#pro eloise

Also, I love Violet, but she treated Eloise TERRIBLY this season. Poor Eloise. Also, she thought she'd at least have Benedict on her side still, but nope, he's all pro-mom-knows-best now.

She is so alone. Although, if her loneliness in the ton and in her family makes her run towards the life that she wants, such as a life of political activism (maybe with Theo <3), then I could stand behind it more. But it feels a bit as if the narrative is trying to paint Eloise as some woman-hater who needs to learn better and it just comes off as a bit sexist to me. Here is the most feminist character in the show (except for Theo) and it is made to seem as if she is the sexist one? What?!

I really hope I'm wrong about this and that the former was their (only) intention with all this, but it just came across a certain way that's all.

However, if all of this was just to make Eloise feel lonely enough, to feel desperate enough, to lose her mind enough, just so she will pursue the very life that would make her miserable and ruin her entire character in the process.... then I'm out. I do not want to watch my feminist icon get completely trampled on in that way.

I really hope that those shady tabloids are wrong about Eloise having her story in the show follow the story of her character in the book (although, I wouldn't necessarily call them the same character anymore, but I digress). It would be a terrible message to the audience to see this feminist woman with dreams of her own be kicked down again and again until she becomes compliant. That is not maturity, that is sexist.

However, reading some of the posts, you'd think Eloise was singlehandly leading a reign of terror against Penelope, the Bridgerton universe, and possibly the entire feminist movement. She isn't objectively any more selfish or privileged than any of the other characters. And it drives me bonkers how every action of hers is confirmation that she's actually evil while other characters get to be flawed but loved.

I think people hate characters who have flaws that remind them of themselves. Hate to say it - but a lot of us were like Eloise when we were younger whether we want to admit it or not.

honestlyyyyyy

like can Eloise be self-centred? obviously. but u can’t rlly get mad at her for that but ignore literally every other character’s moments of selfishness nd stuff. like Anthony and Colin have had so many moments where they suck ass but we all move on instantly yet Eloise gets mad that her lifelong best friend keeps a massive secret, is kinda fake to her new friend, and doesn’t really listen to people and suddenly ppl act like she’s irredeemable yk

... I thought Eloise might be the new Whistledown. I thought maybe this might be a way for her to write about her more radical ideas. One could always hope. 🥺