With Bridgerton Season 4 is already filming, so it’s vitally important that the series doesn’t continue an annoying trend seen with characters like Daphne and Anthony. Based on the book series of the same name Bridgerton follows the love lives of the eight Bridgerton siblings. The hit show premiered on Netflix in December 2020 and its subsequent two seasons have been just as successful as the first.
With a rotating cast of characters, each season of Bridgerton centers on a different sibling, with the first season focusing on Daphne, the fourth oldest sibling. Bridgerton season 2 focused on the older brother, Viscount Anthony Bridgerton. For season 3, Bridgerton deviated from the order of the books and instead told the love story between Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington. It was confirmed that Bridgerton Season 4 will focus on Benedict Bridgerton’s relationship with Sophie Baek, but audiences wonder if Colin and Penelope will receive the same mistreatment as other former protagonists, Daphne and Anthony.
Bridgerton Seasons 2 and 3 failed to properly develop the previous season’s romance
Bridgerton failed Daphne, Simon, Anthony and Kate
| Bridgerton Clues | Season |
|---|---|
| Daphne Bridgerton and Simon Basset | Season 1 |
| Anthony Bridgerton and Kate Sharma | Season 2 |
| Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington | Season 3 |
| Benedict Bridgerton and Sophie Baek | Season 4 |
The idea that each season of Bridgerton focusing on a different sibling is genius; however, in the books, all of the brothers are still main characters despite the focus not being on them. Unfortunately, this did not happen in Bridgerton seasons 2 and 3. Fans quickly realized that in Bridgerton In season 2, Regé-Jean Page, who played Simon, was absent, meaning the audience didn’t get to see how Daphne and Simon’s love story continued after season 1. Bridgerton Season 3, despite her having a major role in Colin and Penelope’s book.
While Anthony and his wife Kate appeared in Bridgerton in season 3, they were absent in many of the episodes and even when they were present they were placed in the background. While Jonathan Bailey’s schedule was quite hectic, leading to filming restrictionsIt seems a bit of a cop-out that the heads of the Bridgerton family were largely absent. Even though nothing could be done about Jonathan Bailey’s schedule, Kate should have appeared alone in more scenes, as it was rare to see the Viscount and Viscountess apart from each other.
Bridgerton Season 4 has to avoid Daphne and Anthony’s problems with Colin and Penelope
Colin and Penelope need to have active roles in season 4
Previous Bridgerton clues have been largely ignored in the show’s more recent seasons, but that can’t happen to Colin and Penelope. The trend with Daphne and Anthony is frustrating but apart from the main Bridgerton siblings Penelope has been arguably the main character of the series because of her role as Lady Whistledown. Bridgerton season three hinted that Penelope was not finished writing, although she was no longer writing under her pen name. For this reason alone, Penelope’s story demands prominence.
With siblings like Francesca and Eloise heading to Scotland at the end of Bridgerton season 3, more time that could be spent with other siblings like Colin and Penelope, or even Anthony, Kate and their new son. It’s unclear which Bridgerton siblings will return for Season 4, but audiences will be able to see a reduced cast. While Benedict’s story about finding love with Sophie should be the main point, Bridgerton I’d be remiss if I didn’t continue Colin and Penelope’s stories from previous seasons.
