“Colin Bridgerton is no more your friend than I am the next Catherine the Great.”
Portia FeatheringtonPenelope FeatheringtonS2 · E1 · 00:49:15
What it sounds like
Colin is no more Penelope’s friend than Portia is Catherine the Great.
What it really means
“Portia says Penelope is deluding herself: Colin is not her friend, and believing otherwise is ridiculous.”
Said today
“Colin isn’t your friend—about as much as I’m the Queen of England.”
What was happening
Portia discovers Penelope writing to Colin and dismisses the idea that they are friends. The grand comparison makes the rejection sharper and humiliates Penelope in front of her family.
PortiaColin Bridgerton is no more your friend than I am the next Catherine the Great.
The exchange, from the subtitles · Season 2, episode 1, at 00:49:15
Draws blood.
How much it hurts: 4 of 5
Barely veiled.
How well it is hidden: 2 of 5
Type of insultdismissal, sarcasm, comparison.
Checked by my AI judge (99% sure). Found in 3 of 3 separate AI readings of the episode. Who said it was confirmed. How this works