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| The Gentlemen Season 2: What Really Happens Between Eddie and Susie? |
Eddie Horniman and Susie Glass spend much of The Gentlemen Season 2 circling around a question that practically everyone else seems more willing to answer than they are: are they just extremely close business partners, or is there something more going on? The short answer is that they do not officially get together in Season 2, but the series makes a point of keeping their connection complicated enough to leave the door very much open.
Their relationship has always been one of the more entertaining parts of the story. Eddie begins the series as an aristocrat who would probably rather have avoided the criminal underworld altogether, only to discover that running an enormous operation comes with considerably more paperwork, danger and family drama than inheriting a country estate. Susie, meanwhile, already knows exactly how the business works and becomes the person Eddie relies on when things inevitably go sideways.
What starts as a practical partnership gradually becomes something much closer. Eddie and Susie develop genuine trust, friendship and an instinctive understanding of one another. They repeatedly step in when the other is in trouble, and their chemistry is obvious enough that people around them begin wondering whether they are eventually going to stop pretending there is nothing there.
Even Bobby Glass notices the closeness between them, which is hardly ideal when your business partner also happens to be your daughter. Yet Eddie and Susie consistently insist that their relationship is nothing more than friendship and loyalty. Season 2, however, makes that explanation increasingly difficult to swallow.
Eddie and Susie Both Find Other Partners
Rather than putting Eddie and Susie together, Season 2 takes the more frustrating route of giving both characters their own romantic storylines. Eddie becomes involved with Countess Isabella, known as Bella, whose aristocratic background conveniently intersects with the expanding Glass operation in Italy.
Their relationship develops quickly, eventually leading to marriage. Eddie clearly cares about Bella, while the marriage also gives him another connection to the Italian underworld through her godfather, Marco Moretti. For Eddie, romance and business once again end up sitting at the same table, because apparently nobody in this world has heard of keeping the two separate.
Susie, meanwhile, reconnects with Joe Green, a man with connections to the cocaine trade. Joe is particularly appealing to Susie because he operates outside her own area of the business, meaning their professional worlds do not immediately collide. They also share a history, giving Susie a level of trust with him that is difficult to find elsewhere.
Eddie is supportive of Susie and Joe, although his protective side becomes rather obvious when he warns Joe not to hurt her. That moment is easy to dismiss as Eddie simply looking out for a close friend, but it also adds another layer to the increasingly awkward question surrounding the pair.
For much of the season, Eddie and Susie remain involved in their own relationships while continuing to support one another. Their circumstances suggest they have made a sensible decision to keep romance out of their partnership. Unfortunately, The Gentlemen is not particularly interested in letting sensible decisions survive for very long.
Bella Questions Eddie and Susie’s Connection
The possibility of Eddie and Susie becoming a couple is raised several times during the season, and one of the clearest moments comes from Bella herself.
On her wedding day, Bella questions Susie about her relationship with Eddie. Susie insists there is nothing romantic between them, maintaining that their connection is simply built on friendship and business. On paper, that settles the matter.
Except it really does not.
Even Charly admits that she had expected Eddie to eventually end up with someone else, prompting Eddie to explain that nothing was ever supposed to happen between him and Susie. Both characters seem perfectly capable of saying the correct words, yet the emotional weight behind those statements suggests neither is completely certain that the matter is quite so simple.
That ambiguity is important because the series never gives Eddie and Susie a dramatic confession or a conventional romantic payoff. Instead, it keeps placing them in situations where their loyalty to each other looks increasingly personal.
Eddie and Susie Drift Apart
The situation becomes considerably more complicated after Eddie and Bobby fall out over the failed marijuana legalisation bill. Susie had worked with Eddie behind her father's back, which infuriates Bobby and ultimately leads him to send her away on a sabbatical.
With Susie separated from the main operation, she also breaks one of her own rules by becoming involved with the cocaine side of the business. That decision puts her at odds with both her father and, to an extent, Eddie.
Their relationship becomes strained, but the distance does not erase the underlying bond between them. If anything, the conflict makes it clearer how much they matter to one another because their disagreements carry far more emotional weight than an ordinary business dispute.
Then Bella's death changes everything.
Eddie becomes convinced that Bobby is responsible and is prepared to take matters much further. Geoff gives him a particularly blunt warning: if Eddie intends to make a move against Bobby, he needs to understand that he may also have to deal with Susie. The implication is significant because Susie is no longer merely Bobby's daughter in Eddie's mind. She has become someone whose position and feelings have to be considered before he makes his next move.
That says plenty about Eddie's feelings, even if he still refuses to put a label on them.
Susie Chooses Eddie When It Matters
Susie's own position also changes after Bella's death. She questions Bobby about what happened and needs reassurance that he was not behind the attempt on Eddie's life. Once she understands what happened, she goes directly to Eddie and offers her help.
That decision matters because Susie is effectively choosing to stand beside Eddie despite everything that has happened between them and her father. Whatever frustrations exist between the two, she has not stopped caring about him.
Eventually, Susie helps Eddie pursue revenge, bringing them back together when it matters most. Their partnership survives another round of betrayal, family conflict and business chaos, which is practically the Gentlemen equivalent of couples therapy.
But surviving together does not mean they become a couple.
So, Do Eddie and Susie Get Together?
No, Eddie and Susie do not officially get together by the end of The Gentlemen Season 2. They never confirm a romantic relationship, and neither character makes a direct confession of love or openly acknowledges that their friendship has become something else.
However, the season deliberately refuses to close the door on the possibility.
Their relationship remains emotionally charged, and both characters appear to struggle with the idea that there could be something deeper beneath their loyalty to each other. Their respective relationships with Bella and Joe also serve to highlight just how different Eddie and Susie's bond is. They understand each other professionally, trust each other personally and repeatedly put themselves on the line for one another.
The tragedy surrounding Bella also forces Eddie to change. By the end of the season, the man Susie knew at the beginning is no longer quite the same person. His experiences have hardened him, and his pursuit of revenge leaves questions about where he goes next and whether Susie can still reach the man she once knew.
That could become especially important if the story continues. The emotional question is no longer simply whether Eddie and Susie fancy each other. It is whether the two can remain connected after everything they have been through.
Fans Are Divided Over Eddie and Susie
Fan reactions to Eddie and Susie's relationship are understandably mixed. Some viewers see the chemistry as an obvious sign that the series is slowly building towards them becoming a couple, while others prefer their relationship precisely because it does not follow the usual romantic formula.
There is also a strong argument that keeping them apart makes their partnership more interesting. Once Eddie and Susie become a couple, their dynamic would inevitably change, potentially taking away some of the tension that makes their scenes work. At present, there is always that unanswered question hanging between them, and the show clearly knows it.
Others are likely to find the constant denial increasingly amusing. Eddie and Susie can survive business disputes, family feuds and an alarming number of dangerous situations, yet apparently admitting what they feel for each other is where they draw the line.
For now, Eddie and Susie remain close but officially platonic, with Season 2 deliberately leaving their future unresolved. Whether that eventually turns into romance depends on where the story takes them next, particularly after the dramatic changes Eddie undergoes and Susie's increasingly complicated relationship with her family. But what do you think: should Eddie and Susie finally become a couple, or is their complicated friendship better left exactly as it is?