Bridgerton Season 2's Book Differences Improve Anthony & Kate's Story
Warning: Spoilers ahead for all of Bridgerton season 2.
Bridgerton season 2 made a lot of changes from Julia Quinn’s The Viscount Who Loved Me — and the differences from the book improved Anthony and Kate’s story in the series adaptation. Like Bridgerton season 1, show creator Chris Van Dusen and his team of writers altered certain story elements and moments from the book when bringing the second book to the screen.
Bridgerton season 2 sees Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) in search of a wife. He’s decided to remove love from the equation entirely, courting Edwina Sharma (Charithra Chandran) with a checklist that will surely fulfill his duty as viscount and eldest son. Of course, his world is thrown completely off its axis when he meets Kate (Simone Ashley), Edwina’s older sister who wishes for the younger Sharma to find a love match. Kate and Anthony verbally spar, exchange longing looks, and ultimately fall for each other over the course of the season.
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Bridgerton certainly took some creative liberties to craft Anthony and Kate’s love story in season 2. Most of them worked in the show’s favor, especially as the series maintains the spirit of the couple’s romance despite the alterations. Here is every major change from Quinn’s second book and why Bridgerton’s changes made Kate and Anthony’s relationship all the better overall.
This change may not seem like a big deal, but it is. In Bridgerton season 2, Kate and Anthony are both on a morning horse rise when they meet, race each other, and informally meet for the first time. In Quinn’s novel, Kate doesn’t meet Anthony until Colin introduces her to his older brother. The pair dance and, by this point, Kate has
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