That entry could be longer. ...a lot longer.

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In which the Internet Zeitgeist agrees. Checkest thou the top quote, and scroll down to the Who section of 'Examples'  for a sense of smug satisfaction that tvtropes.org is, in fact, watching the same show you are.

Foe Yay

I was amused. Also befuddled that there's just comments re: Mark of the Rani and Sound of Drums. Really? But...but this pairing like, INVENTED foe yay! ...Well, Javert/Valjean and Vautrin/Rastignac, but screw the French! And maybe Svidrigailov/Raskolnikov...  And the Russians as well!

Hey, I think I'm still willing to claim it's the first foe yay on television.