Who can forget the way Simon, Duke of Hastings, swept Daphne off her feet with those smoldering stares in Season 1? Or how, in Season 2, Anthony’s feral desire for Kate urged a desperate plea for mercy on his sanity? And while it took a minute for Colin to realize he was in love with Penelope, his charming speech in the finale made us forget all about the delay.
Moments like that are what make the Netflix drama unmissable TV. Powerful declarations — such as Queen Charlotte’s “I will stand with you between the heavens and the earth” in the eponymous spinoff — steal the air from our lungs and keep us coming back for more.
With that in mind, we’re singling out the most swoon-worthy confessions and avowals from the Shondaland-produced series and its prequel. Scroll on for our list of Bridgerton and Queen Charlotte’s best love declarations, ranked. And don’t forget to hit the comments with your input!
Season 3, Episode 5: ‘Her, I saw straight away.
The introverted John Sterling, Earl of Kilmartin, struggled to verbally express his feelings while courting Francesca in Bridgerton’s third season. He nearly fumbled their romance at one point when he walked away from their chat mid-sentence. Later, he made up for it by revealing he had the music she critiqued rearranged to her liking.
He won us over in Episode 5 with a seemingly innocuous story that packed one heck of punch. In conversation with Kate, Anthony, Francesca and Violet, Lord Kilmartin relayed the tale of the “suspicious streak of mud” that had made its way into his house.
“Even as servants tried to clean it, more spots appeared as if from phantom. As I reached the end of my rope, I finally looked down to discover the phantom was, in fact, me chasing the mud with my own boots,” he explained. “All that to say, sometimes I miss what is right in front of me. But not Miss Francesca. Her, I saw straight away.” For a man of few words, he certainly knew how to use them.
Season 1, Episode 5: ‘I burn for you.‘
We don’t yet know which Bridgerton love story will drive Season 4, but one thing’s for sure: it’s going to resonate.
Who can forget the way Simon, Duke of Hastings, swept Daphne off her feet with those smoldering stares in Season 1? Or how, in Season 2, Anthony’s feral desire for Kate urged a desperate plea for mercy on his sanity? And while it took a minute for Colin to realize he was in love with Penelope, his charming speech in the finale made us forget all about the delay.
Moments like that are what make the Netflix drama unmissable TV. Powerful declarations — such as Queen Charlotte’s “I will stand with you between the heavens and the earth” in the eponymous spinoff — steal the air from our lungs and keep us coming back for more.
With that in mind, we’re singling out the most swoon-worthy confessions and avowals from the Shondaland-produced series and its prequel. Scroll on for our list of Bridgerton and Queen Charlotte’s best love declarations, ranked. And don’t forget to hit the comments with your input!
Season 3, Episode 5: ‘Her, I saw straight away.‘
Bridgerton Season 3
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The introverted John Sterling, Earl of Kilmartin, struggled to verbally express his feelings while courting Francesca in Bridgerton’s third season. He nearly fumbled their romance at one point when he walked away from their chat mid-sentence. Later, he made up for it by revealing he had the music she critiqued rearranged to her liking. He won us over in Episode 5 with a seemingly innocuous story that packed one heck of punch. In conversation with Kate, Anthony, Francesca and Violet, Lord Kilmartin relayed the tale of the “suspicious streak of mud” that had made its way into his house.
“Even as servants tried to clean it, more spots appeared as if from phantom. As I reached the end of my rope, I finally looked down to discover the phantom was, in fact, me chasing the mud with my own boots,” he explained. “All that to say, sometimes I miss what is right in front of me. But not Miss Francesca. Her, I saw straight away.” For a man of few words, he certainly knew how to use them.
Season 1, Episode 5: ‘I burn for you.‘
Bridgerton Season 1
Photo : Courtesy of Netflix
In Bridgerton’s freshman season, Daphne and Simon pretended to go to court for their mutual benefit. Their fake relationship, however, spurred real feelings which culminated with a moonlight kiss in the garden. But they were caught by Anthony and hastily married to protect Daphne’s reputation — at least that’s what they told themselves. When Violet’s eldest daughter confronted Simon about avoiding her and seemed so hot and bothered, the Duke of Hastings finally came clean.
