9. The Bridgerton Breakdown

Rudi [f?], Kate [f??], and Adele [f???] break down the season past, talk about their highlights and their lowlights, provide surprisingly similar rankings, and tackle some thorny reader questions. And, as always, we wonder...who hurt Rudi?

Featuring:

• Why you should only be friends with Kate

• Objectively Good versus Effective versus Giving You All The Feels

• Fan fic supporting Rudi’s favourite theory

• Lady Danbury’s Happy Ever After

• Checkov’s Bridgertons

• Millennial gals

Not Featuring:

• A long, thorough, and deep discussion on Brendan Fraser as an actor, a man, and a thirst object (Blame time restrictions!)

Extra reading:

• Jennifer Hallock on chronotopes 

  • Part One: http://www.jenniferhallock.com/2018/06/27/history-ever-after-part-one/

  • Part Two: http://www.jenniferhallock.com/2018/06/27/history-ever-after-part-two/

• Penelope x Eloise fanfic link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/9000283

• Courtney Milan - Mrs Martin’s Incomparable Adventure: https://tinyurl.com/y9zndst8

• Lucy Parker - Act Like It: https://tinyurl.com/y9538bws

• A timeline of Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor’s relationship: https://www.businessinsider.com.au/sarah-paulson-and-holland-taylors-relationship-timeline-2020-3

We have a surprise What Would Danbury Do this week sent in by Gabby from Book Thingo Podcast,discussing Rose Lerner’s A Lily Amongst Thorns https://tinyurl.com/y9h54hsg

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This episode was recorded on the traditional and unceded land of the Gadigal, Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people and edited by Rudi Bremer on Gadigal country.

The Rankings:

Rudi - 

1. Romancing Mr Bridgerton

2. It’s in His Kiss

3. When He Was Wicked

4. The Viscount Who Loved Me

5. The Duke and I

6. To Sir Phillip, with Love

7. On the Way to the Wedding

8. An Offer from a Gentleman

Kate -  

1. Romancing Mr Bridgerton

2. It’s in His Kiss

3. When He Was Wicked

4. The Duke and I (the one Kate left out in the original ranking)

5. The Viscount Who Loved Me

6. On the Way to the Wedding

7. To Sir Phillip, With Love

8. An Offer from a Gentleman

Adele -

1. When He Was Wicked

2. The Duke and I

3. Romancing Mr Bridgerton

4. The Viscount Who Loved Me

5. To Sir Phillip, With Love

6. It’s In His Kiss

7. On the Way to the Wedding

8. An Offer From A Gentleman