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Relationship Deep Dive: Daphne Bridgerton and Simon Basset

December 8, 2021 Gissane Sophia relationship deep dives, tv

Daphne Bridgerton and Simon Basset follow the beloved “fake dating” trope to a strong friendship that results in a gorgeous love story.

Scene Breakdown: Simon and Daphne Form an Attachment on Bridgerton’s “Diamond of the First Water”

April 20, 2021 Gissane Sophia scene breakdown, tv

We know we’ve talked plenty about Bridgerton’s Simon and Daphne, but with the news that Regé-Jean Page won’t be returning for season two, we figured we’d do scene breakdowns for all their dances because that’s what everyone wants, right? While we’ve already discussed our favorite, their first in “Shock and Delight” it’s now time to discuss what was actually their first real dance, and the moment we all knew that we’d love Simon and Daphne so much more than we did in The Duke and I. We’ve discussed bits of this in our full episode review of “Diamond of the

Scene Breakdown: Simon and Daphne’s Dance in Bridgerton’s “Shock and Delight”

March 9, 2021 Gissane Sophia scene breakdown, tv

Simon and Daphne have a number of precious dances throughout Bridgerton’s first season, but their first dance in “Shock and Delight” stands as our favorite. (And we’ve spoken many times about why their actual first, the one to “We Could Form an Attachment” is absolute magic.) However, this particular one is merely butterflies evoking galore, and to a melody that, oddly, for reasons I can’t explain makes me weepy when it’s relatively upbeat. Undeniably however, it’s the sheer, unbridled joy in that moment—it’s this precise dance that changes so much between the two of them. It changes so much of