Backup /mostly meme blog for @misstercellophane

I really liked how some common tropes were handled this season and how the writers turned them into instances where the characters were looking out for Sophie. Mrs. Crabtree checked in with Sophie to make sure she wasn't getting taken advantage of instead of the "don't seduce him" we see alot and then talked to Benedict about the inherit power imbalance between them and what that meant. Mrs. Mondrich could have used what she heard between Sophie and Benedict in the hallway against them to gain favor with the queen but instead helped her by standing up to the queen AND then still earning favor. mama Bridgerton telling Benedict to give Sophie space was for SOPHIE'S benefit cause she was worried she was being put in a tough spot, not knowing yet that Benedict was actually in love

it feels like a lot of bridgerton fans just don't understand how bad it is for women in the regency era. like. if you're lucky you have a husband who loves you and is kind to you and some healthy children who you gave birth to completely unmedicated but your husband still has complete control over you. colin loves penelope, he treats her as an equal, but all that money she made from whistledown is his. it's not hers anymore. sophie's dowry is the price her father paid TO BENEDICT when they got married. it's his now. when violet gave birth to hyacinth and there were complications that required major decisions to be made about HER BODY. the doctors asked HER SON. NOT HER. BECAUSE SHE HAS NO CONTROL OVER HER OWN BODY. while gregory goes to eton and gets an actual education, hyacinth's "lessons" are all about how to attract a husband and run a household. she's thirteen!!!!!!! none of these girls received formal education past MIDDLE SCHOOL. they have the idea that their entire purpose and the only reason they have to live is to find a husband and have his children engrained into them from day one. francesca has a whole breakdown over it. and speaking of francesca!!!! she's forced by a complete stranger to have an uncomfortable, invasive, and entirely non-consensual examination, while she's grieving her dead husband, even when both she and her older brother have made it very clear that she doesn't want it done. she doesn't have a choice!! her body doesn't belong to her!!!!! even benedict speaking up for her doesn't help. none of these women have a choice in ANYTHING. this shit is so bad!!!!!!!!

The celebration of life/dance scene is so sweet 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 The biggest fear I had with the changes was that they might spin the story to make it look like Fran's love for John wasn't real, but I'm glad they're instead leaning in the direction of yes it was real and yes her grief is real but Michaela is the one who can bring joy back into her life, which she not only needs more than anything but that John would also want for her

what if you married a MAN who your mother was SKEPTICAL about because she didn’t see PASSION between you two but it ended up WORKING OUT and you were HAPPY in a QUIET and LIVED IN way but you NEVER reached a PINNACLE and STRUGGLED with CONCEIVING a child and you FEARED it was your FAULT so you started QUESTIONING yourself as a WOMAN and a WIFE because you felt INADEQUATE on both ACCOUNTS and let’s not forget your HUSBAND’S COUSIN who is a MENACE that makes your usual ELOQUENT self trip over your WORDS and STUTTER has been AROUND ruining your ROUTINES and you are INTIMIDATED by her CLOSENESS to your HUSBAND who you CARE FOR but are still finding your FOOTING with and JUST when you start finding COMMON GROUND with her your husband DIES and you manage to find SMALL JOY in FINALLY being with CHILD and having a parting GIFT from your husband only to MISCARRY and be STRIPPED of your TITLES but WAIT your husband’s COUSIN is still HERE and you two find SOLACE in one another and it is a BEAUTIFUL thing and you REMEMBER your husband TOGETHER with much LAUGHTER and then she LEAVES you not only after she AGREED to stay when you were VULNERABLE and told her about your feelings of SUSPENSE for her possible DEPARTURE but ALSO without even TELLING you so now you are ALONE without your HUSBAND and without his COUSIN who has been acting like your ANCHOR this all happened to my good friend francesca