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BRIDGERTON (2020-) KATE AND ANTHONY

a one [1] page single muse google doc based on lady whistledown’s society papers from bridgerton.

Jonathan Bailey as Anthony Bridgerton in “Victory” (Bridgerton - 2x04)

Laurent - work in progress

Jonathan Bailey as Anthony Bridgerton in “Victory” (Bridgerton - 2x04)

as the winter soldier he botched a shot because a little girl got in his line of fire

his first christmas as himself again he gave a wad of cash to a homeless vietnam vet 

after the events in washington d.c. he returned to his handlers but didn’t kill them (just beat ‘em up a little) bc he didn’t want to spill anymore blood 

he got really emotional when the young avengers patriot, hawkeye, and vision saluted him and said it was an honor to work with him 

once told off one of his soviet handlers for suggesting that the black widow belonged to anyone

visits his little sister at the alzheimer’s hospital where she lives 

has actually uttered the words “holy cow” on screen 

wanted to be a park ranger

saw Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in theaters with his dad and little sister 

actually put his hair in a manbun and wore an apron over his uniform to make eggs and bacon for himself and steve

builds model spaceships while living on a spaceship in space 

adopted a space aardvark he found in chains, scared, and alone

also adopted a tiny child who has been known to be an actual menace bc she had been used as a weapon and he knows what that’s like 

his name is literally “bucky barnes” 

plums???

lives by the code W.W.S.D. (What Would Steve Do) when things are looking tricky 

his idea of fun includes going to futuristic science fairs 

he makes Steve look sensible with how reckless he tends to be

he always felt inadequate, but still fought nose to nose with super powered people even while he had no abilities

he put on a brave face from a young age because he didn’t want to disappoint others

he always puts others first and is compassionate to others’ suffering

he curses all the time, but he also makes jokes all the time, often at his own expense

he also makes Steve laugh and ribs him all the time

this is how badass he is and yet he doesn’t think he measures up

his plans are usually throwing himself headfirst and winging it

Sam, Steve and Natasha often have to go save/back up his reckless ass 

he’s polite to vendors, elders, young children, veterans, 

Namor actually (begrudingly) likes him

he’s actually really neat and can’t handle how messy other avengers are

Wolverine can’t stop calling him kid

thinks every avenger should carry guns and doesn’t get why they don’t

changes the design of the star on his arm to fit someone he wants to pay tribute to

Despite how she’s the main love interest of season 2, Kate doesn’t really get the attention she deserves, (which is the point of her character development) but there’s little moments that really deny her the Main Character Romance she deserves

No one ever fills out Kate’s dance card

Not even Antony

Or Lord Dorset

It’s not even clear if Dorset attends balls. He’s only around for the occasional promenade

If Dorset did attend balls and didn’t even talk to Kate

Kate is always watching everyone else be courted or dance with, but Kate is never asked to dance till the finale of the season (Edwina forcing Antony to dance with Kate doesn’t count)

No one even really converses with Kate at balls let alone flirts or even fetches her a lemonade

No one calls on Kate

Again, not even Dorset

Kate’s birth parents’ names are never said. We only know her father as a clerk but not even Lady Mary calls him by name.

We also don’t know how old Kate was when her father passed

There’s no flashbacks of Kate’s backstory, which may have been due to budgeting a landscape that looked like India but Antony got flashbacks for his character development in the same seaosn

When Dorset does pursue Kate, he actually says something inappropriate between the lines, “If friends can visit her in India” and that casualness and unchaperoned in that society was not allowed. It almost sounded like he was asking if he can hook up with her whenever he was in India

BUT in front of Antony (the viscount) and the ton Lord Dorset makes this sudden remark about trying to convince Kate to stay in England when he just flirted with her about visiting her in India

It’s easy to forget that Kate’s early life was in the midst of the “Working Class” which were labors such as house maids and staff. She grew up needing to know skills from a very early age

It’s never stated outright but implied why Kate took over her family’s finances after her father’s death. Kate’s father was a clerk, he had skills in order to survive, and he pushed Kate to learn as much as possible. For example how she can hunt. Whereas Lady Mary who grew up in the early 1800s in the palace never had to learn a trade, let alone how to manage finances. So Kate took over because there was literally no adult left in her life who could even remotely balance a checkbook but her and that must have been so scary at such a young age

Though Lady Mary must have thrived in India because she seemed very confined in the palace, and got to know a part of her heritage that seemed erased (this an assumption from context)

Lady Mary’s mother doesn’t seem to engage in Indian culture much (from the 3 scenes we saw of her) but Lady Mary practiced so many traditions with her daughters from language to wedding traditions, to even hair oiling