All hail the mighty Biscuit Cushion – we have joyously arrived at Part 1 of our final-but-not-quite-final Polin rewatch of S2E8, The Viscount Who Loved Me. Yep, you heard us. We’re breaking our rewatch in half just like Colin will be breaking Pen’s heart at the Featherington Ball.

As the 1814 social season draws to a close, we begin our farewell tour of the ton, saying emotional goodbyes to Unnamed Modistes, Eloise’s friendships and Colin’s beloved baby blue jackets.

We’ll be defending the Featheringtons’ honour over at Will’s club, fawning over lovingly elevated objects at Bridgerton House and dusting off one last yellow dress as we prepare to relive the night that sank a thousand Polin ships.

Get ready, Polinators. Chaos Colin has entered the chat.

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Ways to Support Strikers During the SAG-AFTRA strike

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⁠⁠⁠Change.org petition for below-the-line strike workers⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠Deadline: Information about below-the-line workers petition⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠Business Insider: How to support SAG-AFTRA/WGA strikes⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠Blog: What can fans do while WGA & SAG-AFTRA are on strike?⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠Variety: Info on SAG-AFTRA strike⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠Huffington Post: Ways to support writers and actors on strike⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠Deadline: Strike Talk Podcast⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠IATSE Petition to Disney ⁠⁠⁠

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Show Notes

Twitter: Lucas Aurelio casting speculation (via @RompRomance)

Twitter: Ella Bruccoleri casting speculation (via @RompRomance)

Twitter: James Bradwell casting speculation (via @RompRomance)

West End Theatre: Casting announcement for The Garden of Words (ft. James Bradwell credits)

Republic of Tea & Del Rey Books: Bridgerton tea party pack giveaway

Penguin Random House: The Official Bridgerton Guide to Entertaining, Emily Timberlake

Twitter: Nicola Coughlan filming Doctor Who Christmas Special (via @set_dw)

ChooseLove: Information on Choose Love Boutique, London

WhatsOnStage: Nominations open for 24th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards

The Telegraph: Interview with Jonathan Bailey and Matt Bomer

Finch + Partners: Fellow Travelers London screening (via @finchandpartners IG stories)

The Graham Norton Radio Show: Interview with Nikesh Patel

Variety: Simone Ashley and Zayn Malik duet announcement

HMMA: 2023 HMMA Nominations

Deadline: Latest update on SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP negotiations

Sky News: Interview with Brian Cox on use of AI

Instagram: ‘You do not count’ + Nicola Coughlan’s comment (via @bridgertonnetflix)

Shondaland Audio: Bridgerton: The Official Podcast

Available Internationally: Inside Bridgerton by Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers (Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 9781668001073)

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