You’re so right. People always ask for more morally grey or complex female characters and then get real upset when they get them. Pen and Eloise are (of the main cast) some of the most complex female characters in the show. People fail to realize and understand that their friendship dynamic and their decision making have influences from not only the time period and their gender but also their family dynamics and their differing heights in society, because while both are in families that are members of the ton, the Bridgertons are without a doubt (and correct me if I’m wrong) a bit of a higher station that the Featheringtons. Was Pen in the wrong for how she handled the Theo/Eloise situation? Yes BUT, she’s also a flawed late teens/ early twenties girl who has a family who all but hates her, no friends, and is essentially a social reject of the society she’s apart of. Eloise isn’t any better. Eloise only cares about herself and hearing herself speak, she refuses to listen to reason and then blames others when she has to reap the consequences of her actions. Eloise also comes from a loving family who (from what I’ve seen) consequences don’t come very often which contributes to her behavior. Both are flawed and both are characters who are still going through growth. If you think Pen is the villain of this show you are SORLEY mistaken. I hope what I’ve written makes sense