#anti violet bridgerton

[dusty-daydreams]

Someone come rescue my girl Francesca from the scheming mama’s in her life

[mychildhoodtraumamademeapathetic]

Plus how she was during the first few years that we see of Anthony's reign as Lord Bridgerton. From him trying to ask her what should would want in the event she would need to be cut would they save her or the baby and she just went on a long rant about how his father already knew all of this and how much she misses his father and how he wasn't his father while he and the doctor stood there and watched her before Anthony just told the doctor to ask her opinion for anything and left. Her habit of going on rants about how he isn't his father and how much she misses his father and how much not like his father he is, he literally watched his father die, got all of the adult tasks dumped on him, became the parent to all of his siblings, had to be in charge of all of their holdings and couldn't deal with his grief due to just not having enough time in the day while having to help everyone else deal with theirs or them taking their grief out on him. It's insane.

no but i do actually think its a bit maddening how the Bridgerton matriarch falls into this deep depression and basically thrusts the entire workings of the family business and raising his siblings onto Anthony at the end of 19, apparently only seems to resurface to remind him of his “family duty to wed” and then proceeds to be obnoxiously disproving when he finally does decide to marry

like i know the intention is that Violet Bridgeton is supposed to be a caring and loving mother but she’s honestly a bit of a bitch who gives her children long lasting trauma. She’s literally like this with all of her kids, not just Anthony and its a bit exhausting I’m not gonna lie.

[shewhotellsstories]

Saying Penelope saved the Bridgertons is sort of like saying you're saving someone if you hit them with a car, but call an ambulance. She caused so many of their problems. When it comes to Marina, in the time it took for her to get out an edition of Lady Whistledown, she could've walked across the street to the Bridgertons' house and told Eloise, Violet, or Anthony. If she didn't want to be known as the messenger she could've sent them a letter, but she didn't want Marina to "have" Colin so she chose to make it as public as possible.

She didn't have to make fun of Daphne for her lack of suitors and it was Violet, not Penelope who was smart enough to dig up dirt on Lord Rutledge with the help of her maids. Additionally, her taunting the queen as Lady Whistledown is what had Queen Charlotte angry enough to want to threaten Eloise when she thought it was her. There's no threat in a world where Penelope wasn't being the Regency version of the Daily Mail.

Penelope bashed Colin in Lady Whistledown instead of just saying, "hey, you really hurt my feelings," and then she comforted him when he was upset about it. How kind of her to offer her sympathy about the distress she causes.

And in a world where Penelope didn't love being Gossip Girl more than anything, she would've told Eloise the truth and worked with her to find a solution.

[hamletshoeratio]

Colin telling Eloise that she's fortunate because she has never been in love when it's his other half's fault she had to walk away from "one of the only good things" in her life because LW put him in harm's way.

[thedisdainfullysilentvisitor]

AU where when Kathony announces they're leaving again, Ben, Hyacinth and Gregory elect to go with them to India both to share in Kathony's experience and to get away from Lady Whistledown

[mariailoveyou-guerin]

Colin was always an Edwina stan, ofc he knows as little bro to a trash big sibling of course he didn’t get devil Kate anything 🤭 why would he the girl that betrayed backstabbed her own sister for a man! And that’s why Colin will always be so real and the only Bridgerton boy

Colin always had best taste and was always sucker for smart direct outspoken pretty smiley girl in pink dress

the fact that Anthony gave Edwina a horse and they bare knew each other only because she said she liked animals and he would’ve gotten something for Edwina too and pen when it’s not normal to give gifts to non family members but it’s cutee Edwina is so loved by all

The Bridgerton family loves Edwina so much like same!Oh she’s my favorite Bridgerton sister love her down🥹

[dollypopup]

sooooooo anyone going to talk about how Debling and Anderson are being styled exactly the same and are very clearly the same age (late 30s to mid 40s) but one of them is going for a MILF (respectable and good, also big mood) and the other is going for a teenager (get away from her or I'll slaughter you where you stand)? no? just me?

okay

[alicentsaegon]

We got Polin baby boy (rip Agatha) before we got baby Edmund... Heir to the Bridgerton Household Edmund Bridgerton......

[pass3ra]

cressida's storyline was genuinely shameful tbhhh it's like they started rewriting it in the first half of the season then completely forgot about the changes they'd made to make it fit the book plot and it just ends up making everyone else look bad😐 every character in the second half got a "penelope did nothing wrong" lobotomy so we ended up with eloise completely ignoring cressida being sold off to an horrible man (when she made every effort to support her in the first half of the season) and for some reason resenting her for pretending to be lady whistledown? Then they somehow frame her ignoring colin's offensively bad pleas as it being her turning away from redemption when all she's trying to do is escape being trapped in the country with her likely abusive aunt... and it ends with her meeting her horrible fate and it still being framed as tragic only to immediately juxtapose it with the bridgerton family winning the idgaf war while gleefully seeing off francesca and her future dead husband. The bridgertons were the villains of the season frfr

[juju-or-anya]

Summary:

After making a mistake by inventing a lie about Lady Whistledown rumors, Eloise finds herself in a tricky situation. Alongside Theo, their complicity grows as they attempt to make everyone believe their relationship has a longer history than it really does. Nevertheless, long live the lovebirds!

Chapter 1: Bold Statements

[dusty-daydreams]

And here we have Violet Bridgerton reminding me why I don’t like her - discussing whether or not Lord Kilmartin is good for Francesca like she actually has any power over the decision.

Also no Francesca doesn’t need a man to bring her out of her shell - stop trying to make your daughters into Daphne Violet

[the-other-art-blog]

I dislike show Anthony so much, and yes you are right the fandom always justifies his wrongs

Yep. I mean, something is not right when the man gets to blame his trauma for every shitty thing he does, but a woman doesn't. Violet also lost Edmund, she lost her husband and the father of her 8 children. She was 8 months pregnant. In the show, she almost died giving birth to Hyacinth and the doctor was ready to cut her open if Anthony wished to. And people still expected her to know everything about grief and how to support Anthony. She was going through her own mental health crisis!

Women don't get to do any wrong, even under extreme circumstances. But men? He humiliated an entire family who was already at a disadvantage, he almost broke them apart, and he didn't even apologize to Kate!

[shewhotellsstories]

I remember this scene, it’s a shame the writers didn’t.

[nyikondlovu]

I unfortunately do not care for Penelope. A lot of the characters are either classist or sexist or even hypocrites (Eloise being anti institution but benefiting from it) however Penelope is the biggest hypocrite of them all because she’s not sharing the gossip in an effort to expose the ton and make them better people, she’s doing it because no one pays attention to her so she would rather they feel as small as she does 

I cannot like her as a protagonist, and the fact that the show keeps trying to force her to be one is not working. I am literally least excited to see her and Colins “love story“ during season three… Trust I will be skipping a lot of it, and just stopping for Queen Charlotte, Lady Danbury, Dowager Viscountess Bridgerton, and Anthony and Kate. 

I know in the Bridgerton fandom it’s like speaking into the void but like.

If Anthony and Ben and Simon don’t have STDs or bastards, if the Bridgerton coffers are super deep and old money with a hand wave about good investments and a single song montage of Anthony signing papers, if the Featheringtons can bounce back from housing an unmarried pregnant woman and scheming to marry her to a Bridgerton, if Marina can be considered a respectable married woman despite the nature of her scandal, if Daphne wasn’t forced to marry Berbrooke despite him and Anthony coming to an agreement and Berbrooke loudly announcing said agreement in public, if Daphne was let out of her social obligation with the Prince who was loudly and proudly courting her, if Simon was able to forgive literally being assaulted, if Kate was able to survive a regency era comatose concussion after being tossed from a horse directly onto a rock, if Edwina is able to show her face again after the public humiliation and still be desirable, if Kate and Anthony could get their happily ever after after because the Queen smiled while they danced, if Eloise can still be considered a lady and her family gets invited to balls despite being a political radical, if Eloise managed to go to the lower income side of town wearing jewel encrusted tiaras without ever being noticed or ruined from meeting with a man unchaperoned…

why on earth does everyone demand realism and realistic punishment and societal reaction for Penelope?? None of our other characters ever have been truly impacted by realism. So why now? Why this season?

[allthornsnopetals]

Prologue: Stain the Parchment E. Bridgerton

Description: Flora Deluca -Lady da silva- is the pen pow and beloved author of Eloise Bridgerton. With her travels around the world, Flora finally travels to Mayfair London, in the hopes to inquire inspiration for yet another successful story, one in London, away from France and Italy with the aid of her pen pow. Unknowingly enbarking her romance mini-series.

:Master list:

"Miss Flora, you have received a few more letters from your readers, a lot more." Said Claudia, lowering a stack of folded and sealed papers, all written from the same sender.

Eloise Bridgerton: A new and quite fond reader of Miss Flora Deluca's novels, poems and volumes. She always wrote but Flora only ever read her letters, too busy to answer all her fan mail, especially Miss Eloise, who writes so often, she simply could not read them all.

But tonight is different, it's stale, cold and without excitement. Once left in peace, she began to sift through each written text, enjoying the character of the writer. She found amusement in every letter, all with a different perspective on love, marriage and romance. To simply put it, Miss Eloise is anti-love, which is ironic given, the reminder that Flora's genre is predominantly romantic.

But Eloise doesn't seem to mind, enjoying star-cross lovers, unrequited love, right person wrong time and general adventure. Adventures throughout France and Italy, Flora's mother lands. The more she read the more interested she became, intrigued in the young lady, who seems to have a gift for literature. Ideas racked her mind, ones of adventure, travels and new stories.

Without a second thought, Flora began to write to Miss Eloise of London.

Dear Miss Eloise Bridgerton,

I find your mind fascinating, intriguing and fresh. I like your take on the topic of romance and the rights for women. I do hope you put it to good use, for a woman like yourself has skill and potential. I am to travel to Mayfair London in four months, before the debutante season of marriage, for my father is to inherit his family estate there, and I am to start a new life in the Ton. By your letters, you seem to be a local, someone to show me around and help me to settle in.

I do hope to see you, perhaps get some ideas for a new story.

Yours truly,

Lady da Silva

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: .☽ . :☆ﾟ. ───

"Eloise, you have a letter from... Italy?" Violet turns the letter in her hand, holding it out to her daughter with great confusion.

Eloise cracks her gaze from her book, eyeing the parchment, snatching and ripping it open. "From Italy? From whom?" Hyacinth inquires, trying to see the letter.

Eloise scowls. "From no one, mind your own. It is not your business." Said Eloise, shooing her little sister away with Benedict slumping himself beside her, also very excited.

"Is it from Lady da Silva?" He questions in a hushed voice, wetting his lips.

The two share a love for the author and artist, who illustrates her own books and covers. Both, sending letters frequently, but only one receiving a reply.

With a gasp, Eloise clarifies their suspicions, her grin far too wide for a typical letter. "She likes my mind, she thinks it's rather fascinating," She gloats with a smirk. "And she's moving to London!" She screams, jumping for joy with Benedict, like fools, sharing an embrace.

"I am to write to her right away!" She runs up the main stairway, leaving her family in silent confusion.

Dear Lady da Silva,

I am greatly honored to receive word from you and to be given the opportunity to aid you in your next book. I have plenty of ideas, adventures, character personality and genres. How about a heroine? A woman hero, who embarks on a quest, an adventure.

I cannot wait to finally meet you, to brainstorm with you, to work with you! Your novels are legendary here, in the Ton, enjoyed by all— yes, even by men. Genevieve Delacroix, the modiste introduced me to your books— surprisingly we mingle a lot, discussing your books over tea and fittings. She too, is quite the literature, she adores your poems, always quoting those of affection, frequently, must I add.

She would love to meet you. Oh, and my brother, Benedict, who found himself looped into our little book club— if you can call it that— and writes to you as well, but it seems you have only replied to my letters, which I thank you greatly, truly. You bruised his heart for only replying to me, forcing him to quote your latest publish: Irony is of the Heart. Your best work, if it means, he too, is quoting your work.

I can't wait to see you,

Eloise Bridgerton

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: .☽ . :☆ﾟ. ───

Time flew by rather quickly, sending letters, the two made a connection, forging a friendship by letter, staining their parchments, their minds occupied with the other. The two became pen pows, rather quickly, their letters becoming more intimate and personal, Flora was beginning to think she were already with her.

Sooner than she thought, she were in Mayfair London, unpacking her chambers, decorating and finding new furniture for her study. Once sat for the night, she wrote to Eloise, informing her of her arrival and her need for new garments. Marking a time to meet and unknowingly a new beginning.

[penspolin]

Evidence Suggesting Benedict Bridgerton is the Lead of Season 4

As our beloved Colin says, I am indeed looking to the future and needed to make this for my own sanity heading into part 2. Prefacing this also by saying that I see the evidence for Eloise as well - none of this is official confirmation, only an array of hints/reasons why Benedict seems well-suited to being the S4 lead. Thought it might be good to put the evidence together. Some very minor spoilers for AOFAG here.

Already skipped once - To me, this is the biggest reason why Benedict is best suited for (and should be) the lead of S4. Moving Colin's story up a season made sense considering the progression of Polin's story, but if Benedict is delayed again the creators risk pissing the audience off more than they already have. Benedict is often regarded as a source of humor in the show, but if they keep recycling ideas with him, he could very well fall off of peoples' radar and lose his "fan-favorite" position.

"Purposeless" Benedict - Needless to say, Benedict is lost this season. We've known this since his character promo came out. He's lost art and has found himself running into the arms of yet another capable woman, only this one seems to have captured a great deal of his investment. The result? Potential heartbreak. This heartbreak would leave him in a similar state as AOFAG--aimless,

Anti-society - Benedict has made frequent comments throughout this season regarding his feelings on societal pressure. The underlying commentary here relates to class, and we know class is a huge theme with his relationship to Sophie. It's as if the writers want us to be fully aware of Benedict's feelings on these subjects to set up a potential conflict next season.

Dancing Benedict - A minor thing, but there have been quite a few mentions of Benedict's dancing abilities this season. Could be a hint at the masquerade ball.

Cowper-focus/Araminta Cowper - The Cowpers have gotten a fair bit of screen time this season, and not just Cressida. We've been let into their home and have witnessed the interactions between the family members. They seem to be experiencing some financial strain. In addition, a very significant detail was released recently: Mother Cowper's first name is "Araminta," the same name as Sophie's evil stepmother in the book. Curious that this was only brought up just now rather than in previous seasons.

Vauxhall - The code name for season 4 is "Vauxhall," which has a significant connection to masquerades (and scandal in general). Season 2 and 3 code names have all had some connection to the storyline (war and conflict for Kanthony and literature for Polin).

Casting call - there was an announcement about a casting call while shooting season 3 for a lady that would be leading "the next series." I won't get into all the details, but you can find all the details here: https://x.com/vengerb3rg/status/1742173304494936496. It also references the rumored casting of Masali Baduza in Sophie's role.

Luke Newton interview - Luke Newton did an interview where he mentioned that he was excited to see where Benedict's storyline will go next season. The verbiage could indicate that Benedict's arc will take the spotlight in S4. LN also mentioned having a dinner with all of the previous Bridgerton leads + Luke Thompson which could be a coincidence, or could've been a purposeful gathering.

References to Violet moving into a Dower House - Coming directly from S3 P1, we have a discussion between Violet and Kate about Violet moving into a Dower house. Violet throws a masquerade ball to celebrate moving into the Dower house, which coincidentally is where Benedict first meets Sophie. There have been rumors about this ball taking place at the end of S3.

Luke Thompson being nervous about spoiling Benedict's storyline - Maybe he would've been nervous anyway, but some have suggested that Luke Thompson's apparent anxiety about spoiling Benedict's story arc this season indicates that he is being set up to lead S4.

As I said, none of this should be taken as official confirmation, but the evidence stacks up. There's been a lot of rumors and discussions lately, so if I missed anything, please let me know! I'd love to add it to give an overview of evidence.