Last week I did a post looking at possible storylines and happenings in each episode of part 1 based on my thoughts of the episode titles, this week I am going to look at the episode titles of part 2, and look at what each could have as the main theme or relate to.
Tick Tock
This is a phrase that is often used by villains in movies when putting pressure on the hero to hurry up with a decision, and whilst I don't think it is to that extent in Bridgerton, I think what this refers to is that time is running out for Penelope keeping Lady Whistledown a secret, though she may not be aware of this until the end of the episode.
My theory for this episode actually begins at the end of episode 4. My theory is that we see Cressida find out about Penelope being Lady Whistledown at the end of episode 4, whether she works it out, follows Penelope or Eloise spills the beans (I doubt this, for all her faults Eloise is loyal). I think in this episode we could see Cressida begin to blackmail Penelope, also to add in a secondary layer, if Cressida's family lost money in the Ruby mine scam Cressida may think that by Blackmailing Penelope she could gain some of that money back for her family. This is working on the premise that, like in the book, there is a bounty for the identity of Lady Whistledown, this time put up by the Queen.
I am torn on when Colin finds out, I thought at first it would be in episode 2, then changed to episode 4, but now I am wondering if it could be as late as episode 5, and this is where he finds out her secret (well done Eloise not saying anything earlier, you are a better woman than me!). It is possible that this is also the episode he suggests they marry after he finds out about the possible blackmail, or about the Queen's threat - especially if by now he has found out about the Queen's threat to Eloise last season.
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Romancing Mr Bridgerton
This is the episode named after the book, and if it follows the pattern this will be the episode where Penelope and Colin get married. I have seen some suggest that this is the episode where their feelings are declared, but looking back, in season 1 the episode The Duke and I was the episode they married, and whilst we didn't see it in season 2 the episode The Viscount Who Loved Me is the episode that covered the wedding of Kate and Anthony, needless to say it does not mean that they do not also declare their feelings in this episode as well. I do not see this as being a straightforward or drama free wedding.
I think it is possible that Cressida may claim to be Lady Whistledown at the wedding in order to claim the bounty from the Queen, which will lead to drama, I think also this will be the episode where the Bridgertons find out, and it is possible that Eloise will stand up to Cressida and call her out as a liar saying that she knows who Lady Whistledown is.
Joining of Hands
I know many think this is the episode that Penelope and Colin marry in, but I think that it could be the episode that Francesca marries, as I said above, I believe the previous episode is the one where we see Colin and Penelope marry. If they keep John's title as Scottish then I can see the naming of this epsiode as alluding to the Scottish handfasting ceremony. I think there will be movements in other storylines as well, and one of the more obvious is that this could be the birth of Edmund, with the title alluding to Anthony holding Kate's hands during the birth.
Finally, with this episode, I think there is space for the Lady Whistledown reveal to happen, possibly at the end of the episode as a cliffhanger, similar to what we saw at the end of episode 7 in season 2 with Kate falling off her horse. The reveal possibly could happen at a ball to celebrate Francesca's marriage (not a masquerade ball though, I have another theory about that which I will discuss in a different post).
Into the Light
As the title suggests this is the episode where we see a number of characters come into the light, or finally be exposed, revealed or become themselves. I think we will see Francesca glowing with her marriage, we will see Kate really stepping into the light as a leading lady of the Ton and a mother, but the main plot point for this episode I think will be the public reveal of Penelope as Lady Whistledown. As mentioned in the previous episode, I think the reveal will be the cliffhanger end to episode 7, and we will see the fallout from the reveal and confession during this episode, and we see Penelope finally showing herself for who she is, and becoming who she should be.
Along with the public reveal we will see as Penelope gives up Lady Whistledown for good, which will contrast with the end of season 2 when she said she had given it up, but went back to it in the final moments.
Of course, as with everything, this is all fun ideas and theories come up with from the episode titles alone. I don't expect to get any correct, but it will be fun to watch and see how I do!
