Bridgerton: One Word Defines The Tragic Truth Behind Season 2

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Shonda Rhimes’s Netflix hit series Bridgerton season 2 makes use of one significant word to describe the heart-wrenching truth of its lead characters. Kate Sharma, played brilliantly by Simone Ashley, fervently declares that she would be “content” to remain unmarried, leave her family, and become a governess in India so that Edwina can find love in England during a conversation with her formidable host Lady Danbury in the season 2, episode 2, «Off to the Races.» Though Lady Danbury tries to persuade her otherwise, knowing that she cannot sacrifice her own feelings for her family, Kate continues to push her sister’s interests to the forefront of her priorities, making for a tumultuous yet compelling plot and characterizing herself as a stubborn yet protective and responsible sister.

Bridgerton season 2’s other main character is Jonathan Bailey's Viscount Anthony Bridgerton, a Mr. Darcy-like unmarried lord who finds himself in a similar predicament to find a wife. However, he makes it clear he will be marrying purely for social advantage, and a notable montage in season 2, episode 1, «Capital R Rake» shows him formally interviewing several eligible women hoping to find the characteristics he deems suitable for ladyship, eventually landing on Kate's younger sister, Edwina. All of his actions show that he does not seek a life partner to fall in love with, but a viscountess to share the duties of his household and societal status. While he states later in the episode that “love is the last thing [he desires],” he proves himself wrong throughout Bridgerton season 2 when he realizes it's not Edwina Sharma, but Kate whom he loves.

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