Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-4877635-20160722094328/@comment-24674051-20160813165557

And if the younger stepsister is falling for the footman, it would appear that A&E and Company may be opting towards some of the alternate versions of Cinderella. Ever After, the version that was made starring Drew Barrymore (and one of my favorites), had the younger stepsister falling for one of the guards, and was also more sympathetic towards Ella than the mother or older sister. And, quite honestly, I enjoy the versions that have one of the sisters (usually the younger one) be more sympathetic towards Ella. So I really hope that is the direction they are taking.

As for this being the LOuS interaction, I think it will depend on who the footman turns out to be, if they are somebody of note, or just another servant.