While his first night at the salon was pretty tame, and everyone had fun sketching some nude models, Benedict's second trip was far more adventurous. I'm sure you'll recall that second son, frustrated artist Benedict (Luke Thompson), begins attending an artists salon after meeting Henry Granville (Julian Ovenden). Yes, despite the length of the scene in the second pick, and that Taylor Swift score, and all of the variety held therein, how does one beat a three way sexcapade? I'll answer for you. A MILLION TIMES YES TO THIS.1) Benedict Bridgerton Has A Three Way (Episode 5) Diamond of the episode: The queen telling Edwina about her nephew, the prince.Any other book readers catch the passing reference to the harpist and assume she's a Smythe-Smith?.Romantic leads with that much chemistry are rare, and it's an actual miracle that these two were able to capture the tension, heat, and passion necessary to sustain us all season long. But it's hard to be that upset when Bailey and Ashley throw off as many sparks as they do. Did a few of the subplots consume a little too much air time? Maaaybe. Would I have liked a few more gettin' busy montages? Of course. Do I wish we'd had more time with Kate and Anthony as a couple? Sure. And for a season that's fueled by the loss of fathers, it's the mothers who ended up steering the ship. Blood, birth, marriage, friendship… Bridgerton season 2 reminds us that families come in all kinds of packages.We'd all like to think we'd be as graceful as Kate, but in our hearts, we know we'd be that maid. Diamond of the episode: Kate's extremely uncomfortable lady's maid chaperoning the hunting expedition on horseback.Book readers: this is all we see of Kate's rainstorm trauma, which is a change I actually didn't mind.Bummer not to see Simon, but Daph's presence actually feels like enough in these episodes. It's lovely to see Daphne as a happy wife, duchess, mother, and mistress of a grand house.He needed to marry Cressida's wealth, but now he's stuck with Prudence. Unfortunately Jack drops the bombshell that his mines are empty, and his rubies are counterfeit. And in episode 4, this means arranging for party-goers to find Jack alone in the orangery with poor dim Prudence, who's the last to catch on that she's now headed to the altar. Yes, she does underhanded, reprehensible things, but she does them for the sake of her daughters. Oh, did I not mention? This is a Lady Featherington fan account.Diamond of the episode: Newton growling at Anthony through the crack in the door.The dresses are glorious, of course - always assume I'm swooning over Kate's spangles and Penelope's flowers - but the men also look like glorious pastel Easter eggs in their colorful jackets and cravats. Also, Benedict's waistcoat is embroidered with bees, which continues his clothing motif from season 1. Speaking of delicious: bless the costumers for the fashions this season.I hope everyone's noticing the many elaborate cakes sitting around every drawing room in every scene this season.Bailey didn't choose the bee life the bee life chose him.
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