Does Anthony marry Edwina or Kate?
Bridgerton spoilers follow.
Viewers rejoiced when the Viscount Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathon Bailey) and Miss Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley) finally admitted their unbridled passions for one another and ultimately married by the end of the season.
In the end, the queen gives her advice to follow her heart for her own happiness. Edwina does not marry Anthony. Fans do get a small teaser when Queen Charlotte says she has a prince nephew who is single. Bridgerton Season 2 is available to stream on Netflix.
By the end of the ball, Kate and Anthony expressed their love for each other and he asked her to marry him (Edwina had also forgiven her sister). While there was no wedding for Kate and Anthony, the show's final moments had them in a steamy bedroom encounter, where it was revealed they had indeed tied-the-knot.
Only, er, things take a turn on their wedding day when Edwina realises that Anthony is actually in love with her sister, Kate, when he picks up her bracelet to return it.
In author Julia Quinn's Bridgerton book series, Kate and Anthony welcome four children: Edmund, Miles, Charlotte and Mary. They also have a dog named Newton.
In the epilogue of The Viscount Who Loved Me, the book on which Bridgerton's second season is based, it is revealed that Edwina does get married as she's referred to as Mrs. Bagwell.
In the books, Edwina ends up marrying Mr. Bagwell, a scholar and second son in his family. He doesn't come from as much money as the Bridgertons, but Edwina quite enjoys Mr. Bagwell's company.
Thankfully, Edwina (played by Charithra Chandran) forgave Kate and Anthony, but giving her more depth also meant not having her attend a wedding between the man Edwina was previously engaged to and her sister.
At first, Simon refuses to have children with Daphne because of the difficult relationship he has with his own father. Eventually, Daphne gets him to see that he doesn't have to repeat the mistakes of his father. Daphne and Simon have five children together: Amelia, Belinda, Caroline, David, and Edward.
In The Viscount Who Loved Me, Edwina is a secondary character who's actually In love with a printer's assistant and not at all interested in Anthony romantically.
Do Penelope and Colin get together?
The fact that Colin has previously declared that he will never marry her, another. But slowly, over time, the third eldest Bridgerton brother realizes that Penelope is indeed his one and only. By the end of the series, the pair share four children.
According to the novel, To Sir Phillip, With Love, she actually ends up marrying Sir Phillip Crane.
Explaining the decision not to show the pair's nuptials, executive producer and showrunner Chris Van Dusen told TVLine that the writers were concerned about "how Kate and Anthony's wedding would compare" to Edwina and Anthony's ceremony "tonally speaking".
Edwina Sharma certainly has a hard time of things in Bridgerton season two. After being named the season's diamond, she instantly becomes the object of Anthony Bridgerton's desire to settle down with a wife he can respect, but never fall in love with (because reasons).
When Anthony and Kate do finally have sex, they're outside on a gazebo. How does the setting influence what you do? In Bridgerton, we love doing sex scenes outside, as anyone who's watched season one will know. That scene was filmed over two days.
"Bridgerton" Season 2 Gives the Cutest Glimpses at Simon and Daphne's Baby. Look, we know Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) and Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley) are technically the main focus of "Bridgerton" season two, but Daphne and Simon's baby son is a close runner-up.
In the Bridgerton novels, written by Julia Quinn, Kate and Anthony end up with four kids, so it's likely that fans will get to see them stepping into the role of parents at some point during the show's reign.
Following the death of Archibald Featherington, Jack inherited his estate, as Jack's own father had died, leaving him as the closest male relative.
Who does Jack Featherington marry? Jack doesn't marry anybody because it's revealed that he's actually a fraud. He tells Lady Featherington that he doesn't own profitable ruby mines and his plan is to marry into money.
In An Offer From a Gentleman, Benedict falls for Sophie Beckett, a woman he meets at a masked ball. Sophie, the illegitimate daughter of an Earl, becomes a servant for her stepmother and stepsisters after he dies. (Think Cinderella.) Two years after the masked ball (spoilers!), Benedict and Sophie reconnect and marry.
What happens to Kate and Anthony in the books?
In the book, Anthony is set to marry Kate's younger sister Edwina, but Kate doesn't think Anthony is worthy of her sister's hand in marriage. Despite loathing each other from the get go, they eventually fall for each other.
Why do they call her Ms Sharma? “Miss”: The eldest daughter of any family is referred to as “Miss” followed by her surname, whereas subsequent daughters are called “Miss” followed by their whole name. Thus, Kate Sharma is introduced as Miss Sharma, while her younger sister is known as Miss Edwina Sharma.
Eloise does not become pregnant in Quinn's second book, but she does become a stepmum in the fifth book titled To Sir Phillip, With Love, where she is considered a “spinster” because she is unmarried at the age of 28.
Colin publishes a series of travel journals and Penelope pens a novel based on her own life, The Wallflower. They have four kids: Agatha, Thomas, Jane, and George.
Francesca Bridgerton, played by Ruby Stokes, is the only Bridgerton sibling who is inexplicably missing from most of Bridgerton. Here's why. Bridgerton seasons 1 and 2 regularly featured all of the Bridgerton siblings except Francesca, who is noticeably absent — here's why.
The show creates a love triangle of forsaken love and betrayal, while in the book Edwina encourages Kate to be with Anthony. The novel also features Kate and Anthony's wedding, but in the series a time jump means we skip the wedding, instead seeing them already married.
At the end, the Viscount proposes to Kate, admitting that he's never been able to stop thinking about her since the moment they met. At first, Kate doesn't accept his proposal because of how it would affect her younger sister, Edwina. But when she receives her sister's blessing, she follows her heart towards happiness.
Colin and Penelope have four children together: Agatha, Thomas, Jane, and George.
In Julia Quinn's book "The Duke and I," which was the first to inspire the "Bridgerton" series, the Duke and Duchess of Hastings give birth to five children.
In the books, Edwina ends up marrying Mr. Bagwell, a scholar and second son in his family. He doesn't come from as much money as the Bridgertons, but Edwina quite enjoys Mr. Bagwell's company.
Does Prudence marry Lord Featherington?
Prudence is now married to Robert Huxley, a rather rowdy & obnoxious gentleman who still possesses a decent fortune. It took her five seasons to finally marry. Prudence is at a family meeting in Portia's home when Penelope arrives with Colin Bridgerton.