“What dreams?”
Portia FeatheringtonPenelope FeatheringtonS3 · E6 · 00:21:44
What it sounds like
What ambitions are you talking about?
What it really means
“Portia dismisses Penelope’s aspirations as pointless, insisting a woman’s life should revolve around her husband.”
Said today
“What dreams? Your job is to support your husband, not chase your own ambitions.”
What was happening
Penelope asks what about her own dreams after Portia tells her to cater to Colin. Portia answers, “What dreams?” then declares that ladies have husbands, not dreams.
PortiaWhat dreams?
The exchange, from the subtitles · Season 3, episode 6, at 00:21:44
Stings a little.
How much it hurts: 2 of 5
Barely veiled.
How well it is hidden: 2 of 5
Type of insultdismissal, direct insult.
Checked by my AI judge (87% sure). Found in 2 of 3 separate AI readings of the episode. Who said it was confirmed. How this works
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