Everyone Is Obsessed With JJ And Kiara's Storyline In "Outer Banks" Season 3, So Here's Why They Are The Best

?? There are obviously BIG spoilers ahead for Outer Banks, including Season 3! ??

Outer Banks is officially back for Season 3 on Netflix and I've just really missed the Pogues. The new season has only been streaming for less than a week, but it's already No. 1 on Netflix's Top 10 TV shows list in the US.

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And while the show has gone well past these kids looking for gold in OBX, I still enjoy every second of this chaotic and wonderful treasure hunting series. Honestly, it's a comfort show of mine at this point.

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Outer Banks Season 3 kicked off with John B. (Chase Stokes), Sarah (Madelyn Cline), JJ (Rudy Pankow), Pope (Jonathan Daviss), Kiara (Madison Bailey), and Cleo (Carlacia Grant) escaping the island they found themselves stranded on at the end of Season 2, only to run into even more danger once they're rescued, and even when they eventually return to OBX alongside the thought-to-be-dead Big John (Charles Halford).

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Jackson Lee Davis / Netflix

While the chaos of finding the legendary El Dorado treasure and its connection to the Royal Merchant occupied a lot of the storylines this season, the best was the budding relationship between JJ and Kie, which fans have been wanting since literally Season 1.

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I mean, the way JJ hugs Kie after she escapes from Singh (Andy McQueen) was enough to sustain my little shipper heart for years, but that was just the beginning.

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Season 3, Episode 9 — titled "Welcome to Kitty Hawk" — features JJ mounting a full-blown rescue mission to break Kie out of Kitty Hawk, a camp her parents have sent her to against her will.

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Netflix

It's there that the duo finally share their long-awaited first kiss (and JJ says "I love you" back), and it's simply perfect and adorable.

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Netflix

THEIR SMILES. I cannot.

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Netflix

Speaking to Decider about JJ and Kiara's first kiss, Rudy said, "I think this is something the writers clocked that the fans really were demanding. So, I'm excited to have the fans that do want that, to see that."

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Charley Gallay / Getty Images for Netflix

Meanwhile, Madison added, "I think we’re finally seeing them act on their chemistry that has been present since Season 1 and is slightly overdue. But, no, it didn't catch me off guard."

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Shannon Soule / BuzzFeed

Madison also explained that she loved that their kiss came during such a high stakes episode for Kie, saying, "That's why that moment was so special, because it was like I didn't know when I was going to see anyone again, and he didn't know whether he would find me or not. I love that moment. I think it makes sense."

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So, if you're someone who watched Outer Banks and also love JJ and Kiara, like me, these tweets below are for you:

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