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becauseyouvexme · 2 years
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things I want for s3:  for penelope featherington to absolutely Tear into colin bridgerton
not as lady whistledown
as miss penelope featherington
right to mister colin bridgerton’s face
colin is a sweetheart but he’s also an asshole, and i’d love for sweet sweet wallflower pen with a biting, keen command of language and ruthless insight of behavior to be the one to point that out to him
(and then for him to be turned on by it obviously)
(and then for pen to be oblivious to his affection OBVIOUSLY because we love how oh the turn tables, esp when it’s the femme who has the upper hand)
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mskatesharma · 2 years
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I can't stop thinking about these moments, and how they just reinforce to Kate that no matter what she does for her family, it will never be enough
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These are just a few moments from the top of my head, and there others, like the dinner with the Sheffields in episode five and their constant cruel and casual dismissal of Kate (and her mother and father), and the way it's never properly acknowledged and discussed between Kate and Edwina just how much Kate gave up and sacrificed for Edwina, and just what else she was willing to give up for her in the aftermath of the Sheffield dinner, and in the aftermath of the wedding (in fact a lot of things said to Kate and about Kate in the wedding episode just reinforce her thinking that she doesn't truly belong with Edwina and Mary) (I do actually want to write a seperate post on why Kate and Edwina's love story and their supposed 'soulmate' connection just didn't land for me).
There's also the conversation between Kate and Mary in the garden before the Sheffield dinner, where it becomes painfully clear that Mary really doesn't know Kate when she says that Kate will be happy because she'll have the independence she's always craved. When actually, what Kate really wants is to let herself want happiness (including love), but above that, the unconditional love, support and acceptance of her family, the latter of which she thinks she hasn't yet done enough to earn.
Please don't mistake me, I'm not saying that Kate didn't do anything wrong, clearly she did, but can we at least understand why she might have struggled to tell Edwina and Mary exactly what she was feeling, and what was going on with Anthony?
What I am also trying to point out is that even with the Sharmas appearing as a somewhat solid unit, Kate always felt like an outsider, like she never truly belonged with Mary and Edwina, and that she had to earn her place with them. And for her, that means ALWAYS putting them ahead of herself. It's like she tells Edwina right before the "half-sister" comment, that she would not let herself consider herself until Edwina and Mary were settled and happy, only then would she think of what she could do. And I find it infuriating, that this is only properly acknowledged to Kate in episode eight when Kate tells Mary that she owes her everything, and finally, finally, Mary gets a fucking clue and tells Kate she deserves happiness.
We know Kate keeps her cards very close to her chest, that she doesn't let people in easily, but considering all the talk about how close the Sharmas are, how did Mary and Edwina have no idea about just how burdened Kate felt, and how she felt like she couldn't belong in their family unit unless she did something to earn her place? About how she would give up anything and everything for them, if it meant Edwina and Mary got what they wanted? Kate was so lonely and isolated in season two when there was absolutely no fucking need for it. And I know the show and the book are two different things, but the Sharma family vibe from the book was altered so drastically, and it changed so many other things unnecessarily IMO, that part of me can't help but resent Mary and Edwina just a little.
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sea-owl · 1 year
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yandere Bridgerton add on! How do you think the scene would go if after the Bridgertons Siblings are all married and are arguing about who captured their soulmate the best way and all the siblings spouses walk in and tell them they practically walked into their traps from the beginning?
See this is not a new fight, it's just a fight that gets bigger every time another sibling gets married. The spouses are used to it by now.
Are the spouses going to tell their Bridgertons that they were the ones to fall into their traps and not the other way around? Probably not, it's fun watching them argue. Besides all these years and if the Bridgertons have yet to figure that by being soulmates their crazy is only matched by their spouses than that's on them.
Their children on the other hand are going to one day ask their Bridgerton parent for yandere advice and then look confused. "Nevermind I'll just ask Mom/Dad. I forgot they out crazy you and have way better methods when it comes to killing/driving someone insane/manipulation/clean up."
Immediately the Bridgerton parents yank back their kids and demand to know what they're talking about.
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alderhans · 2 years
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you really expect me to believe daemyra’s “I’m right here, the object of your ire” wasn’t slightly inspired by kathony’s “you are the bane of my existence, and the object of all my desires” ???? ok I’ll remain delusional then
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everybutterflyisee · 2 years
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Shameless self-promotion for my Kathony multichap! It has everything! Kate as the diamond; Benedict, Colin, and Edwina as meddling siblings extraordinaire; Anthony as king of the faux pas; Mary as a politicking mother. 
Summary:
To everyone's surprise (save four people), Kate Sharma is named the diamond of the 1814 season. Accomplished at everything from a frankly astounding number of languages to cooking (of all things!), she takes London by storm. If fate is in the cards, why not toss the cards up in the air and see where they land?
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Kate is the diamond; Anthony is trapped (but not really) into courting her; Benedict and Colin combine forces to a lethal degree; Edwina is Kate's Number One Champion; Mary has a headache for all of 1814.
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dayas · 1 day
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2 white leads and suddenly they care about book accuracy
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smooth-boob · 5 months
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newtonsheffield · 1 year
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how do the rest of the bridgertons react to journo x actor kathony?
I think at first... they're genuinely a little stunned.
Anthony is a bit of a flirt, it's true but not usually with journalists who are just trying to do their job but he is... going for it with Kate Sharma for some reason. Like absolutely no fucking room to breathe, suggesting they play twister on the red carpet, sending shout-outs to her parents, leaning right in, running up behind her when she's doing other interviews and politely waiting for his turn while other networks attempt to drag him over.
And the wildest part about it is the fact that Kate Sharma is definitely reciprocating. She's flirting with him just as much as she's being flirted with. The interviews with Anthony are different from any of her others which are all kind and thoughtful but there's something about the two of them together that you literally cannot look away from.
Not when Kate clicks her tongue at the BAFTAs
"Nervous tonight, Anthony?"
"I'm very nervous." And he unbuttoned his brocade jacket, exposing his shirt and suspenders, "Have a feel."
Kate didn't hesitate though, reaching forward and laying her hand against the firm wall of his chest, feeling his heart pounding under her hand. "It's true, his heart's beating very fast."
But she doesn't remove her hand, not when Anthony's smiling at her like that, "That might just be what happens when I talk to pretty girls though."
"Is that your only reaction when you talk to me?"
Anthony's laugh boomed for a long moment, "Oh definitely not." His chest flexed under the palm of her hand and she suddenly realised it was still pressed against him, his skin burning hers through the thin fabric of his shirt. "She got a pretty hefty grope in there, friends."
"Sorry." She moved to snatch her hand back but He intertwined his fingers with hers and kept it pressed there.
"No, please, be my guest." He grinned at her "But I probably won't let Channel 4 do the same."
"You heard it here first, girls, gals, non-binary folks sexually attracted to men: Anthony's pecs are just as firm as you think they are."
"I can make them dance if you like."
"Oh we'd love to see that." Kate nudged him, "But I'm going to need you to tell me about your favourite Spice Girls song while you do it, Thank you."
The Bridgertons are baffled Daphne thought for sure, This Morning was going to send them a cease and desist complaint after their second meeting on the red carpet, but they didn't. They haven't. And she has to admit, the chemistry's incredible. Even if she has to put up with Ben calling her very fifteen seconds,
"What, are you letting our brother do?"
Daphne sighed, looking at Anthony playing My heart will go on on the Kazoo 6ft away from her as though he's serenading Kate Sharma, both of them reenacting the scene from the front of the boat.
"You know, usually, I would save her from this sexual harassment because he thinks he's wooing her. But god help me: She's into it."
"It actually looks like she is." Ben agreed a little bemusedly. "Is it possible there are two of them."
"I never would have thought it possible," Daphne murmured, stepping forward as Kate appeared to wrap up their interview, already having spent three times as long with him as she was allowed. "But I think there is."
Anthony was bright-eyed as they walked further down the red carpet looking back over his shoulder at Kate in a way that made Daphne's heart clench oddly.
"She um- she's really great," Anthony said quietly, fiddling with his tie. "I think I might... try and ask her out. Her sister told me there isn't anyone in her life so... thought I might... bat my eyelashes and see what happens."
Daphne sighed, "I don't think you'll have to bat them very hard."
"You think?"
"You're actually being... very sweet with her and I think you deserve to let yourself be happy."
Anthony took a shuddering breath, "Yeah, thanks Daph. I'll try."
And of course, Daphne's hardly surprised when she goes to Anthony's hotel room the morning after the Oscars and a wide-eyed Kate Sharma answered the door instead, her body covered in Anthony's shirt from last night.
"Sorry, I thought you were my breakfast muffin."
"Nope." Daphne clicked her tongue, "But if he's not naked in there, ready to scar me: I'll go get you one."
Kate smiled sheepishly, "Shit out of luck, then." and she cleared her throat casting back over her shoulder into the room, "Anthony, put your pants on, I want a breakfast muffin."
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BridgertonBabe Drabble/AU (in timeline order)
Literally no one asked for this, not even @bridgertonbabe​ but as someone who love Shinnie’s writing and for those who love to keep up with her non-official fics, I had some time to spare to get everything organized for her fics not on AO3:
Royals AU
Long Story Short (the entire summary of the Benophie love story)
RIP King Edmund May He Rest in Peace
ABCG Serves in the Military: a summary
It’s not a Bridgerton story without scandal!
How Sophie Met Her Teenage Crush
How Benedict Met The Love of His Life
Prince Benedict and Sophie’s First Date
Sophie and Benedict Learn to Compromise
House Bridgerton Finds Out
Benedict and Sophie Find Out that Everyone Else Found Out
Princess Sophie and her GNO
Popping the Question
Teenage Dream
Prince Benedict and Miss Sophie Beckett’s Engagement Announcement
Royals fight off the Media
Sophie’s First Royal Engagement
Sophie Sees My Cottage For the First Time
Queen Violet Gives Sophie a Wedding Present
An Interrupted Honeymoon Surprise
The Princess-ification of Sophie Beckett
House Bridgerton tries to take a Family Photo
Prince Charlie Gets Baptized and of course his cousins are up to no good
Princess Sophie and Queen Lucy and their no good, terrible relatives
Queen Kate and Princess Sophie Get Lady Boners for their husbands at a polo match
Baby Violet is Born
Prince Benedict is a Girl Dad (pt. 1)
Prince Benedict is a Girl Dad (pt. 2)
2 Little Girls and their Merry Rake Uncle
House Bridgerton Shenanigans
King Anthony is Tired of his Family
The Benophie (Royal) Babies are Ranked by their Parents
Long Live The Queen!
Harry Potter AU:
Violet Has a Vision 
Edmund Figures It Out
ABC Rescue Sophie
Ember’s Origin Story (Ember the Owl Adventures - in timeline order)
Ember Adopts Benedict as her surrogate father
Hyacinth’s obsession with Sophie continues in every universe and Ember is stuck in the middle
Ember Gets Attacked by Gnomes
The Gnome at Dinner incident
Professor Danbury Meets Ember
Edmund bonds with his first “grandchild” (*the grandchild is an owl)
The Benophie Babies with Ember
Pre-Yule Ball Bliss
Summary of Benedict F*&KING up (Pt. 1) :-) 
*BONUS: Summary of Benedict NOT F*&KING up (AN AU OF AN AU)
Benedict and Sophie’s Yule Ball First Kiss
Benedict finds out about Fletcher
The Menace Called Fletcher
Screaming the wrong name in bed (Benedict’s Version)
Benedict F*&KING up (Pt. 2) :-)
Screaming the wrong name in bed (Sophie’s Version)
Michael’s 23rd Birthday
The Panic Attack Saved In True HP fashion: with Love
Sophie and Benedict Struggle to Conjure their Patronuses
Anthony Fails at Being a Wingman
Best Man and Bridesmaid duties (ft. Kathony)
FINALLY!
Sophie’s First Time That In Retrospect She’s Glad it didn’t happen in a Greek Beach
Protecting their Love Bubble
Sophie Gets Moved In (and other stuff)
Colin attempts to Crucio Ben
The Lingerie Everyone Needs in Life
Benedict Thinks Sophie Beckett is the most perfect human on the planet (VALID)
Colin and Philip Reconcile after Baby Mama Drama and Sophie and Benedict Get Engaged
Sophie Has a Tumble (tw//miscarriage)
Little Charlie is Born
Colin the Cat crawls his way into the My Cottage Family
The Benophie Babies Get Sorted!
William Turns his Brothers into Weasels
William Gets a Howler 
Irwins AU
Long Story Short
Sophie is the Bridgerton’s Biggest Fan Girl
Edmund Becomes Sophie’s Dad
Benophie Loves Elephants 
The Benophie Babies are Introduced (LION KING STYLE)
The Umbrella Academy AU
Umbrella Academy Assemble?
Benedict Becomes the Man of Sophie’s Dreams...Literally
Bridgertons Assemble?
Sophie Forgets
All Hell Breaks Loose
Benedict and Sophie Finally Reunite....Then Time Travel Splits Them Up :( 
If I missed anything let me know! 
UPDATED (10/26/22): with the Ember the Owl Adventures
UPDATED (4/5/23): with 5 months worth of new drabbles and new fics!
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everything-y-nothing · 8 months
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below the cut is a catalog of the moodboards i've created. they're primarily kanthony and bamon related, and inspired by my favorite fics. list of fic recs is also included. i own nothing, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera
+ kathony (bridgerton)
AU AESTHETICS
Charlotte Bridgerton faceclaim (drabble) Modern-day Kate Sharma Bridgerton | boy mum (drabble) Modern-day Kate Sharma Bridgerton | mama + minis (drabble)
FF MOODBOARDS
june, after dark i can't find the words, so i guess it's time immalleable beings something good
NEWTONSHEFFIELD you might have some bruises (and a few scars) Like a Hurricane Woman Taken by the Wind Nights Like This In Bloom (i feel) a lavender haze creeping up on me (i feel) a lavender haze creeping up on me (manip) Nothing Good Starts Across the Molly-verse: Edwina + Josie (non-kanthony) Mile High Hard Time Late Night (manip) blushing all the way home
FIC RECS (moodboard tbd 🤷🏻‍♀️)
Indecent Proposal Missing Connections Short and Sweet (oneshot series) Crickets at Midnight (oneshot) Wedlock hunt you, unmake you I Never Got Used to Watching Horses Die potential, probable, impossible
+ bamon (tvd)
AU AESTHETICS
Storm + Gambit (X-men AU) Captain Salvatore + Sea Witch (sailor/mermaid au)
FF MOODBOARDS
a cup of coffee Back to You: Chapter 3, Pretence Bitter Dispositions
DARWINQUARK six mornings after | damon + stefan six mornings after | bonnie + caroline six mornings after | kai parker
SARCASTICFINA You Know I Will Adore You (‘Til Eternity) If You Love Me (Don't Let Go), Epilogue Part II
PAINTEDWITHWORDS Dormiente Protagonista (no harm ever came from reading a book)
FIC RECS (moodboard tbd 🤷🏻‍♀️)
less awake (untitled drabble) aka "little blondie bennett" Until the End of Time i wanna live with you (even when we're ghosts)
+ bonnie bennett (tvd)
BBHC Week 2021, Day 6: Hair (drabble) BBHC Week 2021, Day 4: Tattoos (drabble) BBWeek 2021, Bonnie moves to Berkeley (ficlet)
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becauseyouvexme · 2 years
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just wanna give one up to violet bridgerton for not only having eight whole ass kids but for doing it over the span of almost twenty fuckin years
like the age gap between anthony and hyacinth is nearly two decades
that’s a few under a whole me dude
and it could be like haha violet and edmund had the sex all the time, which, like, fair, duh, how could they not, good for u bbs
but it also just shows how much they love one another and their family and their children even after so long they said, “let’s make our family bigger” 
family wasn’t this obligation to continue a name, if that was the case they could have stopped after their first born, maybe for sure after their third son
family was this beautiful thing they had going on, that made them so happy and they had fun and they smiled a lot—”you’ve got to teach me how to do that!”, edmund picking out flowers for violet, having an annual tradition of pall mall, choosing to eat dinner together at a big ass table every night
maybe the only thing stopping them from having more children was edmund’s death
and i dunno what the books reveal, but there aren’t more three children in the major ton families like the featheringtons and the cowpers or even with other families period like the sharmas
also medical stuff isn’t what it is today obvi, so like eight kids feels like a Huge risk back then, which i suppose is most evident when violet is in labor with hyacinth, and that’s just a lot whatever time because that is so taxing on the body to carry out multiple pregnancies and labors, esp over twenty years
anyway
violet bridgerton is the baddest bitch, gg to u queen
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veritablydumb · 9 hours
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Your posts about s2 and the horribly way they treated Kate and now how they’re using Simone in promo is so therapeutic for me!
I love Kate, I love Kathony despite what they did to it in s2, the actors are just that compelling, but it’s bullshit for Bridgerton to get praised for the rep when there’s such bias for white characters / actors, and they treat the non white actress / character the way they did.
It meant so much to so many regardless, thanks to Simone, but it’s scandalous how they use her. I hope she stars in another period romance some day where she is treated right.
I love Kate, Anthony and Kathony as well. The actors did everything to work with what they were given. Despite having most of their season hijacked by the Featherington plot, Simone and Jonathan dealt with everything with grace.
But Bridgerton show runners do not deserve any praise after treating their leading lady like that. Anthony and Kate have one of the better stories and the actors are the two of the best among the cast. I've stayed silent for so long but the whole passing the torch thing made me furious. They couldn't give us decent interviews or promotions for Simone but are willing to use her to entice Kathony fans. Now I'm angry and upset again. I won't watch season 3 on netflix. I'll simply watch the Kathony scenes on some piracy website.
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minim236 · 10 months
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You write your stupid fics about Edwina and the Prince but hate on Kathony?? A non-canon ship based on one stupid line because you want Edwina to be the leading lady and you keep claiming you don't hate Kate but it's clear you do. Well Simone and Kate are coming back and Edwina is not so sty mad 🤭
Lmaoo was not going to answer this but someone missed an appointment with their shrink because wtf??
Anyway, thanks for mentioning my fics which you can read here!
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bohemian-nights · 4 months
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My favorite romantic relationship for Daemon was his relationship with Laena. They seemed to have built a healthy and loving relationship and family. Another thing I like was the fact that she was an adult. Both by their standards and by our standards. And how she died was really heartbreaking. That being said the show f*cked them up in every which way. And then they f*cked his relationship with his daughters that while not much is given for in the book you can still make a claim that he loved and cared for them. In conclusion this show is sh*t and if Netty (who unfortunately is Daemons only saving grace) isn’t included this season I will be finding a new fandom to either join/re-join. Maybe my childhood favorite(s) ATLA or Percy Jackson since they both are getting new shows. The Hunger Game franchise just came out with a new movie that is slowly but surely getting me back on the wagon. H*ll I might even trade out one toxic fandom for another, I just can’t decide if it’ll be Bridgerton (though they’re only toxic when it comes to certain characters), Star Wars (I haven’t been apart of this one in a while but if my memory serves me it was just shipping wars) and if I’m really feeling it I’ll go back to Harry Potter (which is low-key worse than HOTD cause the writer is problematic as well as some of the actors/actresses and the stans are crazy and the shipping wars alone can make you leave the fandom ). But yeah I have low hopes for this next season.
Dettles has a special place in my heart, and I believe Nettles was Daemon's person, I will admit that Daemon and Laena is his least problematic ship. Instead of the showrunners giving us a relatively normal healthy loving marriage they gave us dog sh*t and I will forever be pissed off about that🫠
I’m gone too if Nettles is cut.
However, honestly, after this whole situation, I refuse to get involved with another fandom again.
Granted HOTD is probably one of the worst fandoms out there(I feel like it’s worse than GOT fandom), but there are a lot more sh*tty fandoms than there are good ones and I wouldn't want to trade one sh*tty fandom for another.
Star Wars is the same fandom that bullied Jar Jar Binks actor to the point where the poor man was suicidal and they bullied the kid who played Anakin to the point where he quit acting. Not to mention how fans treated John Boyega, Kelly Marien Tran, and Moses Ingram. Those people are just as mentally deranged as HOTD stans. In fact, a lot of Dumbnyra stans ship Reylo💀That’s really the last fandom I’d join. They are one of the OG crazy fandoms.
Never got into the Hunger Games, but I know they had their issues(Rue). Percy Jackson same issue. People’s grievances with JK Rowling aside, the Harry Potter fandom has calmed down, but I imagine the crazy antics will pick up again with the new series. At their height though they were probably running neck and neck with HOTD(I wouldn’t say it’s worse).
I love Avatar. Never got into the fandom(and even if I do decide to write something for Zutara because of this new show that will be my extent of fandom interaction).
Speaking as someone who is in the Bridgerton fandom, while it has its kooky fans they are relatively harmless by fandom standards. (Though I did have some Kathony fans getting mad at me over a non-issue and saying I should stick to watching the incest show🤣 even though I've been watching Bridgerton since the beginning ).
I feel like the type of show it is makes it difficult for really crazy fandom drama to form(which seems to revolve around shipping).
Everyone has their favorite couple of course(Benophie aka the best ship, Kathony, Polin, Saphne, Francheal, Grucy, or hey ship them all), but there is no infighting like Zutara vs Katang or Dramione vs Romione.
There is one ship per guy and girl and you ship them. That’s it. It’s simple. It’s easy. Everyone loves it. Of course, you can fight with another couple, but everyone’s couple is a couple. You can’t deny it’s not canon, that it won’t happen, or that they don’t love each other(well Eloise and her man are iffy, but they are a couple).
I may be biased though considering it’s my favorite show, but even with some kooky stans it’s great.
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alrightsnaps · 1 year
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omg, yes! the way he almost ruined the relationship that kate had with the only family she had, quite literally the only family member she was blood-related to! and it was like it wasn't a big deal for the show at all, because it was treated like a non-issue by anthony.
and he then did a shitty proposal (with the same ring, mind you), did a lil shake of his empty head after being rejected, went home, did literally nothing and got lucky because edwina encouraged kate to go to the ball so he got so see her. i've never seen a male romantic lead work less.
for real, like we're supposed to excuse anthony bc he was in denial about his feelings for kate when he proposed to edwina?? what about KATE'S feelings? you know, a vulnerable inexperienced young woman, who one minute has the man courting her sister about to kiss her and the next he's proposing to her sister??
and then again when he proposed to kate after the accident making it sound like the only reason behind the proposal was duty because he “ruined” her? wonder where that energy was when he proposed to edwina after daphne caught him with kate btw cause he didn't seem to care much for kate's reputation back then
he was a grown ass man with all the life experience and privilege in the world UNLIKE kate and edwina and that's so easily overlooked
shondaland wanted to have their cake and eat it cause you can't have your male lead at the altar about to marry the leading lady’s baby sister and them getting together two episodes later. anthony needed to suffer over a whole other season at least, realise how shitty he treated these women, humble himself, apologize and work for kate’s love.
not to mention some time would need to pass in universe for it to work. have the sharmas mend their relationship, maybe let kate be courted by and/or get engaged to another man. if they wanted their big dramatic love triangle so much kathony needed a whole other season to get together to sort out that mess!
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onlychaosnosense · 2 years
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The Kathony Connection: A forever kind of love
So like many Kathony fans, on my first watch I was also disappointed by the lack of conversation and emotional connection between Kate and Anthony. But since rewatching their scenes for the nth number of times, I have realized there are still a number of things that make their connection so deep.
I agree that talking about their families and lives would have made their emotional connection stronger. Basically they had the conversations available in the book especially in the library scene all they had to do was tweak it a bit for screen (minimal work!). To non-book readers, I would recommend that you just read that storm/library scene, it's really great to see how they connect.
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But conversations are not the only way to know people. Sometimes hearing others talk about people, observing them and their interactions with our own family can also help forge an understanding. 
Let me expand a bit:
Kate got along with the Bridgertons and who knows maybe it's implied that Edwina spoke highly of Kate offscreen (would have been nice to see it though). Now we have to remember that for Anthony, his family is everything. He may act like he doesn't care or is this stern, self assured head of the family, but deep down he craves their approval and acceptance. The fact that Kate won them over means a lot to him and that is another thing that draws him to her. She has won the appreciation of his family, something he hasn't been able to achieve himself. Eloise and Daphne clearly like her, B&C may not show it but they appear to be impressed that she can hold her own especially when in conflict with Anthony.
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And Kate appreciates what his family means to Anthony, how he adores his family especially the little ones and how much he admires his father.
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He comes clean at the poetry reading which must have baffled Kate because I doubt she was expecting honesty from him. And when he stands up for them at the Sheffield dinner, he proves to be an honourable man who uses his authority to protect people he cares for. And these are qualities that she seems to bring to the surface and although she might not be aware of it. And like Anthony, she feels like an outsider amongst her own and craves acceptance and acknowledgement.
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She is the only one he has allowed himself to be vulnerable around, the only one who has seen his greatest fear and could calm him down. When they are together, their walls break down
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When Kate and Anthony talk, they rarely truly express their inner selves. They are both individuals of action rather than words, their love language is acts of service imo. And they understand each other because they are mirror images. That is where their conflict and mutual admiration arises from. They are drawn to each other due to their similarities but loathe being reminded of their own shortcomings. The parallels in their personalities were necessary and I am so happy at least the show gave us that! Small mercies.
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Even when they were enemies, Kate and Anthony did not despise each other for who they were. They hated having to witness how some of their own flaws were reflected in the other and the harm it was causing them as well as the people they loved.
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So while talking to people is often a great way of knowing them, a lot can be communicated non verbally simply by taking the time and care to know them. Kate and Anthony lived with their families and yet the families never truly understood them. But Kate and Anthony understood each other maybe because they cared to look past appearances? Their connection is on a different level all together!
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But all said and done, fans shouldn't have to speculate the romance between the leads, it should be obvious and that is where the writing failed Kathony. Show, don't tell. And this was A Choice by the showrunners and writers that I cannnot bring myself to agree with.
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