How
does

It
Ends
With
Us
portray
Ryle’s
abuse? 

The
film’s
handling
of
domestic
violence
is
a
major
difference
from
the
books,
even
having
scenes
play
out
differently
altogether.
In
the
novel,
when
Ryle
burns
his
hand,
he
doesn’t
push
Lily
down
until
he’s
trying
to
cool
it
off
under
the
sink—whereas
in
the
movie,
it
happens
right
after
he
touches
the
hot
surface. 

Throughout
that
scene
in
the
book,
Lily
is
also
supposed
to
be
uncontrollably
laughing
from
intoxication
(until
Ryle
turns
violent).

“Goddammit,
Lily,”
Ryle
tells
her
in
the
book.
“It’s
not
funny.
This
hand
is
my
f–king
career.”

And
after
he
pushes
Lily
down
the
stairs
in
the
book,
she
kicks
Ryle
out
of
the
apartment—which
leaves
him
to
sleep
in
the
hallway
all
night.  

The
conversations
surrounding
abuse
also
play
out
differently
in
the
film.
For
starters,
Ryle
doesn’t
learn
about
Lily’s
family
history
of
domestic
violence
until
after
they’ve
been
dating
a
while
in
the
movie
but
in
the
book,
it
happens
on
the
first
night
they
meet.  

A
new
addition
to
the
movie
is
a
poignant
conversation
between
Lily
and
her
sister-in-law
Allyssa
(Jenny
Slate)
after
she
finds
out
about
Ryle’s
abusive
behavior
and
tells
Lily
about
Ryle
accidentally
shooting
his
brother
as
children.
In
the
book,
it’s
Ryle
who
explains
to
Lily
how
his
brother
died,
and
Allyssa
never
tells
Lily
she
shouldn’t
take
Ryle
back
due
to
his
abusive
behavior.