This show is the Bane of my Existence |Bridgerton Season 2
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- Bridgerton season 2, the season everyone loved …but why?
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Kate and Anthony were great together but I couldn’t help but feel slightly…awkward? About their whole love story because of how far Anthony and Edweena went, I feel so bad for her 😭 but I did like Lady Featherington much more this season. Her comeuppance of Lord Featherington was very satisfying
You liked Lady Featherington? She tried to redeem herself in the last hour but it was too little too late for me.
And it was a bit awkward lol it’s like should I be rooting for them orrrr? Lol
@@TheBlushBunny In the book the Sisters have a much better relationship and the younger sister is rooting for her older sister's relationship with Anthony. I definitely agree about the awkwardness. I think they changed the story for the show to give her more power when Kate and Anthony end up together but the writers ended up disempowering the amazing sister relationship.
I liked that moment with lady featherington where she spoke to the cousin and she chose her daughters over the business offer. Like, in that moment I did feel empathy towards her and she came off as quite strong in a way. Having to sort out what to do in her situation wouldn’t be easy, with her husband just suddenly passing away and trying to sort out how they’re going to survive. Idk they’re a weird family but there was a bit more depth there this season that I liked
@@Sophie_Pea yes, you could tell she genuinely cares about her daughters and just wants the best for them. I was low-key so proud of her
I loved Kate and Anthony much more than Daphne and Simon. Their chemistry just seemed more electric and authentic, and it's all thanks to Simone and Jonathan's brilliant work.
Agreed
The formal address of the sisters is according to the setting/period. The eldest, unmarried daughter is Miss , like Miss Sharma for Kate. The younger, unmarried daughter(s) is addressed as Miss , like Miss Edwina. When being introduced, the eldest daughter is introduced first and then the other daughter(s) are named thereafter. It’s something I’ve grown used to as I watch period pieces. Once you know this formality, it makes it easier to follow dialogue between characters especially when they talk about other characters. 😂🧐
Lol see I knew there was a reason but didn’t bother to look it up. Thanks for the breakdown.
i genuinely liked season 2, and i liked the slower buildup between anthony and kate and feel like they definitely had chemistry. i also liked how edwina's feelings were treated, it's not like kate and anthony immediately got together after and disregarded how she felt, kate was genuinely sorry and it was good to see them reconcile and come to an understanding at one point. i feel bad for penelope though, but that doesn't erase what she did ofc
I agree
I wasn’t obsessed with the duke, but I am obsessed with Jonathan bailey as Anthony . Way preferred this season to the first
He definitely surprised me. I wasn’t expecting much from him at all.
I feel like you have to like that slow burn, grazing pinkies and deep sighs type of romance to like this season. But most people who like that loved this season. I was fanning myself every time that man told that woman he couldn’t stand how much he wanted be with her while gritting his teeth and breathing like he ran a mile 😂 It was great
Ugh I gotta watch this season a third time
It was quite intense right?!
@@TheBlushBunny better than any sex scene in season 1 hands down
I like the way you write haha you should make your own commentary content! I’d watch
To explain the Lord Featherington thing. He was never going to actually be romantically involved with the family. It was just because none of the girls could take over as head of the household because sexism. So they brought a Featherington in to take over the household. When the new Lord Featherington leaves, Lady Featherington makes a contract so that whichever one of her daughters had a son first, that son will take over the estate.
So what about when the daughter he married wanted to have children? Hypothetically speaking. Were she just to not have children or procreate outside of the “marriage”.
@@TheBlushBunny If you are talking about if Lord Featherington did go through with his marriage to Prudence (because i think that is what you're saying I'm not so sure). Then their children would take over the estate anyway. Lord Featherington would still be the head of the estate and Prudence would now be the lady of the house. Once they have children the estate would naturally go to them. The contract probably wouldn't be in place anyway, since Lady Featherington wouldn't have kicked new Lord Featherington out of the house. And if the contract still were in place and they got married anyway, I don't think he would be the Lord of the house anymore so whichever one of the sisters to have a son would take ownership of the estate. If that makes any sense. I wasn't too sure on the question so correct me if I interpreted it wrong.
Anyway, my favourite part of the season was Benedict, he ate with the comedic relief and I just love him. He's my favourite Bridgerton.
He definitely had great comedic beats this season.
I had a friend who really liked a guy I was with in high school. We broke up and she went straight to him. But the thing was he cheated on me. I told her but she didn’t care. After high school they get married and have a kid and then, she finds out he was sleeping with other women for years. So yeah.
Oop 🫢… bet she wish she had of listened. Now he’s in her life forever. Tragic.
Unpopular Opinion (controversial almost): Pen isn't that bad. I mean if you see what she went through and how everything is working against her (except her newspaper thing), I think she did what she had to keep her business going. If she had told Eloise before she had thrown her under the bus she would have gotten a very similar reaction. I mean like if you want to be a good Correspondent you have to keep your feelings at home and be professional which I think Penelope really did. Besides that, yeah what she did to her best friend is wrong but good for her business.
Yea she’s not a bad person. She just did a bad thing. Though I don’t agree with her I do feel for her.
Honestly, i do think that Eloise would of been found out either way since her family is very well liked and popular.
I have been friendzoned countless times in hs (i was that person with a “nice personality”) Now when I do sometimes friendzone I do it with love and compassion.
But still, little me almost cried when Colin said that to Pen
That's admirable. To take other people's feeling into consideration. Many people don't.
The first daughter is Miss Surname. Like Daphne was Miss Bridgerton but Eloise is Eloise Bridgerton. Similarly, Kate being eldest was called Miss Sharma & Edwina was said Miss Edwina Sharma. I loved season 2 more than season 1 because of Kate and Anthony. I find Kanthony way sexier, their chemistry is way better than Simon and Daphne. I didn't miss Duke nor I cared. I am sold and in love with Kanthony. I also loved the consent here. In ep 7, when they finally did it, the consent was there. Even at the peak of passion, anthony said I should stop as that is not what Kate deserves till Kate said don't stop. I loved that consent
The consent made a world of difference.
And thanks for the name breakdown !
This season was not Pen's best moment, but she was right when she said Eloise DOESN'T DO ANYTHING. When Pen snapped at Eloise and said at least Lady Whistledown gets people talking, I sat back for a second and thought, she does have a point. As raggedy as Lady Whistledown is, nothing she publishes is different from the muckrakers of that time causing a fuss in political arenas. Eloise, on the other hand spent all season whining about how terrible a woman's place is, without actually fighting for change. She goes to one rally, meant to push her into the arms of a man, and that's it. And this season, instead of sounding passionate and rebellious, Eloise sounded condescending and rude. Her abrasive attitude would work, if the people she were hounding were the ones who had control over the system. But the women she bothered didn't have any power. And she didn't use her privilege to give them any. No secret book clubs, or meetings discussing woman's suffrage, just lectures to poor girls who already know their lot in life. It would have been so much better if Eloise had secret meetings about woman's rights and Pen exposed that, instead of it being about Eloise's thwarted romance with some forgettable guy.
Also it was cringe in one scene when she was going on about how inconsequential marriage was to a table women of color. How you gonna sit across from a Black girl and lecture her about how hollow her life is? I know the world is "colorblind" in Bridgerton, but that scene felt awkward. Part of it is on the writers, I felt like a lot of characters were spinning their wheels this season. It became abundantly clear the writers have no idea what they can do with Benedict. A grown man whining about art school, with five different characters having to raise his self esteem, jeez.
I think Eloise would’ve been too obvious of a choice for Lady Whistledown. Specifically because of the whole mystery aspect of it. But I do see where you’re coming from.
you are so right and I'm so glad you said it!!! this is exactly my problem with Eloise as well. Pen did questionable things for sure but she was a million times more badass than Eloise ever was with her "I'm not like other girls" attitude. she sounded so privileged every single time she opened her mouth, which is fine, she IS privileged, but i really hoped the season would focus on her seeing that and learning how to truly stand up for women. instead she looked down upon everyone around her for no real reason. it was giving internalized misogyny in the worst way. and the whole Theo thing is so funny to me because in the first ever episode when i saw Eloise and Pen interact i thought they were inlove lmao so i was expecting at least Eloise to be queer but oh well :') as much as i loved this season i hope the writers get a grip on some of their... decisions.
I actually can’t stand Eloise. I’m not too sure if it’s the writing, or maybe the way that the actor portrays her, but she just annoys me so much. She feels like the random token character that was thrown in there to show support for women’s rights and “say the things we’re all thinking”, or address how bad forced marriages are/how not all women want that etc.
like her character just seems so forced at times and awkward, and as mentioned here, she doesn’t actually do anything to make change. She just complains all the time
I think making her lady whistledown would’ve been too obvious, but at least give her some more depth. It seemed like there could be an opening, with that guy she met at the rally and how it was eventually shown that she’s very ignorant to the classes outside of her own. Maybe she could go out more and learn about the real world and then add on from there? Idk lol.
@@reginak6991 YES OMG. I thought they were gonna go with that route too, and ig they still might, but I was still disappointed nothing happened
FINALLY someone puts it into words. Eloise irritated me so much with that. It shows how incredibly self absorbed and oblivious she is. She doesn’t have to worry about marriage because she’s the second daughter and her older sister married well, but the girls at the table may not be in that same situation. Those other girls there may have been an only child or the eldest, with marriage being the only option they have. It annoyed me that Eloise, with her claims to being smart and supportive of women’s rights, didn’t even consider that.
The etiquette of the time meant the eldest was default “Miss [surname]” and the use of younger siblings’ first names was to avoid confusion about which one was being referred to or addressed. Love your sass :)
Thank you! 💕
I got into Bridgerton because of the 1st season. But I watched it once and have not revisited. Not even to get set up for season 2. It had been a while before I even watched season 1. I did not find the love scenes steamy, but I'm a GOT and Outlander viewer so, Bridgerton is PG13. BUT Season 2. OMG I'M OBSESSED. I HAVE WATCH AND Rewatch. THE LACK IF SEX CAUSED MORE TENSION AND I FELT SUCH ANKS for Miss Edwina. I did not miss the Duke, the show was great without him. The scenes with Anthony and Daphne were so well acted. OMG I need to see Jonathan in more stuff, he is an excellent actor. Every line I felt, even the light hearted stuff. I want more of Anthony and Kate. This was an excellent season.
Johnathan definitely surprised me this season. I wasn’t expecting much but he DELIVERED!
@@TheBlushBunny From what I've seen. That man can act.
I enjoyed this season. I wish we had gotten more of Kate and Anthony in a relationship.
Hopefully we see more in the next season.
I've never been friendzoned? just flat out rejected lmfao
Haha same
Oh no 😩
this is my favourite discussion channel, everything you make is so chilled out and accessible ❤️❤️
YES I’ve been waiting for your season two review :,)
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YESSS i was waiting for this video!!!! I love season 2!
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I am a Polin shipper, but see where you are coming from. Be prepared for a rant. Sorry.
I had more issues with Eloise than Penelope though. Eloise was all about Eloise and never tried to talk to Penelope about things she wanted to talk about. Not condoning her (in a way) outing Eloise. And while it was way too short, she did quit the pamphlet. Also, Penelope kept warning Eloise about Theo and staying away and so did Theo himself. Eloise refused to listen. I just felt that Eloise was more selfish.
I don’t know why I still ship Polin, but I do. I hate that they made Colin and most of the guys this season into jerks. They did not need to be especially for the reason of making the women seem superior in comparison. I feel that is a little sexist.
That being said, I enjoyed season 2 much more than season 1 and appreciate the less sex. I don’t need to see sex scenes in every single episode or a montage of people doing it 20 times in a row. It is unnecessary. If it something you are into, all good. It is just not my taste especially when I feel like I am a peeping tom watching them. Ew!
Man Pen is such an unlikable villain. I can't believe she is STILL holding onto Collin. GET UP PEN GET UP. I haven't read the books but I hope to God they don't end up together.
**Spoiler in the book they get together**
Seriously, I don’t understand why so many ppl like Pen. I just can’t stand her. And yea, I don’t wanna see “Polin” happen at all.
“GET UP PEN” 😂… I feel for Pen. I don’t agree with her. But I feel for her.
@@TheBlushBunny ^^this I do feel bad for her and see why she’s done certain things…but I also just dislike her. She’s a very unlikeable villain to me and it sucks that they made the only plus sized person in the show this way.
they do
I've been waiting for this video!
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no bc i wanted to see him as a father too but i digress
Right? That would’ve been a good story to follow.
From what ik the south Asian rep for this show with the second season is good so that made me happy
I’ve been watching since November and I love it here in the rabbit hole and I acknowledge me being a blush bunny. Could you maybe consider doing the 2007 live action Bratz movie? Thanks again for consideration! ❤️
Glad you’ve been enjoying the channel!💕
Bratz…. Hmmm, writing it down ✍🏾
I have been friend zoned. My college bf did that to me but changed his mind. I wasn't thinking of him that way at first. And I've friend zoned boys in middle school and high school. I wasn't playing games, I just didn't like them.
So what made him change his mind?
@@TheBlushBunny Tbh, I'm not 100% sure. I never asked.
i love anthony and kate's relationship this szn and it was better than szn 1, they have great chemistry, i love edwina too, i hope she can end up with someone
I do think I enjoyed it better which I never expected. I hated Anthony in the first season lol because of how he treated daphne (I also didn't like daphne after her and simon got married). I liked both him and daphne better in this season. I have to say Anthony is now my favorite character.
And Penelope ugh...one minute I feel bad for her, one minute I'm rooting for her and colin, the next minute I hate her lol
Anthony definitely surprised me this season. And it’s going to be interesting to see Penelope and Colin next season. How their relationship transpires.
3rd! I hope its positive review..
Edit:loved the video! I have never been friend zoned or been in situation like Kate or edwina cause like I think have never been noticed... But at least I am happy!
Happiness is priority! … glad you enjoyed the video 💗
@@TheBlushBunny oh my God! You replied!! Of course it is!
Bruh every episode i was like THEYRE BOUT TO F#@%!! 😮😮😂😂😂😂
A mi me encantó 💕
Ambos tenían planes que no podían eludir Anthony no podía no quería enamorarse Kate no quería que su hermana y madre estuvieran desamparadas pero Edwina quería amor y por lo menos asegurarle eso Y en el intento terminaron enamorándose ❤️
Can we talk about the cut of lady featherintons dress. I absolutely despise it 😭
While I love slow burns and good enemies to lovers, I felt Kate and Anthony was way too dragged out and many of their issues could have been resolved a long time ago.
And there were a couple of times that I loved Edwina and Anthony together and wondered if they would work out and show that there are arranged marriages that work out.
I am glad Kate and Anthony got together. I just wish it did not take too long even when Edwina gave them permission.
I feel where your coming from. I think had more incidents happened between the slow burn, it would’ve helped the story along. Not seem so dragged out.
There was so much more to love in season 2. I was hyped for Anthony since season 1 cause he's such a damn hottie and I'm glad he was the focus of it. Eloise becoming a mini suffragette and meeting a working class boy!!!? Like yes!!! More of that please. I mean it still did the thing where they (Simon/Kate) end up 'happy' in a situation that is completely opposite to what they always said they wanted ... It made me really uncomfortable in season 1 when that man did not want children ... And now ostensibly in season 2 since we never see him, he is trapped at home caring for those kids alone. Wtf
Yeah, the season 1 ending was so fucked up. I prefer the season 2 ending bc Kate didn't become trapped with Anthony or trapped in a position she didn't want. The show actually made it a point to show how much she actually did want it, when Edwina said something like "Do what you want to now," freeing Kate from the duty she imposed on herself. This is when she finally went after Anthony and allowed herself to be happy and marry him. Season 1's ending was horrible.
I hated pen after she outed Ms.
Thompsons pregnancy and created drama for her family and her best friends family. I could slightly understand her reasoning for being lady whistle down but after last season and this one, she got on my last nerve and I couldn’t fuck with her anymore. As for Anthony and Kate……I still can’t get down with the two of them. Still don’t understand what Kate saw in him and Anthony is still an annoying asshole to me
i agree for the most part except i lowkey liked the two of them together. i think they share similarities and that's probably what they saw in each other. agree on anthony though however he went from being an annoying asshole to just mildly annoying so it's an improvement lmao
I honestly found Anthony funny more than anything but i wholeheartedly agree on Pen. She really did it for me when she when on that rant about how she at least did something as lady whistledown like gurl 💀
Well this is honest lol
Are Any good come of age movies
You should do Queen Charlotte!!
Could you please review Heartstopper???
I disagree that Kanthony deserve appreciation for showing respect to Edwina by not getting physical. Both of them actively deceived a naive innocent girl and almost robbed her of a chance at a happy marriage. Edwina deserved to know early on that the man who was courting her so persistently was deeply in love with her sister. Plus, I often found Kate's behavior quite inappropriate and disgusting. Like kissing Anthony minutes after Edwina's speech. It didn't help that the girl playing Kate is not a very good actress (constant head-shaking and wide-eyed staring). Perhaps the character would have been more likeable in the hands of a better actress.
You have valid points. Though I don’t think they almost robbed her of a happy marriage. She would have never been happy with Anthony because his heart wasn’t in it and it would have eventually been evident.
@@TheBlushBunny I said 'almost robbed' because Edwina 'almost' married a man who was crazy abt her sister. That marriage wud hv destroyed her chance at happiness and yet Kate wud not tell her the truth. She was saved by the bangle.
Edwina honestly was the one that made a fool of herself tbh. Because she wanted a man that would love her. Every damn time Anthony and katea told her that he could never love her and he was only fulfilling his duty. It was evident in his actions that he wasn't into her. Damn even she herself pointed that out. Plus she didn't even fit in his family unlike the way Kate did. You are seeing all these signs and you are still going ahead? Kate wanted to tell her but obviously she's not going to tell her after she professed her love for him so she did what any self sacrificing elder sibling would do and put Edwina's happiness above hers. Besides at a point I think Edwina only cared about his title than being with him
I would recommend for you to watch queen Charlotte's story. Not necessarily for a video, just to see some backstory.
I’m going to watch. Maybe I’ll do a podcast on it.
PSA: PLEASE watch GROWNISH!! It's not on Netflix (its on Hulu) BUT YOU HAVE NOT SEEN MESSY TILL YOU WATCH THAT SHOW. I mean i have never HATED a main character so much but can not stop watching!!!!!!!!
second season is so much better
Agreed.
can you please do the movie after please
Well at least the second season was better for you. Again thanks for watching it for those you simply cannot. 😁
Im not going to lie, I was a little bit sad over Eloise's arc this season. Specifically, the part where she falls for a guy. I've never read the books so who knows where it will go in later seasons, but I generally hate it when stories have strong female characters whose main thing is "I want there to be more to life than marriage"/"Stop pressuring me to perform femininity"/"I want the freedoms that a man has over his own life"/etc, and the resolution to their... "problem" is that they were just waiting for the right man to come along? Like seriously? -_- Obviously i have no problem with romance in general otherwise i wouldn't watch the show but i am little bitter they cant leave SOME characters without a romantic interest.
huh. That's a different outlook. It never occurred to me to think she suddenly wasn't a strong woman with her own mind just because she met someone who also believed in women's rights. Gonna prepare u now cause she she does get with someone. Won't go into what I think of her book or the guy she ends up with but I and many others would have preferred the show to take a different route and please stick with Theo. There are those that support the book's couple ofcourse but personally I find her and Theo a far better match. Eloise left her brother's wedding to go to the guy and tell him she thinks about him does he also think about her. It was such an Eloise thing to do. No beating around the bush or pretending they don't like each other for 8 episodes. None of that enemies to lovers thing. No hang up about his class. Eloise behaved exactly like herself. I must say I enjoyed the straightforward 'I know what I want' moves of this romance from both sides. We don't see too much of that in Bridgerton. I believe the only reason she even broke it off was because Pen telling her people were talking about them was in the back of her mind and she was worried for Theo. Which is the reason Theo broke it off earlier when I think about it. They really are very alike.
this is a very weird take. eloise has never been against romance or love, her main problem has always been towards society and it’s treatment of women. she can still believe all things u put in quotes while simultaneously being in love. i mean it it because of her relationship with theo that she was able to open herself up to more radical ideas of feminism that weren’t previously available to her. and honestly if u think her falling in love makes her any less of a strong female character then that seems to be more of a problem within yourself than with the show.
@@blame4667 I see where you are coming from but that's not exactly what i mean. i don't think her falling in love makes her less of a strong character, just that i feel like it contradicts with the way her character always behaved before. and ill also say my dissatisfaction is partially because i felt she was queer/ace/aro coded but i was wrong about that. i really wanted that rep in such a popular mainstream show like bridgerton
@@bellyjean6652 perhaps that representation may come in via a different character? They are changing many things about the show vs the bks but I don't think changing a major character's sexuality just for representation is wise. However, since they changed races they may still do so (Benedict seemed like he was leaning towards bi) but they could just as easily bring in a new character (like they did last season). Tbh I'm not sure why people thought Eloise may be queer? I saw a lot of reactors seem surprise about her romance but nowhere in the show is her sexuality even slightly hinted at until the moment she met Theo. All the show showcased until then was her intelligence, her disgust for society's shackling of women, and her disdain for marriage because of the circus around it and the stupid belief women were only good for one thing.
I see where you’re coming from. I think where they did go right with her story, is that though she had interest in a boy, she didn’t drop everything she was doing and forget about her own life, in order to fawn over him.
My problem with this storyline was that it was given disingenuous in real life we would have thought the sister was just thirsty for him she wanted him and tries to sabotage anything the other sister had going for herself bc it involved involved man she wanted
I saw something about the Simon actor actually leaving the show due to onset fetishization so Simon is gone but it's hella valid
Oh wow I haven’t heard about this.
Wait what? what happened??
Me too hahahaha
i really liked this season more than season 1. But honestly i don’t ship Colin and Penelope i don’t like how he treats her it seems kind of rude.
Why was we rooting for the side chick though 😂 if you break it alllllll the way down
my sister ex boyfriend was bi and was into me while they were dateing and i was really into him when they broke up we got together were still together were and have been for 6 years so i really realted to the storyline
Wait… so how does your sister feel about it?
@@TheBlushBunny she moved to india
Lol
OMG! First one here lol 😋
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A guy in my 8th grade class was my best friend's crush from her 7th grade class. He would flirt with me and try to convince me to date him, but I was the awkward fat girl and I was sure that he was just trying to play with me, plus I would never break girl code. Strangely me and my bestie have never liked the same guy at the same time in our 21+ year friendship.
Eventually he left me alone, but the same thing happened with a different guy the following semester. A girl from class tried to convince me that the first guy did like me, but I was certain that he liked her the whole time. Flash forward to 13+ years later, ran into him at the bowling alley, and he was definitely into me, and I was still not interested 😝😂
Now being on the other side of the friendzone is my natural state. They have erected a statue in my honor and I have my own parking space 😑🙃🤪
Not you a resident of the friend zone now. Lol
Maybe he came back into your life for a reason and you didn’t give it a chance 👀
I disagree about the chemistry. I think the second season couple have way more chemistry than the first one.
the way race was handled in bridgerton was so off to me, because nobody seems to perceive that lady danbury simon and the queen are people of color, but marina and the sharmas are initially seen really weirdly for being people of color? and the scene where edwina's grandmother is being super rude about their father made me really uncomfortable because it was one of the few cases where racism was explicitly in the dialogue and as a south asian it was really off-putting to me that in one of the few shows i've seen with south asian main characters they had to be discriminated against in some form.
"miss Sharma... & Miss Edwina Sharma" 🤣🤣 yes lady dandury
Hahaaaaaa!! I definitely gave Lady Danbury 😂
I don’t really like Eloise, she comes across bratty and whiny to me. I like Penelope though and I love Kate.
I thought that season 2 was just OK, even slightly better than season 1. But it was before I watched reviews of those who have read the books and found out how much (unnecessary) changes were made
Books and series are 2 different things
The changes were definitely necessary.
Valid opinion. Often times people enjoy novels more.
this is great and all but like BRING THE DUKE BACK