A supercouple or super couple is a popular and/or wealthy pairing that intrigues and fascinates the public in an intense or obsessive fashion. The term originated in the United States, and it was coined in the early 1980s when intense public interest in fictional soap opera couple Luke Spencer and Laura Webber, from General Hospital, made the pair a popular culture phenomenon.
Tragedy comes about when Buffy has to face off with her true love Angel in order to save the world; episode "Becoming, Part Two"
Former supercouple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, dubbed "Brangelina", at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival