There are few shows that hit me the way that Parks and Recreation did. To this day, I cannot hear the phrase “I love you and I like you” without promptly bursting into tears so a picture of Amy Poehler and Adam Scott hanging out together at the Golden Globes? It’s making me emotional.
For those of you who have the beauty of watching the entire series of Parks and Recreation yet before you, let me briefly tell you about the story of Ben Wyatt (Adam Scott) and Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler). For the first few seasons of the show, Leslie was often played as the woman who no man really took seriously. The few boyfriends she did have often mocked aspects of her or just laughed at her overzealous nature. Ben Wyatt, while off to a rocky start with Leslie, never really tried to change her or made fun of her. Instead, he loved all those aspects of her.
It was a love that was wholesome, beautiful, and one of the healthier relationships depicted on television in a long while. So since the show has come to an end, I’ve been crying over the loss of Leslie and Ben on my television week after week, and I’m not alone.
Maybe it’s just because I miss Parks and Recreation with my whole soul, or maybe it’s because we all need a show like Parks in 2020, but seeing Amy Poehler and Adam Scott together has stirred up feelings in us all, and now we’re flocking to Twitter to cry about the relationship that is the epitome of “goals.”
How I miss Ben Wyatt https://t.co/CxCFRG5qg6
— S.GhazaliFard (@SGhazaliFard) January 6, 2020
Amy Poehler and Adam Scott last night at the #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/G8sO3KQ06P
— I Heart Amy Poehler (@amypoehlerorg) January 6, 2020
if u look closely, i am actually the one who photobombed their reunion. my most sincere apologies to amy poehler and adam scott pic.twitter.com/c6S8Os7klM
— katie (@katiedinschel) January 6, 2020
Hey Adam Scott & Amy Poehler, I have no power to make this happen but you guys do so I’m here to say no one would be upset if y’all were to just, idk, come up with another show for you guys to star in together.
— (@Iilithsternin) January 6, 2020
Leslie Knope and Ben Wyatt for life pic.twitter.com/eSBsoUvpc9
— rachel leishman (@RachelLeishman) January 6, 2020
i miss ben wyatt so much pic.twitter.com/3DcZbZsL0k
— réyna (@sunnnystanley) January 6, 2020
BEN WYATT AND LESLIE KNOPE IN 2020 IM SOBBING pic.twitter.com/Ta0FewFc09
— sara ⎊ (@chaotictennant) January 6, 2020
We love them and we like them.
: @mradamscott pic.twitter.com/KufdruNlv5— Parks and Recreation (@parksandrecnbc) January 6, 2020
Can Amy Poehler and Adam Scott go and make another show together? Can we have Ben Wyatt and Leslie Knope back? I feel like 2020 needs it.
(image: NBC)
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