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?
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.
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