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A telling shot, if ever there was one!
Pen is fuming after Cressidas big reveal.
She is me trying to write a recap.
It hits very close to home!
Im surprised she doesnt jump him right then and there.
Alas, she does not (this episode is very chaste, to be honest).
Its a real pickle, babes, and the situation is only about to get more complicated.
Colin is so soft, and I cannot get enough of it.
It is truly bewildering how quickly one person can become all that matters.
Eloise is dying inside.
And so, she rushes over to check in on Penelope.
No one will ever need to know the truth Colin will never know the truth.
She did you a favor, Eloise tells her old friend.
If only it were that easy for Pen.
She cant do it.
It would break my heart, she tells El.
What of Colins heart?
Her job at the moment is to cater to his every wish, his every dream.
When Pen asks about her own dreams, Portia believes her daughter to be very confused: What dreams?
Ladies do not have dreams; they have husbands.
If youre counting, thats two strikes against keeping Whistledown going.
The third arrives soon after.
It all feels official now it is happening, baby.
I will spend a lifetime begging your forgiveness for not seeing you sooner, he tells her.
And they dance there in the aisle, so happy to be together and in love.
Pens no dummy deep down she has to know this cant stay a secret forever.
Genevieve Delacroix is my hero.
Genevieve clearly thinks this is a terrible decision.
It is her lifes work.
Its about as subtle as a sledgehammer, and it is fantastic.
Pen picks up what Genevieve is putting down.
But what of our Imposter Whistledown?
Cressida cant just claim to be the tons most notorious writer and go on with her life.
Perhaps she didnt fully think her little ruse through.
Wait, no, sorry, shedefinitelydidnt think it through.
Doesnt she know Queen Charlotte will suffer no fools?
and both the Cowper ladies realize they are in some deep shit here.
With hair that stiff?
With shoulder pads designed to take out innocent bystanders?
Be for real for once,Bridgerton.
She doesnt put it together fast enough.
Eloise declines the offer for a whole host of reasons and Cressida immediately lashes out.
It is her way!
Theres no way that doesnt hurt her at least a little bit.
Regardless, Cressida will find no help within her very short-lived friendship with Eloise Bridgerton.
And dear lord, she needs help.
Her first Whistledown draft is, well, they call them rough drafts for a reason right?
But the Cowper ladies hatch a plan.
All of this is brewing as the ton heads to the very first ball hosted by the Mondriches.
They do a nice job!
Im sorry to the Mondriches, but that is not why their ball will be remembered.
Everything is going so well.
Have Colin and Penelope ever looked so happy?
But it is short-lived.
From the ink stains on Lady Cowpers forearm (was she laying on the parchment, or?
), its clear that mother dearest took the quill into her own hands.
And shes kind of good?
The two run off together into a private room.
She never dreamed shed be able to write anything coherent, which is both a hilarious and cutting insult.
But not all hope is lost, Penelope reminds her friend.
Whistledown isnt just gossip, she tells Eloise Whistledownis power.
She wants to do good with it.
Penelope is going to protect her closest friend.
And so she writes.
But the relief is brief.
Well, he has one question, really.
He steps out of the shadows, toward his friend-turned-future wife and asks it: Youare Lady Whistledown?
Like I said at the top: Worlds arecollidingand there is nothing Penelope can do about it now.
He runs away so fast there should be a cartoon trail of dust behind him.
Dont worry, hell definitely be back.
What a time to be alive!
He took away her once chance at freedom.
He seems genuinely upset about the accusation!
Lady Danbury has been carrying this fury around for a long, long time.
Its not working Marcus and Violet are so into each other!
People have been pulling the move for centuries, apparently.
They ask Violet to speak to the Queen on their behalf.
When Frannie realizes this, she is beyond hurt.
Not every attachment must be dramatic and hard fought.
What John and I have is easy and I love him, Mama.
John Stirling is so impressed by nice wainscoting and I could not love that man more.
