The Post-Valentine’s Rom-Com Deep Dive ( w/Leilani Thompson)

Valentine’s Day is over, which makes it the perfect time to look back at the romantic comedies that shaped how we think about love. From Can’t Buy Me Love and A Walk to Remember to the McConaissance era, makeover tropes, rewatchable classics, and modern rom-com debates, we break down what actually makes a romantic comedy work and why the genre feels different today. Plus, our favorite and least-favorite rom-coms, the “ugly duckling” formula, Shrek discourse, and what role we’d play if we were living inside one.Timestamps0:00 - Can’t Buy Me Love, A Walk to Remember 1:53 - Favorite Rom-Coms4:48 - Mcconaissance6:07 - Ugly Duckling Trope, He’s All That7:51 - Shrek10:36 - What Makes a Rom-Com?12:35 - 50 Shades of Grey14:17 - Least Favorite Rom-Coms19:16 - Rewatchable Rom-Coms20:50 - If We Were to Put Ourselves in a Rom-Com21:59 - What Valentine’s Means to Us23:08 - Spelling Aaron24:20 - Sydney Sweeney26:00 - Outro