#Bridgerton Season 3 episode 5

[fitrahgolden]

[bigblab-talktotalk1]

I feel a lot of people misunderstand Portia in why she ask about Colin's love

One thing I find really disheartening about reactions/opinions on this episode is the conceptual clap backs of "Did Debling love her?!?!"

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Because that response makes me feel someone is missing something in the storytelling. As a response, it has never made sense to me, because.... he never had to!

'Lord Debling was a reasonable match." This guy has acted in every single way The Gentleman. This guy has money, this guy came to Lady Featherington like a respectable adult and asked for Penelope's hand, this guy will be absent, and so THIS guy also Won't Hurt Her! She laid this out in episode 4, To Portia he is an IDEAL catch.

Then comes this news of Bitch-boy Colin (painting from a Portia-esque perspective), that she read IN WHISTLEDOWN!! He does not hold water with her 🚫 This Season, all she has seen of this dude is that he is a flirt. "The most desired man of the season." Regardless of what she thinks Penelope's feelings likely are, she only sees that Colin is NOT serious about her. Freshly back from galavanting across the sea, she does see Colin as serious PERIOD. All the letters Pen wrote, All the teas at Bridgerton house....for years Portia has watched him NEVER WANTING HER! Yet somehow an engagement occurred some time between her daughter leaving a party and family breakfast the next morning... 🤨🧐 Chat shit right?? Her mind must be screaming: HELP ME UNDERSTAND! (In a snarky, passive aggressive way - because she's the one)

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Portia has a right to feel awful disrespected that Colin "I'm a gentleman" Bridgerton didn't come to her first. Like they don't have beef!! 😳 He's been engaged to someone from the Featherington household before, yet... there was no wedding. But Pen (who she thinks of is having less attractions than Marina) somehow is different?

You know who extended the olive branch to the Featherington name to help saved them from drowning in the social ruin of the reveal of Marina's pregnancy? DAPHNE! He was mad at Marina sure, but you know who he showed he didn't care what happened to while he turned his back? You Penelope!! 🤷🏻‍♂️He could have helped soften the blow like Kate, Edwina, and Anthony tried to do after their failed wedding. But he didn't. And that's who Pen threw away an entire future to gamble on?? 🫨😣

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And while Portia doesn't know it yet, the fault for them being in that super precarious social is the SAME EXACT fucking person who is standing in front of her like she don't smell her own shit!! (personal mad when sitting in Portia's perspective)

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THAT 'S the guy Pen wants Portia to celebrate, who Pen believes is a better choice. Portia's looking for the better. "What more can you ask for?" she says an episode 4. The only thing Penelope seemed to believe held her back from commiting to Debling as her husband is this 'Love' nonsense. So if Colin is the Superior choice, he must be giving her what she thought was missing from a marriage, something she thought Debling couldn't provide!

"You have it?" - Portia.

Penelope says she's SURE he CARES about her. But 'care' wasn't the exceptional parameter? To be so certain that you just threw away a good 90% qualification-meeting gentleman, you must have heard this truth that gives you that 10% to match the fantasy were "LOVE"(which Big P don't believe in) is. Right? You thought, you know, but what did he say it??? Has he told you he's giving you what makes choosing him over Debling worth it? Are you getting what you gambled for?!

Portia looks DEFEATED because Pen is betting on fantasies and wishes, without even the vocalized proof of Colin's feelings!!!!!!

"Oh Penelope"= "Girl I feel bad for you", "you sweet summer child." She's repulsed that Pen was SO short-sighted.

I feel like while her reaction is extreme and harsh, it really isn't too difficult to imagine a semi-reasonable parent (with Portia's trauma) may be distraught hearing that their daughter chose to follow a career in ..... like the Arts, that she loves (Colin), when she already had a place at Yale law School (Debby). Without Colin's declaration it's like she mailed in her withdrawal letter and is packing to move into an artist collective commune -- without a lease! Not even guaranteed a spot, setting fire to your previous life plans! It is not right, and it is not okay to treat your children as if they need to live their life as you would. However, for someone who holds security above all Pen has thrown away her last chance at a good life. Pen has shattered a chance at bedrock that Portia knows Pen don't even understand how much she should value! Portia has shielded her from how it feels to watch the ground you've built your life on crumble from underneath her. The fear of having no husband, no son, and no money. Which I think adds to the anger in her tone.

Debling never NEEDED to love Penelope. Why he was a better, more secure match than Colin was everything BESIDES love. What makes Debling a valuable prospect has a very little overlap with what makes Colin Penelope's first choice. Therefore trying to grade them on the same standard..... it doesn't matter if Portia cares about love, it doesn't matter if Debling would EVER say he loves Penelope. So while it matters if Colin has told her that he loves her, he's the only one who has to.

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I do not think she is right all the time, or even often. But one can likely tell from the above that I'm a Portia Featherington fan. I'm a fan of food in tummies and shoes on feet. Did she decide she needed big bucks to eat and dress the way she wanted.......👀🙄

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As someone who looks at Colin as an insecure 23-year-old male... He is my baby. I defend all his big emotions. When he's having a temper-tantrum, I let him kick himself tired. I'm never villainizing him for basically anything he says or does because..... I know he's really a soft boy. And I know Pen doesn't mind. But that doesn't mean we can blame Portia (without having the audience view) for seeing him differently.

[adventurous-nerd]

Nicola Coughlan was not kidding when she said she was out here representing the perfect breast community. I feel SEEN. She's truly out here doing the lord's work.

[fitrahgolden]

So fucking cute!

I’m obsessed with Kate and Anthony just having their arms interlinked while playing charades

Because there is literally no need for it, they’re already sitting right beside each other, shoulder to shoulder, and they’re playing charades, which is not something that requires them to move in coordination??? And, you can see the empty space on the couch beside Kate, so there’s plenty of space

But does any of that really matter to Viscount and Viscountess Velcro? Not even a little bit!

They will be interlinking their arms through a game of charades, because simply sitting next to each other is not enough, they must have, at least, four points of contact between themselves at all times

[fifi2930]

Another reason why the #mirrorscene hits differently for me compared to other intimacy scenes in previous seasons (no shade to those either, they all worked really well within their seasons and stories):

There's this moment when Colin gets her permission to touch her, and then his eyes close when his hand moves across her skin. Kudos to the acting by Luke and the way the scene was shot, but the man looks like he is lost in awe and reverence. Like he can't believe he gets to touch her after dreaming of her, like he has to savor every second of it.

And consider it from Pen's perspective. She has been brought up and treated to feel unworthy of love, attraction, taught that she should settle for the first man who'll have her. She was ready to accept a loveless practical match with Debling because she believed true love was a foolish fantasy for someone like her. And then she finds herself with this man who physically aches for her, who is visibly revering her body, who is making sure she knows what an object of sexual and emotional desire she is is.

This is why one kiss from her and sex will never be casual for him anymore. This is why, despite knowing nothing of sex, Pen trusts him completely and lets him guide her through this first time with complete abandon.

Individually, love is a forsaken fantasy for him and an unattainable goal for her. Together, it is worship.

#off for my millionth rewatch

#this sex scene beats all others, fight me

#when he said Lie Down I became pregnant

[blackvoidspace]

Spoilers for Episode 5!!!

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Our name???

Tell me what to do

Give me 5 minutes... maybe 10

Anthony being so competitive

"You also loved her"

"Penelope this, Penelope that"

[howbrightthemoon]

HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT THAT WAS SO INCREDIBLE AND SO HOT AND SO SWEET AND SO SEXY AND SO BEAUTIFUL

[eleutheria-sunflowers]

EPISODE 5 SPOILERS

I love how they managed to put so many quotes from the books.

"Do I look a mess?" "Yes, but you're my mess"

I died.

[imlikeafan]

Okay just watched episode 5 and the amount of content they stuffed into that episode was CRAZY. There was also so many different character interactions and dynamics that were shown I was actually so surprised. Still processing the amount of anxiety I was just put through and honestly glad to have the rest of the day to process before the rest of the episodes come out

[dollypopup]

genuinely wild that early 2000s rom coms have somehow managed to be better written and more giggle kick feet twirl hair in an hour and a half than bton has managed in 8 one hour long episodes

[fitrahgolden]

[loveisnotfinite]

Not spoiling as a said..

But on a side note… the question is…

How can I sleep now?! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

🪞 🐝 🌳 Bridgertaddict 🦋 🖊️ ❤️

[adventurous-nerd]

Cressida bless you, I genuinely hope this works out..

[bridgertonblue]

I loooooove waking up early to watch episode 5 of Bridgerton because Netflix said it’d start right at 11am my time and then waiting hours for episode 5 of Bridgerton to actually play? Why did I RSVP for this???

If you have an event you should you list when the red carpet stuff starts and when the actual episode starts, or at the very least give a detailed estimate of how long the event takes? I’m honestly thinking I’ll just wait till midnight tonight when it releases in my time zone, I can’t wait all day for this.

[fifi2930]

I don't think I have ever seen a "first time" scene so visceral, sincere, honest and incredible to watch. The gentleness, the awkwardness, the shyness, him constantly seeking her consent at every step, the passion, them giggling because they can be friends even while making love...it felt like I was actually intruding into someone's bedroom, every moment felt so genuine and sensuous.

This is why this season is hitting differently. The scene could've been just about raw sexual passion and we'd have lapped it up, but it was about two friends discovering each other for the first time together as lovers , it was kindness and sexuality and relief and joy in every frame. I refuse to ever get over this, they DELIVERED.

[bellessimaa]

The Dark AU that would not leave my mind.

What if Anthony decided that he simply did not care? Hang the ton, hang all his responsibilities and duty that simply hing on hos shoulder like a ghost? What if he decided, quite simply, to take what he wanted?

Kate’s request in the morning after the Sheffield made zero sense to Anthony. How could it? It was only now that he had started seeing things clearly. Nothing could make him go back now.

<a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/56831851"><strong>Snapped</strong></a> (3403 words) by <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/users/Bellessimaa"><strong>Bellessimaa</strong></a><br />Chapters: 1/1<br />Fandom: <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Bridgerton%20(TV)">Bridgerton (TV)</a>, <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Bridgerton%20Series%20-%20Julia%20Quinn">Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn</a><br />Rating: Mature<br />Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings<br />Relationships: Anthony Bridgerton/Kate Sheffield | Kate Sharma<br />Characters: Anthony Bridgerton, Kate Sheffield | Kate Sharma, Edwina Sheffield | Edwina Sharma, Lady Danbury, Lady Whistledown (Bridgerton)<br />Additional Tags: Anthony Bridgerton's final thread of honour snaps, He gets a little...dark?, soft dark perhaps, Anthony Bridgerton/Kate Sheffield | Kate Sharma in Love, Anthony Bridgerton Loves Kate Sheffield | Kate Sharma, POV Anthony Bridgerton, Anthony Bridgerton Needs A Hug, Anthony Bridgerton loses his shit, Protective Anthony Bridgerton, Anthony Bridgerton is Obsessed with Kate Sheffield | Kate Sharma, Anthony Bridgerton Pines Over Kate Sheffield | Kate Sharma, Anthony Bridgerton/Kate Sheffield | Kate Sharma Happy Ending, Light Angst, soft dark, Kate Sheffield | Kate Sharma Takes No Shit, Kate Sheffield | Kate Sharma is a Metaphorical Queen, Anthony Bridgerton and Kate Sheffield | Kate Sharma Being Clowns, Jealous Anthony Bridgerton, Possessive Behavior, I don't know why I did not make this steamy<br />Series: Part 1 of <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/series/4209694">A man of honour</a><br />Summary: <p>In that stolen morning after the dinner with the Sheffields, Kate and Anthony meet again. When she begs him to continue his engagement with Edwina, his final thread of honour snaps.</p><p>or,</p><p>The dark Anthony AU I couldn’t get out of my head.</p>