“I've had to employ Lady Danbury to do your job.”
Queen CharlottePenelope FeatheringtonS4 · E5 · 00:44:15
What it sounds like
The Queen hired Lady Danbury to write gossip instead of you.
What it really means
“You have failed to provide the gossip I expect, so I had to find someone else to do your work.”
Said today
“I had to get someone else to do your job because you weren’t delivering.”
What was happening
The Queen complains that Penelope’s column no longer names names and has little news about Mr. Bridgerton. She makes the remark while demanding to know how their bet can be settled without Penelope writing about him.
The QueenI've had to employ Lady Danbury to do your job.
The exchange, from the subtitles · Season 4, episode 5, at 00:44:15
Stings rather a lot.
How much it hurts: 3 of 5
Barely veiled.
How well it is hidden: 2 of 5
Type of insultdirect insult, dismissal.
Checked by my AI judge (98% sure). Found in 3 of 3 separate AI readings of the episode. Who said it was confirmed. How this works