I’m tired of hearing theories about Eloise or Benedict bi-lesbian.
I’m tired of reading comments like: they can’t kill Marina because she’s black and it would be trash if they killed her for a story of two white people.
I’m tired of reading people hoping they’ll launch a petition on change.org to change Eloise’s ending.
Here I write it and I don’t regret my words: Bridgerton is not a political manifesto that has to promote minority rights: it’s a damn TV series based on damn books. They are an ADAPTATION which means that for storytelling reasons they had to change the story to ADAPT IT to another medium of storytelling. But it’s Bridgerton anyway, where there’s no racism but still a series based in the 1800s so stop moralism and read a philosophy text rather than look for it in a TV series.
A small part of me is convinced that the whole *Colin's going to see Marina* was just so the audience doesn't forget who Sir Phillip is. He's in s1 for literally two minutes if they don't show him enough till Eloises season when it actually comes time for their story half the audience will be like "uM, eXcUsE mE, wHaT ThE aCtuAl fUck? Who is this guy?"
“Are you wearing my shirt” with Eloise and Phillip please!
disclaimer: the reason this is so late anon (if you’re even still around at this point with all the shit i was getting yesterday) is bc TSPWL is a bit of a blur in my head and tv!Eloise and book!Eloise are quite a bit different, so i had to figure out how to reconcile them in the characterization. so if all of this is super ooc i apologize!
“Are you wearing my shirt?”
Eloise glances over her shoulder as she continues braiding her hair. Phillip lounges in their bed, shirtless, and she tries not to smile at the picture he paints: one hand behind his head, muscles flexing, the other arm outstretched as if reaching for her. He’s bulky and tall and inviting... but there’s a tiny, confused frown on his lips and his eyes glow and Eloise loses the battle, grinning.
He’s adorable.
“I didn’t have anything else to wear,” she responds, tying off her braid. She checks to make sure all her toiletries are back in her bag before crawling into bed with him. “Since someone ruined my nightdress yesterday - ”
“Technically that was this morning.”
“ - and I couldn’t exactly run all the way back to my apartment without you worrying... this is my only option.” Her hands linger by the hem of the his shirt; it’s black and loose and smells like him. “Do you want me to take it off?”
“Absolutely,” he says without hesitation, sitting up straighter and eyes directed at her chest. “Immediately.” Eloise laughs and instead lays down and Phillip growls, pulling her towards him. “You’re a tease.”
“You’re easy to tease.” She smiles against his heart, her voice muffled. But she leaves a tiny kiss, lingering over his skin. With his fingers running up and down her spine, Phillip kisses her forehead.
There’s silence for a moment, just him and her, before:
“I think you should move in.” Eloise freezes, processing, each word clicking like a rusted gear. Phillip stiffens too. “I mean - you don’t have to - but I thought - it would be nice if you’re stuff was here and then you wouldn’t need to leave all the time... and it’s not like Amanda and Oliver don’t already know, so it’ll just be easier... but obviously if it’s too soon or you’re not ready or - ”
Eloise knows she’s the talker of the pair, so when Phillip starts rambling like this -
She smiles, pulls back, and kisses him hard. Immediately, Phillip kisses back, the nervousness of his words channeled in the embrace of her lips. When the tension in his shoulder fades and Eloise really can’t keep from grinning, she moves back. Smiling, she makes sure her eyes are locked onto his.
“Yes.” Eloise traces the skin beneath his eyes, soft and wrinkled; the scruff lining his jaw, rough and prickly. Her thumb rests just beside the corner of his mouth. “Yes, I’ll move in with you.”
Eloise can feel his joy and releases it through her own lips, laughing when he pulls her beneath him. “Yes?”
Eloise nods, still grinning. “Yes.”
And when Phillip attacks her in kiss, her own giggles vibrating through her ears, she gladly strips off his shirt.
Initially I had some doubts about Pheloise, due to the ship with Theloise and I thought that the showrunners would do fanservice and permanently remove the couple.
Luckily I found that not. First of all, because the producers cannot stray too far from the original plot, which is the original couples. Second, Julia Quinn has still signed a contract that they have to abide by. I am sure they would not do such a thing also because they have already written the character of Marina and Phillip and of their life in Romney Hall, with the house, Phillip's passion for botany and it would be a lost job if in the end it was just Colin's story. Also I am almost certain, if not sure, that Theo as I have already said will be just a gimmick of the showrunners to make Eloise grow, or at least to give her that evolutionary boost to her character, Introducing the idea of having a romantic love someday. Especially because in books she has always had the desire to find the right love for her, away from Ton and respectable London. In the end and my opinion the most they can do is continue the story of Eloise and Theo with the next season of Benedict and then cut with the character.
