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Young love! Sweet Magnolias fans have been shipping Ty Townsend (Carson Rowland) and Annie Sullivan (Anneliese Judge) since season 1, but only time will tell whether the chemistry between them turns into something more.

The Netflix drama technically centers around best friends Maddie Townsend (JoAnna Garcia Swisher), Dana Sue Sullivan (Brooke Elliott) and Helen Decatur (Heather Headley), but the teens on the show quickly stole viewers’ hearts. As Maddie’s son and Dana Sue’s daughter, Ty and Annie developed a close relationship of their own over their years, but things got complicated between them during season 1, which premiered in May 2020.

Following the debut season, Rowland was just as intrigued as fans were by the possibility of a romance between his and Judge’s characters.

“I would love to see what happens with Ty and Annie. They are essentially ‘meant to be,’ and the first season was a chaotic one for those two and their relationship,” the actor told PureWow in June 2020. “I cannot wait to see all of the drama that can ensue with Ty and Annie in season 2.”

 

However, Annie had her eye on someone else during season 2, striking up a new relationship with Ty’s rival, Jackson Lewis (Sam Ashby).

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“Wherever the writers room would like to take this story, I’m all in,” the actress told HollywoodLife in February 2022 shortly before the second season dropped. “I think a lot of things change this season, and there’s a lot that we’re going to see happen that is going to be unexpected to viewers and was to the cast ourselves.”

Judge added: “Annie does … find some love this season and I think that that affects everybody. No matter what is going on in somebody’s life, it always somehow ends up impacting everybody in Serenity. Everybody’s got an opinion.”

The Where’s Rose actress doubled down later that month on her refusal to pick a side in the love triangle. “Controversial, but I actually do love Annie and Jackson … dare I say just as much as I love Ty and Annie,” she tweeted. “I mean it could also be because I know the people behind the characters. I adore them both and working with them is so fun. The opportunity to explore either storyline [sic] excites me.”

Rowland, for his part, was firmly Team Ty, commenting on one of Judge’s Instagram posts in February 2022, “Ty and Annie endgame.”

Scroll through the gallery below to revisit Ty and Annie’s relationship:

Just Friends?

When season 1 kicked off, Annie and Ty were friends, but it was obvious she had a crush on him. Meanwhile, Ty’s younger brother, Kyle (Logan Allen), liked Annie. While Annie’s affection for Ty seemed one-sided at first, fans saw a glimpse of Ty’s feelings for Annie when he checked in on her after her mom, Dana Sue, was hospitalized.

The Drunken Kiss

Ty made sure that Annie got home safe after she got drunk at a party with fellow students. She kissed him in her bedroom and later sent him a lovey-dovey text while still drunk. Ty was confused by Annie acting like she had feelings for him, which created tension in their friendship. Jackson then obtained the text and shared it with the entire school, leading to a big fight between Ty and Annie. She told Ty that their kiss meant nothing, but after some awkwardness, their friendship seemed to slowly get back on track.

Prom

Amid rumors about Annie and Ty’s relationship stemming from her text, Ty started dating CeCe Matney (Harlan Drum) to put an end to the gossip. He also said yes when CeCe asked him to prom. Annie was disappointed about Ty moving on, but she did the same when she accepted her friend Simon Spry’s (Michael May) invitation to prom. The season 1 finale ended with fans speculating whether Ty or Annie was in the car with Kyle when he crashed after getting mad at his brother and his crush at a prom afterparty.

The Post-Accident Drama

In the season 2 premiere, viewers discovered that neither Ty nor Annie was in the car accident with Kyle, but Annie felt responsible for not preventing the crash and Ty broke his arm in a scuffle with Jackson at the hospital. Annie subsequently distanced herself from Ty and Kyle so that she could reevaluate her friendship with the Townsend brothers.

Sparks With Jackson

While on a break from hanging out with Ty, Annie connected with Jackson, who apologized for putting her in the middle of his feud with Ty in season 1. Annie and Jackson soon began dating, which made Ty jealous even though he was still with CeCe.

Hope for Season 3?

CeCe ultimately broke up with Ty after realizing that he was still hung up on Annie, though he denied having feelings for her. As season 2 wrapped up, Ty seemingly figured out that Annie was his first love and contemplated whether he could have a relationship with her. Ty also accepted Annie’s romance with Jackson, though, as the baseball teammates made amends. By the season 2 finale, Ty and Annie were friends again.

Sweet Magnolias is now streaming on Netflix.