#Portia too maybe

[soullessseraphim]

@snobgoblin maybe you're on to smth

Og idea

[ryllen]

" ... as soft as talking to a new born, the voice you dream your children would hear during their bed time stories ... "

[dollypopup]

look i get bton has set up some seeds (ba dum tiss?) that polin will be the pairing in the Featherington Family to have a male heir first (and it's popular in the fandom as an endgame for them) and thus will inherit the estate but

consider the following:

they find out about it and go 'ahahahah NOPE' and thus become co-conspirators to get Pru or Phillipa preggo before them. because with inheriting the estate. . .what they really inherit is the debt. and neither of them are eager for that anytime soon

so one storyline is that they're on a mission to get Prudence there first so they're always out here making very thinly veiled insinuations at PruDank and make up excuses and schemes so they're alone with each other. Penelope takes the lead for this particular side of the scheme, but they're definitely in kahoots. like Colin will lead Dankworth to places and Penelope will do the same for Prudence and whoops, look at that, what a good time for the two of you to make an heir and Penelope's there in Prudence's ear like it should be you, you're the oldest, it's your right, wouldn't you want to lord it over Phillipa forever? like the devil on her shoulder and constantly hyping her sister up because please, god, don't let it be her, she doesn't want it to be her, she is a grand total of 19 years old and she wants to fuck her husband consequence free, and she can't do this chastity shit, it's not reasonable, so Prudence, time to hop on that horse! let's up and at 'em, sis

and the other is Colin coming to Albion like 'soooooooo. . .I have to ask. . .how have you managed it?' and he's like 'managed what?' 'to be married for two years and not have a baby. I mean, I'm a newly married man and I'd like to. . .enjoy my wife before we start a family. I have to know your secret' and Albion is just there going 'huh? what secret? we've just being doing it normal?' so Colin's very concerned like 'oh no, what if i've offended him? what if they can't have kids???' and Albion and him keep talking until it becomes clear that, wait, hang on, what do you mean by normal and it finally comes out that the reason Phillipa always seems like she's got a stick up her bum is because she does so he's like 'oh fuck, oh no, oh no no no, i can't be the one to inform him that's not the way to make a baby' ala: 'you are putting it in the right place?' and he's white as a ghost like 'so very sorry, i think i left my cat on the stove, i have to go'

and Colin and Penelope come together at the end of all their schemes like 'well. . .there goes Plan A. . .and B. . .and C through G' as Penelope frantically wonders if she can get Gen to pull Prudence aside and Colin is contemplating which of his brothers he can bribe enough to have the 'So, women have multiple holes' discussion w/' Albion because he refuses to be the one to do it

meanwhile, Portia is out here making potions to try to get one of her daughters to have a baby because thus far, she's batting 0 for 3, and Polin's schemes somehow always end up in direct opposition to her schemes, thus canceling out each time

tell me that wouldn't be the funniest shit you've ever watched on this show

[averlym]

from this post by @caligulas--aquarium

(if she keeps this up, she might even get a real desk!)

[rainybraindays]

Okay, apparently shutting the fuck up was never an option but the way no one likes to look at the marina situation and go "wow what the fuck is wrong with portia"? Crazy.

Like she immediately didn't like her, not because of anything she'd done, but because she took attention from her daughters no matter how bright she dressed them.

It didn’t matter that the main reason is that, honestly all 3 of her daughters are painfully awkward, and in ones case literally 17. It didn’t matter that Marina was only there at her fathers instance, or that theoretically through having someone thats clearly popular in her home she could have used it as a jump off mark to match her daughters, she was seen as her big hurdle to marrying them off. Marinas immediately othered, to the point that when shes being dressed the maids helping put on her shoes is enough to piss Portia off. She immediately puts Marina in the same ring as her daughters, fight for my attention and maybe maybe it'll be positive. But Marina doesn't do that because she doesn't want to even be there.

And then they find out she's pregnant and shes othered even more. She immediately tries to send her back, and when she's not allowed to do that shes locked away and the other girls aren't even allowed to talk to her. She literally tries to freeze her out, like Marina has any say in being there in the first place, before lying to her about her being abandoned by George.

She makes no attempt to find out if George has family, she doesn't care enough to try even though that would have been a way to get rid of her "problem". She tries to push Marina onto a man old enough to be her grandfather and slaps her across the fucking face when she tries to stand up for herself.

Theres no concern for her safety, for the babys safety, just getting her out of her house as fast as fucking possible, and I'm meant to be surprised that when Colin saves Marina from her elderly suitor she turns her attention to him?

Like the nicest guy, who everyone likes, who's attractive, who isn't multiple decades older than her and most importantly not going to literally assault her? Yeah not a big shocker. Should she have lied to him? No, but she wouldn't have had to or felt the need to if she wasn't in the most hostile fucking house. Even Penelope, who she likes, why does everyone forget that she fucking likes Penelope and viewed her as a friend, becomes aggressive towards her. Shes cornered, shes scared, and all of this could have been avoided if Portia was a slightly better person and said "hey soilder boys not written back, you're gonna have this kid, does he have any family?" instead of setting this entire mess in motion.

[ancenth]

non-berry Howlite, Marble, and Porcelain ready for Life and Death 🫡

[timothyslucy]

if polin doesn't get that steamy carriage scene from the book !!!!!!!!!!

[sunflowers-and-sweetviolets]

vital research

[huni-bii]

Still can't believe Hugo (Sandrock) has the same voice actor as Musa (Portia) but they...didn't keep him for Musa when he goes to Sandrock?

[malachitezmeyka]

The only Three Musketeers adaptations I’m willing to consume are Barbie and the Three Musketeers (2009) and soviet movie musical D’Artagnan and the Three Musketeers (1978) sorry not sorry

[abitcaughtinthemiddle]

Yeah one of the things I would have added to this season (besides a little more post reconciliation between just Penelope and Colin) would be to have had Colin mention it in ep 7 when he’s shouting at her in the streets.

Portia may not have always been the best mother, but she was the only one who noticed and brought attention to the fact that Penelope wrote terrible things about herself in Whistledown once she learned the truth.

Someone should write a fic where that is brought to Colin and Eloise's attention by someone else and they both have that "oh shit!" moment.

[empress-hancock]

I should make a blorbo gauntlet of my favorite characters from my fave games and get all of you to pick the best one. I think I’d put a male and female character from each game if I did

[silver-horse]

Bring back Ariane from witch hunt! She was literally the only one. sigh

my hope for da:d is a hot warrior woman that isn’t basically a cop

[thearcanagame]

what are the main 6 like when they get sick?

Portia - you wouldn't know. She's too busy to be sick. Nadia - disappears into her chambers until she's feeling better. "You shall not see me in this state." Lucio - he's not just sick, he's the sickest anyone has ever been ever. No man was ever more sick than Count Lucio. It will make history. It's The Plague (even when it's not the literal plague.) He's being so brave. Very specific about how he likes his chicken soup. You're stirring clockwise? He wants it stirred counterclockwise. Yes he can taste the difference. Not-so-secretly excited about the attention.

Julian - makes the worst patient. Tries to keep doing what he normally does but is melodramatic about it. "I'll be fine, save yourself." Refuses care. Needs to be pinned to the bed [something something joke about pinning]. Finally falls asleep (thank you cough medicine.) Sleeps for 12 hours. Muriel - Inanna gets protective, never leaves his side and only lets a few chosen ones approach him. He will accept food and maybe even cuddles at this point, but he will grumble about it. Asra - he knows a spell for it but doesn't use it because being sick gets him out of stuff. Junk food and binging trash TV and 14 hour naps until he gets stir crazy. Miraculous overnight recovery followed by an impromptu trip because he needed some fresh air.

[iliveforyouilongforyouvesuvia]

Ooh, I wanna paint the M6's nails a pretty color! Maybe orange for Asra? Green or black for Muriel? Is it okay if I ask for headcanons about that with all the love interests? ^-^

(I love your writing btw! I think it's just so amazing. I always like to re-read old headcanons you wrote 😊💗)

The Arcana Mini-HCs: Painting Nails

Julian: black. or red. maybe not, though, because while red is his first option, he'd going to make so many "bloody hands" references after

Asra: why stop at one color? do one of each. do all of them. do a drop of each on a sheet of plastic wrap and crinkle it onto their fingers

Nadia: why paint them yourself when she could have the experts do it? will let you make some of her design choices and pick yours too

Muriel: agrees because it means holding your hand without being perceived too closely. may as well go for green and brown, if you ask

Portia: she wants all the colors of a sunset, and little daisies too if you're able to paint them. then it'll be her turn to paint yours!

Lucio: go big or go home, babe. he wants press ons. he wants stilettos. make them crimson streaked with gold, he'll make it work -

[greeneyessmize]

Popping in here with more theories!

(Admittedly, some of these I had in a reply to another person's post, but I think they can stand on their own.)

I think Polin will end up across the street in the Featherington estate because I am pretty sure they are setting it up for Pen to have the first Featherington boy. (I am also hoping for twins with a girl first for the sheer drama of pissing off her sisters and annoying Portia because that means Colin and Pen will be straightening out the very shady Featherington estate and her power will be null & void. She could control Harry or Albion. She won't get any traction with Polin. It has also been indicated that the actress playing Prudence will not be back next season.)

That would mean we would see Polin potentially as much as Kanthony. Maybe more if it is Eloise's season since I am really hoping that Peneloise will be back up and running. I have read that the higher ups have referred to Penelope as the heart of the show. You can't remove the heart and keep moving forward at all well.

On that note, I also think that the LW reveal will be limited to the Bridgertons, the Queen, and a very small amount of other people. Losing the LW narration device is probably not something they are willing to do any time soon. Why mess with something beloved?

I also believe we are going to see at least a one year time jump if it is Eloise's season next. There has been no whisper about Marina so far, and for there to be Eloise and Phillip, there cannot be Marina. And there has to be time between Marina dying and Phillip and Eloise being together, even in a loveless marriage you cannot remarry immediately in that era. Having the twins still be so very young would eliminate a lot of Eloise's growth as a character, imho, because those kids take her on a wild ride.

It makes more sense to have Benedict go next. He is aimless this season and needs roots. The issue, though, is that facets of his story with Sophie are probably not going to make us like him much unless there are some big changes. The whole "be my mistress because you are too low born to be my wife" just gives me the full ick. If we can just get around that at the very least, I think we can move forward somewhat gracefully.

The beginning of Francesca's book could really fit in the spaces of both seasons, neatly around the edges. We know she loves John. But those of us who have read the books, we know the end destiny.

That's all I've got for now!