Let’s be honest, dear readers, we watch “Bridgerton” for the lavish balls, the scandalous gossip, and those oh-so-steamy romances. But for those of us who crave a bit more substance with our scandals, there’s Eloise Bridgerton. The sharp-witted, unconventional sister who’d rather read Mary Wollstonecraft than simper over a dance card.
But after a particularly brutal Season 3, even this fiery spirit seems a bit… deflated. Has the Ton finally tamed our beloved Eloise?
From Proto-Feminist Icon to… Jane Austen Fan?
Last season, Eloise was all about breaking free from society’s suffocating expectations. She befriended a printer (scandalous!), explored radical ideas, and even dared to fall for someone gasp outside her social circle.
But after a public humiliation and the sting of unrequited love, Eloise seems to have traded her revolutionary pamphlets for a copy of “Emma.”
“She lost the battle over Theo Sharpe,” Eloise confesses to Colin. “And has no appetite for the war, so has joined the winning side.”
Translation: Eloise is playing by the rules. For now.
She’s sporting those frilly dresses, enduring vapid conversations about embroidery, and shudder even reading Jane Austen (though, let’s be real, Austen is brilliant.
But not exactly the revolutionary literature we expect from Eloise).
Has Bridgerton Doomed Eloise to a Life of Quiet Desperation?
Hold your smelling salts, because things are about to get truly scandalous. If the show follows Julia Quinn’s books (and let’s be honest, they haven’t always been faithful), then we’ve already met Eloise’s future husband. And darling, he’s not what you’d call a romantic hero.
Remember Sir Phillip Crane, the brooding widower who married Marina Thompson? Yeah, that guy.
In the books, Eloise and Phillip embark on a rather dry correspondence (pen pals! How scandalous!), eventually falling in love through their shared love of… grammar, perhaps?
Look, I’m all for finding love in unexpected places, but this pairing feels about as exciting as lukewarm tea.
Eloise Deserves More Than a Fixer-Upper Husband
The books paint Phillip as a deeply troubled man, scarred by a cruel father and struggling to connect with his children after his wife’s death.
Sounds like a lot of baggage, even for a Bridgerton.
Is this really the fate our beloved Eloise deserves? To spend her days patching up a broken man and playing substitute mother to his traumatized children?
Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for strong women, but Eloise isn’t some meek caregiver.
She’s a force of nature, a whirlwind of wit and intelligence. She deserves a love story as fiery and passionate as she is.
It’s Not Too Late for a Bridgerton Rewrite!
Look, Shonda Rhimes, if you’re reading this (and darling, we all know you are), it’s not too late to change course!
Give Eloise the love story she deserves. Let her find someone who challenges her mind, fuels her passions, and makes her heart race faster than a Lady Whistledown reveal.
Because let’s be honest, a woman like Eloise Bridgerton? She’s not meant for a quiet life. She’s meant to set the world ablaze.
