‘The Residence’ Creator on Elsyie & Bruce’s Surprising Romance

[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for The Residence Season 1.]

The Residence may be all about a murder mystery, but it’s the unexpected romance between White House workers Elsyie (Julieth Restrepo) and Bruce (Mel Rodriguez) that really took us by surprise.

While the duo shared glances with one another in earlier episodes, as investigator Cordelia Cupp (Uzo Aduba) dug into the mystery surrounding White House usher A.B. Wynter’s (Giancarlo Esposito) death, the depth of their bond wasn’t initially apparent. “I think that that’s one of the beautiful things about this show, is that nothing is as it appears,” showrunner Paul William Davies shares.