NOTHING in this entire show is more romantic than Theo having already picked out books he thinks she's like to read so that she can opinion vomit all over him, before she even confessed that she liked him. thats so nerdy and beautiful! To someone like eloise telling her, "i want to know all your opinions about these books" may as well be "you are the bane of my existence and the object of all my desires."

I NEED Eloise and Theo to be endgame. Her book was quite frankly awful. Theo and Eloise have a chance to be the best ship in the show, their banter is incredible, Theo keeps her on her toes lol. If Shonda wastes this opportunity I’m going to be so annoyed

this is my favorite bridgerton couple. I sincerely hope they change Eloise's story. Julia Quinn said she gave complete creative control to netflix so hopefully they see how much more interesting this pair is for Eloise given the changes to her character.

Honestly at this point, and having read eloise's book, Theo and Eloise are the only thing to make me keep watching this show. Eloise deserves so much and she can have that with Theo. Not because he is the perfect man but because he cares and he'll try to give everything to make her happy. Thanks for the video, i hope we'll see them in s3

I knew Eloise would be your favorite! She's one of the younger children and she's someone who actively seeks out social change. I cannot wait for her season! And I totally ship her with Theo!

ok my endgame for eloise is this; she writes letters back and forth with a gentleman, a la book, and midway through the season she storms off to him, either angry at him or in love or whatever, only to be greeted at the address as a stranger. she pays a quick confused visit, and leaves. as her carriage drives away she sees the postman deliver to a servant, yells ‘stop the carriage’ and dramatically runs out. IT WAS THEO SENDING HER LETTERS ALL ALONG. the rest of the season could focus on overcoming the class barriers etc.

This might be controversial or something, BUT... I had a controlling boyfriend who was in a rush to get married. He proposed and talked me into saying yes 🤦‍♀️ Shortly after, I went away with my siblings for a weekend, and my brother gave me the best marriage advice he ever got, from my dad: Marriage should be the most selfish decision you ever make. So I gave the ring back, broke things off for good, and met my now-husband 2 months later!

I'm turning 30 this year and have never been in a relationship (might be demisexual, unsure about that though), only been on some dates. I also started studying again at age 26, recently finished my bachelor's degree and am just now starting to work in that field. So I'm very accustomed to disappointing people's expectations, yet I can't deny that it still stings when I hear sentences such as "She'll be alone forever if she doesn't find a partner soon" (my mother's friend a few weeks ago). But ultimately I don't care, because every decision I've made so far has been true to what I felt in that moment. I'm not gonna ignore those feelings to fit somebody's narrow picture of what a 30-year-old should have experienced.

I’m going to be so upset if they don’t end up together 😢

Nice to see my girl getting a little love from KZfaq.

Never been this early to a video. I'd also wanted the two of them to make a go at a relationship. It would have been so fitting for Eloise.

I really want this endgame! I hated Eloise's book, she deserves so much better! And Eloise and Theo are so perfect together, I ship them so much 💙

Based on things you've shared about your wife and things she's shared about herself in videos, your favorite character choice is unsurprising, only sweet.

Eloise carried the show for me but season 2s characters were an interesting add

For me they definitely were the best thing of season 2, I desperately need them on s3. And you are so right she is the best character of the show

I love Bridgerton so much. This format of having a full subsequent series to follow the love story of each Bridgerton sibling works so well in revealing each character’s personality, views on life, and life partner.

Please do a video on Queen Charolette!!! It was so good and I would love to hear your commentary on it!!

My great great grandfather actually came from a wealthy family and when he decided to marry a lower class woman and was completely disowned and ignored by his family he became an alcoholic and when he died his family didn't allow his wife or children to be at his viewing and funeral.

I sincerely hope whenever Eloise's Season comes around it's with Theo. Despite being a small side plot their relationship drew my attention every time. These actors work so well together.

Love this. Eloise was my favourite character from the moment she screamed at Daphne from the bottom of the stairs to hurry up 😂. It was VERY sweet to see her make a new friend(!) and see that blossom into romance for her this season. Especially one who sees the same problems in the world as she does and who values her thoughts and opinions. All very healthy relationship foundations!! I hope they bring these two back together. They were my absolute favourites this season.

The problem with Eloise & Theo is that class differences may be romantic, but they are difficult to overcome. Everyone believes they can do that, but financial difficulties can break apart couples. Irreconcilably even in the modern world. And considering that it is in regency times, Theo is disposable for the upper-class people. There is a literal danger to his life. Because a working-class person's life comes after the "reputation" of the rich. The sad part is, even if there was no romance between them, if they wanted to be friends for life, their differences in class & the fact that they are opposite genders, means they can only be friends for life by marrying each other.

If you have time can you do the Penelope and Eloise friendship?

Good God I hope they don't follow the books for Eloise. The book relationship is so boring, not to mention just...kinda creepy and not at all what I would want for Eloise. Or any woman really

You should do one on the similarities and relationship of young Violet Bridgerton and her daughter, Hyacinth. They lovingly clash bc they’re exactly alike. 😂

I honestly hate Eloise's book, mostly because I read the books AFTER watching the show so I found her being very different in the books-with my preference leaning towards her personality in the show. Philip was horrible and insipid, definitely not what I was expecting for my favorite character, and the entire storyline felt so lackluster. She deserved better. I really hope she ends up with Theo in the show, and if they don't well at least fix her storyline with Philip.

I hope you do a video on Anthony and Kate, vs Anthony and the opera singer from season 1. And why one side worked out but the other didn't.

Please do Charlotte and George especially when she says she will stand with him between the heavens and earth and tell him who he is♥️💔

Eloise is my favorite character for sure ❤

Its sad that the extreme classism ruined their abilirty to be friends and more😢 . Can you talk about how hurtfull Eloise and Penelopes relationship was with the discovery of Penelope being lady wistle down?

Since the Queen Charlotte story is out now, I am hoping to see a Queen Charlotte/King George, Lady Danbury (and her life), as well as Violet gets therapized. Queen Charlotte was bi-far the most beautifully done season from Bridgerton yet

I haven’t seen the show, but I loved your commentary on it. Did following my heart work for me? What did I think about what others said or thought? I’ve lived 3/4 of a century on this earth and mostly followed my heart when young, it’s never been happily ever after and it has been very difficult, but for some reason my old love is still with me after 52 years, and we’re still trying to make the best of our lives. We’re artists, we never let society dictate our life. We live apart much of the time due to letting each other follow our dreams when they don’t align. We’ve been through years of therapy. A few major natural disasters, too. Still, we seem to have ended up with wonderful children and grandchildren, and take great pleasure in them. Life is a mystery, so I have no sage advice in my old age. 😊

please PLEASE do Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story gets therapized!!!

I've had to lie to my partner. It was by omission but that didn’t make me feel any better. Our only correspondence was through letters, which took weeks to arrive. It was a bad situation but we as a family (me and his parents) chose not to tell him until the situation had passed. If it ended badly, there was nothing he could do about it even if he knew. If it ended well, he'd suffer with worry for at least 3 weeks before the good news could reach him. He had an important job to do and worrying when he literally could do nothing, not even speak to us, would affect his ability. His mother told me to let her take the blame, it was no secret that she could be intimidating enough to make me comply with what she decided so it'd be easy to believe but I didn't want to lie again. I felt enough shame for lying in the first place. His mother finally told him when it was time. It was a mercy to not be the one. She must've taken the brunt of his anger, by the time he could talk to me he had calmed and said "I understand. I'm angry but I understand. I would've done the same."

I watched the first episode, because of curiosity. I watched all the rest of it, AND read the books, because of Eloise and Daphne.

Jono, I am soooo glad that you became a fan of Bridgerton (thank you, Alicia!)!! I have been watching and waiting a year for these videos and am truly enjoying your insights. I can't wait to for the inevitable Kate and Anthony video, especially getting your take on his grief process and how it informs their relationship. Maybe that one you'll do with Alan on Cinema Therapy? Thank you for these.

Eloise is my spirit animal. Some people don’t understand her (us) 😌

I do like Eloise and Theo much more than who she actually ends up with, but since Benedict is my favourite Bridgerton I'm kinda annoyed that they're doing the "oooh, romance across social classes" with Eloise when they just decided to skip over Benedict and Sophie 😑

I think breaking of Penelope and Eloise frendship is more interesting than love plot here ^^ It wasn't in the books but here is quite nicely done.

Currently i have been through a similar situation... I go to the church and i have faith. Im in a serious relationship with someone who doesnt. And for months i wondered if i wanted this to happen or not because of it. Right now its a bit discouraging to go out there at the community because i know e everyone disagrees with my choice, despite that i know this person has always respected my faith, beliefs, values and wants.

Hi, Jonathan, have you considered doing react videos to Downton Abbey? That TV show is a jewel, and presents family, class, work dynamics brilliantly. Highly recommended!

I feel that analysis is a little unfair. The societal pressure of Regency England are so much stronger than anything we have to live with now in America. This isn't a Hilton deciding to marry a checkout clerk. It is so much more rigid than that. And the thing is that if Eloise truly chose Theo? Her family *would* have supported her as best they possibly could. They would have done everything possible to insulate Theo and Eloise from the daggers of society. But every day would be hard for both of them. Neither of them could live the life that they want to pursue.

Honestly you should therapize ragnar lothbrok from vikings, i bet there's a lot of interesting things to talk about there. With his mindset but also the cultural and psychological difference between us now and them back then

You should do a Therapized video on Gilmore Girls! Specifically on Lorelai Gilmore and her parents, Richard and Emily Gilmore.

I have generally gone with choices I thought I was "supposed to" do. And been miserable. Not anymore! I'm still putting my life back together, and when I have the chance again, I'll choose who I want, even if they seem like the "bad boy." (Or bad girl, or bad enby...)

I love the show and appreciate all the hard work that is put in, however there is an audio issue at times that sounds like the show clips that are used in these episodes are in sterio and have an echo quality. Please look into this as it seems great at one moment and then when Johno is reviewing the clip it sounds like an echo.

Reputation and/or expectations coming before someone's happiness (quite possibly for the rest of their lives) feels so unfair. Sure, social status has its importance (especially in this case), but the people who have the loudest opinions are never the ones that have to sacrifice their lives over it.

You should put headphones on so there isn’t the double audio

Can you please analyse friendships? Like Eloise and Penelope?

I'd be interested in your view on Queen Charlotte and what it means to be a caretaker.

Please do Schmigadoon!

La mejor pareja en toda la serie y realmente no tuvieron ni un "momento romántico" y a lo mucho están 10 minutos juntos. Ojalá ellos sean el final del juego, porque el libro de Eloise no termina con alguien que sea un igual a ella y la verdad prefiero a Theo❤

Eloise’s book is my favorite from the series.

Book 5 is all about Eloise, if the show lasts long enough to season 5 we'll get her focus season. Either with Theo or with someone else.

Queen Charlotte next!

Alright just go through all the couples 😂

Not everyone has someone that cares about them

To maintain any reality this can never happen. A woman with intelligence 200: years ago was out of place. This was the time of Jane Austin. Society was rigid. The show runners can play with mixing it up a bit but can you imagine Queen Charlotte going “a Bridgeton marrying a working class chap, oh goodie this would be fun. “ Eloise is very close to her family, she can push against the way things are but will be happiest when in contact with them. The only way I see it working is to have them emigrate to Canada, it’s a bit early for Australia. Can you imagine Eloise doing her own cooking, cleaning, washing? She is way too spoilt, entitled and self centred for that! I think a friendship is all it can be. What is wrong with sir Phillip? He had an abusive childhood but was university educated. He inherited title and lands from his brother, married his brothers pregnant fiancé who was not ok emotionally. He raised the twins as his own. Eloise was in contact with him via letters. So how will they bring these together given that we now have Marina a cousin of Penelope not a cousin of Eloise? I don’t think they can have a double standard. Anthony knew he could never be with the opera singer. Benedict fell in love with servant, that was resolved satisfactorily. I saw someone had written that Eloise would not be happy in the country. The Bridgestons live in the country on an estate, they only go to the city for the season. With Phillip she could go to the ton or be happy in the country . Where could she live with Theo ? Don’t set your hopes on it, unless he is found to be a long lost relative of a titled person, or if he goes to sea and comes back rich. Money and title or trade and servant class. That’s it. Maybe politics. It would Be 150 years until it would be feasible. I love the Phillip story. He is a good match for her. I think the storyline of the incorrigible twins pitted against Eloise will be too good a storyline to pass up. As advanced as she might be mentally she would never cope coming down to the working class of that era. Working class is Charles dickens style of living. Middle class is quite a way off, at least 100 years. I’m not sure hoe they can tie this together the girls are both in the late 20s before they marry. I guess the children are just not mentioned. I mean Charlotte had 13 or so children we haven’t seen one except in her own story. The story had Eloise writing a letter of sympathy after Marina caught a chill and died after trying to drown herself. That could still happen. There would be no reason Eloise could not write.

Isn't this a parody of the book and movie spin-offs of Pride and Prejudice with a juxtaposition of the character's gender roles of societal and inherited wealth? Personally, I find this to be an evolution in the openness to new ideas of both sides of the social caste and traditional gender in that historical context (Any historical context, honestly!) to honest communication with room for personal growth together, allowing for actively building each other up from friends to romantic interests, to the capstone of a committed couple at some point is a Bravissimo moment worthy of the standing ovation I think it truly deserves.

Eloise is the best character in the books series, but her own book is the worst among all. I hope her season can repair the damage, Theo is such a great character

I like what you’re saying about relationships with Theo and Eloise, but I haven’t really liked Eloise so far. She just seems selfish in the show compared to her character in the books. I’m not saying the writers shouldn’t change how her romance story is portrayed in the show because her book is problematic, but so far in the show I have a hard time rooting for her.

I am not a fan of the tv Eloise. I liked her in the books, but she is so disrespectful in the show. I am not saying she shouldn't fight for gender equality, but she is straight up rude to everyone. In the books she didn't plan on getting married, but she still showed respect to her mother and was part of society.

Theo seems nice, though I hope that they don't make him Eloise's love interest when her season comes along. For one thing, I love the show, and really don't want to see it deal with the fan backlash veering away from the storyline in the books. But also. . .and this is just me, my personal opinion. . .but I feel like when I was younger I dove head first into reading these kinds of "they love each other despite their different backgrounds and they made it work" stories, to the point where I kind of feel like I've heard the story that Netflix would throw together for these two a million times before. Whereas, the story about Eloise falling in love with someone over the course of a years' long correspondence is actually a bit more new to me? But that's just me! And I'll be excited to see where they go with the show either way.

Tldr: Theo is Eloise’s Savannah, and #EloiseAndPhillipFTW Eloise and Theo are cute and have chemistry, but they lack maturity, selflessness and are very similar to Anthony and Savannah from season 1 in that there is not enough reciprocity on both sides. Savannah deserved better than what Anthony gave her, and so does Theo. Theo is too mature for Eloise and would have had to put up with spoilt, entitled, privileged nonsense from her if they continued. Eloise and Phillip in the books are not very compatible, and because of poor planning and impulsiveness on Eloise’s part, are thrown into a situation where Eloise has to learn humility, patience, empathy and consideration for others. She is a wonderful character but she has a long way to go before she is willing to take responsibility and accountability for herself and her actions. The way she comes to that realisation and takes ownership of her mistakes as well as takes on the responsibilities of being a partner, parent and sibling in “To Sir Phillip, With Love” is what redeems her from being essentially the “Emma” of the Bridgerton family: extremely intelligent, loyal and perceptive but self-righteous, judgemental and impatient.

These Theo fans really be delulu.

I love Eloise! But hate Theo, I can’t wait for her season with Philip! Partially cuz I think they’ll be great together and partially so that all the fake fans who say that if Eloise and Theo aren’t endgame they will stop watching will stop watching.

Great video! And yes, I want more Eloise ❤ Also, I noticed you now talked in the silences and waited a bit before talking, which is amazing; you give such great commentary in all your vids (also with Alan and your wife), but last video you were talking a lot through the videobits. Now we got both the awesome video and your view on it without focusing on just one 😁

I loved your analysis of Eloise and Theo's relationship. You have highlighted many of the points why I love and ship them. ☺️❤️ I hope Shondaland recognises that making end up together would be a welcome book change that would reap them many rewards 💯🩷🩷