30 Iconic Fictional Proposals To Make You Believe In Love Again
By Emily Scott
Jasmine and Crosby in Parenthood, promotional photo via NBC
Crosby and Jasmine – Parenthood
The Setup
If y’all are sleeping on Parenthood, you need to correct that immediately. The critically acclaimed series about an extended family all trying to raise their children is absolutely pitch perfect – up until the final season, but that’s an argument for another day. Regardless, most of the show is outstanding, and its tear-jerking powers are unmatched. Case in point is the season 3 proposal between Crosby and Jasmine.
At the outset of the show, Crosby is the Braverman family’s little brother, terminally immature and irresponsible. But when Jasmine, an old hookup, shows up with his five-year-old child, Crosby decides to take on the responsibility of co-parenting their son Jabbar. Throughout their experiences raising him, Crosby and Jasmine become closer and ultimately decide to give a relationship a try. While they are passionate about each other and their son, they are in some ways diametric opposites. Jasmine’s completely valid frustration with Crosby’s irresponsibility is met with indignation, and ultimately he makes the worst mistake he possibly could. He cheats on her. With his autistic nephew’s behavioral aide.
The Moment
For obvious reasons, Jasmine breaks up with Crosby and pursues other relationships. Crosby also attempts to get over Jasmine, but of course they are bound together by Jabbar. For an entire season, they try to get over each other and date other people while still acting as co-parents. But in the episode “Remember Me, I’m The One Who Loves You,” both Crosby and Jasmine, who are dating other people, take Jabbar on a school camping trip. Over the course of the day and night, they start seeing in each other what they used to see. And when Jabbar convinces them both to stay the night and sleep in the tent with him, their connection is even more apparent.
Nothing happens though, and when Crosby’s old, patchy tent leaks rain on them in the morning, it seems the spell has been broken. Until Jasmine admits that she’s still in love with Crosby. With an emotional monologue about accepting their differences and an extremely effective use of Deathcab for Cutie’s “Transatlanticism,” Jasmine tearfully asks Crosby if he will still marry her. And of course, he says yes.