That really wasnt driving why we watched it, it may be the storyline in the pilot but that's not what people really cared about. The jokes and crazy situations and the limits they pushed is what made the show worked and it still was going strong. This last season was great the only thing that sucked was how fast they spewed the episodes on television back to back and then back to back on days nobody in their demographic was home to watch. The love story was the last thing people cared about unless u a Dawson's Creek bitch lol