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Don't BEE sad, Anthony. It's time to confront your past! Be sure to let us know what we missed in the comments below and check out our ORIGINAL REACTIONS or our current REWATCH...

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Barnacle Henry

This was probably pointed out before, but the flowers that their dad picks before getting stung are hyacinths. Which apparently were flowers that Violet liked, and what she would name their last child.

Emmi

I don't think they did have a grasp of allergies then that's why Anthony freaked out when Kate is stung it became his assumption that bee's= death as selective affects weren't as understood

Ann

I believe Aubrey Hall is their primary residence. They live in the town only during the 'season'. Please someone correct me if I am wrong. With respect to this episode, I think it is one of the best in the whole series. They adapted some things from the book really well. When Kate gets down from the carriage, she doesn't grab on to the footman's hand like the other ladies. Anthony observes that she moves differently. Kate admiring the facade of the house, despite her hate for Anthony, is also shown. She was the last person to get down from the carriage, but she is the first person he greets. I'm not sure if we will get to see another Pall Mall scene. Almost the entire family being together was amazing. If Simon had been there, it would have been even better. Then the bee scene. This is one of the best changes from the book because in the book, Anthony sucks out from her chest thinking there is venom. They get caught and are forced to marry. So I like the show writing. It is interesting that the dad also has a role to play in the form of a bee in this episode and Kate's mom has a role to play in the form of a bangle in the later episode. Also great is how they use 'breathe' because later in episode 7 under the gazebo he says all he can breathe for is her. Violet in this says Edmund is the air she breathed and she doesn't have any air anymore. Only issue will be the Edwina characterization. She wasn't interested in Anthony and neither was Anthony in the book. However it did help to build the tension. *Spoiler for Season 4* I haven't read Ben and Sophie's book, but Anthony, the Viscount, basically married a commoner. I wonder how a younger brother marrying a commoner will pose an issue.

Kiss the Librarian

I practice Family Medicine as a physician associate, (or physician assistant depending on where you live) and can offer some info on regency era (early 1800s) medical stuff: 1. Did they have epinephrine back then or understand anaphylaxis? No and no. The terms "allergy" and "anaphylaxis" were created a century later. The regency era medical practices were pretty dumb, and they attributed allergic reactions to "an idiosyncrasy" (stop being such a weirdo and breathe) or to "an imbalance of the humors" (so they'd use leeches or make cuts to empty "bad blood," or give some herbs). They did not know about the immune system or the massive histamine dump in severe allergic reactions that causes airway swelling and drops blood pressure, leading to shock (low oxygen and inadequate blood flow) and death. They did not know about epinephrine (the epi pen) that has an opposite effect (stops histamine release, constricts blood vessels & increases heart rate to improve blood pressure/flow, opens airways). So yeah, Edmund was fucked. And yes, anaphylaxis from a severe allergy can kill you in seconds. He was likely stung by a bee before without a reaction, as that's how allergies work: there's an initial exposure, the immune system that is genetically predisposed to be sensitive was previously naive but then "learns" this new exposure is super bad, remembers how to recognize the exposure (bee venom), and when exposed again mounts an exaggerated response that harms the body more than helps. So Edmund might have had a rash the first time a bee stung him, but wouldn't think he needed to avoid bees forever. Severe allergies can also develop later in life depending on when the first exposure happens. So first exposure: no big. Second exposure: maybe you die (1800s) or go to the ER in today's world *This is not to say that avoiding all known allergens is good. The immune system can sometimes be trained to tolerate allergens over time, like giving kids a little bit of peanuts until they're basically no longer allergic. Anaphylactic reactions are a different beast. 2. Why did Violet argue with the doctor and what did she mean about making a choice? Why did the doctor ultimately decide to try saving them both? Violet wanted to die. When a baby is ready to deliver but is in the wrong position, so no matter how strong a mom pushes or how strong a uterus contracts to get the baby out of there, the baby is stuck. Stronger contractions and pushing will often just compress the blood vessels of the umbilical cord and intermittently stop blood flow to the baby's brain - raising risk of additive brain damage. Prolonged labor can also kill the mom from a number of directions. Because babies and heirs mattered more than women back then, doctors would do emergency C-sections (cut the lower abdomen and remove the baby that way). Even a planned C-section in modern times is a very, very high risk procedure. Lots of major blood vessels involved. You have to move fast because you can't clamp big arteries for very long, otherwise you kill the tissue they serve - like important organs. It's never a chill day in the OR when a C-section is on the schedule. Doing the same procedure in 1803 would mean certain death to the mother from blood loss. She wouldn't live long enough to worry about infection, which would also certainly kill her from such an invasive procedure. The birth scene leaves much to interpretation, but I think Violet wanted to die and was trying to get the doctor to cut her. Anthony was obviously naive and said to do whatever Violet wanted, but the doctor said he'd try to save them both - implying Violet had been arguing to save just one of them. Most likely Hyacinth, since cutting the mom would have been the only known intervention to end the labor in a way that resulted in only one surviving. Violet later confirms she wanted to die and wished she'd died that day.

Kiss the Librarian

I never noticed Kate didn't take the footman's hand. Good eye! I wonder how many houses the Bridgertons own. Pretty sure Benedict has a country "cottage" in the books. Totally agree the show improved on the writing in the books. The chest sucking scene made me laugh out loud and then just cringe. The books are supposed to be cheap bodice ripping fun, but then the forced marriage thing was very repetitive and boring. No way I'd cry at something in the books. The show made the story moving.

Amara C

Funny that Lady Whistledown called Cressida's dress vulgar and then Cressida claimed to be her next season 😆

emmaline

you guys ever think of watching downton abbey? it's a lot like bridgerton but the downstairs staff has a bigger role (and no sex lol)

Emma Lijewski

Benedict while high: look at the pretty lights 🤩 Me: I don't need drugs to see lights doing that, I have astigmatism

Ann

Thank you. Anthony probably has a lot of houses. Probably makes money leasing them. The other bros at least have 1 to their name. The show writing is very moving indeed.

Gabe Horner

The writers/show runner pack a ton of interesting foreshadowing throughout all of the show that they've talked about; there's a ton of examples during the Pall Mall game, e.g. Daphne saying you have to expect Colin when Colin to strike when youb least expect it was about switching his book to be season 3 rather than 4, also him frantically grabbing the yellow mallet was in reference to Penelope.

Kait_reon

Another thing to point out that probably contributed to how deep Violet's grief was: she likely also had postpartum depression.

Lex Haney

if i’m remembering correctly, in violets story it is revealed that if hyacinth had been a boy then violet would’ve said “screw alphabetical order” and named him edmund, and i think she was slightly disappointed that hyacinth was a girl.

Mads

Another Kate/ Anthony parallel is that they were both 18 when their fathers died and had to take responsibility for their families

Via G

I didn't notice this before but Edmond was picking hyacinth when he died 💔the folklore behind hyacinth flowers is quite sad too

BadLuck

In the books, it’s stated that before Edmund died, Aubrey Hall was their primary residence - but after he died, the family moved to Bridgerton House in London as the new primary residence, because there were too many memories of Edmund

Tiff

Ok fun fact in the book, Edmund had been stung before. The author talked about how sometimes the allergy develops or worsens after being stung a first time. Aubrey Hall is their ancestral home and their country seat. Basically all these nobles are in charge of parcels of land in the country and earn money through their tenants. So this is their main home that is tied to the viscount title. All those ledgers are records from their tenants in the surrounding areas near Aubrey Hall. (Think s1 with Clyvedon, same thing) Colin went on a “Grand Tour” which is like a somewhat educational kind of trip that often included traveling with guides and tutors. Common among the rich and educated.