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This includes swapping Kate’s origin story. The biggest change to the second Bridgerton novel is, of course, the introduction of multiple characters of color. I won’t spoil the plot too greatly, but if you’re longing to know what works and doesn’t work about season two, then gather your petticoats and polish your Hessians, because Bridgerton season two has more twists than Beau Brummell’s cravat. And while there’s one big reason some kind of major plot change had to happen, the execution of season two has left “Kathony” shippers wildly divided over the results. Their book, The Viscount Who Loved Me, is generally considered to be the best and most beloved book in Quinn’s series, which devotes a book each to all eight Bridgerton children. That devolution has infuriated die-hard fans of the Bridgerton novels - because Kate and Anthony aren’t just a Bridgerton couple to many fans, they are the Bridgerton couple. The point at which Bridgerton starts to wobble is also the point at which it departs drastically from the novel it’s based on. Despite beginning with a host of interesting concepts, a huge budget (season one reportedly clocked in at $7 million per episode), and an utterly talented ensemble to venture forth with, season two winds up spinning its wheels in its final few episodes. Eloise discovers proto-feminism! Pen’s dresses get marginally less citrus-colored! Lady Danbury gets in a few good cane taps! There’s lots of good stuff happening in season two, and thankfully the plot will cause far less controversy than last season’s.Įventually, however, despite the best efforts of a strong ensemble cast, the season begins to lag considerably, both in pacing and ingenuity, as its plot, much like the first season, gets weirder and more unwieldy. The Bridgertons get to spend more time together as a family, which is always the best thing the show has going for it. The characters you loved from the first season get more lovable - and so do characters you hated. Our main characters exchange lots of sultry touches.

There’s truly a lot to enjoy about this season, which is every bit as opulent and beautiful to look at as its predecessor. For the first half of the season’s eight episodes, out on Netflix on March 25, this chaste change-up signifies mainly good things: richer, more interesting character development, more time with our ensemble Bridgertons, and plenty of opportunity for our main couple - eldest son Anthony Bridgerton ( Jonathan Bailey) and his fiery nemesis Kate Sharma ( Simone Ashley) - to indulge in all the smoldering longing any romance fan could want.

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Season two turns away from the torrid passions detailed in the original Bridgerton romance series by author Julia Quinn, and flings itself into the arms of the slow-burn, UST-filled, well-trodden Jane Austen cinematic milieu. The result is a season that will likely delight returning and new Bridgerton viewers, but may disappoint fans of the source material. Instead, Bridgerton season two has gone in the opposite direction.

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But while the show’s Regency romance pedigree is still on full display, just as it was throughout its controversial first season, the tone of this season is much more restrained, far from the heady, hypersexual chaos that nearly overwhelmed the show’s debutante season. Bridgerton is back, with all the pomp and dazzlement of a quadrille at Almack’s.

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