Why Daphne, Violet, & Lady Danbury Can See The Not-So-Hidden Feelings of Kate & Anthony (BRIDGERTON)

[@LadyJenevia]

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[@floramebuenavista8806]

Happy

[@kimperkins1150]

Hello, new subscriber here. Great informative breakdown. I've been in financial difficulty before, and now being more secure, I understand Kate so well. This season for me was much more mature and better all around than last season. And yes, I too really love the artsy Benedict!!!! Hoping for that story instead of Colin, the most boring sibling.

[@ameliacraiig4193]

Love your analyses. But regarding Edwina, don't you find her motivations & inner logic muddied & unclear from a writing standpoint? The writers, imo, did her character such a disservice in the growing inconsistencies of her requirements for a husband. No on-screen demonstration of why the switch from being content with Anthony's laid-out intentions, to her later insistence of love. And my need to search for intelligent youtubers like you, who give an insight into the possible psychology behind her change of heart from ep.1 to ep.6, shows all the more how remiss the writing for Miss Edwina truly is. The actress Charithra did an excellent job though, with what she was given. Love her!

[@jjh2456]

The “Was I that blind” scene was made funnier with Newton trying to jump on Anthony’s lap. Cause even the dog knew.

[@aliaupaysdelaflemme9852]

I love to think that Newton jumping on Anthony's lap is the representation of the fact thats Kate's feelings for the viscount have changed.

[@ducklingcz]

- and the cherry on top of that particular scene was Lady Danbury's cane thump, emphasizing how the two lovebirds must stay away from each other :-D

[@jackiesliterarycorner]

@@aliaupaysdelaflemme9852 I truly believe Newton the dog reflects Kate's feelings about Anthony.

[@sunddundee352]

I loved Violet’s reaction as well. She was way more subtle than Edwina, but that blink and the look on her face. She could not believe her son was reacting to Kate in that way in front of all of them. Anthony clearly has next to no control over his reactions to Kate anymore. Hence the wedding ceremony and the reason they were all there discussing damage control. lol

[@blk_bvddafly8524]

@jackiesliterarycorner Kate said he was a great judge of character....I think Newton knew that Anthony had changed

[@celiner7400]

Another funny edwina moment was when she called anthony “even-tempered” 😂 she definitely did not know him

[@ayydubs987]

daphne was shook lmfao

[@lilacbp3908]

Dapne was like “girl what!!” 😭 she couldn’t believe her ears

[@PP-rt8yn]

so true. I was shook too lmao like gorl nooo

[@joypeaceandhappiness1501]

@@lilacbp3908 lol. This is the part that didn't make me feel bad for Edwina. She paid 0 attention to his interest and his behavior. He was nice to her, but sis look at how he interacts with his family. Honestly her family ie Kate. Anthony is not even tempered. He is honorable, honest, ruthless, cunning, overbearing and competitive.

[@LadyJenevia]

Because he and Edwina were both doing that typical 'dating behaviour' of always trying to put your best self forward but Edmund told Anthony when he was a boy, "You cannot show someone your best without allowing them to see your worst." They both didn't know the depths of each other's character. That's why Anthony told Kate he was surprised that Edwina was harsher than he knew her to be capable of after she gave him her talking-to when they first spoke after she ran away from the altar.

[@heathercontois4501]

I would have happily accepted an extra episode, to get more of Kate's backstory like we got of Anthony.

[@LadyJenevia]

Me too! 😍

[@bellamaz1972]

My first tears of the season happened when Mary told Kate she loved her immediately. Adoptive/ step parent and child love really gets me, and it says a lot about Mary as a character that of course she’d love the child of the man she fell so hard for.

[@LadyJenevia]

That was a beautiful moment and I really wish they'd given Mary more air time because I didn't get enough of her! 🥺

[@bellamaz1972]

Totally agree with you about Mary. Loved how they paralleled a secondary theme of how young adults take on a parental, protective role for their emotionally vulnerable parents in a crisis (Anthony for Violet and Kate for Mary) which, though not ideal, is realistic as it happens a lot irl. Maybe future seasons will have more episodes to explore secondary themes more. (Honestly the main romantic plots aren’t as interesting to me as these subplots, but the series frame will probably always be romance so I’ll just enjoy the production value and fantasy aspect in the meantime.)

[@kunglaoshat1250]

I know a lot of book readers didn’t like the way Edwina was portrayed in the show, but I vastly prefer show Edwina to book Edwina. After finishing the book I forgot her name almost immediately. She just wasn’t interesting. Every time I thought of her character it was just “Kate’s sister” in my mind. Edwina in the show actually felt like a real person and had a character arc. She changed and grew the most out of all the supporting characters in season 2. Edwina being upset with Anthony and Kate for a while after the failed wedding felt very human to me. I think the show allowing Edwina to express negative emotions (anger, resentment, disappointment,ect) made the times when she chose kindness and forgiveness more impactful. Part of why that scene with the king worked so well imo is because we get to see that no matter how angry or disappointed she is Edwina doesn’t hesitate to help a vulnerable person. Edwina giving her blessing to the Anthony/Kate romance after really struggling with it initially felt so much more satisfying than if she had been ok with Anthony/Kate right away.

[@LadyJenevia]

Agreed! Reading the book after watching the season for the first time was a let-down (for many reasons, like how physically aggressive book-Anthony was) but when it came to Edwina, she was just nothing to me in the book. She didn't feel like an actual character. No growth, no evolution, no exploration of the depths of who she was, just a whole lot of nothing. If some people love the book, that's fine, but it wasn't for me and I will continue to hype up show-Edwina and how fantastic Charithra was at playing her. Edwina-antis can leave their negativity towards her somewhere else! 😆🤷🏻‍♀️

[@isadoraromero7558]

Yes!! I don't understand when they say that Edwina was ruined. Girl barely had a personality in the book! For what I can recall on my various readings of the book, all we know about her is that she is pretty and is kinda intelectual, and wants a intelectual husband, but that's it.

[@LadyJenevia]

@@isadoraromero7558 If she had been written like that in the show, loads of critics and viewers would've dragged her for being not interesting or deep enough compared to Kate. Not everyone has read the book(s). It doesn't mean the source material doesn't matter, but the show has to translate well to viewers regardless of if they know what's in the books or else the show won't succeed. I read the book after watching season 2 in order to be more thorough in my research since the season was so great that I decided I wanted to do multiple videos about the show but I'm ONE viewer. Not everyone will take the extra step of reading the book after watching the show. 😆

[@donrog5035]

@@LadyJenevia Preach ! Tell them ! You're so right I'm baffled by the book readers who trash Edwina depiction in the show. In the book she is barely there. There are no comparaison the show elevated her character a lot and for the better.

[@purpleflows5680]

I agree. Edwina’s emotional range and character development was one of my favorite parts of this season, which was saying something. She felt human with blind spots, a temperament that was complex… People underestimated her power because she is softer. I loved how her softness wasn’t one dimensional. And she was smart. Show Edwina is a personal fav of mine🥰

[@capncait]

Daphne’s assessment of her siblings’ Pall Mall strategies was so interesting. She said Benedict is a good shot but avoids conflict, and Collin is crafty and will strike when you least suspect it.

[@Isthatthegrimreaper170]

You see those things manifest in the game too, especially Colin sending Kate and Anthony out on their own

[@gabrielleduplessis7388]

And the fact that it was played during a game makes it even more interesting. We tend to try to hide these qualities, but when a game is a played and our competitive natures come out, we show our true colors. We reveal our strategies even in a board game. There are many studies about observing kids/young animals through play. I won’t explain every little thing in that. So it makes sense how Daphne and her siblings observe each other through their versions of play.

[@Isthatthegrimreaper170]

@@gabrielleduplessis7388 I get the feeling that Daphne would be a good chess player

[@andrear4954]

I think its true outside of the game too, like when Colin goes to accuse Lord Featherington of scamming people and also Benedict when hes laughing as Anthony is getting called out for thinking Kate cannot hunt properly because she is a woman and Anthony looks up at Benedict and he instantly stops smiling

[@Isthatthegrimreaper170]

Something it took me way too long to notice is that every time Daphne told Anthony what it felt like to be in love, Anthony would then experience that with Kate The person who takes his breath away, the one he simply can’t live without, the one that’s most like him (although she said this one to Violet about Anthony but it definitely counts, him and Kate are basically Raiders fans)

[@amazingAisha16387]

For me, Daphne was the biggest Kanthony shipper ever and the triumph smile she gives, in the end, shows how much she wants her brother's happiness. Loved the support Violet and Lady Danbury gave to Anthony and Kate respectively and their not fixing things in the wedding shows that for the first time they both know that this wedding is not a love match. They knew that in the long run all three of them ( Anthony, Kate and Edwina ) will find love and happiness so they let them go through this disastrous moment. As for Edwina even when the trailer and spoiler came out I knew in my heart that what she felt for Anthony is just a crush but since in those times there was no concept of crushes it can easily be named as love. Especially for young girls of that time and Edwina was no different as she idolises handsome Viscount and proclaims she loves him. Also if you notice she kept saying she wants to be his Viscountess more time than she wants to be his wife that also proves she sees him as the most suitable prospect out of all.

[@wg3464]

I had never thought about looking at Edwina’s awareness in terms of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, but that makes sense. I did see on Social Media where a woman from an Indian background suggested that it was Anthony handing the bangle to Kate that really sealed it for Edwina, apparently the bangles Kate was wearing are traditionally given by a man to his fiancée/wife, and it was suggested that Anthony picking up the bangle and the way he handed it back to Kate could be seen by Edwina as the equivalent of a betrothal or wedding ceremony. Basically that what Edwina witnessed was Anthony symbolically making a commitment to Kate, even though Anthony did not know the significance of his actions. I think there is a mix of all.

[@Zahspree]

Wow I didn't know this

[@jobangharekhan2601]

I am an Indian woman and yes bangles does hold religious significance in Hindu marriage ceremony

[@Earth2LalaLand]

Also, the moment Daphne said that she always thought Anthony would like someone more like him. She knew him and also had a presumption of who he might be attracted to to go off on when she met Kate for the first time.

[@gabrielleduplessis7388]

I am glad he fell in love with Kate slowly. He did not only love her for her similarities with him, but for her differences. She was able to challenge him and keep him on his toes. But what I love is how their values are the same. It is one thing to have different hobbies or personality traits. It is another when your values and beliefs don’t match. Many fights stem from different religious beliefs, your values about money, etc. these differences can make or break a relationship. M Kate and Anthony being the eldest siblings and feel they have to sacrifice their needs for everyone else is an important role and value they can lean on each other for.

[@luckebloxzed2405]

I think edwina really understood what love was about when the King came out. He has some sort of dementia and health issues and he comes out after the fireworks thinking he was getting married. Edwina calms him down which is one of my favorite scenes for her talking about the love he and the queen share through their trials. It is then she realized she couldn’t not marry Anthony.

[@360shadowmoon]

A lot of people give Edwina crap for not noticing but I have no trouble believing it. As you explained via the hierarchy of needs, what you notice is about how much mental space you are using. Edwina isn't leisurely watching Kate and Anthony from her couch while the camera zooms in on them...she is in survival mode. Edwina sailed to England for the sole purpose of being hitched so she is laser-focused. I think it makes total sense that the first time she notices is during the wedding ceremony, because that is basically the first moment she isn't preoccupied with preparing to get married...since she is already in the process of doing so. Anyway, fantastic video! Thank you for making it.

[@gabrielleduplessis7388]

I also thought that moment when she noticed Kate staring was just “one look” of objective crushing. Because many women with libidos were looking at these guys in wet shirts coming out of the water. Maybe edwina thought it was just that and nothing more.

[@Ronariverah]

Kate is going to be Super involved in marrying the rest of the Bridgeton. Exciting.

[@LadyJenevia]

It's giving me Cool Aunt vibes and I'm Here! For! That! 🥰✨

[@sarajones5462]

she actually played a cupid role for gregory and his wife

[@fizzychizzy]

Yes, Benedict doesn’t find out before the wedding debacle, but I believe he may piece it together immediately after while I don’t think the other siblings have. In the drawing room, Benedict suggest that he and Anthony go off to talk to each other alone, probably about this Kate situation (he is trying to be a good brother). During the family’s promenade when they are trying to do damage control, I believe there is a reaction from Benedict seeing Anthony look at Kate and Kate look at Anthony in the background (so much Benedict stuff is in the background). The next time Benedict interacts with Anthony it’s at the party he has while at art school and he tells Anthony that he has noticed how he looks at her along with their mom. So I would say somewhere between episode 6 and 7, Benedict knows. But there isn’t any evidence that the entire family knows (Colin or Eloise are preoccupied with there own stuff in the back half of the season). It is also interesting that Benedict is the one who sees Anthony bring Kate in after her horse accident. It would be interesting to see when Benedict pieced it together cause we know that Anthony wasn’t forthcoming with the information and gets very defensive when Benedict brings it up at the party. All this to say that Benedict is also my favorite Bridgerton sibling. 😂

[@ambberhill1090]

Why did Benedict stop stitching with the Modiste? does anyone know? 😀

[@simdivya]

fairly certain that moment with the promenading in episode 7 is the one where benedict figures it out, or at least has his suspicions confirmed

[@fizzychizzy]

@@simdivya RIGHT. He definitely pieces it together there, I think. BUT before that, he does make the comment about maybe him and Anthony should speak together alone. So he could have been trying to be brotherly at that moment to provide some sort of comfort to Anthony, OR he knew something was going on and the promenade just confirmed it.

[@LadyJenevia]

Anthony kicked Benedict out before the wedding when Daphne wanted to try to talk him out of it AGAIN. 😆 Benedict didn't know what they were hinting at but he wanted to know. He definitely wasn't 'in the know' to the same degree as the other women were about Kate and Anthony throughout the entire season. 😂 But I still love him! 🥰✨

[@fizzychizzy]

@@LadyJenevia I know not at the wedding. Its in episode 7, at the beginning, the Bridgerton clan is sitting in the drawing room of their home. Violet suggests that they go on a promenade to keep up appearance. Everyone rolls their eyes/groans. And then Benedict says to Anthony, "Is there something more we should know...or perhaps more than I should know?" Anthony doesn't say anything to him. So that suggests to me that he knows something. That is why I think at some point between the end of episode 6 and the beginning of episode 7, Benedict finds out. And then he looks like he knows what is happening during the promenade when Kate and Anthony look at each other. And despite Anthony never telling him, Benedict definitely knows by the art school party scene. AND....I am pretty sure I have watched this season way too many times now and I am telling on myself. LOL

[@fitzwilliambennett5223]

The only issue I have with this season Kate's writing. I wished they included more of her background, to flesh out her character even more. I don't know if anyone noticed, but after episode 3, she becomes more and more resigned, depressed even. Her expression right after Daphne found them in the library was one of horror and guilt. She was under tremendous pressure made worse by edwina's confession of love for Anthony that she just kept on repressing her own feelings to the point that she became a little stiff, which i totally understand, seeing how she took on her responsibilities. I love how she seeked her sister's forgiveness more than what she felt for Anthony and this continued right till the end. Regarding Edwina, i think after the wedding debacle, we actually get to see who this woman really is. She's no longer an impressionable young girl but that she has a mind of her own, though I wouldn't wish it upon anyone to realise stuff the way she had to.

[@amberthomas4839]

They might delve into it more in future episodes since she will be Vicountess. Especially since Daphne is exiting as Simon did

[@jennipherlewis3221]

Penelope knows as well, earlier she mentions that she can tell how invested a man is in the courtship when he watches his young lady dance with another partner. She is watching Anthony as Kate gets into the boat with suitor. She can tell.

[@mechantechatonne]

This was a lot of fun! I think Edwina figured it out partially just because she had the mental space and partially because she caught a crush herself I think. She was really taken when he dragged the Sheffields and demanded they immediately marry. Technically that display of drama and passion was as much a defense of Kate as Edwina, but I'm not surprised her sweet heart was moved. I can buy that glimpse of what a man in love might do was enough to get her little brain thinking they might have a love match, and seeing him giving the 100 yards state during their vows and then Literally falling into Kate's eyes was a wakeup call.

[@LadyJenevia]

People forget that Edwina's first love is her family. Those women love each other to pieces, and Anthony stuck up for all of them. He defended Mary when both Kate and Edwina are intimately aware of how hard it has been for her to come back to a place where people are viciously judgemental about Mary running off and marrying a "common worker" (which is extremely looked down upon because the tons' culture is disgustingly classist). Anthony had ALL OF US swooning when he defended the Sharma women. We can't blame Edwina for getting swept up in ✨The Drama✨ of it all. She figured it out eventually. 😂

[@erienjunkie363]

I was very confused when I’ve watched this season because in the books Edwina is the first to figure out that he is smitten with Kate

[@shafaghb]

I felt Anthony tried to stay out of it but snapped when ms. Sheffields mentioned Kate. Tho he defended them all as a group. He was feeling the pressure Kate was carrying exchanging looks with her that to me meant like his heart was squising for her helplessness. Through the talk he figued how Kate has tried to fed her family with a golden spoon and keep them unaware of her compromise with Shields to keep them in fantasy land. It's in romanclandia. But in reality Marry and Edwina both would be blamed for having a kinda princessy syndrome...i am pretty sure i would be thinking "where is the support for Kate then" if i was Anthony.

[@ozierbodie5928]

@@erienjunkie363 I think we ALL can agree this was different from the book which I loved so much plots twist and turns lol

[@micheledix2616]

@@erienjunkie363 that is because the screenwriters dumped the book plot and completely rewrote their own storyline which left so many holes in their work that I leaves us frustrated and disappointed. The only nod to the original is the title and the names of all the main characters

[@Cill_Tess]

Geez, your edits during Daphne's speech was absolutely beautiful

[@LadyJenevia]

Thank you! 🥳🫶🏻

[@3lcw385]

I absolutely LOVED the way you played Daphne's speech about love over those Kanthony clips. It was a gorgeous edit. I'm really happy I discovered your channel while looking through Bridgerton content as I try to fill the time before the next season. (Already rewatched seasons 1 and 2) P.S.: Seeing that Josie and the Pussycats poster on your wall made me smile. That's really an underrated movie which deserves so much more love than it gets.

[@LadyJenevia]

Yay, welcome! I love being a spot to help pass the time because me making the videos IS something that helps ME pass the time while I wait to see a new hight anticipated film or series. 😄 As for Josie and the Pussycats, I have even more of a soft spot for it now because when I did the Anyone But You press junket, Glen Powell pointed it out on my wall, as a fellow fan of the movie. 😂

[@eleonorarosato3766]

This show has literally ruined me! I get so excited for any little thing about Kate and Anthony it borders on anxiety, which is SO DUCKED UP! I love this show so much, but I still have yet to rewatch it.

[@LadyJenevia]

Rewatch it! It's very rewatchable! 😊

[@tracybrown448]

You and me both I’m stalking the internet for them all day

[@kacyhostetter2655]

Lady Danbury is a good onlooker, she's not a part of either family but she knows them both well. She did try to warn Kate to say something to her sister before the engagement. It was only after reputations were on the line that she advised Kate to push down her feelings

[@donrog5035]

Benedict definitely knew Anthony was into Kate. At the epidode 7 he told Anthony he wasn't that clueless and he knew the whole story all along.

[@Ademeo326]

Fantastic video !!! I agree with all of this ! Kanthony were so obvious but I love the three women who had a true love match clued in . Even the queen during the wrecking ball dance since they experienced it !!! As for edwina yes she missed a lot but in her defense she is a young lady who never experienced love and believed what was great on paper was a good love . The edwina moment cracks me up because when she finally clued in she is like damnnn how did I miss it hahaha. Yes less featheringtons I wish we had more Kanthony , bridgerton family moments or sharma family moments

[@LadyJenevia]

Thank you! 😊 Hopefully the writers will explore new layers of Kate and Anthony as characters and as a couple next season! It wouldn't make sense to do otherwise! They're very popular and offer a lot to the show as characters and the performers bringing them to life! 😊

[@wg3464]

@@LadyJenevia Agree. Not sure if it is just talking it up or hopes, though I suspect it could be, but both Simone Ashley and Jonathan Bailey have hinted that there will be an exploration of their married life in Season 3, so it is exciting knowing they will be back and how they continue Kate and Anthony’s story. I would also like to see Edwina and Mary back in Season 3 too.

[@keishrs8]

I think Benedict knows too! There is a scene where Anthony went to see him in school and Benedict was telling him, "You think mother is the only one that sees the way you look at her?" Benedict was clocking it too!

[@stephanieupchurch5013]

I love your explanation of S2. I’ve tried to sell the story to a couple friends, who only watched 2/3 episodes. They thought it was slow and comparing to S1. Keeping in mind the era and expectations has to be a focal point. Glad I found your channel. My honorable mention for a humorous scene was when Kate had been hiding in the closet and comes out trying to basically avoid anyone and of course there’s Anthony! Their faces and her quick retreat back to the closet. 🤣

[@LadyJenevia]

HOW can you stop watching after the BEE SCENE? Tell them to keep going! 😂🐝

[@SuperstarDiva]

Now I have to go back and scrutinize the lake scene because I thought Pen was staring at her sister and cousin Jack

[@collegeopera]

You are right. Pen was staring at her sister…

[@lenusniq_9746]

So I have just rewatched the scene where Kate and Anthony are officially introduced and when you focus only on Lady Danbury- man, she was clocked in immediately that there is something going on between the two. She couldn't put a finger on it yet but she sensed the tension right away.

[@poshdaniela]

And that’s why I like Edwina’s storyline in the show. It’s more complex and human. I have also watched that scene a million times. The one she asks if she was truly that blind.

[@LadyJenevia]

ME TOO! ❤️

[@poshdaniela]

@@LadyJenevia I added more to my comment. I also have watched that scene a million times. 😅 I am happy I am not alone rewatching these moments. 😝😜

[@madmartagan100]

I kind of think they left the door wide open to doing Pen and Collin's story next. Benedict is the Cinderella story that everyone waits for, and I think we need a glimpse of Sophie before we have a whole season of her.

[@erienjunkie363]

I also think that they do Colins Story Next. Especially because Colin already said the sentence that he won’t marry Penelope.

[@vjones4769]

I finished the third book today and totally thought the same thing. There’s such a big time span. She’d have to be introduced at least a season before they run the story.

[@birdiewolf3497]

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. I wanted Benedict. Plus I thought they would need a season to repair Penelope's relationships with Colin and Eloise before we get a Polin season. Like they are in the gutter right. I literally don't know their story at all. So maybe that is what their book is about. But in my head, it's like they have to repair Eloise and Penelope and Colin has to work next season to actually earn Penelope's friendship. So they end the season with a more balanced friendship before they start their friends to lovers era.

[@wg3464]

@@birdiewolf3497 it is possible if Colin and Penelope are next that the repairing of the relationship is part of the arc and they (like Kate and Anthony) don’t actually get together until the final 2 episodes.

[@wg3464]

I agree. I will not be surprised to see Penelope and Colin next, but in the beginning few episodes there is the ball where Benedict and Sophie meet, then she disappears for the rest of the season to reappear in the following season. Or the ball is towards the end and they begin Sophie’s story in the last couple of episodes.

[@zoey0881]

I think this is a good format since it will help us ease the suffering of waiting for the next season😁Also, I just knew that Daphne's speech/advice with Anthony will be a crucial one at some point in the story. It perfectly describes what Anthony really feels whenever he's with Kate😊

[@LadyJenevia]

They also spread that "air" line across that entire family. Daphne mentioning not being able to breathe in the presence of That Person (in the speech I referenced in this video), Violet saying Edmund was the air she breathed, and finally Anthony kicking yet another one of his emotional walls down to confess to Kate that she's all he is able to breathe for... THE WRITING PARALLELS! 🤌🏻🔥

[@zoey0881]

@@LadyJenevia oh yes definitely the "air" too👍 haha i just suddenly remember all the 'inhale' 'exhale' captions Anthony and Kate have been doing 😁

[@birdiewolf3497]

We are back with another Bridgerton video!! Maybe the show could/should have done better by emphasizing the economics of Bridgerton. They definitely could have put in scenes with Kate and the Sharmas struggling to manage things after their father died. Because even though I picked up on how bad things were for the Sharmas, clearly not everyone got it. The father was a clerk for an Indian Royal family, that means you are probably living on their residence. There really isn't a 9 to 5 position at the palace. They want/expect 24/7 access to you and you can't really do that if you live outside the palace. So that means when he died, they are might have been homeless because the housing is a benefit of the job and they are also deprived of the only income earner(I think? They say that Lady Mary basically ran away. So it doesn't seem like she was able to get her dowry). It is going to be hard for three women to survive in those conditions. That is why Kate wrote to the Sheffields because they had little money. The Sheffield's said Edwina must marry an Englishman of nobility and Kate had to groom her sister so that she could secure a match that had a title so that she can save the family from poverty. Add the fact they had no dowries and a lot of households need that second income. That is another reason why they needed to find a match that was rich enough so that a dowry does not matter, because the plan was also for Kate and the mother to live off that dowry. You know what now that I am explaining this, it wouldn't hurt for Bridgerton to have some kind of special episode or youtube video that details the economic realities of Regency era England. Because confusions about the economic realities of the characters do play into why folks be upset with the characters' choices. Kate really had do be all in with Edwina and Anthony once he proposed because breaking them up at that point would have caused a huge scandal and the chances of finding a rich husband would go out the door. I mean if you literally spent all of your money for this chance to save your family from poverty, it wouldn't be trivial to blow everything up. Now would you risk throwing your family into poverty for love? Would I do it? No. And Kate has the added weight of her feeling insecure about her place in the family. And is plagued with this need to pay back their "kindness" of still loving and accepting her even though her father has died. And then we get into Anthony, who at the end of the day is the biggest bozo 🤡. It's basically his fault. He proposed to Edwina because Daphne triggered his dummy self when she was all like "You love Kate 🥰." And he really thought proposing to HER SISTER would somehow get rid of those feelings. The clownery. I, of course, loved this because I am a messy bitch who lives for drama. Anyway, for Anthony the stakes are way lower. He didn't want to fuck up his family's name and mess up the his siblings chances on the marriage market mostly, I am sure there is also some sort of economic advantage of being respectable in their society as well. But then down the line he also understood he couldn't turn back because he understood how bad it would be for the Sharmas (ie. Kate) if he did break the engagement. If yall are still here with me, and are wondering why they couldn't forget about the scandal issues and just get married to each other instead of pushing through with this wedding which would have secured things for the Sharmas. That is a good question, and the answer is that our leads are dummies. They are so obsessed with being martyrs, that they couldn't see/understand best thing they could have done was to do something for themselves. That is the reason why they had to fail spectacularly. There was no scandal that would force them together, they would literally have to choose to be together. What tools did they have to choose each other before the wedding? Because please point to a moment in the show before episode 8 where either character would realistically be like "we should get married." This is the part where booklovers might come in and say they should have just stuck with the forced marriage plot, and we just gonna have to agree to disagree. Without going off on a whole book tangent, TO ME the forced marriage plot was extremely lazy. I mean it killed all the tension. Killed any real need for character development. The forced marriage in this context is basically a deux ex machina (idk if it is the most accurate term but whatever) because you basically setup two characters that want to be together, but can't be together because of their collective issues. Instead of having our characters' journey be about resolving these issues so that they can come together on their own, scandal/forced marriage gives them exactly what they want without the hassle of having to earn it in any capacity. They did not have to overcome the barriers that prevented them from making that choice themselves. Show Kanthony had to earn the shit. They had to become people that would choose each other. Sidenote: The Edwina haters need to sit they asses down. Will cuss y'all hoes out when the Edwina video drops. Edwina really proved herself to be the diamond. I became an Edwina stan after episode 6. There is just this one thing I have to give just a sprinkle of tough love/critique. But it is literally just a sprinkle. Y'all really have no reason to be out here hating on my girl like this. Very ugly.

[@LadyJenevia]

"I, of course, loved this because I am a messy bitch who lives for drama." I CACKLED 🤣 I agree with all of this, though. I don't mind people liking the book because it's all fiction and it doesn't make a difference to me and my life but I personally got very little out of reading it after watching the season. I completely relate to your point about how the forced marriage plot of the book destroys the dramatic tension. It is far more satisfying at the end of season two when they finally get together because they CHOSE to follow their hearts and let themselves be happy instead of staying crushed under the weight of their responsibilities. I haven't read any of the books besides Book 2 (I'm currently reading Book 1 but don't want to read any others until I can see the seasons first because I want to go into a first watch as unspoiled as possible) but it would also feel extremely boring to see another forced marriage when we already saw one last season. I want each season to feel unique to the two lead characters with their own love languages. AND 100% YES to defending Edwina! I'm going to have to start putting verbal disclaimers in to ward off Edwina-antis because those takes aren't welcome here! I'm not debating it, and I won't have any Indian/South-Asian girls being made to feel unwelcome because certain people want to turn Edwina into this season's punching bag. 👋🏻

[@karenmitchell6042]

@BirdieWolf 🙌🏾❤️👏🏾 EXCELLENT synopsis!! I read the books over 10 years ago then the first three after Season One then book two (50%) after bingeing Season Two. This show and in particular Season Two is so 👏🏾 much 👏🏾 better 👏🏾 and intelligent and empowering. Thank you for elaborating on the background of what the Sharma’s experience would have been after their Appa died. It also explains how Kate could competently teach Edwina. Side question which I haven’t seen much written about: in referring to Mama Sharma as Lady Mary, does this mean her father is at minimum an Earl?

[@Jeshiae]

Love this comment! It summarizes most of my thoughts about the season even though I never read the books and have zero interest to do so. When I describe this season to other people, I make sure to emphasize that Anthony exhibits unhinged clown behavior because it is really his (bad) decisions that make the plot develop the way that it does. Sidenote to your sidenote: I think that a lot of the Edwina hate could have been prevented if they had cut the Featherington subplot and added more about Kate, Mary, and Edwina. I love her actor and her character, and if she gets her own love story next season, I hope we can get see even nuance in her character.

[@nilu997]

I've loved all your Bridgerton video....But this one was beyond excellent. You've described everything so precisely. It's amazing how you've acknowledged the importance of Daphne, Violet and Lady Danbury's Kate and Anthony's story. 😊 I love how you'd used Daphne's monologue of true love to show all the scenes of Anthony and Kate and how so truly it was them who were falling in love with each other🥰. I also loved how you described all the other siblings and there feelings regarding there same 🤣. And for the record I think Benedict did guessed what was going on bcoz in one of the scenes in episode 7 (after that hilarious scene of Edwina when she realized that she truly was blind not to see what was going on between Kate & Anthony) when Anthony goes to visit him in that painting class party Benedict did say that their mother is not the only one who sees the way he looks at Kate so I think he kind of knew. And in Colin's defence he's like that (charming bt slow 🤦), he didn't understand he's feeling for Penelope and vice versa until his book when he got to spend a lot of time with pen and realize his feelings. As for more bridgerton videos plz make an video especially on Kate and Anthony and there relationship throughout the season it'll be most interesting. (Also on Kate roasting Anthony 🤣). And yes plz make a video on how great Benedict is as it's evident that we all love him.

[@LadyJenevia]

MY BOY BENEDICT DESERVES MORE LOVE! 🥰✨

[@Ms.Nenette]

OMG THANK YOU for mentioning the airtime the Featherington plot took away from Kate and Anthony! Ugh!

[@LadyJenevia]

You're welcome, but I'm pretty sure EVERYONE has said this. It's one of the loudest notes of critical feedback the season has received. 😂🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Ms.Nenette]

@@LadyJenevia TBH you're the first I've seen. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@katrinarichards7891]

@@Ms.Nenette Agree We need to have a montage of moments of Kate + Anthony missed moments in A recap with Jonathan Bailey lines from his second proposal show the secret meetings walking talking at the end show us them always secretly meeting in his study a call back to their closet scene from season 2 Open season 3 with them as the sub plot B and main couple Plot A . Just my wish list What u think?

[@sunddundee352]

@@LadyJenevia Okay, this is going to be a bit of a rant that I just have to get off my chest somewhere. LOL This past weekend I decided to skim through season 2 and count up the minutes. The whole season is almost 8 hours if you don't count the credits. The next thing that I counted was the amount of minutes that showed the "MAIN CHARACTERS" Anthony and Kate together. Whether they were in a group setting or alone together. I found that they had just shy of 2 hours which is "CRAZY" to me since this season is about their Love Story and they only get around 24% of screen time. That is just bonkers. The Featherington's time was around 84 mins which took up around 17% of the screen time. Again, that is crazy to me as well. Hell they wasted 7 mins alone in episode 4 with Colin and Marina scenes when we could have had Sharma family flashbacks instead. I got so fed up I didn't even count the amount of time wasted on the Lady Whistledown search SAGA. All that being said I thought Jonathan and Simone did a fabulous job with the little amount of time they were given. They were what drew me in to watch Bridgerton in the first place and they are why I keep watching it over and over. I have no life. LOL

[@anyoldhandle]

I’m so glad you mentioned the Penelope scene. I was so confused because it looks like she notices Anthony’s intense gazing…but they make it seem like she just reacting to her Sister and cousin Jack on the lake. It just threw me a bit 🥴

[@stephanieclark8327]

She probably saw both. Lady Whistledown sees and knows all

[@sheilakosoff5806]

I also loved that edwina moment also! I think when she knew what she wanted for herself and she was able to see that Anthony was not giving it to her but giving it to Kate. I think that’s when she saw. It seemed like she just watched him generally pick up the bracelet and look at her sister with that intense stare. Like you said, it’s a coming of age and she choosing herself. In many ways she was more mature than Kate m. She even asked why couldn’t Kate have this for herself. I also think the queen also helped in making Edwina making a choice. Because without real love a marriage that is for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health is really hard to sustain. And definitely yes to romance themes. I love your channel I’m so glad I subscribed! I am a Romance junkie! The Genre is really about women’s fantasies unfortunately shaped by patriarchy.Sometimes I love the romance but find somebody everything is problematic about the male construct in which these women crave these men. It’s almost as if they create men that are slightly problematic and then fix them through love. Remember that while vampire and alpha wolf moments in the genre? Sometimes it was just too much!

[@alyrios]

As someone who has read P&P and plenty of historical romances, I understand how the "Marriage Mart" works as described in these books. You read a novel about the Regency era and descriptions about the *ton* and how the social season worked are aplenty. For me to enjoy S2, based on my favorite book in the series, I had go forget the book and treat S2 as fanfiction (in fact, I do the same for every book adaptation I have seen on the screen). Anyway, I wish we could have seen a bit more of the real reason why Anthony was pursuing a loveless match because in his mind he didn't want his spouse to suffer the way he saw his mother suffered after losing Edmund because he's convinced he's going to die at the same age his father did. Another thing I missed from S2 is the budding friendship between Penelope and Kate, because they connected as wallflowers in the books. Too much was centered into Eloise/Pen and the Featheringtons dilemma with Jack (who is not in the book). But, I did love how Daphne (and later Violet and Lady D) were able to see "the smolder" (that's my way of describing Anthony's and Kate's eye f*cking each other). For S3 and S4 I hope to see more Kathony, and having read that Shondaland is not going to follow the order of the books, well, I definitely will treat the series as fanfiction.

[@AmanirenaII]

I also LOVE Benedict as a character. Genuinely cannot wait for season 3!

[@LadyJenevia]

FAVOURITE Bridgerton sibling! 🥰✨

[@diamondcentury21]

I’m glad they upgraded him , I absolutely love him in the show cause in the books he’s kinda disrespectful and misogynistic 😩

[@robbyten100]

I read they might have season 3 be Colin's season.

[@AmanirenaII]

I remember you saying you loved romcoms specifically for their wacky shenanigans. If you do decide to make a video/videos on romantic fiction in general, I'd love to hear about your favorite wacky shenanigans in the romcoms that you love!

[@LadyJenevia]

The way two films immediately came to mind when I read this comment... 👀

[@martafernandez3962]

I loved your video!!! I do not understand what they did with Mama Sharma character either. It was non-sensical how disconnected she was, even if she felt a lot of pressure for coming back to England and confronting the ton. One thing that makes me laugh is how in E7, and after both families were in the brink of ruin due to the cancelled wedding, Kate and Anthony just stayed behind, alone, together, after the Bridgerton ball. So none noticed Kate was missing? Did the Sharmas return home without Kate? Would that mean Kate went back to Lady Danbury's house on her own? Or does it mean K&A were really quick doing stuff? But in that case, why would he then spend the night in the garden on his own? Do the Bridgertons and the Sharmas enjoy risking their reputation again and again? Adrenaline yonkis

[@LadyJenevia]

I assumed that Kate snuck back after hooking up with Anthony since he woke up alone. Also, at that point Kate and Anthony are both single and both of their families are trying to get them to admit they love each other anyway so I doubt that anyone at that ball would've lifted a finger to try to stop them from spending time with each other. 😂

[@miss.g-shun-w]

Your videos are incredible. I adore your perspectives. I have not seen anyone else breakdown the show to this degrees. Girl that edit from 8:13-8:52....oh my heart!!! Lady Violet Bridgerton🥺😭

[@jeekim7495]

yes, please i'm suffering from Kanthony withdrawal so hard and these commentaries are the closest thing that can give me some sort of reprieve!!!! so plz indulge us with many many more - however grand or trivial the talking points are :')

[@nastiaandrej]

Thank you for your video! By the way, as everyone I have noticed the instant stare between Anthony and Kate. This reminds me of Indian soap dramas, where people are constantly staring at each other trying to express with the single glance all their feelings

[@flowerrr09]

your edit of daphne explaining love along with the clips of anthony and kate is chef's kiss

[@msdemoore]

Absolutely amazing -- you need a job as a consultant on the upcoming episodes -- you are amazing.

[@LadyJenevia]

Hahaha! I'm sure they're doing just fine without my opinions being added into their kitchen. 😂 But I appreciate the compliment! ❤️

[@mayennesebial3463]

Oh gosh, i am so grateful for this content!! You're so totally right that we need to supply ourselves with kanthony content until the next season hahaha.

[@alexandrarobalino6025]

You forgot something... benedict later realizes the feelings between the two, he even tells anthony to stop drowning in so much misery and to change his perspective.

[@LadyJenevia]

I addressed that in Benedict's video.

[@ShannonBellOwens]

I'm rewatching all of your amazing Bridgerton videos 🎥 since I'm jonsing hard for Season 3 Part 1 to drop 🙏. May I just say, the edit you did of Daphne describing romantic love 😍, intercut with those swoon-worthy moments of Kate and Anthony showing that love in action... absolutely masterful! 🎬🌟 Bravo! Chef's kiss! 😘🤌

[@LadyJenevia]

Thank you so much! It really felt like it perfectly lined up with their scenes so it just made sense to me when I was mapping out the video and editing it together. ☺️

[@AnSop]

Thank you for your takes on all of that, don't know why I haven't found your videos before s2 of Bridgerton. I think you would also be amazing at making edits about this season, I loved how you put Daphne's monologue about love as a voiceover over scenes of Kate & Anthony experiencing exactly that and how it affects him :)

[@LadyJenevia]

Thank you! 🥰✨ I've never really tried to make those types of edits (though I do like watching them when things like fancams pop up on my feed). 😂 I'm more of a "HERE ARE MY OPINIONS" creator. 😆🗣

[@rashminagendra2097]

If Antony and Kate are bought back for season 3 more significantly, what do you want their storyline to look like?

[@LadyJenevia]

BEING HAPPY, helping their siblings with their own love stories, and I want to see Kate's birth parents in flashbacks! ❤️✨

[@LuvNickynGina4ever]

@@LadyJenevia YASSSS!!! i wana see the honeymoon phase, being the happily married couple, helping out the bridgerton family. Oo more pall mall scenes would be epic.

[@HJKelley47]

@@LadyJenevia : Do the books actually address that backstory?

[@camsvideos4559]

@@HJKelley47 yes, the book explains Kate’s aversion to thunderstorms and how her parents die. It’s actually a very touching portion of the book because Mary is a central part of it and Anthony is able to help Kate-in much the same way she helps him with his father’s death and his own fear of dying.

[@maayaaize]

Want to see a wedding with some Indian elements. Indian wedding are a lot of fun and then the honeymoon

[@keishrs8]

I like ur edit from 7:50 to 8:50 showing the different shots while Daphne was speaking and explaining to give the sense of what she was talking about... Nice!

[@Swag77entertainment]

Very educational and enlightening for me. I watched Bridgerton S2 from beginning to end several times myself. I finally have reasonable clarifications as to what I saw from Daphne, Violet and Lady Danbury. And then I didn't think of Kate flashbacks at all and how it could fit into the show by reducing screentime of other side stories. But, it's too late now, maybe if the producers did do it, they can make it a "deleted scene" kind of thing. For now, they're saying there is nothing cut out from the season. LOL.

[@isabelng901]

I enjoy listening to your analyses you make on the characters in relation to the storyline. Brought me back to my younger days sitting in English Literature class undertaking textual criticism. Your material is well covered with relevant historical context and sociology theories. You worked hard - which is admirable for me.

[@lindaamodeo3061]

One thing I came to think about on rewatching is how hard the role of viscountess would be for Edwina! I know girls married very you g back then but lord she seems so innocent and young. She would have to manage the whole household and sort of mother all of the siblings in addition to raising her own family. I feel like Kate can handle it but it seems looks a lot for Edwina. Anthony choosing someone for that role comes into my mind as not judging g him as harshly for being so particular and of course love between he and his wife would make it easier on both of them

[@stellarjen13]

Thank you so much for helping me through my withdrawals with these vids! There is a meme of Lupita Nyong’o s face at the Oscar’s watching The Slap that was captioned “Daphne every time she sees Anthony with Kate” and I died 😂 ever since I noticed Daphne and Lady Danbury wide-eyed in the background of Kate and Anthony’s first dance I knew I needed a video like this one! Also in that same scene you mentioned of Edwina asking if they were always that obvious- Lady Danbury tries to use her cane to physically separate Kate and Anthony after their tussle with Newton and Kate says “Lady Danbury!” I lost it. Truly the funniest moment besides Benedict on the tea at dinner talking about the stars😭

[@LadyJenevia]

Edwina deserves love just as much as all of our other favourites and people need to stop hating on women who bother to have an honest emotional reaction to experiencing hurt and betrayal from one of the loves of their life (AKA Kate). 😌🤌🏻 And who would've thought that the picture-perfect diamond would keep serving us comedy?! Love that for her! When she's trying to push Kate and Anthony to hang out with each other, I LAUGHED! And we should thank her for that! 😂

[@stellarjen13]

@@LadyJenevia yes! I adore Edwina, she was just so precious! And loved that she was the one that pushed Kate back toward Anthony in the end 🥺

[@Cyberlucy]

I agree. I've felt from the first watch through that in some ways the writers relied too much on subtext. We needed to see flashbacks for Kate too. I think that's why a lot of people didn't get Edwina's awakening in Ep 6. I also think that Colin had a suspicion (as did Benedict). If you see his facial expressions during the game you begin to suspect what they are up to.

[@LadyJenevia]

The thing is, film is a *visual* medium. The average/casual viewer is going to better remember and understand Anthony's trauma because they can SEE it play out on screen. They can see his father die. They can see his mother crying her eyes out. They can see FaceTune-de-aged Anthony struggling to cope with being thrust into the role of family patriarch. Not everyone is going to rewatch the season multiple times taking copious notes to write KZbin videos about. Kate needed to have flashbacks too! Her struggles are just as important to see as Anthony's!

[@Cyberlucy]

@@LadyJenevia spot on

[@marialycialaigrivadelo2817]

I watched this season and read the book also. I think Colin is / was blind towards Penelope in the book but there were instances in the book series wherein Colin was atuned to situations developing around him. I believe this season is developing that part of his character. I believe that Colin could see what Daphne could see that’s why he did what he did during the pall mall scene. Another reason I think this is so, is How he discovered what Lord Featherington was doing - swindling the ton. Unfortunately, he is Still like most men in that era; thinking that women cannot do certain things - ( Portia and Penelope).

[@marialycialaigrivadelo2817]

I totally agree with you about Edwina.

[@burnt-croissants]

benedict actually has a line in episode seven where he reveals that he saw “the way anthony looked at the elder miss sharma”

[@KutsAnka]

Thank you for the video. Your deductions, notes, parallelisms and references makes your videos as interesting as the series itself. And I re-watched the Edwina's comment "Have I truly been that blind" multiple times too. The delivery of this line with a slighty hoarse voice is everything. Also I enjoyed the montage of the Daph's monologue about love as a voiceover of the scenes between Kate and Anthony from various episodes. It was really full of meaning, and looked better than any musical monages of the couple co far. Thank you. I really hope we'll get you to be invited to ask questions in the press junket for the Benedict season. You'll be regally awsome in asking just the most clever and insightful questions.

[@LadyJenevia]

I've gone hunting for so many interviews for Luke Thompson because I want to hear him speak about portraying Benedict and the questions are NAFF! 😭 Can hardly find a thing in which he's given ample space to speak about all of what makes Benedict great as a character and what Luke brings to the performance! 🥲

[@KutsAnka]

@@LadyJenevia I liked this one kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5zGYmV5hct7rLc where is talking about his way of growing into acting. And, man, he is smart and thoughtful. And how he just started to enjoy being in front of the camera just in season two. I think we are in for a very insightful performance in season 3 if they write it well. And again, kudos to your dedication in reasearch. That is one of the many reasons you are so great delight to watch, and listen.

[@OOH23]

I've been binge watching your Bridgeton videos and would love to see a 2hr long Benedict video! He was an absolute gem this season💎💙

[@elisabethfung658]

That Edwina scene!! Same. I've watched it 3 or 4 times. Hilarious!

[@LadyJenevia]

She is SO FUNNY, I hope they give her more comedy to do in coming seasons! 🥰

[@watchingyoutube8132]

I literally cannot wait for benedicts season!!! So good to see I'm not alone. He has my whole heart already. All the benedicts mention in this video were so relatable 😂

[@LadyJenevia]

Every video I make now that involves talking about Bridgerton season 2 is just me trying to not go off on unrelated tangent about how much I love Benedict. 🥰✨

[@drkim4077]

Thank you for sharing what Edwina moment always cracks you up. I’d love for you to include “When you think Anthony realised he loved Kate” in your next video 💜

[@LadyJenevia]

HE SAID IT! When he's confessing his love for Kate in episode 8, it's part of his speech! 😊

[@wg3464]

@@LadyJenevia on that, I know what he said as when he first loved her, but I don’t think that is entirely true, not that I think Anthony was lying, but rather that he got to a point that he can’t remember not loving her so associates it to that moment in time, which does not mean he didn’t love her, but I like to think it grew over time to the point that he just doesn’t remember a time it wasn’t true. However, I don’t think he realised it was love until he spoke with Daphne on the night of the Hearts and Flowers ball.

[@sunddundee352]

Anthony said it! Kate Sharma hit Viscount Bridgerton like a wrecking ball upon their first meeting. Think about that smile that was on his face at the end of their first meeting and then his delighted smile when he ran into Kate again at the Conservatory Ball. It was only after Kate gave him the "Cut Direct" to quote Violet Bridgerton that he went back behind his Viscount Bridgerton walls. But every meeting after that was another stronger hit to those walls of his. Why did Kate aggravate him so much? To me there were a couple of reasons. First because Kate is just as strong willed and exasperating as Anthony can be. Second is that the initial reaction Anthony had for Kate wasn't going away, as matter of fact is was getting stronger with every meeting. So to me yes Anthony knew from the first meeting, but we all know he had a lot of things he needed to deal with first before he was ready to fully fight for the family he wanted and say the words that Kate obviously needed to hear out loud.

[@user-jojo29]

Love your analysis of this season and am definitely using it to fill the void between seasons. I have to hand it to you, your interpretation of the various facets of this season has added to my enjoyment of it. I look forward to more! Thank you!

[@sabrinaa-17]

Awesome video. As much as I absolutely LOVED seeing the relationship unfold between Kate and Anthony...it was almost more fun watching the people is this universe watch it unfold themselves LOL

[@LadyJenevia]

Kate and Anthony: 😵‍💫😵‍💫 Everyone else: 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀

[@oliviakboateng]

Excellent commentary, Shonda and the writers should be watching your videos

[@LadyJenevia]

Oh I'm sure they have MUCH better things to do than that! But I appreciate the compliment! 😂

[@courtneyd4794]

Thank you for making so many videos on this LOL. I am also OBSESSED with Kanthony in a way that I haven't been with a TV couple since Jamie & Claire in season one of Outlander. The chemistry is OFF THE CHARTS. I so hope we get a substantial amount of screen time with them in season 3!

[@LadyJenevia]

And I'm writing another one! 🥰🔥✨

[@courtneyd4794]

@@LadyJenevia Hell yes 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ItsMe-qd4gy]

Always figured those 3 could see it because they married for love so they know what it looks like.

[@1DawnMarie1]

I'll just be here waiting for all the Bridgerton videos since none of my friends are obsessed the way I am!!

[@LadyJenevia]

Welcome! I may have other videos here and there in-between Bridgerton uploads but I definitely have more to say about this season! 😊🤌🏻✨

[@LouiseAndersen1991]

Not to really spoil anything for you, but Bennedicts story is very much a cinderella story. That he meets and fall in love who is a servant. At least in part and in theory

[@LadyJenevia]

Don't spoil anything! 😂 I want to know as little as possible before watching new seasons, and wait to read source material after a first watch so I can compare how the story comes across when you don't know the books versus when you do. 😆⚖️

[@ayina111]

And I hope actress who play sophie will be diverse just like kate/edwina. Like her mom was immigrant so she's mixed race. Just my hope

[@burnt-croissants]

@@ayina111 would love sophie to be east asian or south east asian, would be dope!

[@soniamangwana]

I am SO happy I found you! This is beautifully analyzed, and just perfect for filling up that drought you spoke about. Thank you ❤️

[@zamodia19]

Ughhh I love everything you've said about Benedict. Aside from Kanthony, he was my favorite character of s2 (I love funny guys). Could you make a separate video about him? I've read his book and I really hope that his story is next.

[@LadyJenevia]

He is ABSOLUTELY on my video to-do list. 👀🥰

[@lightuponlight6727]

Thanks. I'm so enjoying your analysis. I haven't read the original source material yet. But anything that Shonda Rhimes and her writing team touches is going to be complex, layered, focused on women and their positions in society, and filled with beautiful, eloquent language. Shonda's passion for language is what pulls me in the most.

[@zacharybrennan695]

You nailed it completely. I've only watched two of your Briderton vlogs and I have to say. I totally agree your comments. ( by the way you are hilarious) thank you for making me smile. I'm already a fan. 🇮🇪

[@ronking8016]

awesome video. nothing more to add. you nailed it. I loved this series. I can't wait for Benedict! Great family

[@LadyJenevia]

Thank you so much! A Benedict video is definitely on the to-do list!

[@diamondcentury21]

Am I the only one who didn’t like Edwina, she was too agreeable and seemed to have little to zero personality. I understand that she was swallowed up by Kate demands and had very little room to grow on her own but still she annoyed me although all of this can be explained by the fact she’s still very young

[@LadyJenevia]

I love Edwina and the more people are nasty about her, the more I dig in my heels about defending her. 😌

[@ingupin]

I didn't find Edwina annoying up to the point where after the disastrous wedding she just kept endlessly slamming the same arguments towards her sister and giving her the same mean look at any occasion, no matter how much explaining Kate did. Every scene between the sisters for what felt like an entire episode was the same. And of course everything was magically resolved after Kate's accident.

[@vjones4769]

I just found her incredibly boring. And she looked like a baby when around the viscount.

[@shadeyxo]

Very happy that I found this video! Your pov is interesting and it made me see things differently. The ladies realizing what was going on because they knew love was so obvious and yet, I hadn’t caught on until you mentioned it

[@syndys4463]

Thank you! I love your viewpoint on Bridgerton Season 2 since I feel the same way!

[@LadyJenevia]

😊😊😊✨✨✨

[@rivonianaidu-hoffmeester9582]

I loved this season. So much of #Kanthony can be found in the small details as well as the big moments.

[@chaelayankah808]

I personally have a love hate relationship with Edwina because there are moments which I feel bad for her because she is completely clueless of what is going on and wants them to get along so much not knowing they actually are in fact falling for each other, but also her pure innocence is blind by this. But as someone who has read the books Edwina wanted just as much love for herself as for Kate before she Ben knew they liked each other but that only happens at the end of the series but I feel as if her character development was not smoothly transitioned in the sense that one moment she wanted people to love her but the then another moment she was being independent and having a mind of her own as they say but for me it was the fact that she allowed this to create hostility between them as sisters . Like the moment Kate was like “we are sisters” and she was like “half”😒😒 Giiiirl Wow!! was not expecting that.Even though, she had every right to feel betrayed by Kate but I feel like she got to a certain point where she was being a little petty in the sense that most of she blamed as Kate’s fault which was true but to a small extent she was at fault because she told herself she was “ in love” with Anthony when on the contrary she was actually in love with the idea of being viscountess and being married to him. When reality hits that this fantasy she has built in her head is in fact just a fantasy and not a reality hits her and I think causes her to be bitter towards Kate because she also had to face the truth that Anthony was not in love with her but actually her sister and Kate reciprocated those feelings.I think she made it seem as if Kate’s intentions were in vain but actually the quite opposite she obviously never intended to hurt her but she has precisely ever wanted for her is everything she as ever done for her is for her to be happy and deserve love as much as anyone else which is why she always suppressed her feelings because if there was ever a thought to do something for herself it would cause some sense of guilt because all she has ever done is for her family which obviously didn’t turn out well as Daphne said “these kind of feeling always come to the surface such as love”. But did Edwina consider this??? But I do like her overall character development The moment when she was like “was I truly that blind”🤔🤔 Yasss!!! Girrrrl you were quite blind I don’t know how you missed it !!! Love your reviews and how you dissect different aspects 💜💜

[@huynhgiao1670]

I thought so, and don’t like when Edwina said “haft sister”, this word really break sister heart. But because I like Edwina in the book, so I don’t blame her and can understand a little bit her reaction. Some scenes I think do not push like this, in real world, if the younger sister said that, It would be break my heart while I love them so much, and maybe would not forgot those words.

[@chaelayankah808]

@@huynhgiao1670 agreed

[@LadyJenevia]

She already found out Kate had lied to her about the Sheffields and now she found out Kate lied to her AGAIN and nearly sent her off to be married to a man that loved Kate, not Edwina. She wasn't even all that angry at Anthony because Kate is the one whom she loves. Edwina is extremely close to her family so that's why the betrayal hurts so much when it comes from them. But an extreme-case scenario like Kate almost dying is dramatic enough to jolt Edwina out of her grudge. It all makes sense.

[@huynhgiao1670]

@@LadyJenevia I understand Edwina also get hurt after love triangle, the lie. That’s why I hope Edwina will get her own happy ending with the prince in the ss3.

[@lidijabratic2712]

Lord Anthony is apsolutely irresistable...

[@Ellington3]

I love your videos! I loved this take, and you need to keep making them. Your Bridgerton videos are the only ones that I enjoy! Oh a topic that I find interesting is the choice of contemporary song covers for season 2 really resonated and added to the characters Kate and Anthony more so than Daphne and Simon. More Kate and Anthony videos please! 🙂👍🏾🐝❤️

[@LadyJenevia]

Thank you so much! ✨ Definitely going to aim to do at least 1-2 new Bridgerton videos per month. When The Boys season 3 comes out there is a possibility that might monopolise my time during the month that it airs but apart from that I should be able to do at least that (monthly Bridgerton uploads). 😊

[@jillianmary]

Excited that your videos will help me cope! Misery really does love company… I agree that Edwina’s faults come from her “coming of age” similar to how Daphne didn’t know what to look for in a husband from her season. Only difference is that she was being chosen vs having to do the choosing. Which obviously hurts a lot more. Only thing is I wish that she would’ve been mad at Kate for not choosing her own happiness than declaring she orchestrated her life according to what she wanted and saying things like “I’m kinder hearted than you” (although it seems she comes to this realization in the finale when they finally talk about it and she then later tells Kate to shine on her own. Yay growth!) I also think that even though Kate and Anthony are similar in this regard, Daphne begged Anthony to let her handle it where Edwina encouraged Kate’s behavior… I do like her though and understand her faults, which is why I hope that we see Edwina and the prince’s love story next season, even if just a little bit. Would love to see her like we did with Marina. Having a new, more mature perspective on everything

[@LadyJenevia]

I just find it perplexing that I will see so many women in fandom spaces demanding that women get to be more complex in film/television and then when a female character like Edwina or Marina gets to be HUMAN and express negative emotions in response to negative stimuli a largely female group of fandom lashes out at those women. 🤨 Loads of Male characters act like scumbags and will be beloved for it. 👀🍵 Thank you for sharing your thoughts! Already writing/outlining more videos now! 😊

[@ayydubs987]

i'm so glad i found your channel honestly, i could listen to you talk for hours 💜 i do wonder, tho, when benedict realized kate & anthony's feelings for each other. bc he did say that their mom wasn't the only one who saw how he looked at her... i wonder if he knew all along but kept quiet bc he knew what was at stake & how closed off emotionally anthony was, or if he actually realized after the wedding was called off

[@LadyJenevia]

I probably could have included this point (But the video was already getting really long) but when Daphne comes to see Anthony before the wedding, she starts pressuring Anthony to tell Edwina the truth but she's speaking cryptically and Benedict doesn't know what's going on and Anthony kicks him out so he and Daphne can have the conversation in private. Benedict wants to stay (cause he's low-key messy and I love it!) but he doesn't get to be part of it. My boy is always getting sidelined and I'm sick of it! 😂

[@JanetAMills]

Love each of your points! HUGE KAnthony fan!!! Benedict and Eloise are charming! A couple of things- Mary Sharma was blind because she was 100% subconsciously routing for Edwina. It does seem after the cancelled wedding, Mary was not shocked when Kate admitted she loved the Viscount. Loved Edwina saying, "Was I truly that BLIND!" with Lady Danbury and Violet giving those looks. Did you see Kate came close to jumping Lady Danbury when she hit Anthony with that cane? That's LOVE!!! I also loved the Mary and Violet friendship, too. I am on team Miss Thompson/Lady Crane and Colin. I feel Lady Crane loved Colin from Season 1 when Colin said he would of married her if she was honest about her pregnancy. Hoping "something" happens to Lord Crane so they can hook up.

[@Ana_Paula.Frasson]

Lol. Colin and Marina this season was all about clousure. They are never going to see each other again.

[@imloco22]

I love your takes on Bridgerton.

[@LadyJenevia]

Thank you! ✨

[@Olevea]

I wish we got more of jealous Anthony...loved the lake scene in episode 5!

[@thespibunny272]

I love this! Thank you so much for your creative efforts to bring us more Bridgerton content. 💜 and I can’t wait for the Benedict video 🥰

[@LadyJenevia]

It makes me so happy every time someone comments to agree that Benedict deserves more hype! THE BEST BRIDGERTON SIBLING! 🗣❤️

[@afrexico4305]

Yo @ladyJ we ready for another Bridgerton video, I’ve been waiting patiently! Up here rewatching this one.

[@shamitadasdasgupta3087]

Lovely to hear you, Lady Jenevia. One correction: The Sharma daughters are referring to their father as 'Appa' not 'Abba.' Appa is the Tamil culture's way of addressing father.

[@meenabaker97]

Yes please post more videos on any literature you’ve read, I enjoy your discussions 😊

[@MsRockstar013]

The editing in this is awesome!

[@SH-rl7gy]

I think your analysis is brilliant. Am very impressed with your inclusion of Maslow's theory, with which I am familiar but had not thought about in a very long time. I am curious, however, about why you did not include Anthony not telling Miss Edwina that he loved her when the moment to confirm this presented itself. I do not remember exactly where that occurred in the story, but I do seem to remember that happening. Any comment? Thank you for your diligent and intelligent insights.

[@makpopful]

Your editing in this video is majestic

[@trinitysachse9163]

Bless you for keeping us entertained until the next season. Also I would LOVE to hear ur thoughts on romance fiction.

[@LadyJenevia]

Among other things, I have some VERY heated opinions about Letters to Juliet (the movie starring Amanda Seyfried) that I've been wanting to talk about. 😂

[@tejashreekeluskar6018]

Waitng for Kanthoy video. Would love to watch it in more than 2 parts as well😭❤

[@LadyJenevia]

We will definitely be talking about them again! 👀

[@thereadingwriter4197]

29:58 i’ve loved all the videos of yours that I’ve seen. These vids are just Amazing takes, great personality, and swooning aka everything that matters on this earth. Given that you asked the audience what we’ed like to see, I know it’s not a comment-essay prompt, buuut I would love to see your take on so many different movies and shows! Given your love for it I think an in-depth she’s the Man video essay would be great and considering your well thought out political commentary in relation to shows like the boys I think essays on the UK version of utopia would be really good too. I personally would also be interested in a video on the lost city, Miss congeniality, classic musicals, and pretty much anything you wanna talk about. Love this channel, keep making whatever you want!

[@7474cv]

well done! enjoyed & looking forward to your next bridgerton video.

[@LuvNickynGina4ever]

👏👏👏👏 i really enjoyed this video and this is a great format to fill in the void, until next season. I agree with alot of the points you made. Kanthony 💗💗🔥🔥

[@LadyJenevia]

At the very least, 1 or 2 new Bridgerton videos every month should help to fill the void! 😊🗣

[@LuvNickynGina4ever]

@@LadyJenevia i welcome them and look forward to them, from one fan to another, i have to say I AM ADDICTED TO KANTHONY, so obsessed. 1st season was great but i didnt react to daphne and simon like this. I have watched s2 like 5 times already, skipping the featherington scenes ofc 🤣🤣

[@maritkristianehauganwick7721]

New subscriber i am compleatly hooked over everything you post about Bridgerton 😍

[@misterfung]

Fuck such good review videos on Bridgetown!! (The bunch not just this one!!) Just finished the season last night and still freaking out!! Sorry i had nothing specific to say!! Lol!!

[@ashleypowell1722]

I need more Kate and Anthony