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Number 13: "Look at me and promise me" (5×05)

Despite this moment from episode five being another angsty scene, it's one of my favourites in season five.

Franky gets Allie to steal Bridget's ID card during a session and uses it to get into the prison garage. Bridget catches her, having got Linda Miles to check where her ID was last used and marches Franky back to her office to talk. She is fuming with Franky for putting her job on the line - probably made worse by the fact Franky has supposedly pushed her and her offers of help away to protect Bridget and her job in previous scenes. Franky says that if she gets convicted then she will "wither up and die" in Wentworth, and that she just wants to hold Bridget.

Number 14: "I'm not a good person" (3x07)

Back to episode seven of season three again for a scene that's actually a hard watch but it's also so important to the developing story between them and for Franky's own development. It is of course the last of their counseling sessions - although they don't know that at the time. Bridget, who is a tincy bit pissed off because Kim very publically accuses her of f*cking an inmate, doesn't give Franky her usual slack and actually pushes her. Like, really pushes her. The topic is Franky's abusive mother and Franky doesn't want to engage. The harder Bridget pushes the more angry and out of control Franky gets. When Franky shouts that she would kill her mum if she walked in the room, Bridget tells the inmate that she isn't a killer and gets a response she hadn't bargained for. Franky confesses to accidentally killing Miss Jackson (waaay back in season 1). Bridget stops her saying anything further as if Franky goes into detail then she will "have to report it." Let's be honest, the inmate has just confessed to killing the ex Governor, so Bridget should be reporting it regardless.

Franky pointedly asks if Bridget still thinks she is a good person. The psychologist avoids the question by saying that Franky is starting to trust, which is of course a positive thing. Franky responds that it came at a price - i.e. she thinks she has blown any chance with Bridget that she may have had.

Number 15” "I fucking love you" (5x08)

In fandom's we hate angst...but then we also kind of love it too. Other than the scene in Franky's room in episode three (which I hate and is absolutely not on this list), this is the ultimate angst scene of season five. It comes in the eighth episode and by this point we can see that poor Bridget is absolutely falling apart. She is hitting the drink and just can't take being so near to Franky at Wentworth and not being with her. As she says to Franky - "I fell really fucking hard and I can't deal with this'. Then add to that the fact that Ferguson sees Franky and Allie kissing (trying to hide what they are actually getting up to) and gleefully goes straight to rub it in Bridget's face. By this point she needs to leave for the sake of her own sanity. When Franky is brought to the office she finds Bridget packing and tries desperately to talk her out of it. Bridget tells her that "all she thinks day and night" is Franky. It's actually heartbreaking, especially when Franky cups her face and pleads. Franky talks about escaping and running off to another country together but Bridget tells her she is dreaming. As Bridget goes to leave Franky tells her "I fucking love you" and Bridget says "I fucking love you too."

What's really angsty about this scene is that it appears to be the first time Franky says that she loves Bridget to her. It's such a desperate and sad context for it to be said in and I was glad that in episode twelve they had Franky go to Bridget and say it in a more hopeful context. The fact there is a depressing montage of Franky breaking down crying in her cell as an emotional Bridget drives away just piles more angst onto an already large heap of angst.

Number 16: "So, you got my back?" (3x07)

We are back to season three's wonderful seventh episode with this scene. For context, Vera (whilst attempting to emulate Ferguson), tries to bribe Franky into being her snitch and when Franky refuses the Deputy Governor threatens to reinstate the verbal abuse charge. So, when your parole is threatened, who is Franky going to call on? Nope, not Ghostbusters - Bridget of course. When Franky finds her in the corridor and tells her what Miss Bennett has threatened to do, Bridget says it won't be a good look if Vera does that. As Bridget goes to walk away, Franky grasps her arm. It's the first bit of physical contact between them and Bridget doesn't shy away from it, even when Franky keeps her hand there. The inmate asks if she has her back.and Bridget says yes. They lock eyes meaningfully and Bridget's eyes briefly flutter to her lips before she walks off. Unfortunately, Kim has witnessed the interaction and now knows full well why Franky didn't want to get it on with her.

Number 17: "I want to come home" (5x02)

So, Season five is mostly just traumatic, especially the episode three to episode eight chunk of it. However, just before it all gets really angst riddled, we get a beautifully filmed scene between them. Bridget summons Franky to an after hours session (which she later gets told off for by Vera). With the blinds to the hall closed, as soon as they are alone they fall into each other's arms and there is an outpouring of emotion. Franky wants to come home and Bridget is desperate for that too. She is also worried sick because Franky attacked Ferguson in the mess hall (ironically because Joan mentions Bridget). All this adorable hugging and kissing is cut short by a knock on the door. They leap apart and Will Jackson enters because the police want to interview Franky.

Number 18: "At least we will be inside together" (6x03)

Words cannot express how much I loved the third episode of season six. It was bittersweet, because it was also their last episode, but what an ending we got. Every single one of their scene's was great and this is one of three that made the list. 

Number 19: "There is pleasure in pain Gidge" (3x04)

We are back in season three, in more of the early flirty interactions. They don't get much more flirty than this moment from episode four. Bridget stops to speak to Franky in the exercise area of the yard (although we see her subtly watching Franky work out from the background as the scene begins) and notices her new tatoo. When she points out it looks painful, Franky says there is "pleasure in pain" and uses her new nickname for her. Plenty of flirting follows and Bridget is completely unflustered by it, even when Franky says that Bridget is "turning her on" by confirming her twelve hours of sessions are required for the parole board. If anything she looks amused by Franky and leans into it, using it to get her point across. Franky (with a huge grin on her face) blatantly checks Bridget out as she walks away. Bridget is completely aware and looks back and smiles.

Number 20: "Sounds like a breakthrough" (4x02)

If the scenes in the first episode of season four are designed to show the attraction and dynamic between Franky and Bridget, then the second episode delves more into a deeper emotional connection.

Franky picks Bridget up after work outside Wentworth l, which doesn't seem to align with the policy of being careful, but I digress. Franky is quiet and thoughtful and Bridget is initially fearful that the other woman may be about to break up with her. Instead Franky acknowledges that she needs to move out and stay at her own place if she is going to learn to stand on her own two feet again on the outside. If Franky is worried how Bridget would react then her worry was misplaced. The psychologist gets it and encourages that it "sounds like a breakthrough."

Number 21: "Where are you staying baby? (6x01)

Most of the Fridget Season content was in episode three but we did get a cute scene in episode one. Franky, now on the run, sneaks into Bridget's house to see her and ask for help. Bridget is wearing a medical boot and is on crutches. Franky's concern for her, especially considering her own predicament, is really touching. The way they fall into each other's arms is also really sweet. I really like the dialogue in this scene - Bridget's concern that Franky has somewhere safe to stay, Franky's acknowledgement that she didn't tell Bridget she was breaking out because the psychologist would have talked her out of it.

Number 22: "I have a free slot this afternoon" (3x07)

Episode seven of season three is a gold mine of Fridget scenes and this is the first of four that appear on this list. It's the scene where Franky tries to ask about Jodie's hearing but Bridget tries to keep professional boundaries up in regards to discussing other inmates. Those boundaries get very flexible though when Franky starts flirting with her. When Bridget offers Franky her free counseling slot that afternoon, the inmate suggestively asks if Bridget would like her to fill it. The psychologist can't hide her amusement or her enjoyment at their interaction. It's interesting that Bridget allows this degree of flirtation and openness in the corridor where they could be observed by someone. It sets a pattern for the rest of the episode because there are two later corridor encounters that do raise suspicion to others.

Number 23: "Yes, I'm a lesbian" (3x05)

The second of the counseling sessions on this list comes from the fifth episode of season three. Having established trust with Franky in the earlier scenes, Bridget dents that in their final scene of episode four by hinting that Franky may have had something to do with an attack on Bea in the yard. Franky is her usual blend of charmer and little sh*t  as she presses Bridget to rebuild the trust by talking about herself - she wants dirt. Bridget bats that away by explaining that as the prison psych she has to be "damn careful" what she tells anyone. Then she presses Franky on an altercation with Liz in the earlier group session. Franky deflects by asking Bridget when she had her first experience with a woman. After a bit of back and forth, Bridget (despite her earlier protestations) does give something of herself away to Franky, and tells her "yes, I am a lesbian, now can we move on?"

Number 24: "Lucky undies!" (4x01)

Number 25: "I could never get used to this, not after what we had" (5x10)

Number 26: "I want to get inside that mind of yours" (3x04)

Who doesn't love the various therapy sessions from season three? This is the one furthest down my list simply because the bulk of the conversation is about Bea snatching top dog off Franky. Although it is interesting to watch the way Bridget gently pokes and prods to encourage the inmate into talking. Despite Franky's hesitancy, Bridget seems to understand her enough to creep through the cracks.