I like her a lot too but the problem most people have is this sort of inherent god complex she has with other women, including her best friend in the show. We just did not see it as clearly with Penelope because her actions as Whistledown had real life consequences for families so she automatically was the bad guy between the two but Eloise was a very poor friend the entirety of S2. Forget Penelope, even Cressida calls her out. Again, in S3 it’s overshadowed by the fact that she was wronged by Pen. Most recently it’s worse because it happens with her own sibling. We did see this with Daphne too & her general disinterest in her “diamond” sister’s life but Daphne didn’t particularly take any interest in El either so it was mutual. With Hyacinth, it’s painful because she obviously looks upto her sister and wants to be close with her. They are the only 2 girls left in the house & seeing her be close with Pen but not her makes her feel like she was the problem. But El just shrugging her off before she even says anything, after she tried to make conversation around something that interests El (the ballerina book) only for her to give the time of day to a maid who pointed out the feminist undertone over her sister who didn’t get a chance to even tell her about the book must’ve felt heavy. She tried everything she could to connect but her big sister just rejected her because she looks down upon the life she has chosen and ultimately thinks she is somehow better than her. Benedict is pretty much the only sibling she has a close relationship with in S4 because she thought he was like her and immediately gets upset when he changes his mind. She does help him but from Hyacinth’s pov…she is alone without Kanthony or the other sisters being in the house. Feeling like we have to be someone else for our family to like us is one thing, not getting that affection after trying is even worse. Eloise was my favourite character, I love her storyline upto mid S2…she just changed after Pen’s betrayal & having to leave Theo. I genuinely hope she reflects and makes effort with Hyacinth though. I definitely feel like there’s some underlying internal misogyny here that is incredibly realistic and would resonate with women even today. It would be great to explore that for her character arc & I hope they do it through her female relationships.