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I can’t get over Anthony’s (Jonny’s) face in that one 🤣

Originally posted by: EuphoricDamsel.

ain't you the sweetest chilli?

Ikr? She basically trashed talked him for a full minute and all he got was - So you find my smile pleasing? 😆

Talk about selective hearing! 😆

All this buzz around Kathony is getting me excited for S2!! Any idea when the trailer is dropping?

Originally posted by: LizzieBennet

Here, I found this article - you might find it interesting.

https://www.insider.com/bridgerton-show-book-differences-julia-quinn-netflix

Oh woww!! Thanks for this, I really found it interesting...and I think the book does win in some cases. What I would have liked to see was more real characters sans the masala as depicted in the books-

Daphne being a little shy, peripheral girl who is a friend but not romantic interest of eligible bachelors, Simon is immediately impressed by Daphne and Anthony is in on the ruse with Violet being against it! Also, the stutter of Simon which was not shown so much, I assume, to give the heroic appearance to Simon..

There is no other guy. D and S just agree on their 'ruse' and Anthony is in on it, and makes Simon promise he won't so much as kiss her hand! 😆

If I recall correctly, Simon meets someone at the Trowbridge ball who's a friend of his father's and he wants to hand over some letters his dad had written. Simon says to burn them but the guy corners Daph and tells her he'd send it to her for safekeeping as he, himself was nearing his last days. Simon is upset and walks out into the terrace and Daph follows him, they have a conversation and it's all organic- D walking out into the garden, and S following her knowing full well Anthony would kill him, and both being completely aware of what would happen next.

Oh that would have made more sense...Again "the prince" added for "masala" just like "the diamond of the first water"

I really have no idea. I must re-watch that scene. i confess I did not pay attention to it, but I think it's more to do with the familiarity and strangeness of calling a man she barely knew by his first name. It was a big deal in those times and for gently bred women like Daphne who knew no single men other than her brothers, I guess it could have seemed like a really huge step.

Yup, that ought to be it...Its the last scene of E2 if you want to re-watch

Perhaps he feels she wouldn't be able to refuse the attentions of a Prince compared to just a Duke - like Lady W writes in her column? And Daphne does nothing to discourage him either. Idk why they needed the Prince though? Perhaps if just to show that there was another nice guy, who was interested in Daphne and wanted the same things, but her heart wouldn't let her choose him. I don't know about why the Prince did not dig deeper, but it wasn't uncommon for young ladies in those days to marry for connections and position, so he may have thought she had little reason to reject him. Still he did seem like a nice guy and I did not see any arrogance on his part, at least the way Freddie Stroma played him.

I think based on how they have depicted the story in the show, it would only make sense if Daphne really founds someone well suited for her, "the diamond of the first flower" to leave the duke...like settling for any regular guy is not tempting enough...it also enables them to highlight the contrast like she could have gotten everything she wanted and become a princess which she threw away for Simon and her love...just creates more drama and "masala"😆

Well, my dear, this is a romance book adaptation. MLs and FLs are forever losing control in them. 90% of these books have this plot point featuring prominently. 😆 Of course it's not real life, it's not meant to be. 😆 I'm sure no one is going to take inspiration from the way romances are conducted here.

Hahaha no I had the hardest time differentiating romantic dramas vs reality as a teenager so just a disclaimer for the overall good of society 😉

True. I prefer the way it plays out in the book. It was dramatic there too, but not this much! Idk why Violet had to get drunk though? Just so she could be out of the way? Btw, Book!Violet does not approve of Simon - she knows him as a friend of Anthony's from childhood and thinks he's a hellion. 😆 He's definitely not her choice for Daphne.

They never clearly explained but it seemed like she was sad to see Daphne choosing Prince over Simon who she loves...V wanted the same love for her children that she shared with her husband and seeing Daph suffer with unrequited love pains her...although still cant justify V passing out in a public ball at that time, in my opinion

I did not see it that way. He is doing his duty for his sister by fighting the duel so I do not think he's disregarding her feelings at all here. He's risking his life for her honor (yes it's also to do with stupid male pride. Besides he does not know it's a 'love story' what with Simon refusing to marry her. He has no idea what they feel about each other, just recognizes that his sister has been 'compromised' and the man in question whom he thought was honorable, has refused to do the right thing by her.

I think he feels so trapped by the mountain of responsibility on his shoulders, that for one brief moment he considers this as an escape for him. Going away, making a new start with the woman he cares about - that he cannot have if he stays in this present society with his title and everything. It must seem attractive. For a brief moment, yes, he was selfish, he thought about himself. I don't know how I can blame him for it. That's why I said he showed that he's as frail, as human as anyone else and it made me actually see him in a different light. I do not think he pursued the duel for that reason though. It comes to him as an afterthought- much after he's issued the challenge to Simon and probably at the time when he tells Ben that he will be the head of the family going forward.

Yup, I agree

Originally posted by: MJHTMonayaSajan

All this buzz around Kathony is getting me excited for S2!! Any idea when the trailer is dropping?

Have you seen the teaser- trailer yet?

Someone posted this on the FB group

We have a synopsis, y'all!

Originally posted by: LizzieBennet

Have you seen the teaser- trailer yet?

Someone posted this on the FB group

We have a synopsis, y'all!

Oh!! Intended bride's elder sis, is it!!

Yeah, I watched the teaser...eagerly waiting for the trailer now and then, of course, the episodes itself! I hope they drop all the episodes at once and not like "New Episodes Weekly" thing that Netflix does these days!!

Originally posted by: MJHTMonayaSajan

Oh!! Intended bride's elder sis, is it!!

Yeah, I watched the teaser...eagerly waiting for the trailer now and then, of course, the episodes itself! I hope they drop all the episodes at once and not like "New Episodes Weekly" thing that Netflix does these days!!

Ya, he wants to marry Edwina 😆, and Kate thinks he's unsuitable for her.

I hope not too! Last season all the episodes had dropped together, so I hope it stays that way. I intend to binge-watch this one too! 😆