Kate Sharma's Attorney

I am an eldest sibling of course I love kanthony

[kanthonyism]

Bridgerton AU

After Sharma Appa's death (earlier than canon), Lady Mary returns to Britain with her two daughters and enters marriage of convienience with.... dun dun dun Lord Penwood.

And this is how we get the joint sisterhood slay of Edwina, Kate and Sophie.

[rubysunnday]

BRIDGERTON (2020 -) My favourite costumes 6/∞

[rainbow-sunshine-unicorn]

Remember when Anthony Bridgerton said:

And then it turns out that this is him with his wife:

[kanthonyism]

The way Lady Danbury who's only known Kate for a week recognised her romantic feelings for Anthony but not the people who are her family- of whom she's been taking care of her since she was 18 should say everything about their family dynamics

"Kate should have told Mary and Edwina-" Maybe they should have just opened their eyes!!

Violet (who's been an ok parent to Anthony) saw it, Daphne clocked it in 2 seconds, Lady Danbury saw it but the two people who were supposed to be the closest to her did not see it.

[thelesbianluthor]

I wish we had the chance to see more of Mary and the Sharma dynamic in general

It does make sense that as Kate spent years putting her family first, she learned how to push her feelings on the back burner. And with Mary spending years letting her heartbreak guide her actions she became so absent she ended up not seeing Kate at all.

But I wish we had the chance to actually see that. We deserved flashbacks and if not that at least actual scenes with the three Sharma women that showed more of their dynamics.

Mary's absence in itself does show that Kate has been in charge of handling everything for years and that Mary had grown complacent but it would have been nice to actually see the Sharma together.

[sophia-becketts]

Kate Bridgerton's Outfits in Bridgerton Season 3

[sunfortune]

colin: i feel like i need to get a good grade at being a husband

kate: don’t put so much pressure on yourself colin. there’s no such thing as-

anthony: they just made me valedictorian of being a husband 😁. my major? loving and cherishing my wife. my grades? As across the board. my gpa? 10 billion-

kate: SHUT UP

[chenfordsbee]

Bonus:

“I see you are not one for losing.”

[sunfortune]

how i look bagging the baddest bitch in the ton after doing everything wrong

[thelesbianluthor]

Calling Kate selfish and saying she didn't care about Edwina's feelings is the most ridiculous statement ever made when she was the one that sacrificed everything FOR HER.

Edwina was naive and thought that Kate's multiple warnings were misguided protectiveness. Anthony never promised love to her, he stated he was not able to give it to her, but of course she didn't know him at all, she didn't understand him at all (and that was bc Anthony himself never intended to be open with her or anyone really) and that made her think that his courtesy could turn into love at one point. She thought her infatuation with the viscount was love. But she never really knew Anthony and that is not her fault.

I love Anthony but I will always say that most of the blame of Edwina's hurt falls on him. He was the one that kept following Kate, kept looking for her, could barely contain himself in her presence while still courting Edwina against Kate's loud protests and then proposed to the wrong sister.

Kate stopped being loudly against their union when Edwina said she didn't care about his disinterest in love and then pressed for the wedding with full intention on going back to India on her own because Edwina thought she loved him. Kate had never even considered the idea of taking anything when it was for herself. She had spent a life of service to her family and she would have done the same thing again, dismissing her feelings and wants in favor of her family, if Anthony had been able to keep his feelings in check.

Would that have been an incredibly sad ending and worst for all ? Of course it would have! Because Anthony would have never learned to let go of his trauma and would have spent his life keeping his family at arm's length. Edwina would have grown to resent Anthony because of his cold and detached demeanor. And Kate would have spent a life of solitude.

Anthony shittiest action was understanding he loved Kate and immediately going for the worst possible decision, asking Edwina to marry him, especially after what happened between Kate and him in the library. But I understand the reasoning behind his stupid actions. Do I still think he was a huge clown for it? Yeah obviously. But I know that it was a necessary stressful moment to amp up the angst and drama caused by his never addressed trauma and issues.

Either way the rules of their society, the stubbornness of everyone involved and the lack of honesty with themselves and each other plus years worth of unaddressed trauma are the reason behind it all.

I still think that some of the thing Edwina said when angry were not really fitting with the situation (i mean writing wise) but I can justify them if I think of them as words said in anger in the heat of the moment by a young girl who has spent her life following her sister like a guide and not having to worry about the world because her sister would always protect her and take the brunt of it all.

Also one thing that people that blame it all on Kate conveniently forget is that the moment she realized she had feelings for Anthony she WAS ready to tell Edwina, especially after Lady Danbury told her to be honest. But he proposed to Edwina and Lady Danbury told her it was too late to do anything basically and she should just swallow her feelings because the marriage was gonna happen at this point.

Not saying that it's Lady Danbury's fault because she is just trying to work with what society gives them and trying to keep the situation under control, like all the women in the show really...

The moment something was actually about to happen between Kate and Anthony she was gonna tell the truth but Anthony was a clown and society made it worse.

In Kate's mind, at that point, she was just gonna have to keep her feelings in check until the wedding because then she would leave for India and leave it behind.

I keep thinking I am done ranting about this but I see someone being a Kate hater and I have to ramble about all the shit my girl has had to deal with and defend her.

Also I am late to the party so I have many thoughts to express

[fioweress]

why no one told me that bridgerton has the best enemies to lovers that has ever enemies to loversed

[chenfordsbee]

the kanthony nod

[kanthonyism]

The way Lady Danbury who's only known Kate for a week recognised her romantic feelings for Anthony but not the people who are her family- of whom she's been taking care of her since she was 18 should say everything about their family dynamics

"Kate should have told Mary and Edwina-" Maybe they should have just opened their eyes!!

Violet (who's been an ok parent to Anthony) saw it, Daphne clocked it in 2 seconds, Lady Danbury saw it but the two people who were supposed to be the closest to her did not see it.

[chenfordsbee]

Anthony Bridgerton and Kate Bridgerton in Bridgerton s3e05

[kanthonyism]

Does it ever drive you crazy, just how fast the night changes?

[rainbow-sunshine-unicorn]

Season 2

Kate: I’m leaving for India

Anthony: And it is not far enough

Season 3

Kate: I’m leaving for India

Anthony: And I’m going with her, ciao and toodles

[mswyrr]

kanthony thoughts: rivals to lovers done right

I usually prefer Enemies to Lovers to Rivals to Lovers. What is the difference I see there, you might ask? Enemies are on opposite sides of a serious, life and death conflict, and rivals have issues with each other, but their rivalry takes place within the realm of everyday life. For me, I can forgive bad behavior within a serious conflict more easily than if the Rivals to Lovers couple goes over the top in a less serious situation.

I said all that to say: Kanthony is Rivals to Lovers done right. Below are the reasons I see for why.

1- The writers keep putting them in situations where everyone around them is feeling competitive - horse racing, the yearly Bridgerton pall-mall game, the hunt. If everyone around them has their blood up and is vying with each other, it's understandable that the situation brings out the competitive energy and Belligerent Sexual Tension they're both feeling for each other. They don't seem to be going over the top because of some inner excessive pettiness; they're caught up in the spirit of the thing and it's unleashing their repressed feelings for each other.

2- They are both competitive but also "good sports" - they conduct themselves honorably in these scenarios. No cheating, no getting too personal in their swipes at each other. They both love to compete and to win and hate to lose and they're bubbling over with repressed passion for each other, but they'll accept defeat without being childish or over the top mean. They maintain a sense of perspective, even when they're being passionate.

3- Their banter is either sincere or appropriately artful. Example: at the soiree, after Kate hears Anthony talking about ladies as chattels to the other men, she takes a huge risk in confronting him about it- this is a very rich and powerful man and she is a smart person, she knows keeping her secrets close is the safest and best way to do things in her situation. But she cares about him and hates that he'd talk like that - so she speaks up. She longs to connect with him, to understand why he could say such a thing. For his part, he cares that she's so hurt by what he said, he cares about her opinion of him. They matter to each other. This is the "sincerity" category of banter.

Kate saves her sharpest words for when they're alone, communicating two things (1) she likes this man enough that she's willing to risk being alone with him and tell him her truth and (2) he's eager to interact to the point of being willing to take that from her. He's willing to say "why do you hate me?" and truly want to earn her good opinion.

The other kind of banter, the appropriately artful kind, is told indirectly through the competitive games they play. For example: at the horse race she uses talking about horses--and how Anthony has simply chosen the one everyone is choosing--to criticize him for seemingly choosing Edwina simply because the Queen has named her the diamond of this season. But their byplay is all indirect - neither is aiming to wound or publicly humiliate the other. They want to win, but not destroy.

Good "Screwball Comedy" era films (1930s-40s) did Rivals to Lovers this way too - the couple would banter *over something* with subtext going harder but the surface not being too personal - that's the art to good Rivals to Lovers, the delicate balance. It can't feel too much, too mean, or too little.

4 - They are quick to have empathy and compassion for each other. They try to truly listen and see things from each other's point of view. The best example of this, to me, is the end of the pall-mall game - sure, they've been competitive. But Kate shares that she sees herself as a guardian for Edwina, like Anthony is for his sisters. And Anthony not only respects that - he says he sincerely wishes to earn her good favor. For her part, when her parting shot of the ball goes awry, landing near Anthony's father's grave, Kate senses something wrong and cares - she tries to understand how Anthony is feeling and why. She regrets if she "crossed the line" and went too personal - she's aware there IS a line and their rivalry doesn't justify wounding him deeply, even unintentionally. Anthony treats her with the same consideration as well.

This point is VITAL to cross from rivals to lovers - they both want to understand and have compassion and empathy for each other. As they learn more and connect more, the rivalry part wanes (though they'll always love being competitive together - in a sportsmanlike way!) and the desire to connect and understand intensifies. It feels organic as the shift happens because both components have been part of things all along - the urge to compete and the urge to care and understand.

5- They are explicitly paralleled as similar people who have hurt the same way (and tried to cope with that pain similarly). This is true of my favorite EtL ships: the baddie is often symbolically representing part of the goodie or a dark mirror of them etc. RtL often foregoes this so the rival is, like... just some random jerk?? But when they're mirrors or connected on a deeper level, compassion and empathy for the other is compassion and empathy for themselves too - vitally important with two people who don't "listen" to their own hearts like Kate and Anthony. They've buried them deep - but they can "hear" by listening to each other and caring. They can process their own feelings that way and learn self-compassion and self expression.

It's really good and if more Rivals to Lovers was done this well I'd love it! The writing here is certainly a template I'd turn to for inspiration if I ever write an RtL pairing.

[kanthonyism]

Even after spending two seasons with Kate, we still don't know what her Father's name is or her Mother's name or the name of town/area she grew up in India...

Especially given how in the books two of Kate and Anthony's children are named after Kate's mum and dad (Miles and Charlotte)

Predictably that is not their name since both of them are of Indian descent and yet Kate's story line and the lack of screentime to develop her further and downplaying her trauma (Library Scene Season 2) still leaves a bitter taste in my mouth.

Especially after the Sheffield Dinner scene where Kate said, "My mother has a name" Well then what is it Rachel????

You'd think considering that the show runners shipped them to India at the end of Season 3, we'd atleast get the name of the town or the state where Kate grew up and would take Anthony rather than vague descriptors about how it is such a charming place and blah blah

UGH It is so frustrating to see how Kate's storyline is always an afterthought for the writers, best believe they'd make up her lore when it's most convenient for them