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This has happened as TV shows have gone on for a while even with the best couples, In some cases this doesn't even correlate to the downfall of the show itself, but this specific aspect tends to not be good after the first couple seasons. I think it's because romance is never the primary genre of these shows, so when the focus is on the main genre, the romance ends up feeling like an afterthought. TV shows also have this idea that love is the end all be all, and doesn't factor in how tough the responsibilities of raising a child are. And ultimately in most cases, the writers have two choices, just showing us two characters being in love which is uninteresting to watch, or create drama and make it frustrating to watch.

Examples:

Jim and Pam - Once they'd settled down for good after 7 seasons of perfect chemistry, the writers didn't know what else to do with the characters so they did a will they/won't they cheat on each other for both characters, Jim had Cathy and Pam had Brian. Ultimately from what I've heard the actors stepped in and said no so these plotlines felt pointless.

Mark and Atom Eve - With how much stuff Invincible has going on, the romance really feels like an afterthought now. After multiple seasons of them having pretty much the exact same conversation over and over it feels repetitive.

Mike and Eleven - This one is mainly due to how different it is writing romance for characters that get older. By season 3, all the charm for their relationship was gone and it was just teen drama for the rest of the show. A couple that didn't get lobotomized though was Max and Lucas, mainly because their relationship started with the teen drama of Season 3, meaning they could only go up from there.

Hughie and Starlight - Every single season these two have got to fight about something, and with the whole plot of Hughie accidentally cheating on starlight with someone in disguise as her and her getting annoyed at him when he didn't know was just frustrating to watch.

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There are episodes like Sleep No More which have a unique title sequence, or 73 Yards which doesn't have a title sequence at all, or the entire classic era which did have a title sequence but no actor's names featured. But I rewatched Heaven Sent yesterday and realised it only says Peter Capaldi in the titles, and no other actors. This makes the episode feel even more high aura than I originally thought.