Roswell, New Mexico, has spent much of his time circling the supernatural world or aliens. But when it didn’t focus on the supernatural or scientific elements of the series, Roswell, New Mexico, had many romances over four seasons. As the series drew to a close, audiences finally got confirmed answers about where their favorite couples ended up. While Max and Liz took center stage in the show’s central love story, they weren’t the only ones with a constant romance. Michael and Alex have also faced many obstacles in their path to happiness.
The series finale of Roswell, New Mexico, dealt with Clyde’s ambition to return to Oasis. However, there were also many romantic storylines covered in the show’s final episodes. Max and Liz’s happy ending seemed inevitable, even with all the obstacles that came their way. But how did their relationship end? Michael also went on quite an emotional journey with Alex, especially when Michael found out Alex was missing. While Kyle and Isobel’s growing romance took some time to reach, they also survived the conflicts that stood in their way. Each pair struggled to get through it before reaching a content end.
3 Kyle and Isobel
For most of the last season, The Romance of Kyle and Isobel seems more one-sided as Kyle quietly wishes Isobel to reciprocate his feelings. At the same time, she dives deeper into her relationship with Anatsa. However, after Isobel and Anatsa break up, when Anatsa grows tired of Isobel’s lies, Isobel and Kyle grow closer after sleeping together in Mexico. After that, Isobel knows the truth about Kyle’s feelings, and the two try to figure out where they stand after Isobel initially rejects him.
But they never allow this to bring negative feelings to their friendship. Instead, while things may be a little awkward, they get through it even after Isobel realizes she’s reciprocating Kyle’s feelings. In the end, Kyle and Isobel get their happy ending and they come together just before the series finale. Their central moment in the last episode ensures that they sit together contentedly. Kyle and Isobel’s relationship may have had a won’t-they-won’t-they element, but they missed the conflicts around constantly breaking up and getting back together. While it may have taken their best friends a nudge to finally let them act on their mutual feelings, instead of hiding behind the return to their friendship, things work out for the duo in the end.
2 Max and Liz
One of the reasons Max and Liz’s ending is so important is that it took the entire series to get there. Liz and Max have gone back and forth between being together and being apart, so ending the series with them looking forward to the same future is a big step for them. They’ve evolved since they knew each other in high school and even since their reunion in the first episode. Liz and Max have had many disagreements because circumstances in their lives have brought them apart or together. While season four sees some of that tension, especially after Max gives away his powers, they seem to be on the same page for the most part. Max and Liz know they want a future together, even though the timing of committing to that future is one of the first uncertainties of the season.
Even though Max and Liz are separated by different planets in the final minutes of the series finale, Max makes it seem like it will be a temporary separation, and he’s determined to return to Earth. Liz proposing is also a big step for her as she struggles with uncertainty about what might come next for them and their friends.
1 Michael and Alex
As the only central romance that ends with a wedding, Michael and Alex get the best and happiest ending of the series. Michael and Alex’s wedding had been a long time coming, but the final season kicks off with the duo taking a huge next step in their relationship by moving in together. When Michael discovers Alex is missing, he insists on looking for him and is betrayed that his closest friends have kept it a secret from him. Their reunion results in their engagement. Although Alex wants to marry Michael in Theo’s portal world, unsure if he will survive much longer, Michael wants to see Alex live longer and tries to take care of it by looking for a way out. When they finally make it, Michael and Alex finally have their wedding surrounded by those closest to them.
The ending of Michael and Alex is also a testament to Michael’s development as someone who once feared being happy and seemed to be risking self-sabotage. Choosing to be with Alex on Earth, with the family and life they have created, is the home Michael has been looking for, and it becomes a higher priority than Oasis, which Michael has longed for for years.