With Valentine’s Day coming up, it’s the height of romantic comedy season. Sadly, romantic comedies centered on queer relationships are few and far between. But if you’re a queer woman, you probably know about the 2005 British rom-com, Imagine Me & You, which stars Game of Thrones queen Lena Headey as Luce, a florist who falls for a woman named Rachel (Piper Perabo). The plot may feel a tad dated—Rachel is married to a man and thinks she’s straight, leaning into the “straight woman leaves her husband for a lesbian” stereotype—but the slow-burn chemistry between Heady and Perabo is irresistible. You’re a wanker, number nine!
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