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'New Amsterdam' Season 4 Episode 3: Leyla and Lauren's steamy closet kiss wows fans

'Same As It Ever Was' showed the couple cozy up in the opening sequence and then share a passionate kiss midway through the episode

Spoilers for 'New Amsterdam' Season 4 Episode 3 'Same As It Ever Was'

Love is in the air for Dr Lauren Bloom (Janet Montgomery) and her resident girlfriend, Leyla Shinwari (Shiva Kalaiselvan) in Season 4 of 'New Amsterdam'. The latter got a reminder of the badass doctor she used to be over the course of the episode and the incident that followed soon after saw Lauren just slip further in love with Leyla. 'Same As It Ever Was' showed the couple cozy up in the opening sequence and then share a steamy kiss midway through the episode prompting some major reactions from fans on social media.

The episode sees Lauren give Leyla a piece of her mind after she let another resident doctor call the shots while treating a patient. A stung Leyla soon sheds the mild approach and gives Lauren a look at her true abilities when she operates on a patient while disobeying the former's orders on using a certain method. And she backs up the big talk while getting the job done in record time. This later leads to the duo sharing a romantic moment where they kiss in the supply closet.

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Fans who famously dubbed the couple #leyren on Twitter were over the moon. "Not lauren being like “oh you’ve got plans? guess the closet will just have to make due then” ahhdhahdhahd THAT IS A HOSPITAL MA’AM anyways i know leyren gets a little freaky, i know they do #NewAmsterdam #leyren,: one of the tweets read. "I was already madly in love with Soft!Leyla, but Hard!Leyla??!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a god. damn. badass. #leyren #newamsterdam #BOSS," read another comment.

"Also, those #Leyren scenes?? EVERYTHING. Thank you!" one of the fans remarked. "What a difference more time has made for #leyren #newamsterdam. So awesome getting more of them. The show has a lot of characters and story to juggle so I'll happily take this ep for sure," seconded another fan. "I have no words to describe the Bloom and Leyla scene #leyren #NewAmsterdam," a tweet read.

What are your thoughts on Leyla and Lauren's romance storyline so far this season?

'New Amsterdam' airs Tuesdays 10 pm ET.