Warning: There are spoilers for Bridgerton season 2. below.
For fans of the BridgertonSeason two of a book series might be more difficult.
Why? You’re probably wondering why? Shonda RhimesA period piece that was produced on the basis of Julia Quinn“Second” BridgertonNovel The Viscount Who Lovingly Loved Me.
Kate, for example, is a guest on the television show.Simone AshleyA bee stings a woman, and she panics.Jonathan Bailey)—who lost his father to an allergic reaction caused by a bee sting—place his hand on her chest to show that she’s alright.
The scene in the book is much more intimate, with Anthony trying desperately to be intimate. Suck the venom out of Kate’s upper chest. You read it correctly.
It is easy to see why bookish enthusiasts are upset about the watered down version of the Kate and Anthony romance. One fan pointed out on TwitterThe “What just happened” What is the reason Anthony got engaged to Kate? His plan was to be suckered by the bees to be married to Kate. “What’s the deal?”
Other commented“As a reader, I’m frustrated that they took certain elements of Anthony & Kate’s story that made them unique (being compromised by a bee-sting misunderstanding. bonding over the death of their parents and the respective terrors they both faced over storms) and were glossed over in the show in order to focus on the tired, standard love triangle trope.”