Bridgertonstar Jonathan Bailey has potentially confirmed the show’s upcoming season will include a major relationship milestone that was missing from Benedict’s original story. Second son Benedict’s (Luke Thompson) world is about to be turned upside down, as he falls in love with a Cinderella-like mystery woman, Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha), at his mother’s masquerade ball. As ever, though,Bridgertonseason 4will feature the various members of the Bridgerton family, including Bailey’s Viscount, Anthony Bridgerton, and his wife, Kate, the Viscountess (Simone Ashley).
In a recent interview withThe Hollywood Reporter, Bailey confirmed that he was happy to return toBridgertonfor as long as they’ll have him, a welcome piece of news consideringDaphne Bridgerton’s (Phoebe Dynevor) absencefrom the show in season 3. Bailey explained that he felt a"real sense of brotherly pride"while working on the show andaccidentally let slip that he had filmed"a wedding on a Monday morning"forBridgertonseason 4. The actor quickly pointed out that many weddings have been depicted inBridgerton, so this shouldn’t be much of a spoiler, but the question remains: whose wedding? Benedict’s book doesn’t feature one.
What Jonathan Bailey’s Reveal Means For Bridgerton Season 4
Could We See Benedict And Sophie’s Wedding?
InAn Offer From a Gentleman, Benedict and Sophie never tie the knot on the page. Instead, in chapter 23, during an emotional and intimate scene, Benedict tells Sophie,“In my heart, you are my wife,“and in response, Sophie tells him she loves him, too, and that she’s loved him from the moment she first danced with him. When they next appear in Colin and Penelope’s story (Netflix’sBridgertonshuffled the order of Julia Quinn’sBridgertonbooks), Benedict and Sophie are already happily married.
Should Benedict and Sophie’s wedding be included inBridgertonseason 4, it may be part of the season’s brief epilogue, much like how Colin (Luke Newton) and Penelope’s (Nicola Coughlan) baby was introduced on screen in the final minutes of season 3. Of course, it’s technically possible that the wedding scene has nothing to do with Benedict and Sophie; after all, Francesca (Hannah Dodd) and John Stirling (Victor Alli) were married in season 3, despite not being the season’s focus.
Perhaps the Dowager Viscountess' (Ruth Gemmell) flirtation with Lady Danbury’s (Adjoa Andoh) brother will move along more quickly than anticipated. That feels unlikely, though, and besides, I’d much rather see Violet’s stories with Edmund Bridgerton (Rupert Evans) and Lord Anderson (Daniel Francis) play out in a second, dual-timeline,Queen Charlotte-esque miniseries. That may be wishful thinking on my part, however.
Our Take On Bridgerton Season 4’s Potential Wedding
What About Anthony And Kate’s Ceremony?
Seeing Benedict and Sophie’s wedding included in season 4 would be a real treat for viewers.Bridgerton’s weddingshave been beautiful, emotional, and high-stakes, and a wedding is a real milestone in any couple’s relationship. And yet, if Benedict and Sophie were to be treated to an on-screen ceremony, the lack of any scenes involving Anthony’s wedding with Kate may feel even more egregious. It would mean that Anthony was the only Bridgerton sibling (thus far) not to have gotten married on the show.
If Benedict and Sophie were to be treated to an on-screen ceremony, the lack of any scenes involving Anthony’s wedding with Kate may feel even more egregious.
Instead,Bridgertonseason 2 depicted Anthony’s failed wedding to Kate’s sister, Edwina (Charithra Chandran), at length, planned and executed by the Queen (Golda Rosheuvel) herself. The season 2 epilogue gave us a glimpse of Anthony and Kate as a newlywed couple, which was lovely, yet it seems a shame that we never got to see what their wedding was like (nothing more than a daydream, at least).Imagine how beautiful it would have been if it had included traditions from an Indian marriage ceremony, too?In any case, we’ll have to wait untilBridgertonseason 4 to see the mysterious wedding teased by Jonathan Bailey.
