long as they have. Likewise for their subsequent relapses into coupledom. Amusingly, before they get back together [[TheyDo for the last time]] they had become closer and spent more time together than they ever did before, but remained platonic. The instigating event that brought them together is an innocent comment that they WERE a couple anyway, they just didn't let themselves see that.
* Played with every which way in BlueBloods. Jamie and Eddie admit their mutual attraction, but decide to keep their relationship professional for seasons 4-8. There are those who don't believe that they're keeping it professional (other cops in the Twelfth, including Renzulli) and those who do believe it think it's a shame (Erin, Danny, Linda, half the viewership).

--->'''Doyle:''' ''[talking about Buffy]'' Maybe he's over her?
--->'''Cordelia:''' You have so much to learn, little Irish man.

** Harry and Sarah. They argue/flirt in like, EVERY SINGLE EPISODE of Season 12. And then there's Terror of the Zygons. Lots of good Harry/Sarah moments in that one.

*** When Vicki notices Barbara's bracelet in The Web Planet, she asks where it came from. Barbara tells her, "It was a gift." Vicki's immediate assumption is that it was a gift from Ian.

** The Tenth Doctor and Donna are an inversion. A RunningGag throughout Series 4 was numerous people mistaking them for a couple whereas their relationship is more LikeBrotherAndSister

* ''Series/OneTreeHill'' has Lucas & Peyton. By the time the show skips ahead four years in the fifth season, everyone is able to see that Lucas & Peyton are still in love with one another despite their bitter break-up three years earlier. It's to the point that Lucas has to ''literally be told'' the novel he'd just written was blatantly a metaphor about his feelings for Peyton, and when they finally get back together, no one's remotely surprised.
* Series/{{House}} and Cuddy. Several characters through the series comment on Cuddy's lenience with House and often question whether or not she loves/is attracted to him, which she obviously is but always seems surprised by the fact that others can see it, too. Strangely, people don't seem to suggest that House ''loves'' Cuddy, though this might be because of his deliberately open appreciation of her physical features, notably his sexual harassment of her (and all other female staff members), which causes people to take his advances less seriously, and in some cases see them as completely fabricated and done for the shock factor (as one of the women he interviewed for his new team did, knowing he liked to 'play games').

* The Jim and Pam WillTheyOrWontThey romance on ''Series/{{The Office|US}}'' became so blatant that nearly every other character commented on it.
* Parodied on ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' when Kramer makes a totally out-of-left-field attempt to [[EnforcedTrope enforce this trope]]. Jerry and Elaine are having a typical argument, which he interrupts, roaring, "Now don't you two see that you're in love with each other?!" They give him a look, shake it off and resume yelling at each other.
** Generally speaking however, this trope is in force with Jerry and Elaine, with many characters noting that they spend an incredible amount of time together despite being ex-boyfriend and girlfriend. Creator/JuliaLouisDreyfus even interpreted their relationship as such, stating that they were in love with each other but too immature to realize it.

* The {{UST}} between Detective Kate Beckett and Richard Castle in ''Series/{{Castle}}'' is getting to the point where '''everyone in the world''' seems to be able to see it except Beckett. Complete strangers casually ask whether they're a couple, people who've never met one of them can tell that something's going on just from how one of them talks about the other, and it is awesomely line-dropped by Kate's BlackBestFriend Lanie Parrish:
-->'''Beckett:''' Anything else?\\
'''Lanie:''' You tell me.\\
'''Beckett:''' ''What''?\\
'''Lanie:''' Don't "what" me! Castle's lost love?\\
'''Beckett:''' Yeah, what about it?\\
'''Lanie:''' Girl, I'm gonna smack you! You work side-by-side every ''day'', he writes a sex scene in his book about ''you'' that had ''me'' reaching for ice water -- and now Little Miss Bride shows up. Don't tell me you're not the least bit jealous!\\
'''Beckett:''' Oh, please. You've been inhaling too many...autopsy fluids.\\
'''Lanie:''' Honey, just because ''you'' don't see what's going on doesn't mean everyone ''else'' doesn't see [[UnresolvedSexualTension what's going on]]!\\
'''Beckett''': ''Shut'' '''''up'''''!!!
** [[spoiler:Castle finally admits his feelings when Beckett is shot at the captain's funeral in the finale of season 3 episode 24. In fact Beckett can see it too, and Castle calls her out on it earlier in the episode.]]
** Ironically, [[spoiler:when Castle and Beckett finally hook-up, they are able to hide this from their friends and family for quite some time primarily because everyone has gotten so used to the UST that it no longer crosses their minds that Castle and Beckett might actually become a couple]].

** In the episode "False Witness", even one-shot character Jerry, unfamiliar with the show's characters and their history, can see that there's something between Tony and Ziva, though they both deny it.
** In the episode "Housekeeping," former Tony flame EJ Barrett comments to Tony that he and Ziva have a special connection.
** In a weird way, this trope is almost subverted--at times, it seems as though ''even Tony and Ziva'' know they're in love with each other, they just don't act on it. There are several instances in which they correctly peg the other's jealousy when one of them (or both) are even remotely interested in someone else. And more than one occasion where Ziva flirts with a non-recurring character because she knows it drives Tony crazy.
* ''Series/{{Life}}'': Reese and Crews are often mistaken for a couple, and an FBI agent helping comments how he met met his wife in the bureau and that she was his partner. Only the word "too" is missing.
* ''Series/TrueJacksonVP'': True and Jimmy.
* ''Series/GilmoreGirls'' did this for ''five seasons''. Each season brought in a [[RomanticFalseLead new love interest]], for either Lorelai, Luke, or both of them, only for the relationship to dissolve because "you're in love with someone else." When [[spoiler:Lorelai and Luke finally got together in season five]], the entire town of Stars Hollow[[note]]well, Miss Patty, but she represents the town's collective subconscious[[/note]] said, "Took you long enough." Emily could see it the first time she met Luke, and after he and Lorelai both tried to cast their relationship in terms of coffee supplier and consumer, Emily said "You're idiots, the both of you."
** To a lesser extent Rory and Jess. Lorelai, Lane and Paris know, and the whole town notices even if they disapprove. Even Rory's boyfriend is all too-aware of their attraction. Hell, even [[{{ObliviousToLove}} Luke]] picks up on it!
* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'': Lana saw immediately that Lois and Clark were attracted to one another from the start of their friendship , even though Lois and Clark deny it (Clark insists that he and Lois are merely VitriolicBestBuds and Lana notes "the best ones always start that way"). One episode later, Chloe notices a spark of attraction between them during the dunk tank event at Smallville High, Jimmy repeatedly notices UST, Oliver makes his share of observations, and Jonathan and Martha both have their own bemused suspicions that Clark and Lois's VitriolicBestBuds routine is masking something else. By Season 8, the {{UST}} gets to the point where neither Lois nor Clark can deny it much longer.
* ''Series/{{Chuck}}'': By roughly the mid-way point of Season 3, Casey, Ellie, Captain Awesome, Morgan, Jeff, Lester, General Beckman and Big Mike (i.e. the entire cast) all ship Chuck/Sarah, and help try to make it happen. Most of their love interests see it too. Of course, for most of the show they were deliberately pretending to be in a relationship...
* On ''Series/TheVampireDiaries'', Stefan and Elena fit this. Almost all of the characters on the show can see or have commented on Stefan and Elena's undying love for each other. An example of this would be Klaus telling Damon referring to Stefan and Elena's love for each other: "Crazy or not, that kind of love never dies". A second example is when Caroline told Elena: "Stefan is your epic love". A third example is Lexi telling Elena referring to her love and relationship with Stefan: "When it's real, you can't walk away". Other characters on the show have noticed and commented on Stefan and Elena's love and devotion to each other, such as Damon, Katherine, Klaus, and Rebekah. Various characters on the show have also been shown to be Stelena supporters or shippers. Such characters include Klaus, Caroline, Bonnie, Matt, Lexi, Jeremy, Jenna, etc. The producers of the series, Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec have both referred to Stefan and Elena as being the true epic love story of the show. Kevin Williamson has repeatedly referred to Stefan and Elena as soul mates. He also suggests that although the plot is about a love triangle (between Elena, Stefan and Damon), the series revolves around Stefan and Elena's love story and that their relationship is the central plot and "anchor" of the show.
** Then in season 6, (Elena and Stefan had become just friends and aren't a couple anymore) Caroline's feeling for Stefan. In fact Damon points it out perfectly when he's teasing Stefan about it.
--->'''Damon (in a squeaky voice holding a teddy bear)''': Oh no is Stefan feeling sensitive about ruining his friendship with Caroline? She really liked him and he broke her heart.
--->'''Alaric''': See Stefan? Even the bear knew.
--->'''Damon (Still using a squeaky voice and the teddy bear)''': I saw it from a mile away, and my brain's made of cotton.

* ''Series/{{Zoey 101}}'' has Chase and Zoey. Chase's love for Zoey is the school's worst kept secret, and Zoey's [[OblivioustoLove obliviousness]] is almost painful.
** In the third season premiere, Lola and Quinn try to tell Zoey of Chase's feelings for her. When Zoey doesn't believe them, Lola pulls a random student from the hallway to illustrate her point.
--->'''Lola:''' Ginny, could you come in here a moment?
--->'''Ginny:''' Sure, what's up?
--->'''Lola:''' ''Blank'' is in love with Zoey. Fill in the blank.
--->'''Ginny:''' ''[matter-of-factly]'' Chase.
--->'''Lola:''' Thanks for playing.
** In "The Play", the school's drama teacher wonders aloud whether Chase's casting of Zoey for the lead role in his play was due to her acting ability, or because there was a kiss written between their characters in the final scene.
** Even people who don't know them think they're together. In "PCA Confidential", Zoey and Chase (and Stacy Dillsen) act as a panel to answer questions about the school to potential students. The last question was asked by a girl who said she had a question for "Zoey ''and'' Chase" (this is actually the original quote; the episode was supposed to air at the end of the third season, but ended up airing after the fourth, after Chase and Zoey were already together).
--->'''Girl:''' Are you guys boyfriend and girlfriend?
--->'''Chase:''' No.
--->'''Girl:''' Have you ever been?
--->'''Zoey:''' No.
--->'''Chase:''' Why do you ask that?
--->'''Girl:''' Just a vibe I was picking up. ''[Chase/Zoey montage]''
** Michael tries to tell Chase that he's extremely obvious in his love for Zoey:
--->'''Chase:''' Would you stop saying that [that Chase is in love with Zoey] so loud?
--->'''Michael:''' Why?
--->'''Chase:''' I don't want people to know, okay?
--->'''Michael:''' Everyone on planet Earth knows you love her! The people on Neptune even know. Yeah, they're up there right now on Neptune saying... ''[mimics alien voice]'' "Did you know Chase loves Zoey?" "Why, yes, I do; the whole galaxy knows."
* Ross and Rachel on ''Series/{{Friends}}''. At one point Rachel realizes she's still subconsciously attracted to Ross and Phoebe tells her everyone just assumed she knew. "It's like telling Monica 'You like things to be clean.'"
** Surprisingly averted when Chandler and Monica start their SecretRelationship. The gang take ''months'' to figure out they're together, despite blatantly obvious hints. Possibly because the pair were extremely close before hooking up, sharing each other's deepest secrets and frequently seen [[{{NoSenseOfPersonalSpace}} cuddling up together]]. Their friends may not have noticed the change from platonic to romantic affection.
* A unique version on ''Series/{{Galavant}}'' as Galavant and Richard are both madly in love with Madalena who was with Galavant but married Richard. However, everyone ''but'' the two of them realizes Madalena is a selfish sociopath who used both of them to become Queen, carries on affairs with other characters, and plays the two off each other in order to gain more power for herself. By the end of the first season, both men seem to finally recognize it and end up joining together.
* Rigsby and Van Pelt in ''Series/TheMentalist''.
** Jane and Lisbon fit this, especially in season five. In the season 5 opener, Lorelei tells Jane that he is a little bit in love with Lisbon. In the season 5 finale, a character from Jane's past says that Lisbon was lying in bed thinking of Patrick and proceeds to say, "You're a little in love with him."

* One-sided version: everyone knows that Niles is hopelessly in love with Daphne in ''Series/{{Frasier}}'', including him, but Daphne [[ObliviousToLove remains blissfully unaware for several years]], and everyone keeps quiet because Niles CannotSpitItOut, and they don't want to meddle in his business. When Daphne finds out about his feelings (without Niles knowing), it leads to a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}} when she tells this to Roz with the air of disclosing a earth-shattering classified state secret, only for Roz's response to be "well, ''duh''".
* Fabian and Nina from ''Series/HouseOfAnubis'' embody this trope so much, it's almost painful to watch. It gets to the point where other students in the house (not to mention the entire fandom) are asking Fabian to please just ask her out already.
** This conversation alone proves it:
--->'''Mick:''' So, Fabian, who are you planning on asking to the prom?\\
'''Amber:''' A certain play-writing scholarship student with a thing for antiques and apple pie?\\
'''Mara:''' Of course he'll be taking Nina...if he ever gets around to asking her.\\
'''Fabian:''' I don't know what you're talking about. Me and Nina...[[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend we're not an item]].\\
'''Mick:''' Come on. Everyone knows you two secretly like each other...well, not so secretly.\\
'''Mara:''' Yeah, so when are you going to put Nina and the rest of us out of our misery?
* On ''Series/BurnNotice'', ShesNotMyGirlfriend is a RunningGag, cropping up once every few episodes with Mike and/or Fiona saying it. And everyone else knows that they are.
* Harm and Mac on ''Series/{{JAG}}''.
* ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'': Arthur and Guinevere. And they consider it a SecretRelationship. Every single character manages to make the jump that they're together within days. Even Uther, the most GenreBlind character on the show, manages to figure it out (although luckily they convince him it was just an enchantment and aren't seen together in front of him after that).
* ''Series/DowntonAbbey'': Matthew and Mary. So, ''so'' much. Even their [[spoiler:respective fiances]] see it.
* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' has Ted and Robin, where the first few episodes had them obviously attracted to each other but in very different stages of their lives (Ted is ready to settle down and start a family, Robin is MarriedToTheJob and uncertain of EVER getting married). They agree to remain friends and Robin becomes very close to him and his group of friends. They both insist there is nothing romantic between them but it's obvious to everyone and the viewers it's a matter of timing and not feelings. They officially get together in the second season and [[AmicableExes break up amicably]] towards the end, as we already know [[ForegoneConclusion Robin isn't the mother]]. Throughout the rest of the series, it is obvious those feelings haven't disappeared completely.
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'':
** Close associates and complete strangers alike can figure out in seconds that Jorah Mormont is in love with Daenerys. Actor Iain Glenn seemed utterly bewildered [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBzgvERBU10 when a journalist questioned him on the issue]]:
--->"I think I made it patently clear that I really, really fancy her. I ''really'' fancy her."
*** Viserys is the first who calls him out on it in "A Golden Crown".
---> '''Viserys:''' You stand there all nobility and honor. You don't think I see you looking at my little sister, hm? Don't think I don't know what you want.
*** Xaro Xhoan Daxos also mentions it to Daenerys in "The Ghost of Harrenhal", but she denies it at first.
---> '''Xaro:''' So, tell me, how long has your manservant been in love with you?\\
'''Daenerys:''' He's not my manservant and he's not in love with me.
*** In "Mockingbird", it is hinted that Daario Naharis is aware of Jorah's feelings, so he pats him in the back and proudly tells him that "she is in a good mood". He later makes Jorah admit it in "The Red Woman", and in "The Book of Stranger", he mocks him for being too old and not fit enough for 'riding' her.
*** Tyrion Lannister notices it, too.
---> '''Tyrion:''' He worships you. He's in love with you, I think.
** In Season 6, Bronn remarks to Podrick that it's extremely obvious from the way she looks at him that Brienne of Tarth has feelings for Jaime Lannister. Though it's not as obvious in Jaime's case (and complicated by the fact that Jaime's main love has always been for [[{{Twincest}} his sister]] Cersei), Bronn also thinks that Jaime feels the same way.
** Over the course of Season 7, feelings develop between [[spoiler:Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen]] but they try to brush it aside [[spoiler:(until they give into it in the finale)]]. Tyrion and Davos both remark on their attraction to each other.
** Renly's homosexuality and his supposed SecretRelationship with Loras Tyrell are an OpenSecret to the entire Westeros but Robert.
* ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'''s Mr. Feeny thinks that he has been discreet about his feelings for Dean Lila Bolander. He is hilariously wrong.
-->'''Eric:''' Who knows who Feeny loves?\\
'''The Entire Class:''' ''[in perfect unison]'' The Dean!
* ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'': Fitz-Simmons are the only ones who seem remotely surprised to discover they might have romantic feelings towards one another. Everyone else seems to have been well clued in from the beginning, and have even been referring to them by their in-universe PortmanteauCoupleName since Day 1.
* ''Series/TheDefenders2017'':
** ''Series/Daredevil2015'': By season 2, Matt Murdock and Karen Page begin to get closer to each other, other characters like Foggy and Frank Castle begin to easily pick up on their attachment.
** ''Series/IronFist2017'': After Danny Rand and Colleen Wing first have sex, Claire Temple at least can easily tell that there is something going on between them. Danny in turn sees that she has a connection to Luke Cage, as she keeps reading the letters Luke is sending her from jail repeatedly.
* ''Series/{{Heroes}}'': After Sylar uses his empathy power on Claire, he tells her that he knows [[LesYay she has feelings for Gretchen]].
* ''Series/{{Community}}'': Jeff and Annie are now this to each other, according to the rest of the school. In the third episode of season five, The Dean calls them out on it, saying "let me be the fiftieth person at this school" to wonder what's going on between them, since everyone can clearly see that they're head over heels for each other. During this conversation, however, both Jeff and Annie are in denial and insist they're JustFriends, but even the notorious Ass Crack Bandit chides them to find him and prove otherwise.
* ''Series/{{Arrow}}'': The ever-lengthening list of characters to notice or comment in one way or another about the relationship between Oliver and Felicity includes:
-->John Diggle\\
Isabel Rochev\\
The entire staff of Queen Consolidated (according to Isabel)\\
Moira Queen\\
Malcolm Merlyn\\
Barry Allen\\
Iris West\\
Helena Bertinelli\\
Slade Wilson\\
Laurel Lance\\
Ray Palmer\\
Donna Smoak\\
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** Despite this long list, it took the two of them almost 3 seasons to mutually confess their feelings.
* Speaking of Iris West, everyone in ''Series/TheFlash2014'' see that she returns Barry's affection toward her despite her protests that she only likes him as a friend. [[spoiler: Eventually Iris' boyfriend Eddie leaves her partially because of this.]]
* ''Series/{{Superstore}}'': Everyone in the store senses the UST between Amy and Jonah. Both of them deny it (mostly because Amy is married--however, not altogether ''happily'' married.)

* ''Series/{{Star Trek Voyager}}'': Seven's lack of social skills at this point makes it [[ObliviousToLove near impossible for her to recognize it,]] nor properly reciprocate, but Harry is in love with Seven of Nine for the entirety of season 4 and everybody on the ship knows it [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend despite Harry's attempts to deny it,]] as B'Elanna lampshades:

* Series/SchittsCreek: Alexis is the first to notice that Patrick might be attracted to David, followed by Stevie, and they both encourage David to pursue him. When Patrick and David do get together, David's family and Stevie support the relationship so much that it becomes a plot point in that David worries their support will somehow mess things up. When [[spoiler: David says he's going to get back together with Patrick after a brief separation, Stevie says that "everyone" will be happy not just because they want the couple together but because David is very needy when not with Patrick.]]

** Amy and Rory used to be this. Luckily, their best friend [[spoiler:and future daughter]] informed them that everyone could see it and gave them the push they needed to start dating before their first proper appearance. In a CrowningMomentOfFunny, due to Amy's obliviousness to his feelings for ''her'' and having never seen him interested in any ''other'' girl, up until then she had assumed Rory was ''gay''.

* One-sided version: everyone knows that Niles is hopelessly in love with Daphne in ''Series/{{Frasier}}'', including him, but Daphne [[ObliviousToLove remains blissfully unaware for several years]], and everyone keeps quiet because Niles CannotSpitItOut, and they don't want to meddle in his business. When Daphne finds out about his feelings (without Niles knowing), it leads to a CrowningMomentOfFunny when she tells this to Roz with the air of disclosing a earth-shattering classified state secret, only for Roz's response to be "well, ''duh''".

* A unique version on ''Series/Galavant'' as Galavant and Richard are both madly in love with Madalena who was with Galavant but married Richard. However, everyone ''but'' the two of them realizes Madalena is a selfish sociopath who used both of them to become Queen, carries on affairs with other characters, and plays the two off each other in order to gain more power for herself. By the end of the first season, both men seem to finally recognize it and end up joining together.

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-->'''Beckett:''' Anything else?
-->'''Lanie:''' You tell me.
-->'''Beckett:''' ''What''?
-->'''Lanie:''' Don't "what" me! Castle's lost love?
-->'''Beckett:''' Yeah, what about it?
-->'''Lanie:''' Girl, I'm gonna smack you! You work side-by-side every ''day'', he writes a sex scene in his book about ''you'' that had ''me'' reaching for ice water--and now Little Miss Bride shows up. Don't tell me you're not the least bit jealous!
-->'''Beckett:''' Oh, please. You've been inhaling too many...autopsy fluids.
-->'''Lanie:''' Honey, just because ''you'' don't see what's going on doesn't mean everyone ''else'' doesn't see [[UnresolvedSexualTension what's going on]]!
-->'''Beckett''': ''Shut'' '''''up'''''!!!

--->'''Mick:''' So, Fabian, who are you planning on asking to the prom?
--->'''Amber:''' A certain play-writing scholarship student with a thing for antiques and apple pie?
--->'''Mara:''' Of course he'll be taking Nina...if he ever gets around to asking her.
--->'''Fabian:''' I don't know what you're talking about. Me and Nina...[[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend we're not an item]].
--->'''Mick:''' Come on. Everyone knows you two secretly like each other...well, not so secretly.
--->'''Mara:''' Yeah, so when are you going to put Nina and the rest of us out of our misery?

---> '''Xaro:''' So, tell me, how long has your manservant been in love with you?
---> '''Daenerys:''' He's not my manservant and he's not in love with me.

-->'''Eric:''' Who knows who Feeny loves?
-->'''The Entire Class:''' ''[in perfect unison]'' The Dean!

-->John Diggle
-->Isabel Rochev
-->the entire staff of Queen Consolidated (according to Isabel)
-->Moira Queen
-->Malcolm Merlyn
-->Barry Allen
-->Iris West
-->Helena Bertinelli
-->Slade Wilson
-->Laurel Lance
-->Ray Palmer
-->Donna Smoak
-->Ra's Al Ghul

** In Season 7, there's blatant and obvious chemistry between [[spoiler:Jon Snow and Daenerys]]. Tyrion and Davos both remark on it.

*** In "Mockingbird", it is hinted that Daario Naharis is aware of Jorah's feelings, so he pats him in the back and proudly tells him that "she is in a good mood. He later makes Jorah admit it in "The Red Woman", and in "The Book of Stranger", he mocks him for being too old and not fit enough for 'riding' her.

-->"I think I made it patently clear that I really, really fancy her. I ''really'' fancy her."

** ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' has John and Elizabeth. Everyone from the team to visiting superiors learns ''very'' fast not to get in between the pair when one of them's in danger...or they're arguing...or just having private time on the balcony...

* ''Series/OneTreeHill'' has Lucas & Peyton. By the time the show skips ahead four years in the fifth season, everyone is able to see that Lucas & Peyton are still in love with one another despite their bitter break-up three years earlier. It's to the point that Lucas has to ''literally be told'' the novel he'd just written was blatantly a metaphor about his feelings for Peyton, and when they finally get back together, no-one's remotely surprised.

** With [[MentorShip House and Cameron]], on the other hand, there is no question. In just the first season, Wilson (House's best friend), Cuddy (his boss), a random clinic patient ("Do her. Or you're gay,") and even Vogler (an ArcVillain who stuck around for only five episodes) all figure out that one of them feels something special for the other, even if they do not realize that those feelings are mutual. Chase's reaction warrants a special mention: when Cameron first takes him up on his friends-with-benefits offer in season three, he suspects that she only does so in order to [[OperationJealousy make House jealous]], and when [[spoiler:the two of them divorce in season six]], Chase asks Cameron if she ever loved him. (She confesses that she doesn't know). Cameron and House, for their parts, do their best to deny their mutual attraction, even when that denial is completely implausible.

* ''Series/GilmoreGirls'' did this for ''five seasons''. Each season brought in a [[RomanticFalseLead new love interest]], for either Lorelai, Luke, or both of them, only for the relationship to dissolve because "you're in love with someone else." When [[spoiler:Lorelai and Luke finally got together in season five]], the entire town of Stars Hollow said, "Took you long enough."

** In Season 7, there's blatant and obvious chemistry between [[spoiler:Jon Snow and Daenerys]].

* Parodied on ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' when Kramer makes a totally out-of-left-field attempt to [[EnforcedTrope enforce this trope]]. Jerry and Elaine are having a typical argument, which he interrupts, roaring, "Don't you two see that you're in love with each other?" They give him a look, shake it off and resume yelling at each other.