Whistledown exposed?! and Kanthony FOREVER!! ~ Bridgerton Season 2 EP8 Finale Reaction ~ 

To me, Anthony absolutely DOES love Kate during his first proposal to her. Anthony knew he was falling in love with Kate back in Episode 4 as that is why he rushed to propose to Edwina. He also realized that his love for Kate would not simply fade away in Episode 5 as that is why he was so eager to end his engagement to Edwina. So, in Episode 7, when Anthony gave in to his desire for Kate, it was a combination of lust and love for him. Unfortunately, for various reasons, Kate did not think his love was true and/or thought that she was unloveable. Thus, during Anthony's first proposal to Kate, they were both on different pages. Anthony thought that he and Kate slept together because they loved and desired each other, Kate thought Anthony was proposing out of obligation (admittedly Anthony's proposal was poorly worded). So, Kate said no.

The thing is, it's not just Eloise that could be ruined. It's the entire Bridgerton family as Anthony and Colin eluded to. It's the youngest siblings also.

I think Anthony proposed because he loved her but his words during the first proposal made it seem like he was doing it out of duty - so Kate refused. The second proposal was perfect. I loved this Season so very much. There is only one (main) complaint - not enough Kanthony scenes.

The amount of times Colin and Pen have been alone together and no one saying anything about it is mind boggling

Jonathan is a great actor. When he says he’s never met anyone like her, or when he heard she woke up. The emotional look when Kate says she loves him too. The panic with the bee sting and with kates accident. The trauma with his fathers death. And all the anger and yearning.. he should win so many awards for this season

Anthony has a way with words. Saying her full name with love n adoration was really something

Pen was most definitely in a tough spot, no matter what she did the Queen was always going to believe Eloise was Lady Whistledown. BUT I do think the right thing for her to do would have been to go to Eloise tell her the truth and come up with a plan to throw the queen off of her trail together. So at least Eloise would have a say in what was being written about her, and not feel so betrayed.

This season was way better than the first. The tension between Kate and Anthony was 🔥 ! Love your reactions. Can't wait til season 3, which should be about Benedict (if following the books).

I don't think a lot of people realize why Penelope started writing as Lady Whistledown and writing what she did. Penelope quite literally had no prospects. Her family had no money, she had absolutely no suitors, and was shoved off to the side at every gathering. She saw her future as a spinster, alone and with no money to comfortably live. Really, the only thing she had going for her was the fact that she was invisible enough that people would reveal secrets around her. The only way for her to gain any sort of favorable future was to capitalize on the position that the rest of society shoved her in. She was able to secure a considerably better future for herself because of the money she made through Lady Whistledown. It was also the only thing in her life she could be proud of. That's why she wouldn't give it up in the end. As for why she wouldn't come forward to the queen, Penelope was only seen as a friend to Eloise, and her ONLY friend at that. If she went to the queen saying she was Lady Whistledown, she would only been seen as a girl trying desperately to save her friend. It would have only confirmed to the queen the Eloise was Lady Whistledown. Am I saying that she was absolutely correct in the way she went about things? No. But I don't think it's fair to judge Penelope for writing gossip as Lady Whistledown when there was no better alternative for her.

the fact Anthony didn't know her name in the start of the season to proposing to her saying her full name: 💗💗emotionally deceased💗💗

Kate is a character I deeply relate to and when she and her mom had that conversation and I broke down crying. I realized why I have been so hard on myself, you just want to be good enough to be accepted as a stepchild.

I don't condone Pen's actions, but I think people need to realise that Eloise comes from a much more privileged position than Pen. Eloise has money, looks and tbf (it's referenced in her book) she doesn't even need to get married because her brother will always take care of her. She gets married purely because she wants to and nothing else. While Pen's family doesn't like her, they have no money, her father gambled away her dowry (which in those times was UNFORGIVABLE) and to top it off, she doesn't think she'll ever get married because she doesn't think any man would ever want her. She's making money; in the only way women during that time (esp from her social group) could make money to protect herself and her family. This isn't to say what Pen has been doing is good, but I always think Eloise is blind to her pirlivage and has been a shitty friend; literally the only reason she figured it out is because she shut up and listened to her best friend for once.

kate and anthony’s little looks and smiles at each other>>>>>>

I love how Brad's face gets redder and redder the happier the reaction is!😄 The reactions and editing were everything!

Penelope has always been somehow an “outcast” of the ton so the only achievement she has is the column. So I guess that is why she couldn’t give up in the end. Also Kate and Anthony…..awesomeness!!!! ❤️ Loved all your videos on S2! Your reactions on point. And hilarious too🙌🏻

As much as I loved this season, I feel like we were robbed of cute Kanthony moments. They better include them as a huge subplot next season 🙂🔪

04:02 Oh my god, thank god i wasn't the only one, i thought that was Theo too in that scene! He find a way to sneak in the house to speak to Eloise... only in my own fantasy world 😂

Honestly, I understand both sides of Penelope and Eloise. I don’t know what to feel about it. And I read the books and have watched the show, which is why I am a firm believer in “Eloise ain’t shit.” I think we always have to understand that Penelope never chose her life, except for Lady Whistledown. Nobody ever listens to anything she says or has to say. When she speaks no one listens. It isn’t until she’s Lady Whistledown that people finally hear her. Even Eloise. It isn’t until she finally listens to Penelope that she realizes she’s been Lady Whistledown all along because Eloise likes to pretend that she and Penelope are alike when they are not.

The creator said that the relationship between Theo and Eloise will come back in “some interesting ways” in season 3. Can’t wait to see more of sexy Theo 😂

isn't it really ironic that the ONE time eloise actually listens to penelope talk she figures out she is LW...like if she had listened to her this whole time she would have figured it out ages ago! also she is completely blind to the fact that her best friend is in love with her brother, like girl COME ON all she does it talk about herself..not saying penelope should have continued to lie but eloise has been a really shit friend tbh

I LOVE your reactions. I so enjoyed rewatching this show with you. You are so funny and your reactions are so genuine and much like how I myself reacted to this show

If I could summarize Kate and Anthony using a line from a song, that would be "wreck my plans, that's my man" from willow. That's what they did the whole season and it's funny because they both had lines about their plans: Kate returning to india and be independent and Anthony not marrying for love. And those were all destroyed because they fallen in love with each other.

like you were saying the kate&her mum scene was so relatableee. i’m in a similar situation too

Your reaction at 18:05 was truly all of us at all the kanthony moments 😂. I soooo look forward to them returning in season 3&4 (as it’s already been confirmed!) Lovely edit as well btw!! In such a short amount of time, that’s mad. As for Penelope, we’ll she did mention to madam Delacroix that if she expose herself, the queen might think Penelope is just trying to cover for her best friend (but I think Penelope’s just tryna convince herself that, she can totally show proof 🤡). Didn’t really like that she threw Eloise under the bus when she could have just told her in the first place and they can concoct a plan together, benefitting both of them and the queen.

I love that this was uploaded on Jonathan Bailey (Anthony Bridgerton)'s birthday! Just really love the symmetry of that! LOVED this series its made me laugh and smile so much! Can't wait to see your thoughts on Heartstopper!

Okay let's break that Pen situation down (sorry, this is gonna be long, pls dont hate me!!) 1) what Pen did was the "lesser evil". The Queen had already decided that Eloise was LW and any attempt to make her convince it was actually Pen behind the column would have been useless (as Pen point is out to Genevieve). EVERYONE dismisses her that's why no one could ever guess it was her writing the Society Papers. So even if she said "Hey, yeah I am lady w, not El" the Queen would have only thought she was protecting her friend and might have ruined not only the Bridgertons but the Featheringtons too. 2) if the Queen exposed El as Lady W the entire Bridgerton family would have been done FOR GOOD. No proposals to any of the younger girls, no debutante would have ever married the boys, they would have been exiled from good society, because NO ONE would dare to question the Queen's words (as you could see at the end with Kathony) 3) what Pen wrote about El did NOT actually ruin her, though. She was seen with political radicals, sure, but even though it is scandalous, it is not more of a scandal than Edwina and Anthony calling the wedding off... it is merely viewed as an unfortunate and curious action which would make some men give a look to el cuz she is "difficult" but would die away in a few weeks (as you can see no one is actually saying shit to her at the Featherington ball, days after the scandal) 4) what people forget is how powerful the Bridgerton name is!! They had been collecting scandals as Pokemons and yet, everyone always forgets them because they are the Bridgertons. Eloise was already nothing like the other debutantes so no one was truly surprised by her convorting with political radicals.... if Lady W wrote that she was alone, multiple times, unchaperoned with Theo... No man would have married her (bringin bad rep to her sisters) cuz she might have been deflowered, ruined 5) about that she should have told El it was her: well, in s1 I think she could have, but after the Marina plot, El was mad at LW, then in s2 she was again happy with ther because Lady W was writing what she wanted (which should have been more than enough for her to realize it was Pen, but tbh Eloise doesn't pay attention to Penelope, so their friendship was always very one-sided) and then Eloise was mad again saying "Lady W is dead to me". Pen knew if she told her now, she would have lost Eloise and also risked that in her anger she would expose her and Madame Delacroix too ... Pen and Gen doesn't have the same security as the Bridegrtons, it would have been an absolute destruction for them. Okat, there is a lot more to this story but this is already WAAAAY long for you. If you read this, I LOVEDDD your reactions, the hyperventilating is ALL of us during the Kathony scenes and gosh they will be even more disgustingly happy making us feel lonely af in the next season so BUCKLE UP! Love you!

This season is the incomparable for bridgertons series🔥 Honestly i am scared for the other seasons as the books are just ok. The one that might be good will be eloise and Francesca's story. Hopefully they flesh out the characters more than the books and cast some compatible actors for the follow up seasons🤞

I just found your channel and so sad this season is already ending. Man, I love how invested you are in this. I completely agree with your love for Kate and absolutely agree that Penelope should have taken responsibility for her actions rather than ruining a friend at her own expense.

Did you know the actor who played Theo auditioned for the roles of Colin and Benedict?

Noooo he's beyond in love with her at the time of the first proposal he makes. Like - the implications of "I did not want it to happen like that"???? He would have wanted her first, THEIR first, to have been on their wedding night, after their WEDDING, bc YES it was always his plan to make her his wife. BUUUUUT: she totally thought that he was doing it out of duty So ya, you're kinda right in both your reactions lol

I agree that Pen should have come clean to Eloise, but I couldn’t see another way for Penelope to get her out of the queen situation than what she did. Yes Eloise is ”ruined” for now but the Bridgertons are rich and powerful. That scandal I think will eventually pass the way it would maybe not for a different family. I took the queen’s threats as actually threatening to kill or imprison the Eloise’s family. Being unchaperoned is improper, but being lady whistledown could be considered an actual crime the queen can punish them all for.

I don't know whether they've changed it in the show, I only watched the 2 season, but in the books Penelope was always the butt of everyone's joke, very unpopular and with no prospects. Eloise was from a very well known, well liked, well connected family, rich and considered beautiful too, unlike Penelope. So maybe Penelope's reasoning was that Bridgertons would not be ruined by the scandal while her family would not be able to bounce back if anyone learned of her secret identity. But she also never hurt Eloise like that in the books, so maybe her character is completely different in the show and this does not apply.

I think Pen was right that if she had come clean once the Queen suspected Eloise, the Queen would have dismissed the confession as Eloise’s friend trying to save her and not the truth. I agree Pen should have told Eloise and maybe Eloise would have agreed to the plan or come up with something different. In season 1 Pen ruined her own family to protect the Bridgertons (Her cousin’s scandal) and her fam recovered. I think she thought a favored fam like the Bridgertons would recover faster than her fam did, which to be fair, was true. I think E is being childish (as usual). She’s not really thinking about why her friends done what she did. She _is_ jealous of Whistledown and is more mad that she wasn’t told the secret (tbh if she had been a better friend from the start probably would have figured it out in s1).

11:06 “NO YOU’RE FUCKING NOT” 😂 took me out already😭

Daphne is the number 1 shipper of Kanthony

He did love her when he proposed the first time he just bungled it completely and led with the apology instead of the love. If he had said what he did during the second proposal she probably would have said yes.

I think he used being "honorable" as the excuse to ask. He still doesn't want to admit the whole love thing.

Anthony + Kate =Cuteness overload and makes me feel very alone.

Queen could have done way more damage to not only eloise but the whole bridgerton family where as what penelope did barely harmed there family. Even if pen came out and said she is LW she could have been cast out of the society because she did not have name like bridgerton(strong family)attach to her. Pen and eloise both were wrong in this, eloise was to stubborn to listen to anybody whereas pen wanted to protect herself because nobody care about her

Hey Brad - I came across your vids by accident . I'm a gay man - early 70's - obsessed with Bridgerton 2 and loved your commentary , as I,ve got no gay friends to share it with . I had such fun listening and sharing it with you . Thankyou ! I've subscribed and look forward to more of the fun - and your reactions !

Penelope will be ruined if exposed as Lady WD. She doesn't have the protection of a status, marriage or favoritism

Babes did you not hear Madame Delacroix's accent when she speaks to Penelope 😂 anyways love your reactions it's hilarious and so relatable

brads sped up dancing is all i need in life

i LIVE for these reactions and oml loved this series 😂

Okay this may be long firstly the whole Pen and Eloise fight NEVER happens in the book like they are so so close and never argue so i am PISSED the writers done this. Personally i understand Penelope more than Eloise maybe because i have read the books and know her character so well. Pen could NEVER have told the Queen she says so herself that she would never be believed because the Bridgertons are so much more powerful and respected than the Featherington's and as Pen is a wallflower no one would believe that she was lady whistledown I would even go as far as to say El wouldn't believe her. Eloise and the Bridgertons can escape scandal because of they place in the ton whereas the Featheringtons would NEVER. Pen could of been worse and exposed her thing with Theo causing her to be outcasted in society just like Mary (Kate's Mam) but she didn't she just said that she was meeting Political Radicals and didn't name anyone. In my personal opinion so people please don't hate coming from a hardcore Polin fan and the fact i love El and Pen's friendship in the books El nor Colin are good friends to Pen they use her to release they emotional baggage and NEVER ask her how she is when they all know how badly her family especially her mother and the ton treat her like that is the sole reason she is ALWAYS with the Bridgertons. Eloise has a lot more privilege than Pen and she needs to acknowledge that so i am more on team Pen even though BOTH made mistakes. Also Eloise herself says that its the first time she really heard Pen because she doesn't listen to her AT ALL and if she actually did listen to her she would of found out in S1 and this whole thing could of been prevented again screw the writer's for ruining one of the best female friendships in books, i really hope that they both actually talk not yell and listen to each other and reconcile they friendship because it NEEDS to happen especially for Els future story.

Obsessed with this season, it was SO good. LOVED watching your reactions so much ❤️

Excellent! Loved watching it with you. Sometimes we just need someone to share it with. I read the book and was so adrift and bereft at how different it was from the show that I didn't know how to get it out. I decided to watch it again all within 24 hours of the first time. It was then that I fell in love with the story. The book had more bonding times with Anthony and Kate that brought them closer. Before watching, I had about three scenes that I thought needed to be there and they weren't. Kate was deathly afraid of storms. She basically went catatonic during them. The bee sting was so much better. He literally sucked the poison out of her chest. It was intense. But, it all ended as it should and the appropriate slow burn was there.

Kate is always touching Anthony's hair when they're kissing. And also they were holding hands after the dance in front of everyone. I I have watched all the Kanthony parts ( I skipped all the other subplots) that I am sure that Netflix is about to send a psychiatrist see if I am alright...

KATHONY SUPREMACY ✨😏

This episode is sooooo jam-packed and it made me cry just as much as you did, Brad! 😭😢💜 Everyone's growth just makes me so happy. Anthony, Kate, Edwina, -Penelope- , -Colin- , Eloise, and Benedict did spectacularly!

Penelope was never in any danger of being found out. Eloise was never going to find out before the Queen got to her. Because Penelope never wrote about Eloise was the reason she was suspect. So she had to write something. Turning herself in wouldn't have done any good because the Queen wouldn't have believed her. Penelope is a wall flower whom no one pays attention to, so they would have painted her as wanting attention.

*TODAY IS JONATHAN BAILEY'S (the actor for Anthony Bridgerton) BIRTHDAY!!* 🎂🥳🎊

Same with all the kanthony scenes !!!! Jonny and Simione were phenomenal!!! The chemistry was INSANE 😍❤️🔥🥵 I loved season 2 way more !!!

this season was absolutely gorgeous, i could go on and on, especially this episode !! LOVED ur reactions

I'm LIVING for your reactions!! 😍 Kanthony supremacy - here's to having more scenes with them in future seasons. ❤️‍🔥

Season 2 was SOOO good!! I heard they’re not doing the order of the books anymore, so sad bc Benedict is book 3 and it’s 🔥🔥🔥 I bet Penelope & Colin have season 3 in the show which is book 4 and wow tons of touching so I’m curious how the actors will make themselves sexy going forward

I've never seen a person blush this much lmao

If y'all love Jonathan Bailey, watch *Crashing* with Phoebe Waller Bridge. I think it's on Netflix. He plays a very different character in that, but no less entertaining.

The excited dancing, giggling, and screeching is so me when I watch this show 😂😂😂

I love your reactions... It’s like watching myself react 😂😂 For a second there Colin was a starting to shine but then he messed up. And Penelope messed up. They both annoy me.

“I feel so lonely right now” was me after this episode 😭🤣

Omg you finally grew a slight heart for Ms Edwina!!! Now that was the finale I was waiting on! 😩🤣🤣🤣 fun watching with you!❤️

You getting giddy during the dance gave me life!

Binged all your Bridgerton videos, amongst others and I'm obsessed. Crossing my fingers, you'll be reacting to Queen Charlotte. You'd LOVE!! Deffs my favourite of the three

As usual!!!a lot of émotion in your reaction 🥹🥹😍i cry like you🥺😭😭anthony is a poet💔this saison is great , the chemistry jonathan and simone❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

I love Kate and Anthony. I watched this season just for thm. I love them and was rooting for them. Thanks for the reaction

I thoroughly enjoyed this Brad! Thank you so much for doing reacts on the entire season 2 of Bridgerton! You've gained a supporter in me, I will be watching all your reacts from now on 🤍 This really brought a huge smile on my face and made my day. 😍

Anthony was proposing because he was in love with her. SHE misunderstood it and thought it was out of obligation because they had had sex.

OMG, I love you. I have been in stiches since I began watching your videos. I'm sure you have a long list of things to watch, but I need Queen Charlotte review. That would be everything.

I literally just watched all of Bridgerton because I wanted to watch your videos on it lol but now I'm caught up and im praying you do Queen Charlotte!! Its the prequel to Bridgerton and it's even better♡

Your reactions always make me laugh and smile! The TEA and DRAMA that was put into this show was insane and I can’t wait until the next season, if they’ll be putting one out. Also I was wondering if you were gonna react to Heartstopper on Netflix, the new graphic novel (based off) tv show? I recommend if you aren’t. It is so cute and I think you will love it! If you’re reading this, anyone for that matter, I hope you have a good day! 💗💗

Babes, I one HUNDRED percent thought that butler was Theo too - legit until the THIRD watching, so glad it wasn't just me sitting there casually thinking that! 🤦

This has been so much entertaining. Your reactions and your excitement keep me hooked. And i love the way you stan the Kanthony couple yayyy ♥️

I watched season 2 before my mom, but she's read all the books. But when she finally watched season 2, the whole time she kept going, "why wont you just tell her, Penelope?" "just tell Eloise, if anyone would keep it secret it would be her." That was what made it so infuriating. If Penelope had just told Eloise what was happening, Eloise would have known to be more careful and wouldnt have been put into such suspicious looking circumstances.

I am LIVING for this season! Like I’m not ok 🥹😍🫠

Ahhh I am so excited for this commentary Brad and Kathony supremacy

I have been waiting for your reaction. Your take on Edwina is *chef's kiss*.

Ah, the moment has arrived. Its been fun watching your reactions. lol

The scene with lady and lord featherington is weird I think she only cut him off bc she was worried that Collin would tell everyone and lady whistledown would destroy them

That first proposal wasn't very romantic. But to be fair, Kate could've asked Anthony how he feels about her. He also should've told her his feelings. I think he went into his "duty mode" as a coping mechanism form nearly losing her.

I’m so so so so very happy I came across your channel 🥰 because you’re simply a hoot up my alley and don’t mind “prancing” 💃 💃 💃 💃 with you on any given day. Stay you and God bless 🥰 🙏 😉…until Season 3 😬 (I can’t wait!!!!).

Pen could've told Eloise the truth, but as Pen said earlier - she didn't think anyone else would believe her if she told the truth. Nobody would believe she's the writer and thinking she's just trying to help her friend. So, the only thing she could think of to save Eloise from the Queen's wrath was to sabotage her I guess.

Omg I hope you react to QUEEN CHARLOTTE series already!! Literally, for me, the 1st and 2nd season of Bridgerton is such a masterpiece but damn, after watching Queen Charlotte, it's now became the best among all bridgerton series so far 💯💯💯 Can't wait for you to see it! 🥺

I love your reactions and I agree with you, I did enjoy this season equally or a little more than the first. I am sick and tired of people complaining that there was not enough sex scenes...I'm sorry but the seduction and teasing episode after episode, mercy! Also, Pen got what she deserved, I would have come clean to my best friend and together try and find a solution, not ruin her life and reputation. I know a lot of people keep comparing the books and the series. Many movies and series are inspired by books. They are NOT in many cases the exact representation of the books that INSPIRE them. If that was the case, we would not have this awesome diverse, multiracial cast. I am so excited to see what they do for season 3.

Thank you for blessing my night, Your reaction is everything

The first proposal was a bit off because of the way Anthony went about it. No doubt he loved Kate when proposing the first time but he made it look like he was doing it because he felt it was his duty to do so. Also Penelope annoyed me a lot pretending like she did what she did for everyones best when in reality she just didn't want to get caught. Like girl could have brought the money she made and her script to prove she was Whisteldown and take the consequences instead she tried to ruin the Bridgerton's and I havent forgotten what she did to Marina.

Jonathon is such an amazing actor. He made me fall in love with Anthony. Kanthony is definitely the best Bridgerton couple❤️❤️❤️

i just binged all of your season 2 reactions and i’m obsessed!! your editing is perfect and so hilarious 😭

I enjoyed this so much more than I expected. I love how committed you are lol it’s great and the edits were perfect. Thanks for this!

Penelope has Effed up.

I have to say : i've waited for every video reaction on your Channel and it was amazing, thank you for that energy and your sense of Humor haha. Love your accent btw! Very happy cause I'm pretty convinced I've all understood (I'm french ans, YES, Madame Delacroix's accent is Fake).

I’m so late up this upload.. not because I was busy but just because I’m not ready for it to be over 💔 I’ve broken.. Brad you win! I’m back to cry, laugh and sob.. yes in that order! I also just wanted to say a huge thank you for watching and giving us these reactions, they truly brighten peoples days! You are an amazing person with such a kind heart! So thank you SO much!!! All my love as always!💛xox

Thank you so much for finishing the season! I literally loved your finale reaction, so satisfying. And all your scream I WAS RIGHT THERE WITH YOUUUUU. Sososo entertaining. Cant wait to see your ranking for the characters next week xoxoxoooo

The way this was my exact reaction 18:05

I am re-watching these as part 2 of season 3 is about to come out and I feel so validated because that is exactly how I felt regarding the whole Penelope and Eloise situation which is not a common opinion apparently so to have at least one person agree with me is great

I enjoyed this series of reactions so much! 🤩 Can't wait for season 3! #kanthonyforever

Personally my issue isn't even necessarily the fact that penelope said what she said cause maybe that might have been the only way to have saved eloise, my issue with penelope is that I think she should have told eloise the truth in the first place. They could have come up with a way to protect both of them or at least figure out something to write about eloise that wouldn't be too damaging. In any case eloise would not be in the dark and she could've been prepared for what would happen but doing it in the way pen did was selfish and that's why I can't support her actions sorry.

I’m so glad you share the same opinion as me about Penelope. I was so surprised to see that everyone was defending her, I thought it was wild.

Thank you for the ride!! Can’t wait for the final video on the series! You have been so fun to watch and I can’t wait!

ahhh💖 you kill me 😂😂 “has she stopped being a twat now?” also Anthony deffo loved Kate when he proposed she just didn’t see that because it had always been about duty for them both… she needed the explicit love statement 🥹 AS DID WE!! I only just found you through the Bridgerton series and I’m so glad I did!! I can’t wait to keep watching your reactions on your channel! Forever subscriber from me!! Kate & Anthony are back in season 3 so see you then as well?!👀❤️‍🔥