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The Paper Sends Its Central Romance to Different Cities
The Paper separates its central couple, Mare and Ned, in the second season of the Peacock comedy.
The show is a spin-off of The Office, which famously sent Jim away from Scranton after he and Pam finally kissed.
Mare agrees to temporarily move from Toledo to Cincinnati to fill in for a reporter on a sister newspaper who is on maternity leave.
By then, she and Ned have begun a mostly secret relationship, but miscommunication leaves them unsure of each other's feelings.
Mare thinks Ned does not feel as strongly as she does, while Ned realizes he wants to spend his life with her.
The move turns their relationship rocky, echoing The Office's use of distance to complicate a romance, though Mare and Ned have less solid footing as a couple.
The available information does not say what happens to them after the move.
Mare and Ned’s romance in The Paper is strained when Mare moves from Toledo to Cincinnati near the end of Season 2.
Mare temporarily relocates to fill in for a reporter at a sister newspaper who is on maternity leave.
A major miscommunication with Ned contributes to the move and leaves the couple unable to understand each other’s feelings.
Mare builds career connections in Cincinnati while Ned realizes he wants to spend his life with her.
The storyline echoes The Office’s Jim and Pam romance, but the article says Mare and Ned’s separation is more damaging to their relationship.
- Who
- Mare and Ned, the central romantic couple in The Paper.
- What
- Mare temporarily moves to Cincinnati, straining her relationship with Ned.
- When
- Near the end of Season 2; no specific date is stated.
- Where
- Mare moves from Toledo to Cincinnati.
- Why
- She fills in for a reporter at a sister newspaper who is on maternity leave. A major miscommunication with Ned is also among the reasons for the move.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Mare and Ned share their first kiss.
Mare and Ned explore a mostly secret relationship.
Mare agrees to temporarily move from Toledo to Cincinnati to cover for a reporter on maternity leave.
- Mare
- Played by Chelsea Frei
- Ned
- Played by Domhnall Gleeson
- Mare’s move
- Toledo to Cincinnati
- Reason for temporary assignment
- Covering for a sister-newspaper reporter on maternity leave
- Series
- The Paper, a Peacock spin-off of The Office