ellie!

jerin-antis, i see you, i get it i really do, but it’s not about shipping, it’s not about another straight couple on tv, it’s not even about the friends to lovers arc, or shoehorning romance into where it doesn’t belong. this couple was coming from the start, there has been foreshadowing as early as season 1. lisa mcgee is utilising centuries old conventions that are a a staple part of irish drama and literature. it’s about the fact that two young people from totally opposing backgrounds can come together and fall in love and be happy even when their countries have a vitriolic relationship, even when history isn’t on their side, even when peace is tenuous, and the future is an unknown entity. it’s about this show being more than a sitcom, more than a simple family comedy, it’s about acknowledging past representations of anglo-irish romance, it’s about picking at the tensions which still exist in cross-community relationships, it’s about using this couple as a conduit for hope!!!!