It’s the stuff that makes great television, and it has been a staple of teen dramas in particular for years.īut recently, the slow burn has been diluted and seems in danger of disappearing entirely. And last but certainly not least: you get to write and tease The Moment that the characters realize they are in love and everything changes. Writers add more meaning via small touches and glances, not needing to contrive situations for the characters to be together and allowing the show other storylines even while keeping the romance in the minds of viewers. The characters involved tend to be better developed since the focus isn’t immediately on romance. For one, the audience is invested in the “will they or won’t they” push and pull, leading to higher ratings and water cooler discussion of the show. There are many advantages to a slow burn arc. Dylan O’Brien as Stiles and Holland Roden as Lydia on ‘Teen Wolf’/MTV And by slow, we mean slow: Stydia did not share their first kiss until the third season of Teen Wolf, for example. Slow burns keep audiences invested by playing the long game rather than providing instant gratification by getting popular characters together quickly. Loosely defined as when a couple takes a long time to realize their feelings for one another, some of the most well known TV couples ever (especially in teen dramas) fall into this category, from Delena (Damon and Elena) on The Vampire Diaries to Stydia (Stiles and Lydia) on Teen Wolf and many more. There is no romantic narrative device more beloved than the slow burn.
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