These are the differences between the book and the Bridgerton series

The season 2 of ‘The Bridgertons’ focuses on Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) and his relationship with Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley). The series is based on the novels by Julia Quinn and, specifically, the second installment follows the book ‘The Viscount Who Loved Me’. Although it is an adaptation, the fiction of Netflix has changed some details relative to the original source.

Since the period drama expands on the story of the books, many supporting characters got a chance to gain prominence in Season 2. Aside from Benedict (Luke Thompson) and the Featheringtons, Eloise Bridgerton (Claudia Jesse) was one of the characters whose plot was expanded. The young woman is now a debutante and has entered the marriage market. Clearly uninterested in finding a match among the singles who propose to her, Eloise decides to spend time with her best friend Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan), who is after Lady Whistledown. Eloise is hell-bent on discovering Lady Whistledown’s identity, so she teams up with a printing press clerk named Theo Sharpe (Calam Lynch). Together they carry out an investigation, but end up falling in love.

Viewers already knew about Penelope’s secret thanks to the Season 1 finale, but Season 2 places an emphasis on the process behind each issue of Lady Whistledown. This is different in the series compared to the books, because in the novels the identity of Lady Whistledown comes to light later and there are no chapters written from his perspective.

In the books, the Sheffield family is Caucasian and returns to London after living on the outskirts of England. Since the creative team of ‘The Bridgertons’ wanted to bet on diversity, they decided that the maiden name of Mary (Shelly Conn) would be Sheffield and included Sharma as her late husband’s surname. In this way, the fiction included Asian characters with the arrival of Kate and Edwina Sharma (Charithra Chandran).

For fans of the books, the reason Kate and Anthony’s (Jonathan Bailey) relationship is memorable is because they both must dealing with the traumatic loss of their parents. Although this is addressed in the series, it is not exactly like in the novel. In the series Edmund dies, leaving Anthony as the next patriarch of the Bridgerton family. However, it is not mentioned that Anthony fears dying young just like his father. Another detail from the books that the series left out is Kate’s fear of thunderstorms. In fact, she is raining in many scenes, but the character is undeterred.

In ‘The Viscount Who Loved Me’ Kate suffers a bee sting and Anthony tries to suck out the poison. from his chest. In the series this does not happen, as Anthony asks Kate if she can breathe and only places his hand on her sting on her chest.

In the book there is no engagement or possible wedding between Edwina and Anthony. However, in fiction, Anthony proposes to Edwina but later realizes that he is attracted to Kate.

Anthony and Edwina arrive at the altar, but she notices the knowing looks between Anthony and Kate and runs away. Edwina leaves the ceremony and is devastated that her sister has lied in supporting her wedding to the end. Although Kate did this with the best of intentions, Edwina doesn’t see it that way, and unlike the book, she makes up her mind. rivalry between them.

Kate’s trauma from the loss of her parents seen in the novel is not portrayed in Season 2. However, a reference is made when Kate is in a horseback riding accident. In the series, the writers probably thought of combining what happened to Kate’s mother with a accident in a carriage that she suffers in the novel.

in season 2 Eloise discovers that Penelope is Lady Whistledown.. Even though this happens later in the books, it doesn’t happen the same way it does in the series. In the production there is an argument between the two that leads Eloise to break her friendship with Penelope.