I agree that the chemistry was definitely better this season!!

Totally agree. I was on the edge becuase the tension was so good. The chemestry was just so much better then Daphne and Simon

@Stella Kira Yeah I've been seeing people here and there saying they didn't like the chemistry - I have no idea what they were watching

Agreed. NGL, after a few episodes I ff passed the featherington and queen scenes

Totally agree, the romance between Kate and Anthony was beautiful. When he smells her perfume , the nearly touching of lips and that dance scene when he stares at Kate , so romantic. Sometimes less is more gentle reader.🥰🇬🇧

I missed the library scene, too. It gave their relationship more depth, Anthony consoling Kate and having an understanding of her fear, because he has his own. And Kate realising he is very caring and not so terrible. Would have loved that, it was so touching.

Yes! That scene is so touching in the book. I was very disappointed it was not included.

It was definitely the most memorable and my very favorite scene from the book and it was sad how they did have a library scene but it didn't show how their relationship progressed because of the scene like the books did.

Totallynagree as this is where we see the real Anthony and where he doesn't understand whynhe wants to help and protect Kate and makes excuses ( as does Kate. I feel they completely missed the point when the screenwriters didn't understand HOW important that scene is to the plot. ALSO the Bee sting scene was made only 2 dimensional by the way wrote it cutting out the pots of the scene that made it highly important . Very bland in comparison to the book which makes it 3 dimensional ( I was very disappointed) all the wasted wedding nonsense could have expanded on Edwina actually meeting her Dream Man , A Scholar, Mr Bagwell ( who is studying to be an Archaeologist. A VERY 1800'S romantic profession) who she marries

I think it would have felt inauthentic and corny if both characters had very specific fears 😊it reads well in a book, but I’m not sure if it would have translated well to screen. They made the wise choice IMO

Exactly. They took it too far. I accept changes, but they did a freaking wedding scene! it was too much. And When Edwina says that, it made me want to stop watching

Same, they could have built up edwina's character in a different way. Especially because they always loved each other so much and they have them fight over a man.

Same, that was horrible. They had such a beautiful relationship in the book.

The love triangle kinda gave the story more depth to me, and it allowed Edwina a growth that I don’t think she got in the books. Marriage of convenience are a dime a dozen in regency romance so I glad that didn’t put that on screen again. I will say I could have done with more Anthony and Kate scenes and do away with some of the side plots.

@@chellox68 I'd prefer to see edwina falling in love with Bagwell and trying to resist because she has to marry well to help her family. :) If the writers are smart, they will bring all 3 back in s3. Edwina will find her match and we'll enjoy Kanthony more. 😉

I literally said these exact words yesterday 😭💯

And the Mary... Her relationship with Kate is my favorite child- parent relationship in all of the series, but on the show she is just a little more than a set piece. I'm especially bumped that they didn't keep that bit about Kate always calling Mary by her name instead of "mother". Mary loved Kate as her own daughter and never demanded anything in return, even just the well-deserved honor of being called "mother", and Kate sees Mary as her true mother in anyway that matters, but still chooses to respect the woman who gave birth to her by not replacing her with someone else, even if just by the way she refers her. It's a beautiful, powerful statement about the bonds of blood vs the bonds you chose, all said by a single word Kate *doesn't* say to Mary.

Yes!!They made Lady F scam Colin once again but they couldn't make Cressida mean again and have the scene where Anthony rescues Penelope? Or even bringing Berbrooke back to court Edwina and marry a Featherington.

@@sandikle they made Berbrooke so awful and unlikable last season that it was out of the question to follow the books and have him marry Produce, who is portrayed as not the brightest person but overall a good one. but including his suitors rivalry with Anthony over Edwina would even make sense, as Edwina actually has good reasons to stay away from Berbrooke that Anthony would know and Kate wouldn't

What I found so interesting is that Eloise’s and Pen’s argument is such an echo of the conflict/argument between Colin and Pen when he discovers that she’s Lady W.

@@marialuisauthor hear hear 👍👍👍

That was my issue too, right from the get-go. They revealed her waaaaaay too early. Imagine the suspense everyone would be feeling right now not knowing who lady W was. It would have served for so much more material when they finally did Colin and Penelope's story. And as many have said, it wouldn't have taken the time and focus away from the preceding characters' stories too. They should have held out on that.

I think one reason they revealed it so early is that you never know when a show is cancelled with Netflix. It's only when a season is dropped that the creators find out about renewal. That could be a reason for the early reveal

Not only that but she was Lady Whisteldown for 10 years. It's also why she had the writing experience to help Colin discover that he wanted to be an author

Same here. I definitely loved it more than season 1. I thought it was amazing

Yep agree, I enjoyed it more than season 1.

I enjoyed season 2 immensely. It had better acting and had a good amount of humor which I really appreciated. Jonathan and Simone are enchanting, I couldn’t take my eyes off them and can’t wait to see more of them in future seasons!

In an interview, Kate said this is only the beginning and we are likely to see them in the other seasons through the siblings romance. So look forward to that!!

@@sams.7452 The sibling interactions are some of my favorite parts of the show. I hope we get a lot of Kate and Anthony guiding them during their seasons.

They did forget about the fans and the lovers of the books. Change a little but not the whole story. Wanted more steam.

I completely agree about love triangles, I don't like them between strangers and even less so between sisters....

Restoring the sisters' relationship would not be as easy as depicted in the tv series. Shondaland made a huge mistake in changing the novel by turning it into a competition and thereby risking their long-term relationship.

I thought season 1 was better than the book, and for season 2, the book was better. Not to slight the actors, there was good chemistry between them, but for it being their love story, they didn’t have as much screen time together as they should have. Also, in the book, Edwina was never “in love” with Anthony, I didn’t like that aspect at all. And I always liked when Anthony stood up for Penelope and escorted her….maybe that was just a small thing, but I was kinda bummed that didn’t make it in the show.

I completely agree. Why the producers, who loved the books, allowed all the changes in the entire story...They didn't even use the great scenes from the book-library anyone? Why all the side stories. They should have developed Edmund's story more. Shown what a wonderful father he was to all his kids.

When was Kate and Edwina fighting over Anthony? Edwina was mad as hell, but they were not fighting over Anthony. I have to disagree with you about this season not being good. Also I tell anyone that watches a book adaptation, if you want the book go read the book. What would be the point of an adaption if it is going to be the same as the book?

Lady Featherington is my favourite female character, yes she’s ruthless and cunning but she has had to be . She loves her girls and women didn’t have much choices then .

I absolutely loved how she managed to get rid of all of the blame by portraying herself as one of the victims, but I don't get how getting the title to one of her daughters' son would work. Is there an historical precedent for this? If there isn't, I think they shouldn't have done this, they could easily have her live of the money she scammed out of everyone and be discreet about how she has it, without relying on the Featherington assets at all. It would solve plots of many historical romances I have read way too easily, so I wonder how I have never seen it used before. Would it go to the son of the oldest daughter, or just to the first daughter to have a son? it would definitely make all of them much more eligible on the marriage mart if it is the later, but it would make them a gamble to fortune hunters- it would entirely depend on which would manage to sire a son first... Very confusing, but if someone knows about an historical precedent of this I would love to hear

I agree that Kate and Anthony deserved more in the last episode 😕

@@PeaceLoveBooksxo I don’t even think they had good chemistry. It lost the steam and he’s of S1 and I’m not just talking about fewer sex scenes.

I disagree about having no content from the book past episode 3. If the book was "On The Way To The Wedding". Maybe Netflix dont think they could run this show for long enough to get to the later seasons so they are like "might as well use it now"

I think they should have gotten married after Daphne caught them. Even if Daphne won't talk, the fact that she caught them still should have some consequences. She could have used it to make Anthony marry Kate if she truly thought that it was the right thing to do. It might be 2 marriages of convenience in a row but it would still have been far better than all the pointless drama that took place past that point. Also why are we talking about 'marriage of convenience' as such a bad thing? It's my favorite trope in historicals, personally

Jonathan certainly embraced his inner Mr Darcy with the wet shirt scene lol

Oh interesting that that’s a Bollywood trope!

I agree with everything you said, and I appreciate that there are Bollywood vibes in this season. The wedding was so perfectly done-straight out of Bollywood, lol.

Benedict high was hilarious

Can you explain what happened in the bee scene in the book?

@@kathryncollins1635 Kate was stung by the bee and Anthony was horrified that she might die like his father. His solution was to suck the venom out (he thought bees had venom) and they were caught by Mary, Violet, and Lady Featherington. Which resulted in engagement for Anthony and Kate. The book scene sounds way better than my explanation.

THANK YOU! I thought I was crazy. I was actually underwhelmed by the time they kissed and made love. I will say the chemistry was 🔥🔥🔥 and the almost kisses had me panting 😮‍💨. The tension was hotter than when they actually got together.

@@SweetEsme1 thank you!

I think they got rid of the marriage of convenience plot line because the main complaint people have of this book was that it felt repetitive of the first one, and back when season one ended people were saying they hoped that Shonda would change that.

They better not play games with Benedict and Sophie 😞

i totally agree with all of this except the marriage of convenience bit cus that mightve been repetitive. One thing for sure more KANTHONY needed.

I agree.

@@shann5900 Honestly the marriage of convenience thing was so common back then. Why were people complaining about it 🙄. Like during that time period it happened all the time.

I think the drama really took over this season! And yes, that wedding episode was too drawn out. But I also enjoyed the lady whistledown plot! And we all love Benedict 👏🏻

At one point I thought Edwina figured out & wanted them together so she started pushing them together

I think the problem is they changed all the things that make the Book great in the first place For example, They got rid of the Library scene where Anthony and Kate comfort each other. They took the love triangle too far that they ruined Kate and Edwina's relationship, and made Kate somehow the Villain. And of course they got rid of the Comedy from the book

Definitely RMB & TSPWL are my favourites in the book 📖 series

@@MandaWard71 omg! Yessss!!! Shonda said they've even begun working for season 3! Or are going to! Omg I'm so excited! Every single season makes us go all jelly inside!

You nailed it!! I completely agree.

My own rent of Eloise (bear with me please): I liked Eloise exploring her political stands, especially that scene where she snaps on Violet that her rebellious exploration isn't just another skill she cultivates for the sake of catching some man's eye. Less liked it when she completely contradicts herself by doing exactly that. Yeah I didn't like Theo. first of all, about the scandal that happened because of it in the end. Why did she act so stupidly? No matter how rebellious she is, she lived in London for the the past 10 years, she should know how society works, and how it treats young unmarried women who so much as breathe in the same room with a man without a chaperone (as unfair as it is, considering how much freedom men have in comparison), she should have known exactly what would happen to her and her family if someone would find out. she just should have known better, or at least better than to get caught. she has no right to blame it all on Penelope, Lady W isn't the only gossip coloum, and gossip coloums aren't the only ones who gossip anyway, she would have been caught eventually. She had played with fire and got burned, and she has no one to blame but herself. Second, regardless of her reputation (and if we are being historically accurate, it's not at all something you disregard so easily), how does she have such little care for her physical safety? What if she met slightly less friendly people than Theo? she could have been robbed, she could have been kidnapped and ransomed (and the kidnapper could easily know where to send the ransom note, as she so carelessly drops her name in the assembly), she could have been attacked by someone who isn't a fan of the nobility. Any number of things could happen to her. No, at this point it isn't being bold, or brave, it's just being stupid. Thired, the plot goes so easy on her! She has some magical plot armor that protects her from being rubbed/attacked/anything whenever she goes to the City, with those clothes of her that just scream "look at me! I'm rich!". Somehow none of the stuff in the Bridgerton household rat her out to Violet (I know she bribed her Lady's maid with her pinn money, but what about the rest of the servents? How much pinn money does she have?!). As demonstrated last season, the staff knows all, and they are way more loyal to Violet than to Eloise, and even if they weren't, they should still be concerned at least for her safety. I also don't feel like the show properly conveys how much of a big deal the whole "must be a virgin to marry" thing was at the period. A ruined reputation isn't a misstep on the dancing floor, or an unflattering dress color, it doesn't just get forgotten after a week. Even though nothing had happened and Eloise is still a virgin, just being unchaperoned with a man (no matter what his social class) is enough to deem her unmarriageable. this type of scandal is the type that her family wouldn't recover from for years unless she got herself a husband very quickly, or completely cut all ties with them, or maybe both. And even if the Bridgertons just waited out the scandal to recover, she herself will most likely never get married (not that she will be so sad about it, I imagine). It's cruel, and unfair, but it's how things were for women at the time, and it's part of what separate a period drama from just normal dramas in modern settings. There should be some dealing with the aftermath of this scandal next season. Maybe there will be, we will see. Fourthly, my overall thought of the romance itself between Eloise and Theo- it just constantly felt like Eloise feels she must prove Theo something- that she isn't just a shallow rich miss, that she is worthy of his time... I don't think she ever liked him as much as she liked stepping out of the boundaries society dictated for her, and finding someone who cares for her opinions. Maybe the fact she chooses to spend time with a man she knows she can't marry (or more specifically, one that her mother won't force her to spend time with in hope she will get married to him) is just a further testimony to her objection to marriage. Or maybe I am just a huge Phillip stand. But I am not even hyped anymore to see Eloise with Phillip. Or with anyone. It's a different version of Eloise from the books. I am not sure yet which Eloise I prefer, maybe I like them both, but what I do know is that this Eloise just wants to be single forever. She could change her mind, but either the writers will have to put their back into it, or it would look extremely out of character and would disappoint many people who are already invested in this character as a forever-single, independent (possibly asexual) woman Lastly, I love Eloise, but I don't want her to be just a rebellious teenager for the entire show, or some holy paragon of feminism, or an inexplicably modern point of view for 19th-century England, that just constantly reminds you that after all, this is a tv show that was created in the 21th century, for a 21th-century audience, who has one specific idea of what a "Strong Woman" should look like. She deserves to be more than a label.

Totally agree. I wanted to see more of him and Kate together as an actual couple after they're married.

Imo the book is better for season 2. For season 1, the show’s changes worked well and was better.

I agree.They could have ended the engagement after that dinner and have the rest of the episodes be about K+A marriage.

It's because Kate and Anthony will be couple in Season 3, 4, 5, and so on. So I kinda get why they keep the yearning longer. Because in the next seasons we will be bombarded with married Kanthony moments 😭

Francesca's book is my favourite. 💗

I agree. Anthony had more spicy scenes in the first season than in this one.

I love this. Truth

Agree with you so much!

S1 made me feel like I watched a romance novel come to life. S2 made me feel like I watched a family drama. MORE ROMANCE, less subplots. Kate and Anthony had the chemistry. The storyline did them no favors.

I always got the impression in To Sir Phillip, With Love that the twins weren't his anway that they were his brothers??? Am I wrong about that??

@@heidileigh1979 either way still his blood

Same feeling!

Me too I loved the show!!!