History HeldGaze / LiveActionTV

* In the ''Series/NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide'' episode "Guide to: Positives and Negatives", Sarah Gothman and Mark Downing have this before they kiss. [[spoiler:[[IncrediblyLamePun It's electrifying]]]].

* Richard ''Series/{{Castle}}'' and Kate Beckett have a tendency to do this as part of their {{UST}} in general, but one particularly notable example occurs in "Poof! You're Dead", wherein one of their usual "getting so caught up in theorizing about the case they finish each other's sentences" moments ends with them staring into each other's eyes, with the look on Castle's face almost pinpointing the exact second he realizes that he's fallen in love with her. Unfortunately for him, however, Beckett isn't quite on the same page and just asks him what he's looking at, prompting a rapid changing of the topic which only confuses her.

* Pa's technique for TestingTheLoveInterest in ''Series/BadBuddy'' includes looking in the other person's eyes to see if you feel something when you do. For Pat, his then-LoveInterest Ink fails this test, but confusingly, Pran passes.

** In "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E1InThroesOfIncreasingWonder In Throes of Increasing Wonder...]]", after their first bout of lovemaking, Lestat de Lioncourt and Louis de Pointe du Lac stare deeply into each other's eyes, which conveys that they both felt a profound emotional bond beyond the physical act. The pupils of Lestat's vampire eyes are blown wide, and he's gaping at Louis with pure, unadulterated ''awe'', as if Louis was the most beautiful creature who has ever walked the Earth.
** In "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E7TheThingLayStill The Thing Lay Still]]", the couple share another gaze as they dance together at the MasqueradeBall, which culminates in [[TheBigDamnKiss Louis kissing Lestat]].

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': In "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E1InThroesOfIncreasingWonder In Throes of Increasing Wonder...]]", after their first bout of lovemaking, Lestat de Lioncourt and Louis de Pointe du Lac stare deeply into each other's eyes, which conveys that they both felt a profound emotional bond beyond the physical act. The pupils of Lestat's vampire eyes are blown wide, and he's gaping at Louis with pure, unadulterated ''awe'', as if Louis was the most beautiful creature who has ever walked the Earth. They share another gaze as they dance together at the MasqueradeBall in "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E7TheThingLayStill The Thing Lay Still]]", which culminates in [[TheBigDamnKiss Louis kissing Lestat]].

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': After their first bout of lovemaking, Lestat de Lioncourt and Louis de Pointe du Lac stare deeply into each other's eyes, which conveys that they both felt a profound emotional bond beyond the physical act. The pupils of Lestat's vampire eyes are blown wide, and he's gaping at Louis with pure, unadulterated ''awe'', as if Louis was the most beautiful creature who has ever walked the Earth. They share another gaze as they dance together at the MasqueradeBall in episode 7, which culminates in [[TheBigDamnKiss Louis kissing Lestat]].

** Averted when Daenerys discovers that [[spoiler:her friend and adviser Jorah Mormont was originally sent to spy on her, and has him banished from her service]]. She spends most of their conversation looking over his head, [[ThisIsUnforgivable either in disdain]] or because she's [[TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask worried that she might feel sympathy]] if she looks him in the eye.

* ''Series/PennyDreadful'': In the Season 2 episode "Above the Vaulted Sky", no less than three different CoitusEnsues moments are interspersed with Ethan and Vanessa sharing an intense held gaze moment, although [[UnresolvedSexualTension nothing ends up happening between them]] that night.

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': After their first bout of lovemaking, Lestat de Lioncourt and Louis de Pointe du Lac stare deeply into each other's eyes, which conveys that they both felt a profound emotional bond beyond the physical act. The pupils of Lestat's vampire eyes are blown wide, and he's gaping at Louis with pure, unadulterated ''awe'', as if Louis was the most beautiful creature who has ever walked the Earth. They share another gaze as they dance together at the MasqueradeBall in episode 7, which culminates in Louis kissing Lestat.

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': After their first bout of lovemaking, Lestat de Lioncourt and Louis de Pointe du Lac stare deeply into each other's eyes, which conveys that they both felt a profound emotional bond beyond the physical act. The pupils of Lestat's vampire eyes are blown wide, and he's gaping at Louis with pure, unadulterated ''awe'', as if Louis was the most beautiful creature who has ever walked the Earth.

* ''Series/LawAndOrderSVU'' has this between detective Olivia Benson and ADA Rafael Barba, whose mutual ShipTease has been noticeable since the latter first appeared in season 14. In season 18, however, this gets turned UpToEleven; these two can't seem to go half a scene with each other without a long, meaningful, sensually-charged gaze that frequently lasts for half a minute or more.

* ''Film/{{Bridgerton}}'': The season 2's romantic leads, Anthony and Kate, often catch themselves up just an inch in episode 4 and 5 as if [[AlmostKiss about to kiss]].