55. Illicit Affairs
Everyone is back in London, and what happened at the cottage has to stay at the cottage. Sophie takes a position below stairs at Bridgerton House, placing her firmly within the family orbit but very much outside its privileges. Benedict struggles with the distance that uniform creates, and when he makes what he believes is a generous offer, it lands as something else entirely.
Meanwhile, Lady Danbury nudges Alice into a public role she never asked for, Francesca says the quiet part out loud, and Violet redefines ‘the tea’.
Featuring:
Capital-p Plot
Snack wars
The rules of society
Visual metaphors
The importance of good sex education
Lack of Stakes
Buttons…and buttons
Alternative History
The importance of good communication
Sapphic panic
Tea as a sex drink
The Bridgerton Brother (Finger) Bang
Here are is the media we talk about in this episode:
Bridgerton, a television series
An Offer from a Gentleman, a book by Julia Quinn
Cinderella, a fairytale
Downton Abbey, a television series
Queen Charlotte, a mini-series
It’s in His Kiss by Julia Quinn
RuPaul’s Drag Race, a television series
To Sir Phillip, With Love, a book by Julia Quinn
Lady Chatterley’s Lover, a book by DH Lawrence
Pretty Little Liars, a television series
Younger, a television series
North and South, a television mini-series
Les Misérables, a film by Tom Hooper
Notting Hill, a film by Roger Michell
Romancing Mr Bridgerton, a book by Julia Quinn
‘bad idea right?’, a song by Olivia Rodrigo
Heartbreak High, a television show
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a television show
Some extra notes:
Benedict’s lover in season 3 is named Tilly
Sutton Foster’s character in Younger is named Liza
Our guest host this episode is friend of the podcast Patrick Lenton. You can hear more from Patrick on instagram, his fantastic newsletter Nonsense or read his fabulous debut novel, In Spite of You.
For your TBR, Patrick brought Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson.
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This episode was recorded on the traditional and unceded land of the Kaurna, Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people.
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