it really frustrates me when people refer to markhellyâs love as âteenage love.â i never see that argument used against burt and irving, and mind you, theyâve had about the same amount of time together as mark and helly, yet their love is never diminished in any way. same with idylan and gretchen. he met her, like, twice and was already proposing, and their love is taken seriously. so why is it only mark and hellyâs relationship that gets downplayed?? i genuinely donât get it and probably never will. weâve had two seasons showing how deeply their connection runs, how much itâs changed them for the better. they make each other better. the way their love has been built into the narrative is so intentional and well done. love didnât just transcend for burt and irving or dylan and gretchen, it did for mark and helly too. that was the whole point of the zufu scene! it doesnât matter that helly is helena eagan. it doesnât matter that mark scout is âmarried.â these two will find a way to be together. so downplay their relationship all you want, it doesnât change the fact that their love is a huge part of the story whether you like it or not.