Also, <sarcasm> only two times in history (including real life) that anyone has ever taken in a friend after a divorce or breakup and the person taking them in gets exasperated at some point and the friend breaks down and thanks them profusely for taking them in. Or only two times someone leaves the room thinking all is fine and returns to find the people he left now commiserating in some way.
The second example actually made me think of an example from Frasier that isn't exact (not romantic), but Frasier's father has his poker game to which even female Roz (Frasier's producer) is invited. She recently learned that she's pregnant. Martin leaves the room to get fresh drinks for everyone (there's element one) and tells someone to tell a certain funny story he's mentioned. He also asks Roz if she wants a beer. She says she doesn't and says, "Remember?" This exchange leads to her revealing that she's pregnant, and they all begin to tell stories about their children, which quickly turns to a "it's over so soon" type mood. When Martin returns to the room, still thinking his friend has been regaling them with some funny old story they share, everyone is just sitting there looking glum. (There's element two, albeit not actually crying.) He looks confused and says, "I don't think you told that story right."
It's almost like saying that because two people were left alone or stranded somewhere (well, that's difficult to achieve with technology today) and they end up having a romantic night together it's like [fill in the blank.] I'm not sure which film originated that one nor that The Odd Couple did with the type of scene mentioned here, but it just obviously made a huge impact on the OP.
Or maybe it was a blatant homage. I haven't seen the episode. Either way, those are not unusual human experiences.
The perfect human being is uninteresting. -Joseph Campbell
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