Mary & Blake review Bridgerton Season 3 Episode 5, “Tick Tock,” as Polin gets engaged, Eloise gives Penelope a deadline, Cressida makes her move, and the mirror scene changes everything.
In this episode, we chat why this show has succeeded in humanizing it’s characters amidst the plot mechanics, important visual cues for subtext, and why engagement parties are just so damn awkward…especially ours…
Mary & Blake review Bridgerton Season 2 Episode 2, “Off To The Races,” as Anthony tries to court Edwina, Kate keeps beating him at his own game, Penelope faces new Whistledown pressure, and the race for love gets messier.
In this episode, we chat the intentional camera work, why we are getting more than just a typical telling of a “enemies-to-lovers trope”, and why there needs to be a band named “Sharma & The Sharmas”…
Mary & Blake review Bridgerton Season 2 Episode 1, “Capital R Rake,” as Anthony brings a checklist to the marriage mart, Kate Sharma calls him out, and Penelope starts turning Lady Whistledown into something more dangerous.
In this episode, we chat the wants vs. needs for Anthony, why the natural tension between Lady Whisteldown and Penelope is the right mix, and why Mary thought Kate’s first name was Sharma.
Bridgerton podcast hosts Mary & Blake discuss the Bridgerton season 1 finale, episode 1.08 – After The Rain.
Mary & Blake review Bridgerton Season 1 Episode 8, “After The Rain,” as Daphne and Simon find their way back, Penelope is revealed as Lady Whistledown, Anthony gets his Season 2 setup, and the finale brings the season full circle.
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Mary & Blake review Bridgerton Season 1 Episode 7, “Oceans Apart,” as Daphne and Simon’s marriage breaks open, Simon explains his vow, Marina reaches a desperate point, and the show races toward the finale.
We chat the stellar editing in this episode, why all our chips are in on Penelope, and why the best part about Danbury’s party was the leggings from Amazon…
Mary & Blake review Bridgerton Season 1 Episode 6, “Swish,” as Daphne and Simon’s honeymoon collapses into a painful consent question, Marina becomes more like Lady Featherington, and Lady Whistledown blows up Colin’s engagement.
We chat the elephant in the room between Daphne and Simon, Marina’s transformation into Lady Featherington, and Blake’s epic fail with the close out music…
Mary & Blake review Bridgerton Season 1 Episode 1, “Diamond Of The First Water,” as the Netflix series introduces Daphne, Simon, Lady Whistledown, and a colorful world that knows exactly what it wants to be.
We chat why the show doesn’t apologize for what it is, the brief history of Shonda Rhimes and Netflix, and why Blake cannot remember poor Eloise’s name…
