The problem some writers have with couples is accidentally giving one couple more chemistry than your endgame couple.

Danny and Valerie could have worked if both parties were honest with each other.

i've never been so invested in a fictional relationship. i still like them together after 10+ years haha. if the series were longer and the writers dont have an "endgame" in mind, i'd like to see how valerie slowly recognizes danny's secret while being in love with him

I am SOOOOO happy Nick did this! Danny and Valerie were so UNDERRATED and deserved a better ending

I’m honestly a fan of both couples. I personally prefer Danny and Sam more but Danny and Valerie definitely have their moments. And have an interesting dynamic

If I'm being honest, I believe Valerie was a much better fit for Danny in the long run. While Sam is cool and a friend, she wasn't always supportive toward Danny and did treat him like a prized possession so when the finale came, it felt a bit off to me. Valerie, however, would've brought a deeper and more emotional story. Having Danny and Valerie date, her find out about his secret and conflict with personal conviction and her feelings for him would be amazing to watch unfold and much more investing than Sam and Danny. To me, I feel Danny and Sam are a bit cliched and expected while Valerie and Danny are a bit bolder and surprising.

I do felt bad for Valerie that she wanted to be with Danny but didn't want him to get hurt even though she didn't know his secret at the time

Wasted potential of an interesting relationship And a wasted character in general, they did her dirty in the finale and just gave her no screen time

I really wished they would have went with this pairing instead of Danny/Sam. Unlike the canon pairing it wasn't shoved down our throats, there was real chemistry between the two of them, and even when Valerie gave up what she wanted it was because she didn't want to see him get hurt because of her ghost hunting. The series really didn't due this pairing Justice, and to be honest I felt this pairing was far more interesting that what we were stuck with at the end.

"You see that creepy guy in the window? That's Vlad." I can not explain how true that is with words.

Danny and Valerie such a great interracial couple to be seen on a kids show ❤️

Danny and Valerie were the first couple I ever shipped 😂😂😂

If I were in charge of a reboot, I'd make this the endgame ship.

I wish they found out that they were fighting each other in their ghost forms 😁🤷🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️. I would love to see their reactions 😂

Always preferred them over Danny and Sam. Better chemistry, more interesting dynamic, and a lot of great development for them. How they go from hating each other’s guts, to Danny learning how to respect Valerie during their project, to Valerie growing to like Danny, to them growing very strong feelings for one another. Yes technically it’s Technus who made the relationship happen, but the feelings that were made were real and that bond was genuine to both of them. For me whatever was happening with those two was always more compelling with Danny and Sam. Especially when Valerie did want to be with him but let him go to protect him and have strong enough feelings for him to want to give up ghost hunting and be a normal person. That statement knowing Valerie and her hatred of ghosts was always huge for me and solidified why I enjoyed watching this couple and how much Valerie grew from the stereotypical popular girl who looked down on people to someone caring that much about one of the losers of the school so strongly. Then again, I always loved Valerie as a character and how complex and human she was. I’m disappointed we missed what could have happened if Valerie found out the truth about Danny. It could have really raised the stakes and made for some more compelling drama rather than the anti-climatic reaction of hers at the last episode of the show where she just doesn’t care. I don’t know. For me, they were a more interesting pair to watch. No disrespect to the Sam/Danny fans. I just still feel these two should have been endgame or at the very least explored more.

I always thought they had better chemistry than Sam and Danny lowkey. Why is it always the ex girlfriends in shows who are better than the endgame couples?

Danny and Val really needed an episode to wrap up their arc properly before the series ended. Something with her finding out about his powers and finally accepting that not all ghost are bad and becoming an ally to help fight some of Danny’s enemies and eventually take down Vlad.

I love the relationship between Danny and Valerie.Their relationship very much reminds me of Jake and Rose from "American Dragon Jake Long".They would have made an ideal and interesting couple,from the very beginning of the animated series I was for their relationship and thought that they would be together at the end of the animated series,it's a pity that this did not happen.A pity, it was my favorite childhood couple. And yes I agree their relationship is better than Danny x Sam.

Glad everyone can agree Sam and Danny didn’t work and these two had waaay more chemistry. Was actually shocked and hurt to find out that they weren’t endgame as a kid 😭

Talk about relationship troubles, half of us thought that two of them were made for each other like Jake and Rose from American Dragon, but really hope Danny and valarie workout their differences after Danny’s final identity got revealed after he saved the planet. Plus let’s hope He got a chance to hangout with valarie even more Fighting ghost side by side.

I really didn't pay attention to or appreciate this show as a kid. Really intricate and clever dynamics they have here, like the one between these two. To have such strong emotions for each other on one hand and then also unknowingly be bitter rivals through alter egos on the other is brilliant. Even more brilliant to have their romance be set aside for the reasoning presented. Even doubly so more brilliant for it to seem like they enjoy each other's competition at the end.

Then fact they couldn't give Tucker one love interest when they gave Danny three (Paulina - shallow, Valerie - serious, Sam - final) baffles me.

Val seemed like the better match for Danny, in some ways

I just pretend they got together in college

Going to say it, Danny and Valerie should've been the couple that ended the series. Valerie got shifted hard

Ayo watching this made me realize that Danny and Val would have been His Dad and Maddy, and it would have been perfect. They would have been the most unstoppable ghost hunting couple in the universe, the girl had serious skill and Vlad was right to choose her. Plus we needed more of that Swirl.

Valerie was prettier, stronger, more mature, and interesting than Sam. Danny should have ended up with her. His relationship with Sam was shallow and has a significant lack of chemistry compared to his abundance of chemistry with Valerie. It's funny how they didn't force anything to work with Val and Danny, but with Sam and Danny they forced it and you can tell. In the finale movie Sam was horrid!

They're more interesting of a couple than him and Sam. CHANGE MY MIND!!

we stan Valerie Grey in this house. i always thought she was the best fit for Danny. but the “protagonist/best friend” romances always tend to win out in shows like these. i’m not mad about it, but i do wish we’d seen more of Val. there were so many plotlines unexplored here.

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The girl who Danny should have ended up with.

I love the part when she saved Danny (Human) from her suit.....it showed that she really likes him.

I actually preferred Danny/Valarie to Danny and Sam. I think they could have worked.

With Sam and Danny their relationship just felt forced to me whereas Danny and Valerie felt more natural and at its own pace

💯 Valerie and Danny were the better couple. They had more chemistry. The original writers wanted Danny & Valerie, but after they left the show, it was switched to end with Danny & Sam

So angry this wasn’t the endgame couple 🫤

Shame on the writers for not letting them get closure.

One the first interracial couples in a cartoonist series #respect

I remember wanting those two to end up together. I never liked Sam and thought Val and Danny had better chemistry. I thought it was odd how the last season they shoved Sam and Danny relationship down our throats. I found out later it was because one of the main writers got fired and Butch Hartman was the one writing the last season and you can totally tell. The last season feels like a different show. Val and Danny could have totally worked out. They both fight ghosts and we saw many times they work well together like that so the comment of "They would work out because he is a ghost" makes no sense. We saw a slow build up with them unlike Sam where they were best buds until the Butch Hartman season where it was in our face all the time. Val and Danny would have worked out like Jack and Maddie I think. They would be a cute couple that bounced off of each other better.

It would’ve been interesting if they made Danny and Valerie get back together. Cartoons don’t show something like that much

If the series hadn’t come to an abrupt halt with phantom planet, i could definitely see danny and valerie’s relationship developing into something actually honest. Its too bad d-stabilized was the last episode before the finale because none of the revelations about half-ghosts ever developed for valerie.

Danny and Valerie have both dealt with the same animosity and both have secrets that can't be exposed or it could endanger them. I do appreciate how their relationship got better as the show progresses. And Sam, I see her as a best friend type instead of a love interest.

Besides being an Awesome Action Cartoon for my generation, one of the aspects that makes Danny Phantom Great was the complicated relationships in the show. Characters made sacrifices so others wouldn’t get hurt....comedy gags, drama, evil villains, Danny Phantom had it all. I have Danny Phantom top 5 all time for Nick Cartoons🖤

Reminds me of the relationship between Jake Long and Rose :( I wish that Valerie and Danny could have been together though

We love a rich Black Girl 🥰💜

7:10 you gotta loves Danny’s care free expression while Valerie rages 😂😂

To me, Valerie and Danny should've been endgame. Their relationship made more sense specially after Valerie realized not all ghosts are bad.

I think that Danny and Valerie could have worked out

There was a timeline where Valerie and Danny did end up together, so you could take your pick with who he really ended up with.

The one and only couple!!! 😍❤️❤️❤️

I really loved Danny and Val together. Don't get me wrong I love Danny and Sam as well I think they work much much better as friends.

I adore both pairings and the whole friends to lovers thing is one of my favourite tropes but for some reason Valerie/Danny thrills me a tad bit more than Samantha/Danny. It’s also sad that after one of the main writers ( Steve Marmel, right? ) left almost prior season 3, the whole Valerie and ghost hunting arc was abandoned.

Valerie is cute.

I wish her and Danny had more screen time together, and not just from her hunting him.

danny and valerie forever 😭😭

Top tier enemies to lovers👌

I always felt like they should have ended up together. The chemistry was *chef’s kiss* 🤌

Still waiting on Jimmy and Cindy....

THEY MADE HER SEEM LIKE THE ANGRY GIRL.

I prefer Danny x Valerie more.

One of the many things I loved about this show

She put her hatred for Phantom above her feelings for Fenton, and Danny couldn’t tell her the truth. It was a relationship doomed from the start.

I miss this show a lot This show was amazing and the villains were so interesting

If they ever make a reboot or a continuation of Danny Phantom, I would like a side story about Valerie, after the Highschool...

This relationship could've been cannon.

Still a better match than Sam

This relationship is better than Danny/Sam!!! Villain love interest are always interesting!!!

I’m sorry their story is a lot more interesting than sam’s. Fight among yourselves

I like her new black and red armor. 10:40

Danny and Valerie are in the relationship couples

Damny x Val will always be endgame. Val reminds you of Danny’s mom. Both fight ghosts can protect themselves smart she even have a guy that’s crazy in love with her the same way Vlad has love for Madeline. 🥰

My childhood show 😙

I prefer Danny and Valerie's chemistry more than Danny and Sam's chemistry

I thought Danny and Valerie suddenly flirting was out of the blue, given that Tucker was interested in her.

I actually liked them together ❤️

I love Danny Phantom

This is my endgame ❤

The way they gave us enemies to lovers and just SNATCHED it away. I'm still sick about it tbh

Let’s be honest they couldn’t get together because Sam was his “endgame”🙄

Valerie was such a great character. I wish they gave her more

No cap, when I hear Valerie’s voice all I think of is Freddie Brooks from A Different World 😂😂(iykyk)😂

Yeah I definitely think that it should work for them

Nice video

The "Why would you do that, Im like 14" got me😭. I love when characters ask questions like that.

I miss this cartoon show

If you can, do also a relationship timeline of Danny and Paulina!

It would’ve been nice to see if she learned his secret before the finale.

1:29 vlad get outta here with that evil smile of yours

Is it weird to think that valerie aka red huntress would be considered a sorta Batman character, you know with all the gadgets and such?

I just realized. Valerie’s suit is just a Spider-Man suit but with Green Goblin’s gear

I love Cree summer she killed this character

8:09 Dude I just felt 20yrs hit me when I rewatched this scene

Relationships are complicated.

If danny phantom got a fourth season and they let val and danny be a couple this would’ve forced sam to admit she does in fact love danny and i wouldve but it wouldve been interesting to see cause maybe they couldve paired sam up with somebody that wouldve made danny admit that he love sam

I like both couple's tbh

make more danny phantom vids please🥺

When i was little i always thought these 2 are better with each other

I actually liked them as a couple and wonder why people try to put Valerie with Tucker when she clearly doesn't like him. Then people say she doesn't like Danny Phantom well of course she doesn't at first but, over the seasons she and Phantom have a mutual understanding of each other and become friendly-ish when Dani is in trouble. So if there was more episodes they would have made a great couple. Reminds me of black cat and spiderman, Black cat love spiderman but, didn't care for peter until later down the road she grew to care for that side of him.

I like Sam enough but the 90s and early 2000s were filled with the end up with your best friend who was there all along cliché. It made me really ship these two.

I like Danny/Valerie more than Danny/Sam, and Valerie was such an interesting character