Heartwarming / BuzzFeed Unsolved

Even a show focusing on the spookiest of locations and the grisliest of unsolved murders can have some uplifting moments.

Supernatural

• In general, anytime Shane tries to calm Ryan down in a haunted location, since Shane's first response is usually to tease him about it.
  • Ryan has confessed, on a few occasions, that he's genuinely grateful for Shane being there and calming him down, and that he feels less scared when Shane's around.
• Ryan and Shane express genuine sympathy for the prisoners at the Ohio State Penitentiary, who were treated absolutely horrifically. Before they leave, they take a moment to apologize to any ghosts that may be hanging around, saying they're both sorry for what they went through.
  Shane: May you know peace.
• During "The Haunting of Hannah Williams", after seeing Hannah be greatly shaken by part of their gathered recording Ryan makes sure to tell her to let him know if she wants to stop. He was also very clearly upset by the sight of her crying out of fear. Shane also points out in the PM that he wasn’t quiet because he was swayed by the evidence, he was quiet because Hannah was crying and he didn’t want to do his usual “asshole skeptic” thing.
  • There's a very brief, very BUNsolved-specific possible example when they're in Jackson's bedroom. The entity calling itself Matilda, when asked by Shane if she hates Ryan, gives a quite clear "no". It does nothing to settle Ryan, and it's a very small thing, but it's something. "Matilda" also seems in general very playful, rather than malevolent, in response to the Bois and AJ.
• In "The Haunting of Loey Lane"
  Ryan You know, any extra time I spend with you is a punishment, and that's what you've given me.
  Shane I mean, you're having fun.
  Ryan ...
  Ryan Yeah, you're right.
• In the "Horrors of Villisca Axe Murder House" this exchange takes place:
  Ryan: Do you check every room of the house before you go to sleep?
  Shane: Yes.
  Ryan: You don't strike me as that kind of a catious kind of guy. I feel like you would just go to sleep with the windows and doors open.
  Shane: You do what you do to make your girlfriend feel safe.
  • The boys discussing their friendship in the post-morten for that episode:
    Ryan: No matter what happens between him and I on camera, I respect this man.
    Shane: *pointing to Ryan* Hermanos fantasmos.
    Ryan: And I would trust him holding my newborn child.
    Shane: Really?
    Ryan: I don't have a newborn child, but if I did I'd toss it over to Shane and I'd trust him to catch it.
    Shane: He'd throw it like a football. We're here to have fun. We'll probably argue again before the season's out.
    Ryan: I'm gonna love every second of that, and after that, you know what I'm gonna do? *shakes Shane's hand* Well done, sir.
    Shane: That's the ghoul brothers guarantee. At the end of the day, we shake hands.
• During the episode "the Haunted Halls of Morris-Jumel Mansion" they note at the end that unless you say goodbye to the spirit of Eliza Jumel when you leave, she will follow you home. Ryan says goodbye, while Shane does not. During the post-mortem for the episode, Shane points out that Ryan didn't react to his omission, to which Ryan replies that he did notice it but figured he said goodbye for the both of them, stating that him and Shane are a package deal.

True Crime

• In "The Ghastly Cleveland Torso Murders", a wrongfully accused suspect who had been beaten and coached into a confession, and then killed before the trial, had a marker laid on his grave in 1999 saying "rest now". The boys talk about not usually hearing nice sentiment on the show and savor the moment.
• In "The Disturbing Murders at Keddie Cabin," the cops who initially investigated the murders of four were a truly horrific example of Police Are Useless. The one working the case now, Sheriff Hagwood, however, has made it clear he won't stop investigating until he gets to the bottom of things, acknowledging the likelihood of a cover-up, and saying he feels he owes it to the surviving family members and friends of the victims to find out the truth. One of the survivors has even said, "Finally, I have someone who cares." In direct contrast to the bleak tone of the rest of the episode, along with a dreadful feeling that there was, in fact, a cover-up, many commentators have admitted to finding Hagwood to be a breath of fresh air.
• A rather twisted one for "The Strange Killing of Ken McElroy" in how the town quietly rallied to protect the perpetrator. Ryan and Shane state that this is one case that they are content will remain unsolved given how much hell that town was put through under McElroy.
• In the same episode, Ryan and Shane are both completely understanding as to why McElroy's wife defended him, pointing out that this sort of thing is common in abusive relationships.
• In a rare occurrence for a True Crime show, Ryan will put in trigger warnings before he talks about Jack The Ripper mutilating women, or Ken Rex McElroy abusing his underage wives.
• In the Bobby Dunbar episode, both of the guys get genuinely pissed when they talk about how Julia Anderson was vilified and slandered, pointing out that she was a single mother who clearly didn't have the money or resources she needed.
• In "The Shocking Florida Machete Murder", after becoming invested in Frances Bemis' courage in deciding to still walk at night after a friend of hers was murdered, there's Shane's reaction on finding out that she herself was eventually murdered.
• The Vincent van Gogh episode ends on this note, with the guys warming to the theory that Van Gogh was accidentally shot by a local boy but chose to protect the boy's identity (despite said boy having a lengthy history of bullying Van Gogh) to prevent him from being accused of murder.
• The Edgar Allen Poe post mortem "roast mortem" segment has them half seriously (cos they're saying this in wrestler voices) making the point to not bring mocking homeless people into the roasts, as there's a housing crisis going on and they deserve better.
• In "The Tinseltown Murder Of Thelma Todd", Ryan puts up a warning before the episode about suicide and mental health, and they're both upset that a cool woman had to deal with Casting Couch misogyny and was eventually murdered.
  • Shane and Ryan, upon reading that Thelma's contract was punitive if she lost over 6 lbs. or gained over 3 lbs. over her 122 lb. weight, were quick to diss whoever put that on her and recommend for the viewers to appreciate their bodies and give a wink to themselves in the mirror in the morning.
• In "The Impossible Disappearance of Dorothy Arnold":
  Ryan: If I went missing for a week, do you think you'd be alarmed?
  Shane: (sounding genuinely disturbed) I think so...
  Ryan: That's nice, I didn't think you'd be alarmed—
  Shane: You're my friend!
  • The sentiment gets a little lost, though:
    Ryan: I don't like how you said that...
    Shane: (yelling) You're my friend!
    Ryan: Why are you yelling at me, "you're my—"
    Shane: (still yelling) You're my friend!
    Ryan: Oh God!
    Shane: I would be concerned if you disappeared! ...And we'd get a pretty baller season out of it.
  • Shane has been repeatedly mentioning that Ryan is his "good friend" in season 6, almost once an episode now. It's quite sweet.
• In "The Mysterious Death Of The Somerton Man Revisited", it's rather heartwarming to find out that Derek Abbott, a man theorizing and researching about the Somerton Man, and Rachel Egen, one of the involved suspects' granddaughter, ends up falling in love and getting married. Shane in particular is delighted.
• In “The Eerie Vanishing Of The Flannan Isles Lighthouse Keepers”, Shane posits the rather adorable theory that the three missing lighthouse keepers fell in love with each other, formed a polyamorous relationship, and then sailed to Jamaica to live the rest of their lives together, no strings attached.
• Shane supports the Pink Panthers in his “steal from the rich” kinda way until he hears that they were violent with Kim Kardashian.
• Shane and Ryan, upon hearing that the still-missing Cynthia Anderson lived a very sheltered life where her parents only allowed her to partake in church activities, remark they wouldn't have blamed her if she decided to run away and start a new life somewhere. Even saying that they really hope she is living her best life as an older woman in 2020.
• In "The Bizarre Death of Alfred Lowenstein," the very final true crime episode of the series, Shane throws Ryan a bone by deciding that his theory is aliens. The boys agree on this and high five, celebrating actually solving a mystery (as a joke, obviously, but it's still sweet).
  • Earlier, when asked how much money it would take to get him to murder Ryan, Shane places his price at a surprisingly high 100 million dollars, before suggesting that he would take the bribe, before teaming up with Ryan to kill whoever had tried to pay him.

Other

• The fact that Maizie in the Hot Daga was introduced by a casual lesbian wedding, and her whole Story Arc is to undo Bury Your Gays because she loves her wife that much. There's a reason why Lesbian Icon Shane Madej is a meme on Tumblr.
• In this article, where Ryan calls the Unsolved crew “like a family” and Shane thanks the fans “because it makes us feel less alone as well”.
• The boys getting cutely high pitched excited when the crew gives them cake for the 100th episode celebration.