#anyway bridgerton was fun

[wheremermaidsdwell]

watching CR on delay bc i decided to watch bridgerton first bc i can stream CR during work but not bridgerton

[helthehatter]

From what the tags tell me I'm on a lonely road

[spaceorphan18]

The Bridgerton Siblings’ Drink Recommendations

Anthony: WHISKY!! …what? Why are you looking at me as if further explanation is needed?

Benedict: Craving something sweet? Something fruity? Something a little… spicy? One can never go wrong with a fun little cocktail.

Colin: Whenever my wife and I are traveling abroad, we never miss an opportunity to enjoy a fresh bottle of wine with every romantic dinner.

Daphne: Gin is a sensible choice. A solid choice. And pairs well with a bit of lemonade.

Eloise: There are TRULY few things in life worth living and dying for. Coffee is one of them.

Francesca: Tea.

Gregory: A good, hearty ale. That’s what they’re drinking at all the taverns, right?

Hyacinth: Mocktails!! You have to keep your wits about you when you have seven older siblings and need to keep up with all the good gossip.

[taradactyls]

That whole 'tHeRe'S tOoOoOo MaNy Bridgerton CHILDREN! EIGHT OF THEM!!' random bit that Cressida's mum does is just so strange... that is not a lot of siblings/children for that era. For them all to survive to adulthood, yeah, lower odds, but HAVING that many??? Not at all weird.

So like the very normal person I am I did some research into viscounts in 1815 and their family sizes and now you get a history lesson. I excluded all the viscounts that were subsidiary titles to Earls, Marquesses, and Dukes. So that means no honourary titles, and left only people of an equal rank to the Bridgerton family. According to wikipedia there were only 20 Viscounts like that existing in 1815 (some titles went extinct later in the year, or gained a higher title, but oh well I included them) and I did my best to find the number of legitimate siblings and children they had.

8 out of 20 were either part of, or had, a family of 8 or more children. That's 40% and the majority of those included 10 or over kids.

12 out of 20 were from/had families of 6 or more kids. 60%.

And I couldn't even find information on them all! At least five more could potentially get to that threshold.

One had 13 kids and 8 siblings

(and an earl who was also a viscount had SEVENTEEN kids but he's not included in the maths)

So the number of Bridgerton kids is a non-issue, people tended to have either large families or very small families. 8 over 17 years isn't even that quick for the time?? A lot of women would be pregnant more often than Violet Bridgerton. No one would be shocked or surprised by that, let alone think it something salacious...

AND IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SCANDALS INVOLVING THE BIRTHS OF A VISCOUNTS CHILDREN

May I introduce you to Henry Devereux, 14th Viscount Hereford?? BECAUSE ASIDE FROM ABANDONING HIS FIRST WIFE TO LIVE ON THE CONTINENT WITH HIS MISTRESS, MARRYING BIGAMOUSLY TO A DIFFERENT MISTRESS, AND HAVING LOTS OF BASTARDS... THE MOTHER OF FOUR OF HIS BASTARDS AND THE MISTRESS HE RAN TO THE CONTINENT WAS HIS HALF-SISTER AND YES THEY BOTH KNEW!!

So, uh, in conclusion not one person would ever find the amount of kids Violet and Edmund Bridgerton had to be surprising or scandalous

[lavampira]

#ffxivbridgerton — morning call

Not a soul in the ton could be surprised when Sidurgu called upon D’alia after their dance. The pair seem to have grown quite close, indeed.

[liefdesleven]

skill issue

[hiyyihrts]

“Actually, I’m an excellent liar. But what I’m really good at is appearing appropriately sheepish and adorable after I’m caught.”

Colin Bridgerton you’re 33 years old

[ouroboobos]

hate when i see a bridgerton gif and theres some dude in it.... this is about nicola coughlan and thats it

[thirddoctor]

I'd love to know your opinion on Rogue -the character, not the episode - please!!

I don't really have any super strong opinions - I should probably rewatch the episode at some point because I saw it at like 2 in the morning after being out all evening at a painting night so it wasn't the ideal time to absorb information - but he was fine?

I thought Jonathan Groff's performance was fun. I'm not big on Doctor romances, especially one-episode romances (One/Cameca can stay because it's very cute), so tbh that aspect wasn't for me, but I am a sucker for tragedy and angst so I enjoyed the ending. Definitely interested to see him again, although I'm still not sure if I trust him. (I don't think he's the Master or the Rani or whoever, but I do think there might be more to his story than he's letting on.)

[itspileofgoodthings]

where are the Spenser jackets and bonnets why is everyone in evening dress outside

[sergeantpixie]

I love marina to!!! who do you ship her with?

Yay! My girl deserves all the love tbh.

My Marina Ships:

Colin/Marina - Very basic I know but I think it says a lot about what she thought of him that she picked him to be her baby daddy (and it says so much about him that he said he would've gladly married her if she told him the truth, I'm inclined to believe him.) and I'm a sucker okay.

Daphne/Marina - Mostly because they are character foils but also because they are pretty and also because both of them deserved more friends. I like to think they at least write letters to each other still!

Simon/Marina - This is my big reach but I just can absolutely see Simon being absolutely okay with another man's kid inheriting his estate as a big fuck you to his dad. And again, they'd be soooo pretty together.

[leslieseveride]

as much as i am living for all these promos and little teaser clips but i feel like i need to blacklist the bridgerton tag and any variation of it and polin because this is one of the few shows i wish to remain as spoiler free as possible for.

[mushroom-circles]

Since season 4 is confirmed to be Benedict’s season I’m saying now that Sophie should be trans. Either way.

Being able to dress up at the masquerade ball as their actual gender and experiencing euphoria and being not as cautious as they should be and being more themselves around Benedict than they have been around anyone in a long time and they both fall in love. Then identity shenanigans turned up to the max.

Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk

[secrettastemakerland]

thinking about benedict distancing himself with art because he wasn't chosen for his talent as benedict but as a bridgerton, the baby brother of the viscount.

also thinking about benedict finding that love for art again after he meets sophie......

[jobazzle]

the way i've barely been in a tv show mood lately like genuinely this is all i've been watching the last few weeks

[crowleyholmes]

The way I binged all of Bridgerton in 3 days and then that night my boyfriend told me about how his stocks had gone up and my first thought was "investing in stocks seems like such a pointless risk of your money to me i wish i could talk him out of doing this" and my second thought was "oh but i should not meddle in my husband's affairs <3" send help