# Love Actually: Ranking Every Awful Couple

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Podcast: [The Way They Were](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-way-they-were-6655435)
Published: 2025-12-12T08:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

This week on  The Way They Were , we do the unthinkable: we go back to  Love Actually . Gráinne and Chantal rank the couples from least offensive to “maybe we should call the police”, asking the big questions Richard Curtis never did. Who do we hate the most? Are half these characters quietly unhinged? What exactly is going on with Keira Knightley’s extremely youthful bride? And is the secretary secretly a feminist icon? (No.) Along the way we interrogate Christmas number ones, language barriers, workplace power dynamics, and why we will always, always cry during  that  Emma Thompson scene. The full episode is available now on our Patreon:  ⁠⁠patreon.com/TheWayTheyWere⁠⁠  You can also access our exclusive bonus episodes every other week and take part in  The Gossip  our exclusive Patreon group chat!  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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