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Bridgerton With Mary & Blake: A Bridgerton & Queen Charlotte Podcast

Mary & Blake Larsen 36 Episodes Feb 28, 2026

Bridgerton With Mary & Blake is a fan podcast dedicated to the Netflix series Bridgerton and its spinoff Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. Hosts Mary and Blake analyze episodes, characters, and themes such as mental illness, family, and love. They discuss performances by actors like Regé-Jean Page and Simone Ashley, and explore the show's production secrets and predictions. The podcast offers an in-depth look at the Regency-era drama from Shondaland.

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Bridgerton Season 4 Episode 2 (S4E2) “Time Transfixed” Recap & Reaction Feb 28, 2026 0:00 Listen Right Here In this episode, Mary and Blake break down Bridgerton Season 4 Episode 2, “Time Transfixed,” including the rewind that finally makes Sophie the protagonist, the door-crack almost-reveal that hurts in exactly the right way, and a Queen Charlotte / Lady Danbury / Brimsley thread that lands like a gut punch. We get into glove logic, Lord Penwood chaos, “Enchanted,” and why Benedict

Bridgerton Season 4 Episode 1 (S4E1) “The Waltz” Recap & Reaction (Full Spoilers) Feb 9, 2026 0:00 Listen Right Here Bridgerton Season 4 Episode 1, “The Waltz,” is the kind of premiere that knows exactly what you showed up for: candlelight, gowns, yearning, and one giant Violet Bridgerton flex. We break down why Sophie lands immediately, why the Cinderella engine works, and why Benedict’s biggest swoon comes with one very fair “hold on now” from us. Cups of Tea Ratings: Mary 4.5 | Blake 4.01

Bridgerton Season 3 Episode 8 Review: The Fairytale Ending That Feels Too Easy Aug 8, 2024 0:00 Full spoilers for Bridgerton Season 3 Episode 8, “Into The Light.” Bridgerton Season 3 Episode 8, “Into The Light,” finally brings Penelope Featherington out of the shadows as Lady Whistledown. The problem is that the finale may be too neat for the amount of emotional damage the season has created. That is the tension of this episode. The Penelope material works. Portia and Penelope are excellent.

Bridgerton: 3.07 – Joining Of Hands | Recap & Reaction Jul 15, 2024 0:00 Mary & Blake recap and give reaction to Bridgerton episode 3.07 – Joining Of Hands. In this episode, we chat how the most interesting aspect of this episode is Colin’s POV, if Whistledown is the true villain in all of Bridgerton, and why “Sharks Gotta Swim.” SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS FOR NEW EPISODES APPLE PODCASTS SPOTIFY YOUTUBE CONNECT WITH MARY & BLAKE L

Bridgerton: 3.06 – Romancing Mister Bridgerton | Recap & Reaction Jul 8, 2024 0:00 Mary & Blake recap and give reaction to Bridgerton episode 3.06 – Romancing Mister Bridgerton. In this episode, we chat the downfalls of lackluster side stories and spinning wheels on the plot, the necessity of REAL choice for drama, why Penelope and Cressida are basically the same character, and why Blake’s favorite Needle Drop moment from the show yet made him lose his mind for h

Bridgerton Season 3 Episode 5 Review: Penelope Is Running Out Of Time Jun 18, 2024 0:00 Full spoilers for Bridgerton Season 3 Episode 5, “Tick Tock.” Bridgerton Season 3 Episode 5, “Tick Tock,” is the episode where Polin finally gets the romance everyone has been waiting for — and Penelope realizes the secret is still standing in the room. That is what makes this episode work. The mirror scene is beautiful. Colin defending Penelope is wildly satisfying. The engagement party is awkwar

Bridgerton: 3.04 – Old Friends | Recap & Reaction Jun 13, 2024 0:00 Mary & Blake recap and give reaction to Bridgerton episode 3.04 – Old Friends. In this episode, why Lord Debling is the best and the worst, the final test before a character breaks their stasis, and why we are making a shirt that says, “Hyacinth Knows All”… SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS FOR NEW EPISODES APPLE PODCASTS SPOTIFY YOUTUBE CONNECT WITH MARY & BLAKE Li

Bridgerton: 3.03 – Forces Of Nature | Recap & Reaction Jun 11, 2024 0:00 Mary & Blake recap and give reaction to Bridgerton episode 3.03 – Forces Of Nature. In this episode, we chat the prominent use of subtext in many different scenes, the antagonist/protagonist relationship shared between Cressida and Penelope, and why Mary will only refer to Benedict as “Bennington” from now on. SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS FOR NEW EPISODES APPLE PODCASTS SP

Bridgerton Season 3 Episode 2 Review: Can’t Bear The Thought Of Never Being Kissed Jun 4, 2024 0:00 Full spoilers for Bridgerton Season 3 Episode 2, “How Bright The Moon.” Bridgerton Season 3 Episode 2, “How Bright The Moon,” is the episode where Colin finally starts to see Penelope differently. The problem is that Penelope has been there the whole time. That is the tension of this episode. Penelope wants freedom. Colin wants to become the kind of man who does not care what society thinks. Elois

Bridgerton Season 3 Episode 1 Review: Penelope And Colin Are Hiding In Plain Sight May 20, 2024 0:00 Full spoilers for Bridgerton Season 3 Episode 1, “Out Of The Shadows.” Bridgerton Season 3 Episode 1, “Out Of The Shadows,” is not really about Penelope getting a new dress. It is about Penelope and Colin both hiding in plain sight. Penelope steps into the ballroom looking different. The citrus colors are gone. The hair is softer. The green dress is doing real work. The glow-up lands because every

Bridgerton With Mary & Blake: Season 3 Trailer Breakdown & Recap Apr 23, 2024 0:00 Mary & Blake discuss and breakdown the Bridgerton season 3 trailer. In this episode, we chat the noticeable difference in how this season is shot, all the glow ups, and why we are ready for some gardens to be in bloom.   SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS FOR NEW EPISODES APPLE PODCASTS SPOTIFY YOUTUBE CONNECT WITH MARY & BLAKE Like Our Facebook Page Join Our Facebook Group Join The

Queen Charlotte: 1.06 – “Crown Jewels” | SERIES FINALE Jun 16, 2023 0:00 Mary & Blake recap and review Queen Charlotte 1.06- “Crown Jewels”. In this episode we discuss how Shonda threaded the needle with Brimsley and Reynolds, if the choices each of our characters make carry enough emotional weight in the narrative, and why Blake was a sobbing mess by the end… UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE Join The #NerdClan SUBSCRIBE TO

Queen Charlotte: 1.05 – “Gardens In Bloom” Jun 16, 2023 0:00 Mary & Blake recap and review Queen Charlotte 1.05- “Gardens In Bloom”. In this episode, we discuss the differences of intent when crafting a story, why we feel a little icky about the Lord Ledger/ Danbury relationship, and Mary’s genius brain for marketing. UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE Join The #NerdClan SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS FOR NEW EPISO

Queen Charlotte: 1.04 – Holding The King Jun 16, 2023 0:00 Mary & Blake recap and review Queen Charlotte 1.04- “Holding The King”. In this episode, we discuss why Blake loves flashy filmmaking, why the character of Dr. Monro works in this context, and why one of our kids went missing mid recording! UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE Join The #NerdClan SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS FOR NEW EPISODES APPLE PODCASTS SPOTI

Queen Charlotte: 1.03 – “Even Days” Jun 16, 2023 0:00 Mary & Blake recap and review Queen Charlotte 1.03- “Even Days”. In this episode, we discuss why the Venus scene works, the tonality of Lord Danbury’s death, and why our cat is assaulting Mary… UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE Join The #NerdClan SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS FOR NEW EPISODES APPLE PODCASTS SPOTIFY YOUTUBE CONNECT WITH MARY &

Queen Charlotte: 1.02 – “Honeymoon Bliss” Jun 16, 2023 0:00 Mary & Blake discuss Queen Charlotte 1.02- “Honeymoon Bliss”. In this episode, we discuss whether or not Queen Charlotte the show is the “anti-Bridgerton”, the different visual language between timelines, and why Blake thinks that the actor who plays the king is the lovechild of Tom Cruise and Henry Cavill… UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE J

Queen Charlotte: 1.01 – A Queen To Be May 16, 2023 0:00 Mary & Blake discuss Queen Charlotte 1.01- “A Queen To Be”. In this episode, we chat about why the show doesn’t care about what you think about it’s historical accuracy and why thats a good thing, why the character Queen Charlotte is very different, but also very much the same in both timelines, and Mary has a fantastic prediction about the royal family within the Brid

#NERDCLAN PREVIEW | Keep Calm And Crown On: 5.01 – “Queen Victoria Syndrome” (SEASON 5 PREMIERE) Nov 15, 2022 0:00 Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat the season 5 premiere of The Crown – episode 5.01, “Queen Victoria Syndrome”. We discuss the dramatic irony of watching these events with Prince Charles against reality of King Charles, why the casting is perfect, and why Tom Hanks is the closest thing to an American version of the Queen… Normally this is a PREMIUM Mary &

Bridgerton Season 2 Finale Review: Anthony Finally Chooses Love Sep 1, 2022 0:00 Full spoilers for Bridgerton Season 2 Episode 8, “The Viscount Who Loved Me.” Bridgerton Season 2 Episode 8, “The Viscount Who Loved Me,” works because Anthony finally stops trying to survive love and starts choosing it. That is the whole payoff. For most of the season, Anthony has treated love like a danger. Love killed his father. Love hollowed out his mother. Love forced him into adulthood befo

Bridgerton With Mary & Blake: 2.07 – “Harmony” Aug 25, 2022 0:00 Mary & Blake discuss Bridgerton: 2.07 – “Harmony”. In this episode, we chat the art of the cliffhanger, and odd turn for Violet, and why you absolutely cannot go without a positional prop pillow… UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE Join The #NerdClan SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS FOR NEW EPISODES APPLE PODCASTS SPOTIFY YOUTUBE CONNECT WITH THE SHOW

Bridgerton With Mary & Blake: 2.06 – “The Choice” Aug 21, 2022 0:00 Mary & Blake discuss Bridgerton: 2.06 – “The Choice”. In this episode, we chat why we need to invest in Edwina in order to actually HAVE a choice, a literal magical moment in time, and why Portia Featherington always goes home and listens to Queen Of The Night by Whitney Houston…   BLAKE’S PERSONAL STORY FROM THIS IS US TOO: https://www.maryandblake.com/podca

Bridgerton With Mary & Blake: 2.05 – “An Unthinkable Fate” Aug 18, 2022 0:00 Mary & Blake discuss Bridgerton: 2.05 – “An Unthinkable Fate”. In this episode, we chat the concept of “magnetism” in characters, a truly remarkable scene between Sharma Sharma and Anthony, and why Mary couldn’t help but channel her 13 year old self… UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE Join The #NerdClan SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIO

Bridgerton Season 2 Episode 4 Review: Anthony Wins The Wrong Victory Jul 26, 2022 0:00 Full spoilers for Bridgerton Season 2 Episode 4, “Victory.” Bridgerton Season 2 Episode 4, “Victory,” is built around one brutal joke: everyone can see the truth except the people who most need to say it out loud. Anthony and Kate cannot stay away from each other. Daphne sees it. Lady Danbury sees it. Lady Bridgerton sees it. The audience absolutely sees it. Edwina, heartbreakingly, sees only the

Bridgerton Season 2 Episode 3 Review: The Bee Finally Explains Anthony Jul 20, 2022 0:00 Full spoilers for Bridgerton Season 2 Episode 3, “A Bee In Your Bonnet.” Bridgerton Season 2 Episode 3, “A Bee In Your Bonnet,” is the episode where Season 2 finally clicks. The bee does not just explain Anthony’s fear. It explains Anthony. This is the hour where the show stops asking us to take Anthony’s emotional damage on faith. We see the wound. We see Edmund. We see Violet collapse into grief

Bridgerton Season 2 Episode 2 Review: Anthony And Kate Are Already The Real Race Jul 11, 2022 0:00 Full spoilers for Bridgerton Season 2 Episode 2, “Off To The Races.” Bridgerton Season 2 Episode 2, “Off To The Races,” is where Anthony thinks he is racing toward Edwina, but the show keeps telling us Kate is the actual finish line. That is what makes the episode work. On paper, Anthony is courting Edwina. She is the diamond. She is the proper match. She is the person he has decided belongs on th

Bridgerton Season 2 Episode 1 Review: Anthony Wants A Wife, But Needs A Match Jun 23, 2022 0:00 Full spoilers for Bridgerton Season 2 Episode 1, “Capital R Rake.” Bridgerton Season 2 Episode 1, “Capital R Rake,” has one big job: prove the show can move on from Daphne and Simon without losing the thing that made Season 1 work. And honestly? It mostly does. There is no Simon. Daphne is here, but only briefly. The honeymoon fantasy is gone. The Duke-and-Duchess engine that built Season 1 has be

MARY’S BOOK CLUB | The Duke And I: Prologue | #NERDCLAN Free Episode Feb 17, 2021 0:00 Bridgerton With Mary And Blake Host Mary Larsen chats the prologue of The Duke And I. Normally this is a PREMIUM Mary & Blake production for the #NERDCLAN. We have, however, included the full episode in the player above for your enjoyment. Going forward, you will need to become a member of the #NERDCLAN to listen to these episodes. Become a $2″Slainte”official #NerdClan member fo

Bridgerton With Mary & Blake: Season 1 Wrap-Up And Review Jan 28, 2021 0:00 Bridgerton podcast hosts Mary & Blake discuss Bridgerton season 1 as a whole in our wrap up and review. We chat about the best character arcs, memorable moments, where the show goes from here, and why if, when we die, we choose to come back as Lady Danbury… UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE Join The #NerdClan SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS FOR NEW EPISODES APPLE POD

Bridgerton Season 1 Finale Review: The Rain Finally Breaks Jan 12, 2021 0:00 Full spoilers for Bridgerton Season 1 Episode 8, “After The Rain.” Bridgerton Season 1 Episode 8, “After The Rain,” works because the rain finally breaks. Not just over the ball, but over the whole season. This finale is not perfect. The Daphne and Simon resolution happens fast enough that you can feel the show trying to land the plane before it runs out of runway. Simon’s wound is enormous. Daphn

Bridgerton Season 1 Episode 7 Review: Daphne And Simon Are Oceans Apart Jan 8, 2021 0:00 Full spoilers for Bridgerton Season 1 Episode 7, “Oceans Apart.” Bridgerton Season 1 Episode 7, “Oceans Apart,” works because Daphne and Simon are no longer separated by misunderstanding. They are separated by truth. That is what makes the episode hurt. Simon finally tells Daphne why he will not have children. It is not because he cannot. It is not because biology has denied him a family. It is be

Bridgerton Season 1 Episode 6 Review: When The Honeymoon Turns Into Betrayal Jan 5, 2021 0:00 Full spoilers for Bridgerton Season 1 Episode 6, “Swish.” Content warning: this discussion includes the consent issues between Daphne and Simon in the final sex scene of the episode. Bridgerton Season 1 Episode 6, “Swish,” begins as a honeymoon fantasy and ends as a betrayal story. That is what makes the episode so difficult, so important, and so uncomfortable to talk about. The first half of the

Bridgerton With Mary & Blake: 1.05 – The Duke And I Jan 4, 2021 0:00 Bridgerton podcast hosts Mary & Blake discuss Bridgerton episode 1.05 – The Duke And I. We chat if the show earned the relationship between Daphne and Simon, a circle motif during the wedding scene, and why Penelope might go full Sweeney Todd… UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE Join The #NerdClan SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS FOR NEW EPISODES APPLE PODCASTS SP

Bridgerton With Mary & Blake: 1.04 – An Affair Of Honor Jan 3, 2021 0:00 Bridgerton podcast hosts Mary & Blake discuss Bridgerton episode 1.04 – An Affair Of Honor. We chat the validity of Daphne’s choice to marry The Duke Of Hastings, direction for the overarching theme of conflict, and why Sir Granville is definitely a fondue guy… UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE Join The #NerdClan SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS FOR NEW EP

Bridgerton With Mary & Blake: 1.03 – The Art Of The Swoon Dec 31, 2020 0:00 Bridgerton podcast hosts Mary & Blake discuss Bridgerton episode 1.03 – The Art Of The Swoon. We chat the the art of a well written scene, a specific comparison drawn between four female characters, and why Mary HATES Grease… UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE Join The #NerdClan SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS FOR NEW EPISODES APPLE PODCASTS SPOTIFY YOUTUBE CON

Brigerton With Mary & Blake: Shock And Delight Dec 30, 2020 0:00 Bridgerton Hosts Mary & Blake discuss Bridgerton episode 1.02 – Shock And Delight. We chat the contrasting themes and character motivations through the lens of the title, why any good drama needs relationships, and why Benedict needs a serious dose of eye cream… UNLOCK BONUS EPISODES, PREMIUM PODCASTS & MORE Join The #NerdClan SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFICATIONS FOR NEW EPISODE

Bridgerton Season 1 Episode 1 Review: Diamond Of The First Water – The Show Knows Exactly What It Is Dec 29, 2020 0:00 Full spoilers for Bridgerton Season 1 Episode 1, “Diamond Of The First Water.” Bridgerton Season 1 Episode 1, “Diamond Of The First Water,” works because the show knows exactly what it is. It is not apologizing for the color, the sex, the gossip, the music, the fantasy, or the fact that Julie Andrews is out here casually narrating scandal like an absolute queen. That is the most important thing ab

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