If there’s one thing Jennifer and Heather can agree on, it’s that escaping into fiction has never been more necessary than in 2020. Luckily, they managed to find plenty of ships to love. In this special episode, they each weigh in on their top 5 couples of the year.

There’s no question that 2020 has been a garbage fire, but here are 10 fictional couples that brought us joy...

• Jenn’s Top 5:
  • #5 Jackson/Sloane in Holidate
  • #4: Maelyn/Andrew in the novel In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren
  • #3: Joe/Nicky in Old Guard
  • #2: Viv/Jackson in Sex Education
  • #1: January/Gus in the novel Beach Read by Emily Henry
• Heather’s Top 5:
  • #5: Ellery/Reed from the Ellery Hathaway Mystery novel series by Joanna Schaffhausen
  • #4: Jack/Mel in Virgin River
  • #3: Nadia/Guzman in Elite
  • #2: Rip/Beth from Yellowstone
  • #1: Lucy/Tim from The Rookie