[Mothers] Tis the season! It’s a season for elegant ladies! Reputations dictated by the queen! Must be perfectly perfect Must meet every expectation May God save all our souls! [Lady Whistledown] Grosvenor square, 1813 Dearest reader The time has come to place our bets For the upcoming social season! Consider the household of the baron Featherington 3 misses foisted upon the marriage markеt Like sorrowful sows by their tastelеss and tactless mama [Penelope] Is she to breathe mama? [Lady Featherington] When I was your age I could fit my waist into an orange and a half and so shall you! Tighter [Prudence] Tighter?! [Lady Whistledown] Far better odds might exist In the household of the viscountess Bridgerton A shockingly prolific family Noted for its bounty of perfectly handsome sons And perfectly beautiful daughters [Eloise] Ugh, I'm boiling in this dress already [Hyacinth] Are you to complain the entire time, Eloise? [Eloise] Well, what else am I good for? [Hyacinth] I feel like a princess Do I look like one? [Benedict] Hyacinth, you wish to know what I think you look like? [Hyacinth] Benedict! [Benedict] And where's the lovely Daphne? [Eloise] She's only been getting ready the whole evening [Benedict] Only her whole life Well, I'll go fetch for her [Colin & Hyacinth] No, I'll go fetch for her She likes me better than you anyway [Benedict] And who says that? [Colin & Hyacinth] Everyone says that [Eloise] Ugh, daphne! You must make haste! Should you think she heard me? [Lady Whistledown] How very perfect indeed [Daphne] This is only the beginning Of the life that I'll be living I'm dreaming of a match for life Just like mama and pa had done So father, if you're looking down from above I'm marrying for love [Bridgerton Sisters] Tis the season, tis the season for elegant ladies Must be marvelous down to every seem Must be perfectly perfect, must be kept up with reputations So may she save us all! [Mrs. Bridgerton] Where is he? If your eldest brother is to be obeyed as lord Bridgerton He must act like lord Bridgerton! Benedict, where is Anthony? [Benedict] I do not know [Sienna] Just hold me closer now Our time is running out [Anthony] Sienna, you know it's half-past nine! [Sienna] My lord, just add the time! Just put it in your pocket, and lock it away [Anthony] You know I cannot stay Sienna, my duties they await I'll see you Saturday [Sienna] Okay [Bridgerton Sisters] There's a reason, there's a reason for all of this crazy The only word that matters is the queen's! [Lasy Whistledown] Today is a most important day And for some, a terrifying one For today is the day London's marriage-minded misses Are presented to her majesty, the queen [Bridgerton Sisters] To the queen! [Herald] Presenting Ladies prudence, Philipa, and Penelope Featherington All presented by their mother The right honorable Lady Featherington [Featherington Sisters] Your majesty We're as perfect as we seem Not the cake but with the cream Think I forgot how to breathe! [Lady Whistledown] A glimmer of displeasure And a young lady value plummets to unthinkable depths [Herald] Presented by her mother The right honorable viscountess Bridgerton Miss Daphne Bridgerton [Daphne] Don't trip, don't falter Just make it to the altar Don't break, don't crumble Make certain you're perfectly humble Show her majesty, the queen That you're more than worthy Don't you let it show that you're more than nervous Finally, I'm living with a purpose Must be calm and cool, collected at the surface Must be perfectly perfect She's perfectly perfect Must be perfectly deserving She'll be the diamond of the season [Daphne] Don't trip, don't falter Just make it to the altar Must be perfectly perfect It's a season, it's a season for all of the ladies It's a season, ah [Daphne] Perfectly perfect Must be- [Queen Charlotte] Flawless, my dear [Daphne] Did that really just happen?