And I have to say that the Sharma sisters (as portrayed brilliantly by Simone Ashley and Charithra Chandran) are great foils to his character. The Duke or the ViscountīY: The main thread this season is, of course, fully occupied with Anthony Bridgerton’s quest to find himself a suitable wife. It’s a small detail, but one that goes a long way to fleshing out Penelope’s cunning and guile. I enjoyed getting an inside look at how Lady Whistledown gets those newsletters secretly printed. Nicola Coughlan is an absolute delight in everything (see: Derry Girls), and I love that we get to witness how she’s running herself ragged in trying to maintain this dual life of hers. She is us, looking upon the Ton, judging its excesses, while at the same time enticed by everything that it is. The character has always been the audience surrogate. UA: It also means that we get to spend a lot more time with my favourite character, Penelope. Yes, Eloise Bridgerton and Queen Charlotte are still on a mission to uncover the identity of the gossipmonger, but the show no longer feels consumed by it. Her specter still hangs over the entire Ton, but the mystery of who she might be no longer weighs the series down. XOXOīY: One of the cleverest things they did at the end of Season 1 (spoilers!) was revealing the identity of Lady Whistledown. A two hour movie often takes too many shortcuts (not all of them believable) in that journey from hate to love, but here, we spend enough time with both characters that we understand the whys and hows of their respective hearts. Especially given that we’re dealing with the classic rom-com trope of boy and girl meeting and intensely disliking each other before eventually falling in love. I really enjoyed that they took their time with it. Which, for me at least, felt like a much better way to tell this story. Just that your gratification is a little delayed. Now I’m not saying it that it isn’t steamy. Maybe it was due to the pandemic, maybe it’s just because they decided to tone it down a little bit, but the series doesn’t feel quite as gratuitous. It is very much a slow burn, but because we’re already so invested in the lives of these characters, we’re happy to be along for the ride.īahir Yeusuff: Yes, this second season is decidedly less sexy (sorry ladies), but it is a lot more fun. Season 1 did such a great job in establishing the setting, the stakes, and the sex, that it allows Season 2 to begin with a real narrative confidence. Where the first felt very much like horny Jane Austen, this one feels a lot more like rom-com Jane Austen. Umapagan Ampikaipakan: There is a distinct difference between the two seasons of Bridgerton. Which is where we find ourselves at the start of this second season, with Anthony declaring himself now ready to marry, not for love mind you, but rather duty to his family. With the Duke and Duchess now married and living in familial bliss, the focus shifts towards Anthony, the Viscount of the Bridgerton family, and his quest towards finding himself a wife. Besides the Duke’s emotional baggage, Season 1 also featured a lot of sexy time, the Gossip Girl-esque Lady Whistledown putting everyone at the Ton on high alert with her tittle-tattle, family drama with the Featheringtons, a boxer, and a pregnant young lady trying to wed her problems away. This made her a very attractive candidate to be wed, and after some courtship that included its fair share of drama, the aforementioned smoldering Duke of Hastings eventually wins her hand in marriage. Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor), the fourth of eight Bridgerton children, made her debut and was selected as Queen Charlotte’s diamond of the Ton. 1939).But before we get into it, a quick recap of what happened in Season 1. 1816), married Geoffrey Findlay-Watt and had two children, Henry (b. 1815), married Kellan Butler and had a daughter, May (b. 1814), married Robert Joliffe and had two sons, Charles (b. They have five children and five grandchildren: Biography Early life The Duke and I The Viscount Who Loved Me An Offer From a Gentleman Romancing Mister Bridgerton To Sir Phillip, With Love When He Was Wicked It's In His Kiss On the Way to the Wedding Personality Appearance Relationships Familial Duke of Hastings Nurse Hopkins Romantic Daphne Bridgerton
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