star-crossed

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Their retelling imagines the star-crossed lovers meeting later in life, repositioning the story from a perspective of age and experience, with the title characters aged in their 40s.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Despite the internet’s penchant for confusing popularity with profundity, “Heated Rivalry,” Canada’s completely inescapable gay romance series about two star-crossed hockey players, only has glimpses of true complexity.

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2026

Class is the central theme in “Egoist”: Kosuke and Ryuta’s star-crossed romance shows us how money, and the struggle to make ends meet, can complicate even the most genuine love.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2024

The six-episode series follows their star-crossed characters, Rick and Michonne, as they fight to find their way back to one another after years of separation.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2024

Like star-crossed, which doesn’t mean stars zigzagging across the sky.

From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes