i think it perfectly “fixed” the moonlighting problem-bc you stop watching a show if the only thing keeping you coming back over and over is the tension of will-they-wont-they once they finally do, but ALSO if your show runs for 7 seasons people will get RIGHTFULLY ANNOYED if they never do for reasons of “we dont want viewers to stop watching.” so the writers did the characters the respect of being like “realistically there is nothing keeping these characters from acting on their feelings right now,” but then ended the relationship amicably for the reasons in the video. yet the show STILL has the tension of when theyll get together, and u get to see their chemistry and their sweet friendship and growing relationship. so its not just like, eternal blue balls, but u get all the benefits from will-they-wont-they chemistry
the good thing about new girl is that it doesn‘t end with them parting ways. friends makes the literal friends part ways, making it look like they don‘t need each other anymore. new girl said fuck that and ended it on a winston prank.
well, to be fair Cece and Schmidt did move out of the loft way before the series ended because of the same reason as Monica and Chandler did, to start a family. and we don't get to see whether nick and jess stay in the loft after they get married or move out. the only difference between friends and this would be that friends ended the show on a much emotional scene whereas new girl ended it on a happy joyful note. none of those endings were bad.
Sonanki Ghosh well i‘d like to disagree. friends imply that the chapter of life where being with your friends is everything ends when they finish the show. that is nowhere near the narrative new girl constructs over the last season. they jump a few years and we see that nothing has changed, no one has stopped talking (except coach) - new girl ends with them saying goodbye to the loft but not each other. it doesn‘t end with us thinking they wont ever see each other again, because it is never part of the storyline. friends doesn‘t have that. that was my whole point.
Schmidt and Cece had my heart and allegiance from the beginning but I loved how authentic Nick and Jess' love was. It was always beautiful to see Nick do things for Jess just because but when he said in season 3 that he had loved her from the beginning, it made it so much more special. And I absolutely loved the fact that at no point did he pass judgement or resentment towards her or her relationships and vice versa. Even when in love they never moped or tried to actively sabotage each other's relationships. I was genuinely surprised as to how well this show wrote everyone's relationships.
I agree. Nick was really the first one to care for Jess, a total stranger at that time and one who just recently moved in. I love their friendship too. It was filled with so much love. And I always love how they still care so much for each other without being bitter. I love their dynamic.
Ross and Rachel's dynamic on Friends was so infuriating, because they never actually became better people. The problems which broke their relationship up initially were still there when they got together in the end. They were terrible exes to each other, and always let their jealously and selfishness get in the way of each other's happiness with other people. Ross and Rachel should not have stayed friends after breaking up. Their "friendship" stopped them from pursuing healthy relationships with other people, and learning and growing from their mistakes. I love how New Girl showed what an actually healthy friendship between exes looks like.
i honestly think rachel improved as a person. she was ultimately happy for ross and emily when she wished him well at the wedding. Ross, however, didnt change at all. Rachel had the best arc on Friends and should have ended the show with nobody but her and ross' daughter. She didn't need anyone and her and Ross had nothing in common
@@arjunwali9885 yeah it bugged me that in the pilot episode she left Barry so she can be independent, and in the finale she left an amazing job in Paris just so she can be with Ross
EXACTLY couldn’t have said it better. They definetly shouldn’t have gotten back together as a couple and maybe even as friends. I liked her with Joey but Ross was in the way
I think what Nick and Jess got right that Ross and Rachel got wrong is that they trust and love each other enough to let the other be their own person. When things come to a head and they break up, they genuinely want the other to be happy. They acknowledge each other’s growth. They call each other out on their flaws and make sure that they don’t miss out on their opportunities. Basically they’re best friends who look out for each other whether they’re in love or not.
I love how even when they’re not together, Jess and Nick still want what’s best for each other and what makes them happy, even if that means being with other people. I also loved how the show wrote their relationship after they broke up; they were best friends but they still acknowledged the fact that they used to date, which is something so rare in TV shows since they either make the exes friends but almost like they were never together, or enemies since their jealousy starts getting the better of them
@@LucyAnne1 The only thing that made me upset was the amount of time it took for them to get back together but they needed the growth as characters so it's okay
The point is I don’t feel like they actually broke up at all. Reagan might be the official girlfriend of Nick for 2 seasons but Jess is his real girlfriend in those times.
I know a lot of fans complain that Nick and Jess got together "too early" but... you can't elongate romantic tension for 3+ seasons! That would just be pointless writing, especially when the endgame is very obvious. If the writers were to drag it out, the show would've become frustrating to watch. I like that Nick and Jess begin to admit their interest in season 2.
Ironically they could’ve done it earlier but the writers said no. They told the two to not touch each other. I’m so happy they did wait to get them back together because it also became a lesson in the good of remaining friends and having a nice relationship with an ex that was originally a good friend. They learned to continuously have each other’s back and go through other relationships that emphasized their own issues and learn from them. Growth :)
In my youth I really loved the long burn, but now that I’m a couple of years into adulthood, I find the will they won’t they so tiring after a season or two. IMO they got together at a perfect time, they’re adults and it wouldn’t make sense to deny the attraction they felt for so long for no reason
I don't get that critique either, really. I love slow burn, but not if it's unnaturally dragged out for multiple seasons. Then it just gets tiring and loses its intrigue. I loved when they got together, I understood their breakup, and I loved when they got together again in the end even more. They had so much chemistry throughout S1 and S2 (throughout the entire show, actually), it wouldn't have been great to drag it out just for the sake of a slower burn.
Would love to see a video on how New Girl treated masculinity! I've been rewatching it this year and I noticed how one of the most endearing things about the show is their treatment of the male characters and their relationship with each other.
I’m so glad that they didn’t treat Nick and Jess’s relationship like Ross and Rachel’s. Not only were R+R toxic, they were selfish, and constantly jealous, holding each other back. Nick and Jess did none of those things. Their breakup was even so much healthier than R+R’s as well. It feels so good that they allowed Nick and Jess to grow as people and figure out what they really wanted and got them back together.
I don’t know anything about friends but with Nick and Jess I absolutely loved when they broke up. (Still wanted them together lol) but it showed that love between two exes that were previously friends can still be there. The breakup allowed to keep a strong and supportive relationship. They knew they loved each other and proved it when they were together and through their breakup but ultimately went off to focus on themselves. I think it made them stronger as a couple. Correct me if I’m wrong but I think Nick after dealing with his own issues in the end the last thing he needed to get over was his fear of the relationship and he did so when talking to Schmidt. I love this show so much 😭
I always loved how they love each other, but their immaturity and differences was the reason for the first breakup. The characters were best friends, they grow up together as friends, they cheered for each other dreams and goals. When both grow as individuals, their love happens naturally for good and forever.
This show made me realise that you really don’t need to have things figured out in your late 20s/at 30. They all seem like such babies in s1 compared to s7, and I think sometimes people need their early 30s to figure out who they really are before finding “the one” and settling down
I love how you've been analysing new girl. Before this and the Cece video, you only had the one of the adorkable era (which I loved), and I always thought New Girl has a lot of material to make this. New girl is an amazing series and I've always loved your view.
Their first kiss is still the best I’ve ever seen in a tv series. They’re one of my favorite couples and as much as I love Ross and Rachel, Nick and Jess are better in my opinion and not only as a couple but even as characters.
same! i loved that one scene in the desert where Nick tells Schmidt about how he doesn't need to be some old-age fighter man, and that he's sweet and caring and has what is needed to be a great modern husband to Cece.
@@cassierxse Schmidt is the best because he literally fits into none of the boxes of what society sees as “manly” and “attractive”, but everyone I know falls in love with him when they watch the show
@@erm492 Right!! And I love his character because when you start watching the show, you think he's that typical womanizing jerk who's got a few funny jokes up his sleeve, before you realize that he's much more than that. Sure, he's flawed, especially in the beginning, but he's always had a heart of gold and is a much bigger dork than he first leads on. He's a great example of a man who is very secure about his sexuality and thus not afraid to tell his male friends he loves them, doesn’t mind doing all the cooking and cleaning etc. I think he's very refreshing (and has awesome lines, obviously).
Easily one of the best tv couples for me!! The chemistry is there, and everything about them is really wholesome whether they were in a relationship or not
The one problem with how they handled the relationship was waiting so long to split Reagan and Nick to get Jess and Nick together in the last episode of Season 6. We needed more Jess and Nick as a couple before the time skip I think, or at least a stronger wind up before they got together.
yeah, i wish we could have seen nick realizing he loved jess a few episodes before they got back together. it could have been the moment when reagan didn’t care about his day and just wanted to have sex, he could have realized that jess is the only woman that would care about his story of seeing a bird in the backseat of a car. i would have liked to see him pine over jess the way she did for an entire season.
I knew New Girl as a casual watcher before it landed on Netflix. Then I pretty much binged it and I loved it, especially the "messing around", as Winston would say. However I can see how the show misses a lot in terms of organic in the last seasons: it's almost like "hey Jess, hey Nick! Did you know we are almost at the end of the show? Chop chop! Get back together now!"
Sucks that it was only because of how fast the writers needed to be when they had to write the final season :/. I think it did make the last final seasons less "realistic" (the entire show was nothing but weird lol)
@@Ashley-ro4xz for me realism went out of window when they paired Nick with Reagan. There is no way a woman like her, stone cold sexy, independent and almost aggressive, would fall for our lovely man-child
You totally got it. This is exactly how I feel about their relationship but I didn't have the words to explain it. I only wish that the way their relationship was handled in season 7 was a bit different, though I'm not totally sure how. Definitely one of my favorite TV couples.
yeah i felt like they really rushed their relationship in season 7, which is understandable since the producers wanted to wrap the show up but it’s still kinda unfortunate
I just wish we would have seen the way their relationship bloomed the way we saw with Cece and Schmidt and the beginning with Winston and Aly. But we did see them get together and we got a final season:) I’m happy with that ☺️
Anyone else think we're a little too obsessed with this self-actualization thing? Particularly in the context of how you can't find/keep a partner until you've arrived. I get that there's an amount of growing up you have to do but geesh - we're never fully actualized. We're constantly growing and changing. And some people have difficult life experiences and hurdles that are hard to overcome - even with hard work. Non-perfect people deserve romantic love too. I guess I'm just biased cuz I'm the person the main characters date so they can find themselves and figure out they actually want to be with each other. Nice to know I was a useful prop in your story.
i agree with you, except that they had to grow away from each other for awhile, they needed space. they weren’t perfect when they ended up together, but it was the right time for them.
I wouldn't compare them to Ross and Rachel, honestly. Ross and Rachel still did not have the time to grow up on their own because even until the end of the show, they were still really childish and were not supportive of each other when one was in a relationship. Nick and Jess were at least able to continue to coexist with each other and be civil to each other's significant others, even if they didn't like them. Jess was even nice to Regan, who was with Nick at the time when she realized she still had feelings. Nick and Jess are the only ones on television that have been able to show what an ideal adult friendship-relationship-friendship-relationship again looked like, and what happens along the way.
Cece and Schmidt´s relationship is my fav. The character development for both of them and the way schmidt proposes to cece makes me cry every time. The way schmidt loves cece above anything else and then cece explains to jess she just love schmidt and know she wants to spend the rest of her life with him. IS PERFECT
I had just finished New Girl for the first time two weeks ago and I found myself scrolling through these videos thinking “they GOTTA have a take on Nick and Jess.” Ive spent the last two weeks upset because I felt they didnt get the ending they deserved. This video makes me appreciate their relationship so much more!!
Great video! New Girl really put the focus on friendship and how it can go hand in hand with love and that's so important. Other shows like Friends and HIMYM made it seem like you could only have one or the other at a time. Nick and Jess' friendship is such a beautiful thing, because they put their friendship first and let it be the foundation for their romance. That's what always makes me cry when I watch the breakup episode - not that they broke up, but because they immediately supported each other as friends after that breakup. New Girl is the perfect example of how relationships and exes would be in my perfect world.
This show is criminally underrated tho...it’s like, the only reason I kept netflix. So good. I even got the first 3 seasons on dvd, but then the rest get really expensive after so I didn’t hahah :(
@@kchikwete Not a fan of HIMYM but from the little i've managed to watch they are a great couple too. I prefer Nick and Jess' story though. Love built on friendship.
Thank you for finally doing a Nick and Jess analysis. I stumbled upon this show and glad I gave it a chance. This reminds me of my relationship with my friend. The mutual love is there but the timing is not right. We both have to work on ourselves and grow. I’d love to see a Monica and Chandler video as well.
this could not have come in a more perfect time - i’ve fallen into a deep hole after binging the series (rewatching, binging each’s filmography, and now fan fiction 💀)
New Girl main relationships and friendships seem so healthy compared with others sitcoms, and once people who watch other sitcoms realize this, New Girl is going to be a great example of healthy relationships and a great comedy sitcom
Love these two. I hate when people reference Ross and Rachel for TV couples; they were so toxic. Jess and Nick are the dream because they're realistically flawed and complicated, but they also genuinely care about the well being of the other.
Why am I just now realising Nick named the character based on Jess in his novel as Jessica "Night" in contrast to the real Jessica "Day"? Lmao That's hilarious
@@hrvbox haha don’t be embarrassed I only see you because I’m there too 😂
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Honestly, I loved them together already in the first episode when Jess asks if Nick is going to kill her.. since he's a stranger she met online. I feel like their relationship is the most realistic one out of any series, it's a relationship building up through friendship. They care so deeply about each other and that's just so pure, they push each other to be their very best 🥺 Every relationship should build up like that I wish Jess would've had more time with Julian Morris role and I also did like her with Sam.. But Nick is just the one ❤️
I like the way they write New Girl. In any conversation, it doesn’t really end the way you predict it would be. I love how it is timely and their humor is really smart and with the correct timing. Also each character is consistently distinct and interesting, for instance, the reaction of Schmidt is completely different from the reaction of Winston, and that kind of writing is really great! I would like to watch a channel that analyses the writing of a certain tv show or series, please suggest if you know one. 🙂
I don't comment too often on videos but this take nearly made me cry and also realize why I cherish this show so much. I could't really put my finger on why Jess and Nick were such an important couple to me in TV but you really managed to make me realize what it actually was. Thank you so much for the effort you put into your videos and help me and probably many others get behind common tropes and understanding more of the effort put into symbolism and growth in shows and movies.
My god. If I could be so lucky to hook up with a friend then break up and become exes that care about each other to that level. I don’t think that’s realistic at all actually. But man does it make for a great story.
FAVORITE ON SCREEN COUPLE EVER😍😍Best friends, best exes and always there for eachother🥰 Its not easy relationship..shows reality..and, though they love eachother, since the timings fucked it, when you have chemistry, timing is the bitch!! But, I loved the fact they grew after the breakup..and, when they got back together, were the perfect fit!! I love this show...not sugar coated..reality..life's messy but you grow through this ... that's what makes it perfect..I'm so glad I watched this show😍😍
This video helped me better understand and accept Nick and Jess' relationship and also helped me better understand why Ted goes back to Robin at the end of How I Met Your Mother. That relationship is also an issue of timing (Robin even says in the show that a good relationship needs Chemistry and Time) and by the final episode, both of them have achieved what they wanted with their lives that got in the way of them being together initially and can now be happy together.
Jess was so selfless, I think she loved nick all along but she never got in the way, and even encouraged his other relationships... even when she thought CeCe liked him
nick and jess’s wedding could have been done so much better: i think that the whole curse thing was a little funny at first but it was overdone and rushed and i think they should have done a callback. in season 4, when jess is dating ryan and her dad is getting married, all the gang goes to portland and jess is the best man. when she looses the rings and asks nick and coach the get them, there’s a scene where nick finally gets the rings and when she’s going to give them to jess her dad and the bride are slow dancing and nick says something like “one day we are going to find people to do that with” it would’ve been so adorable if at their wedding maybe the curse would’ve lost their rings or something and they were found slow dancing because the didn’t need to get married and they knew they wanted to spend the rest of their life’s together. idk it’s a concept
Sooo true but the fact that Ashley didn’t stay with her dad defeats the purpose. Would been cool if she stayed and Jess and Nick did that. Cool attention to detail.
your idea would be really cute too, but i think the point of the cursed wedding was to bring up their fears and anxieties and then show them pushing past that- since that was their whole problem before. i honestly loved that because so many will-they-won't-they couples end with them getting back together, and it leaves you wondering "do they just make the same mistakes?"- but because of the cursed wedding and Russel coming back, etc, it made them face it all and push through it. "you wanna have the weirdest wedding of all time?" "to you? that's all i want, miller."
Okay I gotta say something- the first time around, I wasn’t feeling their relationship. I didn’t hate it or anything, but *to me* it didn’t feel very fitting. Second time around I felt the opposite way. I think everything played out very well in the end and I’m so happy for it.
THIS IS SO PREFECTLY DONE I LOVE IT SO MUCH NICK AND JESS' RELATIONSHIP IS TRULY GOALS THE SHOW REALLY PUT SO MUCH CARE AND THOUGHT INTO IT MAKING IT THE BEST TV RELATIONSHIP EVER
Thank you so much for the... take on this!! I could relate to so much of the analysis, given my blind luck to have my own personal Nick Miller - instant chemistry, quick fling, 8 years of friendship and dating other people, and for 10 years an amazing symbiosis with my best friend / brother / other half / emotionally constipated adorable perfect human grumpy cat! :)
I didn't have an issue with them breaking up, but they broke up too soon and for such a stupid reason. We didn't get enough time to enjoy their relationship before it was over! And then it was just a waiting game until they got back together. Again, too long of a wait and not enough build-up.
When I’m watching tv, my mom walks in and stays for a minute, and asks normal questions about what I’m watching. When I watch new girl, she always says “Wait I thought Jess likes Nick, why’s she with that guy”
"Jess and nick are the central couple around which the show New Girl revolves"
Winston and Ferguson: am I a joke to you
Lol yeah they kinda are😂
It's Nick and Schmidt for me.
@@jerenmckey1800 100% Cece and Schmidt
@@sarahmichelle4421 but they’re still not as important.
@@kiks399 truee
I actually liked that the show runners got them both together early on. It’s very realistic in my opinion.
i think it perfectly “fixed” the moonlighting problem-bc you stop watching a show if the only thing keeping you coming back over and over is the tension of will-they-wont-they once they finally do, but ALSO if your show runs for 7 seasons people will get RIGHTFULLY ANNOYED if they never do for reasons of “we dont want viewers to stop watching.”
so the writers did the characters the respect of being like “realistically there is nothing keeping these characters from acting on their feelings right now,” but then ended the relationship amicably for the reasons in the video. yet the show STILL has the tension of when theyll get together, and u get to see their chemistry and their sweet friendship and growing relationship. so its not just like, eternal blue balls, but u get all the benefits from will-they-wont-they chemistry
yes! real people who find access to someone they're into will usually make a move, then deal with the consequences later
Christy you said it perfectly.
@@crstph why did they get back together?
IT FELT LIKE FOREVER THOUGH!!
the good thing about new girl is that it doesn‘t end with them parting ways. friends makes the literal friends part ways, making it look like they don‘t need each other anymore. new girl said fuck that and ended it on a winston prank.
I love this show 💖💖💕💕 and this video. New girl is so underrated
Prank Sinatra baby!!!
I feel like new girl is better is friends.. Anybody agrees?
well, to be fair Cece and Schmidt did move out of the loft way before the series ended because of the same reason as Monica and Chandler did, to start a family. and we don't get to see whether nick and jess stay in the loft after they get married or move out. the only difference between friends and this would be that friends ended the show on a much emotional scene whereas new girl ended it on a happy joyful note. none of those endings were bad.
Sonanki Ghosh well i‘d like to disagree. friends imply that the chapter of life where being with your friends is everything ends when they finish the show. that is nowhere near the narrative new girl constructs over the last season. they jump a few years and we see that nothing has changed, no one has stopped talking (except coach) - new girl ends with them saying goodbye to the loft but not each other. it doesn‘t end with us thinking they wont ever see each other again, because it is never part of the storyline. friends doesn‘t have that. that was my whole point.
Do a take on Scmitt and Nick's relationship, it was nice to see a male friendship that was so caring on TV
@The Positive Corner yes! And in the earlier episodes when Scmitt gets upset because Nick says that he doesn't think about him!
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The gayest straight friends ever
Yes! I love their friendship!
New Girl's friends have arguably better and healthier friendships than the ones in FRIENDS and HIMYM
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monica and chandler are also a good one!!
no argument here, thats 100% true
Yes!
Pfft what argument? There’s no contest of course the new girl friends are the better healthier friendships
Schmidt and Cece had my heart and allegiance from the beginning but I loved how authentic Nick and Jess' love was. It was always beautiful to see Nick do things for Jess just because but when he said in season 3 that he had loved her from the beginning, it made it so much more special. And I absolutely loved the fact that at no point did he pass judgement or resentment towards her or her relationships and vice versa. Even when in love they never moped or tried to actively sabotage each other's relationships. I was genuinely surprised as to how well this show wrote everyone's relationships.
I agree. Nick was really the first one to care for Jess, a total stranger at that time and one who just recently moved in. I love their friendship too. It was filled with so much love. And I always love how they still care so much for each other without being bitter. I love their dynamic.
Ross and Rachel's dynamic on Friends was so infuriating, because they never actually became better people. The problems which broke their relationship up initially were still there when they got together in the end. They were terrible exes to each other, and always let their jealously and selfishness get in the way of each other's happiness with other people. Ross and Rachel should not have stayed friends after breaking up. Their "friendship" stopped them from pursuing healthy relationships with other people, and learning and growing from their mistakes. I love how New Girl showed what an actually healthy friendship between exes looks like.
i honestly think rachel improved as a person. she was ultimately happy for ross and emily when she wished him well at the wedding. Ross, however, didnt change at all. Rachel had the best arc on Friends and should have ended the show with nobody but her and ross' daughter. She didn't need anyone and her and Ross had nothing in common
@@arjunwali9885 yeah it bugged me that in the pilot episode she left Barry so she can be independent, and in the finale she left an amazing job in Paris just so she can be with Ross
@@tiaammar925 agreed. she also left barry bc they didnt have chemistry, which i also didnt see with her and ross.
These guys have done videos on Ross and Rachel (together and separately) that you might find interesting
EXACTLY couldn’t have said it better. They definetly shouldn’t have gotten back together as a couple and maybe even as friends. I liked her with Joey but Ross was in the way
I think what Nick and Jess got right that Ross and Rachel got wrong is that they trust and love each other enough to let the other be their own person.
When things come to a head and they break up, they genuinely want the other to be happy. They acknowledge each other’s growth. They call each other out on their flaws and make sure that they don’t miss out on their opportunities. Basically they’re best friends who look out for each other whether they’re in love or not.
Exactly 🙌🏼❤️
and they actually get along
Yeah they were so much healthier than Rachel and Ross
That’s why I wanted for Joey and Rachel to end up together, they were actually friends
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I love how even when they’re not together, Jess and Nick still want what’s best for each other and what makes them happy, even if that means being with other people. I also loved how the show wrote their relationship after they broke up; they were best friends but they still acknowledged the fact that they used to date, which is something so rare in TV shows since they either make the exes friends but almost like they were never together, or enemies since their jealousy starts getting the better of them
alixe YES!!!! It was so well done, and when they got back together, it was right ❤️❤️❤️
@@LucyAnne1 The only thing that made me upset was the amount of time it took for them to get back together but they needed the growth as characters so it's okay
The point is I don’t feel like they actually broke up at all. Reagan might be the official girlfriend of Nick for 2 seasons but Jess is his real girlfriend in those times.
@@nont18411 True
I know a lot of fans complain that Nick and Jess got together "too early" but... you can't elongate romantic tension for 3+ seasons! That would just be pointless writing, especially when the endgame is very obvious. If the writers were to drag it out, the show would've become frustrating to watch. I like that Nick and Jess begin to admit their interest in season 2.
lol Bones for 6 seasons .... so frustrating!!
Ironically they could’ve done it earlier but the writers said no. They told the two to not touch each other. I’m so happy they did wait to get them back together because it also became a lesson in the good of remaining friends and having a nice relationship with an ex that was originally a good friend. They learned to continuously have each other’s back and go through other relationships that emphasized their own issues and learn from them. Growth :)
In my youth I really loved the long burn, but now that I’m a couple of years into adulthood, I find the will they won’t they so tiring after a season or two. IMO they got together at a perfect time, they’re adults and it wouldn’t make sense to deny the attraction they felt for so long for no reason
I don't get that critique either, really. I love slow burn, but not if it's unnaturally dragged out for multiple seasons. Then it just gets tiring and loses its intrigue. I loved when they got together, I understood their breakup, and I loved when they got together again in the end even more. They had so much chemistry throughout S1 and S2 (throughout the entire show, actually), it wouldn't have been great to drag it out just for the sake of a slower burn.
I love how the entire staff of The Take is also in quarantine and binge watching New Girl repeatedly like the rest of us.
Simoun Antonio M. Salinas literally just finished rewatching the whole series in a couple weeks 😭
I mean, they have the greatest first kiss of all time, we already knew their love story was gonna be good
Ross and Rachel were a toxic couple. They want what Nick and Jess have.
_I_ want what nick and jess have
Please do a video on Winston, he's the best character.
Agreed
Which Winston
He is the phoebe of new girl
Also one on Ferguson
As a self-identified Winston, I appreciate this muchly.
Would love to see a video on how New Girl treated masculinity! I've been rewatching it this year and I noticed how one of the most endearing things about the show is their treatment of the male characters and their relationship with each other.
Honestly, Jess and Nick are far better than Rachel and Ross. FAR better.
I’m so glad that they didn’t treat Nick and Jess’s relationship like Ross and Rachel’s. Not only were R+R toxic, they were selfish, and constantly jealous, holding each other back. Nick and Jess did none of those things. Their breakup was even so much healthier than R+R’s as well. It feels so good that they allowed Nick and Jess to grow as people and figure out what they really wanted and got them back together.
I don’t know anything about friends but with Nick and Jess I absolutely loved when they broke up. (Still wanted them together lol) but it showed that love between two exes that were previously friends can still be there. The breakup allowed to keep a strong and supportive relationship. They knew they loved each other and proved it when they were together and through their breakup but ultimately went off to focus on themselves. I think it made them stronger as a couple. Correct me if I’m wrong but I think Nick after dealing with his own issues in the end the last thing he needed to get over was his fear of the relationship and he did so when talking to Schmidt. I love this show so much 😭
I always loved how they love each other, but their immaturity and differences was the reason for the first breakup. The characters were best friends, they grow up together as friends, they cheered for each other dreams and goals. When both grow as individuals, their love happens naturally for good and forever.
This show made me realise that you really don’t need to have things figured out in your late 20s/at 30. They all seem like such babies in s1 compared to s7, and I think sometimes people need their early 30s to figure out who they really are before finding “the one” and settling down
If you rely solely on destiny, you're less likely to grow together; and if you don't grow together, you might grow apart.
Definitely!
Yes! 💯
I loved this phrase
Forget love at first sight.
The real fantasy is landing your dream job (and paying your bills with it).
Hahhahahahaha so true ((weeps the rest of the night))
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I wish that The Take would analyze my love life to see if I'm doing it right.
I was about to sleep. Then this popped. No regrets.
Omg me
me rn lol
I love how you've been analysing new girl. Before this and the Cece video, you only had the one of the adorkable era (which I loved), and I always thought New Girl has a lot of material to make this.
New girl is an amazing series and I've always loved your view.
Their first kiss is still the best I’ve ever seen in a tv series. They’re one of my favorite couples and as much as I love Ross and Rachel, Nick and Jess are better in my opinion and not only as a couple but even as characters.
I’d love to hear your take on how new girl handles themes of masculinity and how the modern man has changed
same! i loved that one scene in the desert where Nick tells Schmidt about how he doesn't need to be some old-age fighter man, and that he's sweet and caring and has what is needed to be a great modern husband to Cece.
@@cassierxse Schmidt is the best because he literally fits into none of the boxes of what society sees as “manly” and “attractive”, but everyone I know falls in love with him when they watch the show
@@erm492 Right!! And I love his character because when you start watching the show, you think he's that typical womanizing jerk who's got a few funny jokes up his sleeve, before you realize that he's much more than that. Sure, he's flawed, especially in the beginning, but he's always had a heart of gold and is a much bigger dork than he first leads on. He's a great example of a man who is very secure about his sexuality and thus not afraid to tell his male friends he loves them, doesn’t mind doing all the cooking and cleaning etc. I think he's very refreshing (and has awesome lines, obviously).
Easily one of the best tv couples for me!! The chemistry is there, and everything about them is really wholesome whether they were in a relationship or not
literally all the main relationships in this show are such good examples of what relationships should be. like i love this show so much!!
Next up: Winston and Furguson
10/10 would watch
Underrated duo
new girl > friends
try to prove me wrong lol
Breyanna Gobind I’d never try because it’s true 🙌🏼
@@LucyAnne1 new girl is boring and rip off of friends lol
@@ΕΥΘΥΜΙΟΣΚΑΛΙΤΣΟΣ rlly? i find friends boring cause of how 1-dimensional the characters are, the laugh track, just kind of the whole plot
@@breyanna6951 chandler rachel forever
@@ΕΥΘΥΜΙΟΣΚΑΛΙΤΣΟΣ nahhh, nick and jess
lets state the obvious, new girl is a far superior show to friends
Yea yea every show is better than friends😂😂🤩
1000000000% AGREE
Yupppp
i still love friends, but i gotta give the upper hand to new girl :))
YES
The one problem with how they handled the relationship was waiting so long to split Reagan and Nick to get Jess and Nick together in the last episode of Season 6. We needed more Jess and Nick as a couple before the time skip I think, or at least a stronger wind up before they got together.
yeah, i wish we could have seen nick realizing he loved jess a few episodes before they got back together. it could have been the moment when reagan didn’t care about his day and just wanted to have sex, he could have realized that jess is the only woman that would care about his story of seeing a bird in the backseat of a car. i would have liked to see him pine over jess the way she did for an entire season.
I knew New Girl as a casual watcher before it landed on Netflix. Then I pretty much binged it and I loved it, especially the "messing around", as Winston would say. However I can see how the show misses a lot in terms of organic in the last seasons: it's almost like "hey Jess, hey Nick! Did you know we are almost at the end of the show? Chop chop! Get back together now!"
Sucks that it was only because of how fast the writers needed to be when they had to write the final season :/. I think it did make the last final seasons less "realistic" (the entire show was nothing but weird lol)
@@Ashley-ro4xz for me realism went out of window when they paired Nick with Reagan. There is no way a woman like her, stone cold sexy, independent and almost aggressive, would fall for our lovely man-child
Ross and Rachel better take notes... ALOT OF NOTES.
You totally got it. This is exactly how I feel about their relationship but I didn't have the words to explain it. I only wish that the way their relationship was handled in season 7 was a bit different, though I'm not totally sure how. Definitely one of my favorite TV couples.
I wish there hadn't been a time jump after they reconcile. I would have liked to see the slow-burn build to their getting engaged.
yeah i felt like they really rushed their relationship in season 7, which is understandable since the producers wanted to wrap the show up but it’s still kinda unfortunate
I just wish we would have seen the way their relationship bloomed the way we saw with Cece and Schmidt and the beginning with Winston and Aly. But we did see them get together and we got a final season:) I’m happy with that ☺️
@Rebecca Rich Your profile pick made me blow on my screen cause I thought I got something on it😂
Anyone else think we're a little too obsessed with this self-actualization thing? Particularly in the context of how you can't find/keep a partner until you've arrived. I get that there's an amount of growing up you have to do but geesh - we're never fully actualized. We're constantly growing and changing. And some people have difficult life experiences and hurdles that are hard to overcome - even with hard work. Non-perfect people deserve romantic love too. I guess I'm just biased cuz I'm the person the main characters date so they can find themselves and figure out they actually want to be with each other. Nice to know I was a useful prop in your story.
i agree with you, except that they had to grow away from each other for awhile, they needed space. they weren’t perfect when they ended up together, but it was the right time for them.
That first kiss is easily one of the best on television history
I wouldn't compare them to Ross and Rachel, honestly. Ross and Rachel still did not have the time to grow up on their own because even until the end of the show, they were still really childish and were not supportive of each other when one was in a relationship.
Nick and Jess were at least able to continue to coexist with each other and be civil to each other's significant others, even if they didn't like them. Jess was even nice to Regan, who was with Nick at the time when she realized she still had feelings. Nick and Jess are the only ones on television that have been able to show what an ideal adult friendship-relationship-friendship-relationship again looked like, and what happens along the way.
I feel like it’s blasphemy to compare Jess and Nick to Rachel and Ross. Nick and Jess are so much better
Cece and Schmidt´s relationship is my fav. The character development for both of them and the way schmidt proposes to cece makes me cry every time. The way schmidt loves cece above anything else and then cece explains to jess she just love schmidt and know she wants to spend the rest of her life with him. IS PERFECT
Please do a take on Schmidt! Also great video!
Great friiend, husband and father
His is what I call proper character development 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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Again, one of the most underrated shows and couples of all time. I ADORE this show
that's so weird i literally just started rewatching new girl, i was watching it just as i got the notification! This always happens to me ahhhh
SAME
I am rewatching it too😅
Same!!
Sammmeeeee!
I had just finished New Girl for the first time two weeks ago and I found myself scrolling through these videos thinking “they GOTTA have a take on Nick and Jess.” Ive spent the last two weeks upset because I felt they didnt get the ending they deserved. This video makes me appreciate their relationship so much more!!
Great video! New Girl really put the focus on friendship and how it can go hand in hand with love and that's so important. Other shows like Friends and HIMYM made it seem like you could only have one or the other at a time. Nick and Jess' friendship is such a beautiful thing, because they put their friendship first and let it be the foundation for their romance. That's what always makes me cry when I watch the breakup episode - not that they broke up, but because they immediately supported each other as friends after that breakup. New Girl is the perfect example of how relationships and exes would be in my perfect world.
I'm fully convinced that the Take is watching my Netflix habits because I just finished New Girl and the timing is frightening.
A Take on Alexis and Ted from Schitt's Creek
Yes, that'd be a good one!!!
Oh, they healed and broke my heart. Such a sad but beautiful and real ending
This show is criminally underrated tho...it’s like, the only reason I kept netflix. So good. I even got the first 3 seasons on dvd, but then the rest get really expensive after so I didn’t hahah :(
Best TV couple ever! And I have the biggest crush on Nick, he's wonderful.
Marshall and Lilly still number 1
Me too. I had someone like Nick sadly we broke up.
@@komal146 mondler n 1
Kuziwakwashe Chikwete I agree but nick and jess is a close second
@@kchikwete Not a fan of HIMYM but from the little i've managed to watch they are a great couple too. I prefer Nick and Jess' story though. Love built on friendship.
Thank you for finally doing a Nick and Jess analysis. I stumbled upon this show and glad I gave it a chance. This reminds me of my relationship with my friend. The mutual love is there but the timing is not right. We both have to work on ourselves and grow. I’d love to see a Monica and Chandler video as well.
I’m on my 16th rewatch of the show. Too good.
Am I taking relationship advice from a Jess and Nick Take? Yes.
They did say it was a good relationship to as to our own 😆 at least the bigger messages of being there
Next: Schmidt and Nick.
I don't even like friends. I love New Girl!
Kiwi Maracuia
Same
It is a much better show
Please do one on Prince Zuko's redemption from Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Yes!! His redemption story is what every other redemption story wishes they were
He didn’t have a redemption arc. His arc was realising he didn’t need redemption, and chasing ‘honour’ was making him a worse person
this could not have come in a more perfect time - i’ve fallen into a deep hole after binging the series (rewatching, binging each’s filmography, and now fan fiction 💀)
omg same. I’m in deep
New Girl main relationships and friendships seem so healthy compared with others sitcoms, and once people who watch other sitcoms realize this, New Girl is going to be a great example of healthy relationships and a great comedy sitcom
I completely agree that timing matters and that their break up was necessary, I’m just saying the writers took WAY too long to get them back.
I've been watching this show again how did you know ??
Exactly.. they just went on that cruise for me.. it's scary..😂
I just finished watching new girl for the second time. Old favourite!
Do a take on crazy ex girlfriend PLEASE
It's one of my favorite shows of ALL FREAKING TIME
Yes!!!
Oh my gosh, YES!
PLEASE, THAT SHOW'S MESSAGES ARE SO IMPORTANT!
Please!!
characters in new girl are the most relatable...i think its the greatest friendship sitcom ever.
THIS IS SO PERECTLY PUT TOGETHER THIS IS WHY NICK AND JESS ARE GOALS IN EVERY WAY
YESSSS. I just watched New Girl for the first time after watching your Cece video and now you actually made another New Girl one I'm so❤️
Love these two. I hate when people reference Ross and Rachel for TV couples; they were so toxic. Jess and Nick are the dream because they're realistically flawed and complicated, but they also genuinely care about the well being of the other.
Looove this relationship and how complex real partnerships are.
I just started rewatching this for the 3rd time lol
Why am I just now realising Nick named the character based on Jess in his novel as Jessica "Night" in contrast to the real Jessica "Day"? Lmao That's hilarious
😂😂😂
NESS IS ONE OF MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE SHIPS
I FEEL SO GOOD AFTER WATCHING THIS VIDEO 😍😍😍
@@LucyAnne1 same i just love Ness so much
I know it is because you’re always under all the videos! Haha 😂
@@oreooreo101 LMAOO you've seen me? 😭 now im embarrassed kfkskdksksk
@@hrvbox haha don’t be embarrassed I only see you because I’m there too 😂
Honestly, I loved them together already in the first episode when Jess asks if Nick is going to kill her.. since he's a stranger she met online.
I feel like their relationship is the most realistic one out of any series, it's a relationship building up through friendship. They care so deeply about each other and that's just so pure, they push each other to be their very best 🥺 Every relationship should build up like that
I wish Jess would've had more time with Julian Morris role and I also did like her with Sam.. But Nick is just the one ❤️
This is the analysis that made me watch New Girl and I am GRATEFUL.
I like the way they write New Girl. In any conversation, it doesn’t really end the way you predict it would be. I love how it is timely and their humor is really smart and with the correct timing. Also each character is consistently distinct and interesting, for instance, the reaction of Schmidt is completely different from the reaction of Winston, and that kind of writing is really great!
I would like to watch a channel that analyses the writing of a certain tv show or series, please suggest if you know one. 🙂
I don't comment too often on videos but this take nearly made me cry and also realize why I cherish this show so much. I could't really put my finger on why Jess and Nick were such an important couple to me in TV but you really managed to make me realize what it actually was. Thank you so much for the effort you put into your videos and help me and probably many others get behind common tropes and understanding more of the effort put into symbolism and growth in shows and movies.
Honestly Cece and Schmidt’s relationship was the best in the series you can’t change my mind
My god. If I could be so lucky to hook up with a friend then break up and become exes that care about each other to that level. I don’t think that’s realistic at all actually. But man does it make for a great story.
Mr. Jake Johnson is the best kisser in TV history. Ever.
period
Hell yes
YES
What did it feel like?
@@mojohvncho5418 Frankly...staticky as I opened my eyes and was kissing the tv. 😔
This was so well done and satisfying! Also very helpful as a romance writer
"Who told you that there is no longer any true, faithful, eternal love in the world? Let the liars tear his foul tongue out!" Mikhail Bulgakov
Oh God I love Master and Margarita so much
FAVORITE ON SCREEN COUPLE EVER😍😍Best friends, best exes and always there for eachother🥰 Its not easy relationship..shows reality..and, though they love eachother, since the timings fucked it, when you have chemistry, timing is the bitch!! But, I loved the fact they grew after the breakup..and, when they got back together, were the perfect fit!! I love this show...not sugar coated..reality..life's messy but you grow through this ... that's what makes it perfect..I'm so glad I watched this show😍😍
This video helped me better understand and accept Nick and Jess' relationship and also helped me better understand why Ted goes back to Robin at the end of How I Met Your Mother. That relationship is also an issue of timing (Robin even says in the show that a good relationship needs Chemistry and Time) and by the final episode, both of them have achieved what they wanted with their lives that got in the way of them being together initially and can now be happy together.
EVERY PERSON NEEDS TO WATCH THIS 😍😍😍
That last line made me tear up
this is such a well written video i love itttt
I was halfway through the series when this video was uploaded. I binged this so fast just to watch this video
I'm sooooo happy you guys did Nick and Jess from New Girl. They're my favorite couple 🤗
This was such a great dialysis!!! this whole video was just reasons why I love New Girl tbh 😂😂😂
Jess was so selfless, I think she loved nick all along but she never got in the way, and even encouraged his other relationships... even when she thought CeCe liked him
this channel has been publishing some premium commentary on new girl recently and we LOVE to see it
Beautiful take. For this to come out the day I’m getting my New Girl tattoo must be... destiny!
Oh no honey I love that show but I promise you will regret that
I’m fully covered and only regret your opinion. 💁🏻♀️
I really REALLY hope it’s the tattoo that Nick gets as Schmidts wedding gift haha.
I really REALLY wish I had thought of that! Hahaha
What did you get in the end?
nick and jess’s wedding could have been done so much better:
i think that the whole curse thing was a little funny at first but it was overdone and rushed and i think they should have done a callback. in season 4, when jess is dating ryan and her dad is getting married, all the gang goes to portland and jess is the best man. when she looses the rings and asks nick and coach the get them, there’s a scene where nick finally gets the rings and when she’s going to give them to jess her dad and the bride are slow dancing and nick says something like “one day we are going to find people to do that with” it would’ve been so adorable if at their wedding maybe the curse would’ve lost their rings or something and they were found slow dancing because the didn’t need to get married and they knew they wanted to spend the rest of their life’s together. idk it’s a concept
Sooo true but the fact that Ashley didn’t stay with her dad defeats the purpose. Would been cool if she stayed and Jess and Nick did that. Cool attention to detail.
@@Ashley-ro4xz yess i agree there was no purpose of her leaving jess’s dad
your idea would be really cute too, but i think the point of the cursed wedding was to bring up their fears and anxieties and then show them pushing past that- since that was their whole problem before. i honestly loved that because so many will-they-won't-they couples end with them getting back together, and it leaves you wondering "do they just make the same mistakes?"- but because of the cursed wedding and Russel coming back, etc, it made them face it all and push through it.
"you wanna have the weirdest wedding of all time?"
"to you? that's all i want, miller."
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay I gotta say something- the first time around, I wasn’t feeling their relationship. I didn’t hate it or anything, but *to me* it didn’t feel very fitting. Second time around I felt the opposite way. I think everything played out very well in the end and I’m so happy for it.
That is interesting! I hope second time around I like them more because first run through is disappointing
Schmidt and Winston are the most iconic platonic duo.
THIS IS SO PREFECTLY DONE I LOVE IT SO MUCH NICK AND JESS' RELATIONSHIP IS TRULY GOALS THE SHOW REALLY PUT SO MUCH CARE AND THOUGHT INTO IT MAKING IT THE BEST TV RELATIONSHIP EVER
Thank you so much for the... take on this!! I could relate to so much of the analysis, given my blind luck to have my own personal Nick Miller - instant chemistry, quick fling, 8 years of friendship and dating other people, and for 10 years an amazing symbiosis with my best friend / brother / other half / emotionally constipated adorable perfect human grumpy cat! :)
this is such a good take !!! I'm crying, lol
I didn't have an issue with them breaking up, but they broke up too soon and for such a stupid reason. We didn't get enough time to enjoy their relationship before it was over! And then it was just a waiting game until they got back together. Again, too long of a wait and not enough build-up.
Yeah, I think because of it being the “central relationship” the writers overthought it and then wrote themselves in a corner.
a person is always becoming who they are meant to be.
new girl was written so well
When I’m watching tv, my mom walks in and stays for a minute, and asks normal questions about what I’m watching. When I watch new girl, she always says “Wait I thought Jess likes Nick, why’s she with that guy”