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** During seasons 9-10, the triangle between Charlie (Archie), Joey (Veronica) and Ross (Betty). Charlie and Joey share nothing beyond physical attraction while both Charlie and Ross are paleontologist. Charlie hooks up with Joey at first but eventually chooses Ross. Later brought up again with Benjamin Hobart who becomes the Veronica to Ross' Betty, being more successful and more confident, compaired to Ross' "average-Joe PhD".

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': For Lestat de Lioncourt (the "Archie"), the black-haired, dependable Louis de Pointe du Lac is the "Betty" (he's basically a "{{Househusband}}" -- as much as a man can be in the early 20th century in a [[ForbiddenLove same-sex]] [[MetaphoricalMarriage relationship]] -- who's happy to raise their vampire daughter Claudia, although his brooding can put a damper on Lestat's enthusiasm) while the blonde, sultry Antoinette Brown is the "Veronica" (Lestat deems her as the fun one because "You're like me, you like to laugh"). Lestat wants to have his cake and eat it, too, so there's no reason for him to choose between them, so he cohabits with his boyfriend at his townhouse, and retains Antoinette as his mistress, whom he visits when things are difficult at home. In [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E7TheThingLayStill the Season 1 finale]], Lestat decides to elevate Antoinette (who has been his lover for 23 years and is now a vampire) to his second wife while [[MasculineFeminineGayCouple Louis will be]] [[GenderInvertedTrope his male]] TopWife in a VampiresHarem. Even in this scenario, Louis is marginally the "winner" because Lestat loves him a lot more than Antoinette, but Louis certainly doesn't feel like he has won because he despises his romantic rival and wishes she was dead. Louis was already conspiring with Claudia to murder Lestat for his DomesticAbuse, so the latter imposing this outrageous new family arrangement makes it even more unbearable for Louis, so to be free from Lestat's control and to protect Claudia's life (Lestat plans to [[OffingTheOffspring do away with her]] to make room for Antoinette), the "Betty" kills both the "Archie" and the "Veronica."

* The original ''Series/{{V|1983}}'' took this up to EvilIsSexy levels with earnest blonde Resistance leader Julie (Faye Grant) and gerbil-swallowing brunette vamp Visitor leader Diana (Jane Badler).

* Unusually ''Series/TheOC'' had CoolLoser Seth end up with popular, beautiful, initially uninterested Summer (Veronica) while the seemingly kindred spirit Anna (Betty) was quickly dropped.

** The second season love triangle between Ross, Rachel and Julie can also be seen as being an example of this.

** Blair is the Betty to Serena's Veroncia, with Nate as their Archie during Season 1. It could be argued that Blair is continuously the scheming mean girl to Serena's sunny, sweet do-gooder and their natures are constantly clashing. Plus strict adherence to color coding. However, with Serena’s many boyfriends and Blair’s striving to show how intelligent and respectable she is makes her the Betty.

** Blair is the Veronica to Serena's Betty, with Nate as their Archie during Season 1. It could be argued that since Serena slept with Nate while he was dating Blair it technically makes her the floozy other woman (read: Veronica), but Blair is continuously the scheming mean girl to Serena's sunny, sweet do-gooder and their natures are constantly clashing. Plus strict adherence to color coding.

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': For Lestat de Lioncourt (the "Archie"), the black-haired, dependable Louis de Pointe du Lac is the "Betty" (he's basically a "{{Househusband}}" -- as much as a man can be in the early 20th century in a [[ForbiddenLove same-sex]] [[MetaphoricalMarriage relationship]] -- who's happy to raise their vampire daughter Claudia, although his brooding can put a damper on Lestat's enthusiasm) while the blonde, sultry Antoinette Brown is the "Veronica" (Lestat deems her as the fun one because "You're like me, you like to laugh"). Lestat wants to have his cake and eat it, too, so there's no reason for him to choose between them, so he cohabits with his boyfriend at his townhouse, and retains Antoinette as his mistress, whom he visits when things are difficult at home. In the Season 1 finale, Lestat decides to elevate Antoinette (who has been his lover for 23 years and is now a vampire) to his second wife while [[MasculineFeminineGayCouple Louis will be]] [[GenderInvertedTrope his male]] TopWife in a VampiresHarem. Even in this scenario, Louis is marginally the "winner" because Lestat loves him a lot more than Antoinette, but Louis certainly doesn't feel like he has won because he despises his romantic rival and wishes she was dead. Louis was already conspiring with Claudia to murder Lestat for his DomesticAbuse, so the latter imposing this outrageous new family arrangement makes it even more unbearable for Louis, so to be free from Lestat's control and to protect Claudia's life (Lestat plans to [[OffingTheOffspring do away with her]] to make room for Antoinette), the "Betty" kills both the "Archie" and the "Veronica."

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': For Lestat de Lioncourt (the "Archie"), the black-haired, dependable Louis de Pointe du Lac is the "Betty" (he's basically a "{{Househusband}}" -- as much as a man can be in the early 20th century in a [[MetaphoricalMarriage same-sex relationship]] -- who's happy to raise their vampire daughter Claudia, although his brooding can put a damper on Lestat's enthusiasm) while the blonde, sultry Antoinette Brown is the "Veronica" (Lestat deems her as the fun one because "You're like me, you like to laugh"). Lestat wants to have his cake and eat it, too, so there's no reason for him to choose between them, so he cohabits with his boyfriend at his townhouse, and retains Antoinette as his mistress, whom he visits when things are difficult at home. In the Season 1 finale, Lestat decides to elevate Antoinette (who has been his lover for 23 years and is now a vampire) to his second wife while [[MasculineFeminineGayCouple Louis will be]] [[GenderInvertedTrope his male]] TopWife in a VampiresHarem. Even in this scenario, Louis is marginally the "winner" because Lestat loves him a lot more than Antoinette, but Louis certainly doesn't feel like he has won because he despises his romantic rival and wishes she was dead. Louis was already conspiring with Claudia to murder Lestat for his DomesticAbuse, so the latter imposing this outrageous new family arrangement makes it even more unbearable for Louis, so to be free from Lestat's control and to protect Claudia's life (Lestat plans to [[OffingTheOffspring do away with her]] to make room for Antoinette), the "Betty" kills both the "Archie" and the "Veronica."

* ''Series/DoctorWho'' has [[TheyDo (or had)]] Amy between dorkily cute Rory (Betty) and the adventurous Doctor (Veronica). This is also a take on the trope where Veronica happens to be an active ShipperOnDeck for Archie and Betty, mind you.

** Throughout the series (especially the last few seasons), there has been a subtle LoveTriangle between Robin (Archie), [[NiceGuy Ted]] (Betty), and [[TheCasanova Barney]] (Veronica). There is a slight twist to this one in that we already know [[spoiler: [[ForegoneConclusion Ted doesn't end up with Robin]]]].[[spoiler: [[TheyDo In season 8, she finally chooses Barney]]]], that would make this the second LoveTriangle Ted has been in where the girl [[spoiler: chose her veronica]].....or so we thought. The series finale reveals that [[spoiler: Barney and Robin divorce after three years of marriage and Ted starts dating Robin again six years after the mother dies]].

* ''Series/SchittsCreek'': Alexis is the Archie with KindlyVet Ted as the Betty and the bearded Mutt the Veronica. She leaves Ted for Mutt, but when her relationship with Mutt fizzles, she realizes she made a mistake with Tim and eventually chooses him over Mutt.

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* ''Series/SirArthurConanDoyleTheLostWorld'': To Malone, Gladys is Betty and Veronica is... well, Veronica. With the exception of blonde hair and physical beauty, both couldn't be more different from each other. Gladys is a rich, spoiled, vain and materialistic young woman, who lives in London at the beginning of the 20th century, and demanded that Malone go on an expedition so that he could impress her and prove himself worthy of her love. Meanwhile, Veronica has spent her entire life in a forest, learning to survive, with a FurBikini and an affectionate, sweet and friendly personality, who loves Malone for her sensitive personality. and his courage.

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': For Lestat de Lioncourt (the "Archie"), the black-haired, dependable Louis de Pointe du Lac is the "Betty" (he's basically a "{{Househusband}}" -- as much as a man can be in the early 20th century in a same-sex relationship -- who's happy to raise their vampire daughter Claudia, although his brooding can put a damper on Lestat's enthusiasm) while the blonde, sultry Antoinette Brown is the "Veronica" (Lestat deems her as the fun one because "You're like me, you like to laugh"). Lestat wants to have his cake and eat it, too, so there's no reason for him to choose between them, so he cohabits with his boyfriend at his townhouse, and retains Antoinette as his mistress, whom he visits when things are difficult at home. In the Season 1 finale, Lestat decides to elevate Antoinette (who has been his lover for 23 years and is now a vampire) to his second wife while [[MasculineFeminineGayCouple Louis will be]] [[GenderInvertedTrope his male]] TopWife in a VampiresHarem. Even in this scenario, Louis is marginally the "winner" because Lestat loves him a lot more than Antoinette, but Louis certainly doesn't feel like he has won because he despises his romantic rival and wishes she was dead. Louis was already conspiring with Claudia to murder Lestat for his DomesticAbuse, so the latter imposing this outrageous new family arrangement makes it even more unbearable for Louis, so to be free from Lestat's control and to protect Claudia's life (Lestat plans to [[OffingTheOffspring do away with her]] to make room for Antoinette), the "Betty" kills both the "Archie" and the "Veronica."

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': For Lestat de Lioncourt (the "Archie"), the black-haired, dependable Louis de Pointe du Lac is the "Betty" (he's basically a "{{Househusband}}" -- as much as a man can be in the early 20th century in a same-sex relationship -- who's happy to raise their vampire daughter Claudia, although his brooding can put a damper on Lestat's enthusiasm) while the blonde, sultry Antoinette Brown is the "Veronica" (Lestat deems her as the fun one because "You're like me, you like to laugh"). Lestat wants to have his cake and eat it, too, so there's no reason for him to choose between them, so he cohabits with his boyfriend at his townhouse, and retains Antoinette as his mistress, whom he visits when things are difficult at home. In the Season 1 finale, Lestat decides to elevate Antoinette (who has been his lover for 23 years and is now a vampire) to his second wife while Louis will be [[MasculineFeminineGayCouple his male]] TopWife in a VampiresHarem. Even in this scenario, Louis is marginally the "winner" because Lestat loves him a lot more than Antoinette, but Louis certainly doesn't feel like he has won because he despises his romantic rival and wishes she was dead. Louis was already conspiring with Claudia to murder Lestat for his DomesticAbuse, so the latter imposing this outrageous new family arrangement makes it even more unbearable for Louis, so to be free from Lestat's control and to protect Claudia's life (Lestat plans to [[OffingTheOffspring do away with her]] to make room for Antoinette), the "Betty" kills both the "Archie" and the "Veronica."

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': For Lestat de Lioncourt (the "Archie"), the black-haired, dependable Louis de Pointe du Lac is the "Betty" (he's basically a "{{Househusband}}" -- as much as a man can be in the early 20th century in a same-sex relationship -- who's happy to raise their vampire daughter Claudia, although his brooding can put a damper on Lestat's enthusiasm) while the blonde, sultry Antoinette Brown is the "Veronica" (Lestat deems her as the fun one because "You're like me, you like to laugh"). Lestat wants to have his cake and eat it, too, so there's no reason for him to choose between them, so he lives with his boyfriend at his townhouse, and retains Antoinette as his mistress, whom he visits when things are difficult at home. In the Season 1 finale, Lestat decides to elevate Antoinette (who has been his lover for 23 years and is now a vampire) to his second wife while Louis will be [[MasculineFeminineGayCouple his male]] TopWife in a VampiresHarem. Even in this scenario, Louis is marginally the "winner" because Lestat loves him a lot more than Antoinette, but Louis certainly doesn't feel like he has won because he despises his romantic rival and wishes she was dead. Louis was already conspiring with Claudia to murder Lestat for his DomesticAbuse, so the latter imposing this outrageous new family arrangement makes it even more unbearable for Louis, so to be free from Lestat's control and to protect Claudia's life (Lestat plans to [[OffingTheOffspring do away with her]] to make room for Antoinette), the "Betty" kills both the "Archie" and the "Veronica."

** Daphne Bridgerton is the Archie to Prince Friedrich's [[NiceGuy nice]], [[PrinceCharming charming]], perfect-husband-material Betty and Duke Simon Basset's TallDarkAndSnarky, [[ByronicHero Byronic]], [[ReformedRake rougish]] Veronica. All three fit this dynamic down to the hair colour!

** The Sharmas' [[SiblingTriangle sibling triangle]] with Anthony: the season's incomparable debutante Edwina is the shy Betty; perfectly ladylike and has aspirations to become a wife and mother, while her older sister Kate is the sassy Veronica; witty, spirited, and independent. His sister, Daphne, easily clocks that despite Anthony very publicly pursuing Edwina's hand, he is not as excited about her as he should be, instead he seems more enthusiastic with Kate's presence, who shares the same traits with him. She tries to steer him towards acknowledging this, to mixed results.

** The Sharmas' [[SiblingTriangle sibling triangle]] with Anthony: the season's incomparable debutante Edwina is the shy Betty; perfectly ladylike and has aspirations to become a wife and mother, while her older sister Kate is the bold Veronica; witty, spirited, and independent. His sister, Daphne, easily clocks that despite Anthony very publicly pursuing Edwina's hand, he is not as excited about her as he should be, instead he seems more enthusiastic with Kate's presence, who shares the same traits with him. She tries to steer him towards acknowledging this, to mixed results.

** The Sharmas' Sibling Triangle with Anthony: the season's incomparable debutante Edwina is the shy Betty; perfectly ladylike and has aspirations to become a wife and mother, while her older sister Kate is the bold Veronica; witty, spirited, and independent. Daphne easily clocks that despite Anthony very publicly pursuing Edwina's hand, he is not as excited about her as he should be, instead he seems more enthusiastic with Kate's presence, who shares the same traits with him. She tries to steer him towards acknowledging this, to mixed results.

* ''Series/{{Frontier}}'': Michael Smyth starts the series attracted to Clenna Dolan, an Irish girl he knew in London who is unaccustomed to the new world, but after he joins up with Harp's band he grows closer to Sokanon, a native warrior, hunter, and tracker. Appropriately, the Betty and Veronica in this case are a blonde and brunette, respectively. [[spoiler: Michael seems to choose Sokanon after [[LoveCannotOvercome Clenna says that she cannot live in the wild with him]], but soon after Sokanon leaves him when she realizes that he will not choose the Cree cause over the Black Wolf company/gang]].