stories fueled by miscommunication are irritating at minimum but i’m laughing at the person of interest episode where the entire conflict was “married couple each individually hires a different assassin for their spouse” because they have shit communication skills, creating this gem of a timeline:
kidnapping them and leaving them tied up in a room together to force them to speak to each other for the first time in years
“how many times can a person redo their kitchen? i liked the one we had three kitchens ago” “if you’re okay with MEDIOCRITY—”
this tactic actually working and encouraging them to talk, bringing up the real issue that caused a schism years past (which was literally just a misunderstanding that upset one party, and their upset caused the OTHER’s upset, and now they hate each other)
them realizing they DON’T hate each other, they just harbored misplaced resentments
a teary, heartfelt “i’m so sorry i tried to kill you, honey” followed almost immediately by the arresting officers pulling them away from each other while they try to kiss over the gurney carrying one of the assassins out of their house
toxic power couple of the year award goes to these two fucking morons