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[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for\u00a0House of Guinness\u00a0Season 1.]<\/p>\n
In Netflix\u2019s House of Guinness<\/a>, Edward (Louis Partridge<\/a>) is dutiful and by-the-book when it comes to running his inherited brewery. However, he takes an uncharacteristic risk when he begins a relationship with Ellen Cochrane (Niamh McCormack<\/a>), a working-class rebel who opposes the Guinness family\u2019s influence in Ireland.<\/p>\n Edward and Ellen begin their uneasy alliance in Episode 3, and their first meeting is objectively filled with tension, though we aren\u2019t sure what kind initially. But we finally find out when they sleep together in Episode 5, and it doesn\u2019t take long for them to develop real feelings for each other. Are the two endgame material<\/a>, or is it just a passing forbidden romance? Let\u2019s break down where their relationship stands in the show and what history tells us about their future.<\/p>\n Do Edward and Ellen end up together in House of Guinness?<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve already watched Season 1 through the end, you know that Edward makes the level-headed move to marry his third cousin, the progressive and ambitious Adelaide (Ann Skelly<\/a>). She initially rejects his proposal, but they develop a fondness for each other while working together on the Guinness Housing Trust. So, ahead of their wedding in Episode 7, Edward breaks the news to Ellen that their tryst has to end. He won\u2019t cheat on Adelaide, and he can\u2019t risk his brother\u2019s political career with such a scandal.<\/p>\n \u201cShe didn\u2019t see it coming,\u201d McCormack told Tudum<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s Romeo and Juliet, but Romeo leaves Juliet. Ellen really thought that they were going to free Ireland and sell beer and have beautiful babies and live out the rest \u2026 Despite it all. She thought they were going to be the start of a movement.\u201d<\/p>\n When asked if it was really the end of Edward and Ellen, the actress said, \u201cOh God, are you ever done with anyone? But she does know what is important to her, and no man will ever get in the way of that.\u201d<\/p>\n There\u2019s a chance that Edward and Ellen will reunite, but Adelaide and Edward will stay together solely to fulfill their obligations and achieve their political goals. Adelaide doesn\u2019t begrudge Edward when he reveals that he is in love with another woman. What\u2019s more, the married couple has a conversation about their true feelings for each other in Episode 8.<\/p>\n Adelaide admits that she enjoys their marriage because she\u2019s in a position to change society for the better. \u201cMy ability to love another human being is something I question,\u201d she continues, adding that Edward is \u201cclose\u201d to being that person. Edward agrees that she\u2019s close to being that person for him, too. Maybe down the line, they\u2019ll develop a real romance, but for now, it doesn\u2019t seem to be the case.<\/p>\n By the end of the finale episode, it\u2019s clear that Ellen still has some feelings for her former lover. Why else would she have ratted out her brother Patrick (Seamus O\u2019Hara<\/a>), who planned to kill Edward\u2019s older brother? We have yet to find out whether Patrick was successful, but either way, it\u2019s safe to assume that Edward and Ellen will stay in each other\u2019s orbits.<\/p>\n Did Edward and Ellen end up together in real life?<\/p>\n No, Edward and Ellen weren\u2019t endgame in real life. Ellen is an entirely original character for the Netflix series, and the show prefaces every episode with: \u201cThis fiction is inspired by true stories.\u201d However, given McCormack\u2019s statements, should the show be renewed for Season 2, Ellen will likely remain in the picture in some capacity.<\/p>\n