The Bridgerton season 1 plot lines you need to remember for season 2

polygon.com:

Bridgerton season 2 gets underway quickly — so quickly, in fact, it’s easy to second guess which season 1 details you actually remember from when it aired in December 2020. Some of the season 2 changes are pretty obvious: the Duke of Hastings won’t be returning, as he is happily married, and living a life off in his country estate. (The Duchess Daphne of Hastings, neé Bridgerton, makes appearances but breakout star Regé-Jean Page and his character remain “in the country” and never pop in for a visit.) Instead, this season is a whole new, passionate world with Anthony Bridgerton at the top, looking for love while trying to ignore how vexed he is by Kate Sharma.

To prepare for Friday’s season 2 premiere, we’ve collected all the key tidbits from Bridgerton season 1 here, so you can quickly get back up to speed. And for an extra bit of fun, we’ve ranked them (in ascending order) for how much the season reminds you you need to know them.

[Ed. note: Spoilers abound for season 1 of Bridgerton, as faithful readers might expect.]

Suffering from a broken heart, from the broken betrothal to his would-be lady love Marina (more on that below), Colin goes to Greece to emotionally recuperate. This is ranked low on the list both because it’s not terribly important, and also because season 2 very quickly brings viewers up to speed when someone announces to a parlor room that he’ll be stopping off at Albania on his way home. ‘Nuff said.

In the final moments of season 1, Bridgerton threw a curveball: We were let in on the show’s biggest secret, the identity of ton gossipmonger Lady Whistledown. She turned out to be none other than Penelope Featherington, whose time at the edge of ballrooms paid off in gossip. It’s unlikely you’ve