Why Bridgerton Was Right To Cut The 4th Featherington Daughter From The Books & How It Changes The Story

Felicity is the youngest Featherington sister in Julia Quinn's book series. Felicity was excluded from Bridgerton to strengthen Penelope's character arc. Cutting Felicity also removed obstacles in Colin and Penelope's romance.
Bridgerton is based on Julia Quinn's book series of the same name, but the Netflix show is known for changing several aspects of the original story, including completely removing one of the Featherington sisters. The historical romance series follows the individual love stories of one Bridgerton sibling, with season 1 covering Daphne's relationship with Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings, season 2 exploring Anthony's epic enemies-to-lovers romance with Kate Sharma, and season 3 centering around Colin finally realizing his feelings for Penelope Featherington. Penelope has pined for Colin for years, and it's time for him to reciprocate her love.
Netflix will release Bridgerton season 3, part 2 on June 13, 2024.
Many moments from Bridgerton season 3 come from the book. For example, the circumstances...
Bridgerton is based on Julia Quinn's book series of the same name, but the Netflix show is known for changing several aspects of the original story, including completely removing one of the Featherington sisters. The historical romance series follows the individual love stories of one Bridgerton sibling, with season 1 covering Daphne's relationship with Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings, season 2 exploring Anthony's epic enemies-to-lovers romance with Kate Sharma, and season 3 centering around Colin finally realizing his feelings for Penelope Featherington. Penelope has pined for Colin for years, and it's time for him to reciprocate her love.
Netflix will release Bridgerton season 3, part 2 on June 13, 2024.
Many moments from Bridgerton season 3 come from the book. For example, the circumstances...
- 5/23/2024
- by Sarah Little
- ScreenRant
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