Bridgerton Season 2's Intense Love Triangle Explained By Star
Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey teases that the love triangle in season 2 will be "intense." Bridgerton, which premiered season 1 on Netflix on Christmas Day 2020, is a Regency-era romance based on the novel series of the same name by Julia Quinn. Season 1 followed Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor), the eldest daughter of the eight Bridgerton siblings, and her blossoming romance with the Simon Basset, the Duke of Hastings (Regé-Jean Page), as narrated by the gossipy Lady Whistledown (Julie Andrews in a voice-only performance).
Following the format of the source novels, Bridgerton season 2 will follow the romantic travails of a new Bridgerton sibling. This time, the story, which is based on the novel The Viscount Who Loved Me, will zero in on Anthony Bridgerton (Bailey), the eldest son of the family. His story begins with his pursuit of Edwina Sharma (Charithra Chandran), who has just returned to England from India, though he will be faced with both a challenge and a potential new romance from her older sister, the spinster Kate (Simone Ashley).
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While speaking with EW about the upcoming season of Bridgerton, Bailey breaks down how this love triangle will be different from the romantic travails of the previous season. He explains that the struggle between the sisters will provide a new dynamic to their fighting for his hand in marriage, creating a storyline that is "interesting" and "dangerous." He waxes poetic about the drama in season 2, saying that "it's bestial between them in a way season 1 wasn't." Read the full quote below:
You can understand why he's drawn to both. And they're both drawn to him in turn. It's an interesting love triangle; it's
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