Black Doves Season 2 gives Williams and Eleanor something neither assassin expected: a relationship that feels like home in a world built around danger. In a new Netflix Tudum interview, Ella Lily Hyland and Gabrielle Creevy discuss how their characters’ slow-burn connection developed, why the actors’ Irish and Welsh voices became part of the pairing’s chemistry, and what they would love to see next. Their answer is delightfully specific: a Las Vegas wedding, white tuxedos and cowboy boots.
Spoilers for Black Doves Season 2, including the relationship’s major turning points.
From assassin partners to something neither can neatly define
Williams (Ella Lily Hyland) and Eleanor (Gabrielle Creevy) are introduced as an unusually effective professional pairing. Their exchanges are dry, their timing is sharp and their approach to a difficult job is often startlingly casual. They can disagree, tease and coordinate under pressure without needing to explain every move. Season 2 keeps that comic rhythm, but adds a more personal question: what happens when the person who understands your instincts becomes the person you cannot bear to lose?
The series does not turn the pair into conventional romantic leads. Their feelings surface in the middle of work, amid danger and crossed signals. Williams is increasingly aware of her attachment, while Eleanor takes longer to admit what is happening. Their story gains its momentum from that mismatch: one woman is ready to name the feeling, while the other is still testing whether letting someone close is safe.
In the official Netflix Tudum conversation, Creevy says she initially saw the pair as friends in Season 1. Hyland describes the shift as something that unfolds naturally, almost as though the characters and the writer discover it at the same time. That gradual evolution is important. The romance does not erase the original partnership; it grows out of the trust, humor and shared competence that were already there.
Why the actors’ chemistry feels so specific
Hyland and Creevy point to humor and understanding as key ingredients in the pairing. They also discuss the sound of their own voices. Hyland is Irish; Creevy is Welsh. Rather than smoothing those differences into a generic screen accent, the production lets the actors keep the rhythms and textures that belong to them.
That choice gives Williams and Eleanor a distinct musicality. Their conversations do not sound interchangeable with the banter of every other action-thriller duo. The actors’ accents become part of the characters’ identities and part of the pleasure of watching them talk. It is a small creative decision with a large effect: the relationship feels rooted in two particular people, not simply in a familiar romantic formula.
Hyland also describes the pair as deeply interdependent from Williams’s point of view. That does not mean they are always in agreement. Their friction is part of the appeal. But each has learned to read the other so closely that a change in mood or confidence can affect the whole partnership. The actors’ own account of working together echoes that connection without confusing the performers with their characters.
Williams’ emotional shift is bigger than a love confession
Williams began as a character shaped by revenge. Her history with Sam and the loss of her former partner gave her a clear target, and that anger helped define her early place in the story. Season 2 complicates the picture. Hyland has said that Williams is discovering she wants connection, not simply payback. The romance gives that realization a personal focus.
Her feelings for Eleanor also make her less comfortable with uncertainty. Jealousy appears when Eleanor dates someone else, but the show does not reduce Williams to a jealous partner. The more interesting tension is internal: she is learning how to be emotionally honest while remaining the person who normally handles problems with blunt efficiency.
One of the show’s funniest character beats comes after Williams finally says what she feels. Instead of settling into a conventional romantic conversation, she immediately approaches the new situation like a practical problem that might benefit from a pros-and-cons list. The joke works because it is recognizably Williams. She has made a brave emotional move, but she still wants a system for managing what follows.
Hyland’s reading is that the character is not simply terrified of rejection. Williams is also surprised by her own feelings and by the fact that she wants something beyond the identity she has built around being an assassin. Love does not make her suddenly soft or uncomplicated. It gives her another dimension.
Why Eleanor takes longer to admit what she wants
Creevy sees Eleanor as more aware of her feelings than she initially lets on. In the Tudum interview, she describes the character as avoiding the truth and enjoying the chase. Eleanor can recognize Williams’s vulnerability and admire it, while still resisting the implications of accepting that vulnerability herself.
That hesitation makes sense within the emotional history the actors describe. These women have built lives around survival. They do not have the ordinary support systems that might make intimacy feel straightforward. Allowing another person to matter creates a new kind of risk: not the immediate danger of a job going wrong, but the possibility of losing the one person who understands you.
Creevy’s description of Williams as a safe place for Eleanor is the emotional center of the relationship. The word “home” is especially revealing. Home is not a glamorous fantasy for these characters. It is the rare experience of being understood without having to perform, explain or stay on guard every second.
The romance works because it does not tame the characters
A weaker version of this story might make the romance a reason for Williams and Eleanor to abandon their professional identities. Black Doves does something more interesting. Their feelings develop while they remain dangerous, funny and difficult. The show does not pretend that love removes their capacity for violence or resolves the moral questions around their work.
Instead, the relationship creates a contrast between the way they behave on the job and the care they are learning to show each other. Their most important conversations take place in absurdly unsuitable circumstances, including moments when gunfire is still part of the immediate environment. That collision is characteristic of the series: tenderness appears without warning, often right beside chaos.
The romance also broadens the show’s portrait of its female assassins. Williams and Eleanor are not written as interchangeable tough women. Their differences matter: Williams is more direct about what she wants, while Eleanor takes time to face her own feelings. Their humor is not just a source of one-liners; it is a way of testing trust and discovering where the other person’s boundaries are.
What do Ella Lily Hyland and Gabrielle Creevy want for the couple next?
The actresses are careful not to pretend they know exactly what the characters will do next. Hyland says the pair are entering an uncertain new chapter. That is a sensible place for the story to pause. A relationship that has just become possible still has to survive ordinary life, professional danger and the consequences of being emotionally exposed.
Creevy, however, has a wonderfully clear wish: she wants the pair to get married in Las Vegas. Her imagined version includes both women in white tuxedos and cowboy boots. Hyland offers a slightly different costume idea, suggesting Williams could keep her familiar look while Eleanor wears the white tuxedo. It is a playful proposal, not a confirmation of any future plot.
The fantasy is revealing because it is so different from the world the characters inhabit. A Vegas wedding would be loud, public and deliberately celebratory. Williams and Eleanor are used to private arrangements, dangerous work and keeping their real feelings hidden. The idea of them choosing a spectacle together is funny, but it also captures what the actors seem to enjoy about the relationship: two people who have spent so long surviving alone might finally choose to celebrate being together.
What a future season could explore
If the story continues, the strongest next step would not simply be another declaration of love. It would be watching the couple negotiate the practical consequences of becoming a team in a different sense. Can they make decisions as partners when a job puts them on opposite sides of a risk? How do they handle jealousy when trust is essential to their work? Can they protect a private relationship inside an organization that treats people as assets?
Those questions would preserve the show’s thriller engine while allowing the romance to mature. The series has already shown that affection can complicate professional judgment. The next stage could test whether Williams and Eleanor can build a shared life without losing the qualities that made them such compelling partners in the first place.
There is also room to explore how their relationship affects the wider Black Doves circle. Their connection could become a source of loyalty and stability, but it could also create leverage for anyone who understands how much they mean to each other. In this world, intimacy is never entirely separate from risk.
For now, the most grounded answer is the one the actresses give: neither character knows exactly what comes next. The Vegas wedding is their wish for the pair, not a plot announcement. That uncertainty is not a weakness. It leaves the writers space to let the relationship keep changing rather than rushing it toward a tidy ending.
Why this pairing has connected with viewers
Williams and Eleanor offer a combination that is easy to root for without being overly polished. They are funny, chaotic and capable of startling violence, but their feelings are recognizable. They want to be seen by someone who understands them. They are awkward when they have to say what matters. They can be confident in a dangerous situation and uncertain in a simple emotional one.
The actors’ interviews also make clear that the appeal is not only about a romantic milestone. It is about the performance partnership: the timing, the accents, the humor and the feeling that the two characters have developed a language of their own. The show gives that connection room to breathe, and the actresses bring warmth without sanding away the characters’ edges.
My view is that the best future for Williams and Eleanor is not a sudden transformation into a conventional couple. It is more of what already works: sharp dialogue, genuine care, messy decisions and the occasional ridiculous romantic idea. If they do make it to Las Vegas, the tuxedos and cowboy boots should be the least surprising part.
Frequently asked questions
Who plays Williams and Eleanor in Black Doves?
Ella Lily Hyland plays Williams, and Gabrielle Creevy plays Eleanor in Netflix’s Black Doves.
Do Williams and Eleanor become a couple in Season 2?
Yes. Season 2 develops their relationship from assassin partners into a romantic connection, with both characters eventually acknowledging their feelings.
Did Ella Lily Hyland and Gabrielle Creevy expect the romance in Season 1?
Creevy said she initially viewed them as good friends, while Hyland described the romantic development as something that emerged naturally as the story was written and performed.
Why do the actors say the characters work so well together?
They point to humor, understanding and the distinctive combination of their Irish and Welsh accents. Their professional teamwork also gives the relationship a foundation of trust.
What does Gabrielle Creevy want to happen next?
Creevy has jokingly campaigned for a Las Vegas wedding, imagining the pair in white tuxedos and cowboy boots. This is the actress’s hope, not an announced storyline.
Does Ella Lily Hyland think Williams will change because of love?
Hyland says the characters are entering an uncertain new chapter. Creevy has noticed Williams becoming warmer and more open to other people as her feelings develop.
Is Black Doves Season 3 confirmed?
Netflix has not officially confirmed a third season. Any discussion of a future Williams-and-Eleanor storyline should therefore be treated as speculation until the streamer announces more.
Sources and further reading
- Netflix Tudum: Ella Lily Hyland and Gabrielle Creevy discuss Williams and Eleanor’s romance
- Netflix Tudum: Black Doves Season 2 ending explained
- ITV News / Press Association: The actresses on Welsh and Irish representation
- The Guardian: Ella Lily Hyland on playing Williams
- The Independent: Ella Lily Hyland interview
By Shivam Das
