Bridgerton Season 2’s Most Important Character Is Onscreen For 4 Minutes
Warning! This article contains spoilers for Bridgerton season 2.
Despite his impact, the most important character in Bridgerton season 2 only had four total minutes of screen time. Based on the novel The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn, Bridgerton season 2 tells the story of Anthony’s contentious romance with Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley), the older sister of the young debutante who he intends to marry. With each season of Bridgerton aiming to tell the story of a different Bridgerton sibling, showrunner Chris Van Dusen hopes to create eight seasons, which will allow audiences to get to know each Bridgerton family member more intimately. In season 2, Edmund (Rupert Evans), the deceased patriarch of the family, makes his first appearance in a flashback.
When the Bridgerton family is first introduced in season 1, their father, Edmund Bridgerton, is already long dead. As the oldest of Edmund’s children, Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) has inherited the title of viscount, which Edmund held before he died. He has taken on the role of head of the family ever since, behaving as a father figure for his siblings. Though he isn’t mentioned much in the first season, by Bridgerton season 2, it is revealed how Edmund died. Just as he did in Quinn's novel series, Edmund dies from anaphylaxis after having an allergic reaction to a bee sting. Unfortunately, a teenage Anthony is with Edmund when he is stung by the bee and Anthony helplessly watches as his father dies, unable to help him.
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