31 Times That Mark Darcy Was Every Girl’s Dream Guy

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19. Bridget Doesn’t Embarrass Mark Anymore

An underlying theme of Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason is that Mark Darcy is embarrassed to have Bridget as his girlfriend. It’s not true but he isn’t quite clear on how to show that to Bridget until one of the final scenes in the movie.

Bridget goes to his office and knocks on the door and when he says come in, she idiotically walks in with her eyes closed. She explains that she has something to say to him and when she looks, she sees that he’s surrounded by people of extremely high rank. This moment happens only after Bridget visited his home to discover the woman she thought Mark was with is, in fact, a lesbian.

Instead of just leaving and waiting for Mark outside, he lets her finish. And when she says that she loves him, he looks as if he had no idea.

It’s that fact, that he never thinks she loves him back that makes him so heartbreaking and so amazing. She tells him before but it’s that time that really gets him and makes him realize it’s true. Mark has had his heart broken so many times that he isn’t sure who really loves him anymore and when he accepts that Bridget does, it results in a beautiful scene.