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Daphne Bridgerton is a debutante who suddenly becomes the diamond of the season to wed an eligible suitor. One suitor Daphne finds annoying is Nigel Berbrooke. It's the worse choice for Daphne to court such a man and since Lady Whistledown column argues on why this is happening. Daphne's brother, Anthony Bridgerton, thinks Berbrooke is a perfect choice.
While attending her first ball, Daphne accidentally bumps beside Simon Basset- the Duke of Hastings. She honestly didn't know who he is, however Simon thinks she does until her brother greets him. First impressions mattered that night and Daphne's future could now change for the better.
Anthony Bridgerton knows his friend Simon well to know he goes to brothels and has no intention to marry. As far as he's concerned Daphne is better off with Nigel Berbrooke but Daphne refuses to court him. In fact, Anthony is the reason why potential suitors won't make a house call to the Bridgerton estate.
Daphne attends another party and stands alone in the garden when Nigel Berbrooke shows up and demands to have her hand in marriage. He grabs her and she punches him in the ace when Simon appraises her hitting Nigel to the ground. Then Daphne is worried about what people will think seeing her alone with two men. Simon suggests they pretend to be a couple in the eyes of Lady Whistledown and eligible suitors will come knocking on her door and they did.
Simon Basset was a child who had some difficulty talking and no one can't blame him, considering who his father is. Lady Danbury sees him alone with his tutor. He lived this way for several years and Danbury takes him in her home and raises him. He wrote his father letters and his father never opened them. His father said Simon was his worst failure. It's no wonder he said he would never marry. There's the question on how he would leave Daphne.
Though this was a good idea for Daphne to gain suitors, she has romantic dreams about Simon. He encourages her to touch herself and she does. It becomes apparent she's falling in love with Simon.
After Simon punches the crap on Nigel Berbrooke, he gives the Bridgertons a legal document stating Daphne and Nigel are to wed. Her mother has an idea to invite Nigel's mother for brunch and their servants talked to his family servant and the rumor ends up on Lady Whistledown that Nigel got a servant pregnant and refused to help them financially. Then Nigel left town to avoid the scandal.
Queen Charlotte reads Lady Whistledown and encourages her nephew to develop a relationship with Daphne. Simon helps this along by ending their deceptive courtship. Daphne is devastated when he ends their relationship and goes to another ball where she dances with the prince. Simon Basset leaves the room while the two danced. Lady Whistledown says Daphne has the opportunity to have a prince.
She and her mother are welcomed to the palace . And the prince gives Daphne a beautiful necklace. She thinks of Simon, and while attending a boxing match, they see each other and pretend they don't know the other is there. Later there was another ball and she talks to Simon in the park and he kisses her and suddenly Anthony punches him and says he will marry his sister and Simon says he cannot.
A duel is summoned and Daphne rides off to stop them. She doesn't understand why Simon would rather die than marry. So it's announced Daphne will marry te Duke. Easy said than done...the Queen refused to give tem her blessing and they had to form a meeting with her majesty. They tell her why they should marry and then she agrees to bless their union.
They marry but he's not talking until they arrive at the Inn. They consummate their union in the most romantic way and they arrive at the Hastings estate in the country. There's a lot more love making and Daphne believes Simon can't have children. One night in the office they make love and she sees him suddenly take a rag in his hand. She then asks her maid how a child is conceived and she and Simon make love and She's on top of him and wouldn't let off. They argue and she asks how he could lie to her. Scandal happens to her brother and they leave for London.
They're angry for some time and while attending the opera, she discovers she's not pregnant and cries. Simon told her they would be married by name only. They host a ball and it rains on them when she tells him he deserves to be love and his father was wrong. The two of them are so in love they have a baby and Daphne becomes a great Duchess .
This series of Bridgerton is a great season that I still watch today and it deserves 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟.
