Starring Cupid

This week, we're kissing like real people do and looking at the history of Marianne Sheridan and Connell Waldron, from the BBC limited series Normal People. Join Zama as she ponders why social status is such a nonsense factor, how Connell could have been more open, and why Marianne's choices stem from her personal struggles. *TW*: mentions of sexual assault and suicide. We're heading up to Ireland for this week's controversial Who's Your Fave battle. Please do vote on our Twitter and Instagram polls.

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This week, we're playing matchmaker and looking at two different adaptations of Jane Austen's Emma. We're talking about Emma Woodhouse and John Knightley, from the 2020 Emma film, alongside Cher Horowitz and Josh, from the 90s cult classic Clueless. We've invited a special guest, fan and friend of the show, Miss Noma from the Polar Podcast to help us through this double couple.

Join us as we why wonder how dangerously close these pairs got to incest, why Emma/Cher's intentions were pure, and geek over the kindness of Austen's haters to lovers. Welcome back to season six, Lovers!

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*Editing note: the Emma director's name is Autumn de Wilde. Apologies for the mispronounciation.

This week, we're falling for our friends, literature wise.

Join Zama as she celebrates 2 years of Starring Cupid with a book review of the leads from Love, Rosie - Rosie Dunne and Alex Stewart. We wonder what weapons formed against them, why they held on for so long, and how this differs from the movie. Thanks to the Lovers and friends for supporting us since 2020.

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This week, we're being absolute gentlemen and talking about the passionate pair that is Miss Kate Sharma and Lord Anthony Bridgerton, from the Netflix sensation Bridgerton. We're joined by super fangirl and friend of the show - Juhi - to close off season five.

Join us as we wonder how the heartbroken Viscount tries love again, why Kate gets to be put first, and why their pairing deserved a less chaotic start. We take this week's battle to a passionate peak.

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This week, we're going out with Nick Nelson and looking at Charlie Spring and Nicholas Nelson, from Heartstopper.

Join Zama as she raves over the cuteness of newfound love, how Nick's journey is supported, and why Charlie deserved a whirlwind romance. We've got more young, queer love going off on this Who's Your Fave battle.

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This week, we're going for gold and looking back at the quirky cuties, Na Hee-do and Baek Yi-jin from Twenty Five Twenty One.

Join Zama as she explains why this love story initially upset her, why this couple made so much sense, and how we deal with love that won't last. We chat more about K Dramas on this week's Who's Your Fave battle.

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This week, in fair Verona where we lay our scene, we're talking about Juliet Capulet and Romeo Montague from the 1996 adaptation, Romeo + Juliet.

Join Zama as she geekily wonders why this couple was held back, how Romeo was a Gone Boy™️, and why choosing him was special to Juliet. We cross more stars in this week's battle.

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This week, we're going down memory lane and looking at the picturesque pair that is Mae Morton and Michael Block, from the romantic drama The Photograph.

Join Zama as we ask how parental love can shape us, why Michael is a certified lover boy, and what makes Mae hesitate. We take it up a notch in this week's Who's Your Fave where fellow lovebirds battle it out for the title.

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This week, it is happening, and we're chatting about the lovely Halperts - Pam and Jim, from The Office. We're joined by friend of the show and fan of the series, Mokumo, to help fairly judge Zama's faves. Join us as we ask how patience helped, what sets them apart from the other office romances, and what it took to keep them going. The saga continues in this week's battle where we pit workplace affair against workplace affair.

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This week we're planning a heist and investigating Brooklyn's fictional finest as we talk about Amy and Jake Peralta, from the comedy hit Brooklyn 99. We're joined by the lovely host of What's IGN Crushing On, Caryn Welby-Solomon, to rave over this couple. Join us as we look at Amy being equally goofy, Jake's personal growth, and how this couple brought us both so much happiness over the seven seasons. We take this fight into this week's battle where we see more cop co-workers and opposites attracting. Be sure to vote for your favourites on our Twitter poll. Do be sure to follow us on Twitter @ StarringCupid and on Tumblr @ Starringcupidpodcast for updates and more content.