So much for me boasting about the many friend groups in this bracket, because LOLCRY five of them are already dunzo. Which BFFs will I jinx this week!??!
After last week's results, here's what the Forever Friends bracket looks like:
Now let's take a walk down memory lane to reflect on how these friendships began!
(1) Buffy/Willow/Xander (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) vs. (9) Alec/Jace (The Mortal Instruments/Shadowhunters)
It's the Slayer versus Shadowhunters Showdown! Buffy meets lifelong besties Willow and Xander on her first day at Sunnydale High, and the trio become fast friends while fighting the forces of evil. Meanwhile, Alec's family takes in an orphaned Jace, and the two form a brother bond while training to fight the forces of evil.
(2) Blair/Serena (Gossip Girl) vs. (10) Mia/Lilly (The Princess Diaries)
These pairs of BFFs go way back (i.e., prior to either set of books and adaptations): Blair and Serena were best friends from childhood, and Mia and Lilly since kindergarten.
(3) Bee/Carmen/Lena/Tibby (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) vs. (6) Jen/Jack (Dawson's Creek)
Speaking of going way back -- way, way back -- the Sisterhood were best friends in utero: their moms were in the same prenatal exercise class together. So, relatively speaking, Jen and Jack met late in life as high school sophomores who were originally set up at a homecoming dance.
(4) Betty/Veronica (Archie/Riverdale) vs. (5) Aria/Emily/Hanna/Spencer (Pretty Little Liars)
Comic Book Betty and Veronica have likely known each other prior to the days of Little Archie, but their TV counterparts met when new girl Veronica glided into Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe while wearing a hooded cape, omg. The Liars met in far less dramatic fashion as seventh graders, according to this one thing on internet that was difficult to verify. (Rosewood only has, like, the one street, so they've probably known each other for their entire lives.)
Polls close this Saturday at 11:59pm Central, with results posted on Sunday. Which frienships are you hoping will advance? Let us know in the comments below!