▁Sarah ▁Ell is ▁of ▁Inside ▁So ap ▁that ▁Ned ▁knows ▁what ▁El ly ▁is ▁doing , ▁so ▁he ▁" th rows ▁it ▁back ▁at ▁her !" ▁Hall ▁also ▁believed ▁Mad ison ▁was ▁in ▁on ▁his ▁plan . ▁Later ▁that ▁night , ▁Ned ▁meets ▁El ly ▁in ▁the ▁Back ▁Lane ▁Bar ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁after ▁they ▁have ▁a ▁small ▁argument , ▁they ▁decide ▁to ▁stop ▁playing ▁games ▁and ▁give ▁their ▁relationship ▁a ▁go . ▁ ▁Hall ▁described ▁Ned ▁and ▁El ly ' s ▁coupling ▁as ▁" a ▁very ▁passion ate , ▁fier y , ▁' up ▁and ▁down ' ▁sort ▁of ▁relationship ." ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁say ▁that ▁the ▁pair ' s ▁rom ance ▁was ▁initially ▁based ▁on ▁l ust ▁and ▁was ▁quite ▁" unst able ", ▁but ▁it ▁had ▁potential ▁to ▁develop ▁into ▁love ▁and ▁become ▁a ▁long - term ▁relationship , ▁which ▁would ▁play ▁out ▁over ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁months . ▁Hall ▁thought ▁that ▁the ▁characters ▁were ▁a ▁good ▁match , ▁as ▁they ▁both ▁had ▁passion ate ▁personas . ▁He ▁added ▁that ▁arg uing ▁was ▁their ▁way ▁of ▁showing ▁they ▁care ▁about ▁one ▁another . ▁ ▁Produ cers ▁later ▁threw ▁an ▁obst acle ▁in ▁the ▁couple ' s ▁way ▁by ▁introdu cing ▁Reg an ▁Davis ▁( S abe ena ▁Man alis ), ▁Ned ' s ▁married ▁former ▁lo ver . ▁Hall ▁hint ed ▁at ▁the ▁story ▁arc ▁during ▁his ▁Digital ▁Sp y ▁interview , ▁saying ▁" When ▁he ▁gets ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Street , ▁he ' s ▁running ▁away ▁from