After the cliffhanger at the end of episode four, we see a number of Bridgerton siblings getting some education: Benedict in the ways of women, Hyacinth in the ways of boys, and Francesca in the ways of marriage. 

As Sophie considers her decision carefully, Violet has her own decisions to make, and Penelope faces some hard truths about how she’s used her Whistledown power. 

It’s episode 5, and we’ve all got questions. 

Featuring:

• A meditation on mistresses

• Intent versus impact

• Theme of the week

• The importance of planning

• A lot of garden metaphors

• Consequences (they’re a bummer)

• A cheeseboard palate cleanser

• A meta-commentary

• Different flavours of neurospicy

• The slut-shaming episode

Here are is the media we talk about in this episode:

• Bridgerton, a television series

• An Offer from a Gentleman, a book by Julia Quinn

• When He Was Wicked, a book by Julia Quinn

• The Odd Couple, a television series

• ‘360’, a song by Chali XCX

• Grey’s Anatomy, a television series

• ‘Birds of a Feather’, a song by Billie Eilish

• Glee, a television series

• ‘Lose Control’, a song by Teddy Swims

• Gone with the Wind, a film by Victor Fleming

Our guest host this episode is Melanie Saward. You can hear more from Mel on instagram and tiktok or read her fantastic novels. Mel always brings the best recommendations: this time, she told us about All That We Know by Shilo Kino.

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This episode was recorded on the traditional and unceded land of the Kaurna, Jagera, Yuggera, Ugarapul, Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people.

Our editor is Ben McKenzie of Splendid Chaps Productions. If you need production work completed, you can find them here: splendidchaps.com