Podcast: Bridgerton With Mary & Blake: A Bridgerton & Queen Charlotte Podcast

Queen Charlotte: 1.06 – “Crown Jewels” | SERIES FINALE

Mary & Blake recap and review Queen Charlotte 1.06- “Crown Jewels”.

In this episode we discuss how Shonda threaded the needle with Brimsley and Reynolds, if the choices each of our characters make carry enough emotional weight in the narrative, and why Blake was a sobbing mess by the end…

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Queen Charlotte: 1.05 – “Gardens In Bloom”

Mary & Blake recap and review Queen Charlotte 1.05- “Gardens In Bloom”.

In this episode, we discuss the differences of intent when crafting a story, why we feel a little icky about the Lord Ledger/ Danbury relationship, and Mary’s genius brain for marketing.

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Queen Charlotte: 1.04 – Holding The King

Mary & Blake recap and review Queen Charlotte 1.04- “Holding The King”.

In this episode, we discuss why Blake loves flashy filmmaking, why the character of Dr. Monro works in this context, and why one of our kids went missing mid recording!

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Queen Charlotte: 1.03 – “Even Days”

Mary & Blake discuss Queen Charlotte 1.03- “Even Days”.

Mary & Blake recap and review Queen Charlotte 1.03- “Even Days”.

In this episode, we discuss why the Venus scene works, the tonality of Lord Danbury’s death, and why our cat is assaulting Mary…

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Queen Charlotte: 1.02 – “Honeymoon Bliss”

Mary & Blake discuss Queen Charlotte 1.02- “Honeymoon Bliss”.

In this episode, we discuss whether or not Queen Charlotte the show is the “anti-Bridgerton”, the different visual language between timelines, and why  Blake thinks that the actor who plays the king is the lovechild of Tom Cruise and Henry Cavill…

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Queen Charlotte: 1.01 – A Queen To Be

Mary & Blake discuss Queen Charlotte 1.01- “The Queen To Be”.

In this episode, we chat about why the show doesn’t care about what you think about it’s historical accuracy and why thats a good thing, why the character Queen Charlotte is very different, but also very much the same in both timelines, and Mary has a fantastic prediction about the royal family within the Bridgerton-verse. 

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#NERDCLAN PREVIEW | Keep Calm And Crown On: 5.01 – “Queen Victoria Syndrome” (SEASON 5 PREMIERE)

Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat the season 5 premiere of The Crown – episode 5.01, “Queen Victoria Syndrome”.

We discuss the dramatic irony of watching these events with Prince Charles against reality of King Charles, why the casting is perfect, and why Tom Hanks is the closest thing to an American version of the Queen…

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Bridgerton With Mary & Blake: 2.08 – “The Viscount Who Loved Me” | SEASON 2 FINALE

Mary & Blake discuss Bridgerton: 2.08 – “The Viscount Who Loved Me”.

In this episode, we chat why it’s always important for a character to reject change at the last minute, the artistic choice to have Penelope’s actual voice, and Blake dropped allllllll the waterworks from this episode….

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Bridgerton With Mary & Blake: 2.07 – “Harmony”

Mary & Blake discuss Bridgerton: 2.07 – “Harmony”.

In this episode, we chat the art of the cliffhanger, and odd turn for Violet, and why you absolutely cannot go without a positional prop pillow…

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Bridgerton With Mary & Blake: 2.06 – “The Choice”

Mary & Blake discuss Bridgerton: 2.06 – “The Choice”.

In this episode, we chat why we need to invest in Edwina in order to actually HAVE a choice, a literal magical moment in time, and why Portia Featherington always goes home and listens to Queen Of The Night by Whitney Houston…

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