The hit Netflix series Bridgerton returned to the small screen for its second season, and despite having fewer raunchy sex scenes, fans called the new installment “hot.”
It’s thanks to the relationship between Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) and Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley) that starts out prickly but turns flirtatious, leading to some serious sexual tension.
The program is based on a series of books of the same name by Julia Quinn, set in the Regency era, after one of Bridgerton’s eight children, and in the second series it is Anthony’s turn, the eldest, who is looking for a wife.
Slow Burn is a departure from the first season of the Regency romp, which featured the attraction between Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) and the Duke of Hastings (Rare Jean Page) that made fans rip your clothes off. madness, just seductively licking the spoon.
LR: Simone Ashley as Kate Sharma, Jonathan Bailey as Anthony Bridgerton
Fans praised the passionate “slow-burn” sexual tension presented in the second season’s storyline (LR pictured: Simone Ashley as Kate Sharma, Jonathan Bailey as Anthony Bridgerton).
Critics have warned that the departure of Rare-Jean Page will mean the series will lose the hot and heavy scenes with his character that viewers have come to love so much.
But many fans of the show say they are in awe of the love story at the center of this series between Anthony Bridgerton and Kate Sharma, praising the chemistry between the two actors.
And aside from the sexy, intense scenes, the new season of the show still has a few naughty segments, including one in which a naked Anthony covers up his modesty in his bedroom.
Another depicts a promiscuous protagonist dressed in wet clothes after falling into a river as a result of flirtatious behavior.
Anthony and Kate touch hands nervously as their relationship escalates from prickly to flirtatious.
Anthony falls into a love triangle with two sisters, Edwina (Charitra Chandran, left) and Kate (Simone Ashley, right) during season 2 of the show, and fans took to social media to discuss how much they are enjoying the hot tension between Anthony and Kate
In the first episode of the second series, Eloise narrowly avoids being introduced to the queen thanks to the intervention of her best friend Penelope.
Setting the tone for the series early on, Anthony meets his future love, Kate Sharma, while riding a horse one morning.
Seeing the mysterious woman riding, he gallops after her, worried for her safety.
Unable to catch up, he watches in admiration as she clears the hedge. When he finally catches up to her in the woods and tries to figure out some personal details, she offers to forget the whole meeting.
An impromptu conversation causes Kate to be late for her meeting with Edwina, Lady Mary Sharma and Lady Danbury, who receive Kate and her sister Edwina as they enter society.
During the first episode of the second series, Anthony meets Kate as they both go for a morning walk. Their dramatic meeting foreshadows how their relationship will develop.
While there are fewer overtly cheeky scenes in the season, fans can look forward to some, including the one where Anthony falls into the water as a result of his flirtatious behavior.
But Kate, who is already considered old at 26, says she is not interested in finding a husband, but simply wants to help her younger sister.
At Lady Danbury’s ball, it was revealed from gossip that Lady Mary was abandoned by her family, the Sheffields, after she fled to India with a poor clerk and his daughter (Kate).
Meanwhile, Lady Bridgerton draws the attention of the audience when she announces that her eldest son Anthony is looking for a wife.
When he recognizes Kate from the past, the couple avoid each other. Later, Kate overhears Anthony’s friends telling him to choose the “least obnoxious” woman to marry, “marry her, sleep with and breed”.
One Bridgerton fan called the show’s slow burning “burner”, while another praised the “magnetic chemistry” between the main characters.
Anthony reveals that he is not looking for a love match, but rather an attractive wife with good manners and an “acceptable” wit.
BRIGERTON SEASON 2: ANTHONY IN SEARCH OF A WIFE
The main love story in the second season of Bridgerton shifts to Viscount Anthony Bridgerton, played by Jonathan Bailey, and his search for a wife.
From the moment we saw Anthony’s bare bottom in the very first scene of the first season, it was clear that it wasn’t Mr. Darcy.
“He’s incredibly complex,” says Jonathan. “He went through such trauma when his dad died and mom couldn’t handle it, and then he had to take on the responsibility of becoming a viscount.
“And this series can really take the time to dig into the psychology of a person of that era.”
After his messy breakup with opera singer Siena Rosso in the first season, Anthony returned to the marriage fair in the second season – balls, courtship, etiquette, jealousy and heaving breasts that we saw when Daphne and Simon conducted. their will-they-not-they care.
Anthony finds himself in a love triangle with the Sharma sisters, who have just returned from India. His eye falls on fashion girl Edwina, but her scheming sister Kate may have other ideas.
Kate bumps into the men and ends up in a verbal altercation with the flirtatious Anthony, where she insults him.
After scenes showing more about the Charms, in particular why Kate has not yet married at the “advanced” age of 26, the Queen’s Ball appears on the programme.
At the event, Anthony dances with Edwina and the pair bond. However, she throws a wrench into the job, revealing that he will need Kate’s blessing if the couple is a couple, setting the stage for the predicament that would play out throughout the series.
Fans took to Twitter to share their thoughts on the new series, with many praising the slow-burning romance at the center of the storyline.
One wrote: “Yes, the second season of Bridgerton is less action-packed, but IT WORKS. I can’t even explain how electrified the voltage is. Slow burning to win every time.’
Another added: “Sex isn’t always free and can be an integral part of the story/character development. Bridgerton comes from romance novels, so the full scenes aren’t a surprise. S1 took that approach, while S2 will be more about slow-burning, Jane Austen-style angst.”
A third said: “Happy Bridgerton Day to all who celebrate! Enjoy the sensational slow burning and magnetic chemistry of #Kanthony. Jonathan Bailey and Simone Ashley introduced it this season and I can’t wait for everyone to experience it.”
Another happy viewer simply added, “That slow burn burns.”
One admitted he was going to put on a show at work, saying they “can’t wait to see this flawless slow-burning romance unfold.”
The second series of Bridgerton, which launched today, may not be as overtly spicy as the previous one, but has already won applause from fans for its depiction of sexual tension.