Bridgerton The third season saw a conflict arise between the gentle Violet Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell) and her daughter Francesca (Hannah Dodd), revealing a lot about Violet's character. Bridgerton has a fairly simplistic setup: each season will focus on another of the eight Bridgerton siblings finding love in Regency-era England, with Benedict (Luke Thompson) and his bride-to-be Sophie (Yerin Ha) being the planned main characters for the highly anticipated Bridgerton season 4. However, because Francesca's love story and two marriages from Julia Quinn's books depart moderately from the formula, season three started early.
The period romance series depicts Francesca's courtship and marriage to her first husband John Stirling (Victor Alli) as a secondary plot in Colin (Luke Newton) and Penelope's (Nicola Coughlan) season. However, this is just the prelude to Francesca's eventual “true” season with Michaela Stirling (Masali Baduza). Francesca marries John's cousin Michael in the books after her first husband's death. However, While many are no doubt eager to see the Francesca-Michaela storyline unfold, Francesca's romantic trials this season give viewers a lot to think about regarding the overall Bridgerton family dynamic, especially where the mother is concerned.
Violet encourages Francesca to find “exciting” love in Bridgerton season 3
Violet's Efforts to Arrange a Romance for Francesca Border On Ridiculous
In other words, Violet manages to irritate Francesca, despite both women's relatively soft personalities. Violet is obsessed with Francesca finding a "exciting"romance throughout the season. She and Lady Danbury (Adjoa Andoh) try to orchestrate such a relationship; When Francesca is introduced to the queen's suitor, Danbury and Violet exchange ideas: "The first spark of affection." "It's electrifying, isn't it?" - an almost cringe-worthy moment that illustrates the attempt to create something that should happen organically. However, Francesca makes it clear from the beginning of the season that this is not what she aspires to achieve.
Francesca claims she doesn't think she needs this passionate romance, wants to get out of the overwhelming marriage market quickly, and is more than happy with her and John's moderate courtship, developing a trusting relationship based on similar personalities and mutual interests. While Francesca makes plans to marry John, Violet is still unsure. Her attempts to avoid speaking to the queen about the marriage betray her agitated concern that her daughter is making a huge mistake. Although she can be a completely loving mother, this is Violet's fatal character flaw: she cannot understand her children's different priorities.
Violet Bridgerton believes all her children need to have the wedding experience she had
Violet doesn't seem to believe in a wider range of life experiences when not all Bridgerton kids want romance
Violet was lucky in love and marriage. Navigating high society as a young woman, she found her perfect love match, and it only made everyone jealous. So she wants her children to have the same happy marriage she had, and she raised them to believe that finding that love is something to be achieved - as well as being a reasonable possibility in her circumstances. Still, most Bridgertons have come to realize that the wedding business is much more about economics. than love in high society.
Violet's weak point is also that she thinks that this romantic love is the best experience in life, and she can't imagine any of her children living without it. However, some of them would prioritize other things when everyone is playing a rigorous social game where they could easily end up unhappy. They can choose a spouse based on marriage that will allow them to be happier as an individual rather than as a couple.
Francesca is widely interpreted as neurodivergent and, above all, wanted a marriage with someone who respected her need for peace and quiet.
Violet probably best understood Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor), Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) and Colin, who faced problems in love but ultimately wanted them. Although Anthony was avoiding a love marriage for the wrong reasons – fear of him or his wife losing each other – seeking someone who would be a good viscountess and help him manage the family was a legitimate goal in his position. Fortunately, he found love and support in Kate (Simone Ashley).
On the other hand, Eloise (Claudia Jessie) could fall in love with someone, but she probably still wouldn't be happy without her intellectual pursuits. Likewise, Benedict XVI seeks philosophical contentment and wants to remain single for some time to come. Francesca is widely interpreted as neurodivergent and, above all, wanted a marriage with someone who respected her need for peace and quiet. In a society so difficult and with so many demands, it is difficult to have everything, but The Bridgertons all know each other well enough to know what they need more than romantic love - Violet can't always see that.
Bridgerton still sees Violet as always right
Bridgerton's premise will always support Violet's philosophy
However, Bridgerton ultimately makes Violet seem much wiser than she is because the story demands that all her children eventually have the romances she dreams of. If Bridgerton faithfully adapts all the books, all the brothers will have great love stories alongside their other desires, but it will never come down to choosing individuality over the possibility of love. The parallel between Violet's description of meeting her husband and Francesca seeing Michaela for the first time is obvious, setting Francesca up to have exactly what her mother wanted from the start.
Considering that Bridgerton strongly implying that Francesa loves but is not in love with her husband, the plot of their marriage is impressively well done. It's essentially about Francesca prioritizing her mental health and personal comfort in a world that won't cater to either of those things for her. However, the show makes it seem like Violet just learned about a new kind of love, the quieter one that Francesca and John have, when what will really happen is that she will be right all along.
However, when all these romances happen anyway, Violet manages to maintain her status as a knowledgeable matron and love guru who understands true happiness.
It's the past repeating itself: Violet had already emphasized to Anthony that she wanted him to fall in love when he was clearly stressed about his family responsibilities. Violet repeatedly tries to find Eloise in season 2 when her second daughter vehemently does not want to get married and eventually attacks her mother. However, when all these romances happen anyway, Violet manages to maintain her status as a knowledgeable matron and love guru who understands true happiness.
Bridgerton will get better as Violet's worldview is challenged by her children
Bridgerton will get more interesting when some romance twists surprise even Violet
Bridgerton it will be more convincing if Violet's philosophy on love is proven wrong by her children. It should portray her struggling with the surprises they bring and realizing that the world is much bigger and more textured than she previously thought. Things aren't always as simple as finding the perfect person to fall in love with, and there is a strong story to Bridgerton tell about Violet learning to respect and accept her children's different paths.
Violet notably helps raise Sophie's social status so that she and Benedict can get married, but it is never confirmed whether she would support her son if they simply fell in love with someone completely outside their social class with no maneuverability. Plus, it would actually be very beneficial to see Violet deal with some feelings of homophobia when Francesca and Michaela's story comes to fruition, before she understands the relationship. Violet really wants all of her children to be happy, and what will be the most compelling arc for her in Bridgerton is discovering the different ways in which happiness takes shape.