#everything is secondary to conforming. even when they pretend to be unconventional they do it in the most conventional way possible. bad

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I agree with you. Her finding friendship outside of Penelope was refreshing to see. I also liked that the other girls started to find her interesting, smart and funny when she allowed herself to know them and be around them. She became less judgy and while she’s still questioning the standards of the time she could emphasize with them.

Anonymous asked: I understand why people call Eloise a bad friend and sometimes a “pick me” that being said I still find her character enjoyable and one of my favorite of the series. They could never make me hate her. Those are her flaws as a character and that’s what makes her more interesting.

These two asks are sort of tied with my reply so I am putting them together!

I feel like Eloise is the furthest thing from a pick me ahahahahah... She honestly despises marriage and her goal in putting other women down isn't attracting a man at all!! But also, I feel like the flaws the audience complains about aren't exactly intentional? The writers want her to be an awesome feminist who defies social norms, and I don't think we are meant to read her as judgy and unjust and ahistorically opinionated, but brave and forward thinking. That's why I appreciated when she changed her appearance to be more in line with the other women in s3, because I thought her friendship with Cressida opened her word a little and the writers were conscious of that... But then Cressida disappointed her and she decided to skip town and give up and I realized it was just prepping her for her Bridgerton Glowup TM for when her season arrives.

That's what I mean when I say I can't discuss Bridgerton characters like proper characters, because in the end every aspect of the show - the dialogue, the characterization, the story - is secondary to the end goal, which is to make that character as conventional as possible so they can be wish fulfilment for the widest range of viewers. I'm not saying you should all give up on liking characters or discussing them, but my answer will always be that I can't discuss anyone seriously bc the show won't let me.