Personally, this author would love to see Penelope end up with someone who likes her the first time instead of proposing to her houseguest, but we'll get to Penelope later. Congratulations to the Duke and Duchess on the birth of their son, and here's to spending all of Season 2 fighting over his preschool or something. [Netflix] The sinister men who handled his money might have murdered him for the fraudulent bet, but we're more inclined to believe that they blackmailed him. We're using cookies to improve your experience. But there is something that can save them. By David Opie. Lady Whistledown’s identity is not revealed until much later in the series. This series is based on a series of books, and there are actually quite a bit of differences between the Bridgerton show, and these books. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. In the Netflix series the two return to London together after learning of the scandal involving Colin, while in the books Daphne returns alone to visit her family. For most of the season, Whistledown is a salacious manifestation of the most bored and privileged in London society, but wields little noteworthy influence until dropping the bombshell about Marina. After her mother tells her to treat the Hastings Ball as a rehearsal, Eloise (Claudia Jessie) is on a terrifying track to her own debutante season and will inevitably create a gorgeous mess of it. Meanwhile, Lady Featherington’s money woes are given absolutely no time to progress either, eventually leading to an off-screen death for Lord Featherington and not even a sniff of remorse following his death. In the show, he knows nothing of it. Given that the last we saw of Lord Featherington was very much alive and dressed in his best at someone else's house, we're a little hesitant to believe reports of his alleged demise. However, she is the very same person – Penelope Featherington. Much like the Netflix show, the couple were unsure if she was pregnant or not after she had her way with him. Simon’s boxer friend Will does not appear in the books. The Queen never appears in person in the books, while she is a major enough character in the series. Better Business Bureau Accredited Business. Later, his family was informed that he'd died. At the Featheringtons, Sir Phillip Crane arrives with the news of Sir George’s death. It could end up being the same person in the show. LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIX © 2020. ), treating it as a classic misunderstanding and not a top-tier example of the potential perils of this relationship. Cressida Cowper has a much larger role in the series than in the books. Halfway through a PhD in physics at Cambridge University, Ben met Alexander Armstrong (who was also studying there) in 1992. Delamere? He does eventually die in the show as well, but not before a storyline about his gambling debt in introduced. It is because of this that her and Simon come up with the scheme to fool everyone and get her a suitor. In the Netflix show, this is Daphne’s premiere season, and in the book, this is her second season. After all, what does she have to lose? Instead, he was surprised to see Reggie and Tom, the men he'd placed the bet with. This, of course, is completely … Instead of finishing his PhD, Ben chose to scrap science for comedy and started … Death in Paradise star Ben Miller portrayed Lord Archibald Featherington in … The latest Netflix craze is Bridgerton, which is an 1800s drama filled show that will have you hooked from the very beginning. What Happened To Lord Featherington? She's doing fine. the guy from Paddington 2, a.k.a. This, of course, is completely different from the book series. Lord Featherington (Ben Miller): Despite being the head of the household, this … Email me at Tessa@MamasGeeky.com! In the books, Phillip becomes Eloise Bridgerton’s love interest. This complicates Pen as a character significantly; on the surface this is one of the only good and pure people in the ton, but rewatch the season knowing Whistledown's true identity and you'll find it nothing short of The Count of Monte Cristo, with her presence and observation imbuing every scene with sinister potential throughout. The horny holiday treat of Bridgerton is upon us, and this author has thoughts on that finale. Space Jam: A New Legacy: Every Character Spotted In The Trailer, Them Series Review: Amazon Prime Video’s New Thriller Is Intense, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Episode 3 Review, Spike’s Pollen-Nation Exploration Epcot Flower & Garden Hunt 2021, Godzilla Vs. Kong Movie Review: A Visually Stunning Battle For The Ages, A Collection of the Very Best Godzilla Vs. 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Either way, the Featherington estate is now in new hands, and from the looks of it, that should terrify us. Simon and Daphne have a daughter first, not a son. Either the good lord absconded with his own dirty money or he took it to pay the men off and also made himself scarce to protect his family. Featherington was noted for his poor decisions - not least in the wagers he placed - and his final error of judgement was in engaging the sinister bookmakers in a bet on the fight that Will threw. Lord Featherington — now in huge debt, which leads his daughters to lose their suitors because of a lack of dowry — manipulates Simon's friend, Will Mondrich (Martins Imhangbe) into losing the match, so he can be assured of winnings. Lady Featherington demands to know what he said though he refuses to say. Mashable, Inc. All Rights Reserved. But as her older brother begins to rule out her potential suitors, the high society scandal sheet written by the mysterious Lady Whistledown casts aspersions on Daphne. You really needed to mention the name of Anthony’s future wife? In fact, after another ball, Lord Featherington seems to have said something to Mr. Finch that has scared him away from Philippa. He won't have kids — but now he will! However, she falls into a depression and attempts suicide in a river, before catching illness and eventually dying. However, Lord Crane seems perfectly kind and completely uninterested in consummating the marriage or doing anything besides providing for his late brother's lover and child. BRIDGERTON (L to R) NICOLA COUGHLAN as PENELOPE FEATHERINGTON, HARRIET CAINS as PHILLIPA FEATHERINGTON, BESSIE CARTER as PRUDENCE FEATHERINGTON and POLLY WALKER as PORTIA FEATHERINGTON in episode 101 of BRIDGERTON Cr. Serial gambler Lord Featherington hopes to recover his lost fortune by placing the biggest bet of his life. Also Benedict (Luke Thompson) is basically chilling and did not get nearly enough screen time this season, presumably because the writers are saving his great bisexual awakening for Season 2. I find it hard to believe that these two carried on a successful affair for any length of time given their whole Ross-and-Rachel-in-hyperdrive dynamic. At the Featherington house, the Lord is dead, his money is gone, and Portia Featherington is finally broken. This realization comes to him in a rainstorm in the show. Marina looks thoroughly miserable at the prospect, and we'll chalk that up to grieving her boyfriend's death in combat. This is pretty clear when she searches Lord Featherington’s desk after learning of his death and finding nothing. The series is inspired by Julia Quinn’s best-selling novels. Opera singer Siena Russo was never in the books. She enters her office to see all the money is gone and she sobs. The Featheringtons. The show also takes a pass on interrogating Daphne's nonconsensual attempt to get pregnant (! Eloise (Claudia Jessie) is not looking forward to her debutante season, but we are. Bridgerton season one is streaming on Netflix now and the second series begins filming this spring. LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIX © 2020. He does eventually die in the show as well, but not before a storyline about his gambling debt in introduced. Bridgerton's first season is uneven, and a significant portion of that is because the show never quite grasped the conflict between Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor) and Simon (Regé-Jean Page). And fans … ©2021 Not cool . They called him to join them in the room. One of the most adorable (yet sad) flirtations … Over at the Featheringtons’, Sir Phillip Crane arrives bearing the news of Sir George’s death. Bridgerton season 1 ends with several twists, including the tease of a mysterious heir to the Featherington estate, but who is the mystery character that will inherit Baron Featherington's fortune? He is killed, for the avoidance of any doubt. The Featheringtons, at first, regain their footing in society after Lord Featherington (Ben Miller) brings home a bunch of money following his betting win at Will's match. He proposes marriage to Miss Marina Thompson, who is pregnant with his late brother’s baby. She is wed to Phillip Crane because her love George, died in the war, much like in the show. Let's catch up with the show's central families after that steamy final episode. When Simon sees Daphne fall off the horse he realizes how sad he would be if she lost his child. The family patriarch seemed mostly uninterested in the goings on around his household for much of the season, and it … In some ways it's not a total stretch; yes, this could have been resolved in episode 6 with but a modicum of communication, but the Hastings' are not known for being loquacious. In the book this scene was a bit different as she was taking advantage of him while he was drunk and half asleep, in the show she climbs on top of him so that he can not withdraw himself, as he usually does when they make love. Perhaps a small solace for the grieving Featherington women at this time may be that they finally have some security for Marina, who accepted Philip Crane's proposal (Chris Fulton) and left to live at his estate. He proposes to Miss Marina Thompson, who is pregnant with her dead brother’s baby. Learn how your comment data is processed. They corner him at the Hastings Ball, after which he is pronounced dead and the Featherington fortune is once again depleted. The bareknuckle boxing that we see in the Netflix show is actually nowhere in the first book. is a global, multi-platform media and entertainment company. Lord Featherington is gone As Lady Featherington returns home, she learns that her husband is dead. We won't pretend to know the names of the elder two Featherington girls any more than you do (Felicia? But just as the Featherington's social woes appear to … As marriages go, it's certainly civil. They're literally ready to spend their entire lives apart, wed only in the eyes of the law, when Simon has a change of heart after one heartfelt conversation. Lord Featherington, we hardly knew ye! Netflix’s Bridgerton is a drama that is based off of a series books — and there are a lot of differences including the ending. Often dressed in bright gowns, they're just trying to secure money and save face like everyone else in London's high society, although Lady and Lord Featherington … Modiste Genevieve Delacroix does not appear in the books. This is subtle change, but a change nonetheless. Sure, Philipa caught Mr. Finch's attention, but Lord Featherington, so deep in debt that he was unable to pay his daughters' dowries, drove the suitor away. However, she is based off of Maria Rosso who is briefly in the book, only to make Anthony’s future wife Kate jealous. Want to collaborate on an idea or discuss my freelancing availablity? Baron Featherington was killed at the end of Bridgerton season one leaving it unclear who will inherit has estate Credit: Netflix Who inherits the Featherington Estate? We discover that the baron has a gambling problem after he bet against the opponent of Simon’s friend Will in a recent boxing match. In what was by far Bridgerton’s most tedious plotline, Lord Featherington (a.k.a. Later, Lord Featherington was led to a room where a prostitute was meant to be waiting for him. The hive mind explains all. He refuses the marriage — and then he doesn't! OK! (Side note: Will Delacroix abandon her silly accent in Season 2 after Marina's suggestion that it's fake? They don't like each other — and then they do! The young Lord Bridgerton ends his affair with Siena (Sabrina Bartlett) after way too many ups and downs for an eight-episode season. Now that Lord Featherington died and the family's estate was transferred to a new man, the sisters' fates are uncertain. Bridgerton Easter egg you may have missed explains mystery death and sets up season 2. For we learn in the final moments of episode 8 that Lady Whistledown is none other than Penelope Featherington, the most underestimated and underrated debutante in the ton, whose acerbic quill can make or break anyone who crosses her path — and indeed it has. can u two just hold it in for like one second while I write this article. His departure is devastating for Penelope's love (Nicole Coughlan), but their friendship remains intact for now. They corner him at the Hastings Ball, after which he is pronounced dead and the Featherington fortune is once again depleted. Powered by its own proprietary technology, Mashable is the go-to source for tech, digital culture and entertainment content for its dedicated and influential audience around the globe. Bridgerton arguably didn't make the most of Lady Whistledown's power in its first season, but perhaps they were saving that for after we knew her true identity — dramatic irony certainly is a treat unto itself. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Let's start with the eldest: Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) may have experienced his first inklings of self-awareness now at the age of 30-whatever (I don't understand how white people age) — and that's self-awareness, not self-righteousness, because he had plenty of that to be getting on with. And there is no guarantee the new Lord Featherington will be willing to take on the ladies once he arrives in town. Ben Miller plays Lord Featherington. In the season finale, it was revealed that Lord Featherington’s crippling gambling addiction had finally caught up with him when he was murdered by some displeased bookkeepers. Ben Miller, Actor: Johnny English Strikes Again. However, she already knew she was not pregnant at this point, but he did not. This also provides a cliffhanger that isn’t in the books: Who will inherit Lord Featherington’s estate after his death? From Shondaland and Creator Chris Van Dusen, Bridgerton follows Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor), the eldest daughter of the powerful Bridgerton family as she makes her debut onto Regency London’s competitive marriage market. Lady Portia, the Featherington matriarch, is determined to marry off her daughters. The series also stars Golda Rosheuvel, Jonathan Bailey, Luke Newton, Claudia Jessie, Nicola Coughlan, Ruby Barker, Sabrina Bartlett, Ruth Gemmell, Adjoa Andoh, Polly Walker, Ben Miller, Bessie Carter and Harriet Cains and Julie Andrews as the voice of Lady Whistledown. Now that she knows she's an enemy of the crown, we suspect the author will become a little incendiary, a little reckless, less concerned with titillating the "ton" than with leaving it utterly shattered. Meanwhile, Colin (Luke Newton) is off on his European travels, likely nursing the remnants of a broken heart from his canceled betrothal... but he'll bounce back. This makes him realize that he loves her more than he hates his father. Aw, come on man. Ben is most well known for his sketch shows Armstrong & Miller and The Armstrong & Miller Show. Feel free to read this in the voice of Julie Andrews as Lady Whistledown. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. After a highly eventful debutante season in London, the families of Bridgerton are going back into hibernation (I assume this is what Regency-era socialites do during the winter months), but not without a fresh crop of scandals and secrets to keep them company. Mashable, MashBash and Mashable House are among the federally registered trademarks of Ziff Davis, LLC and may not be used by third parties without explicit permission. The possibly-late Lord Featherington was caught gambling away his family's fortune this season, but in episode 8 he managed to win back a large enough sum for his wife to immediately schedule the girls' fittings for new dresses. After a torturously drawn-out primary conflict, Daphne and Simon manage to compromise with ease. BRIDGERTON (L to R) BESSIE CARTER as PRUDENCE FEATHERINGTON and HARRIET CAINS as PHILLIPA FEATHERINGTON in episode 106 of BRIDGERTON Cr. Besides, her business with Whistledown isn't finished — after warning the author away from the Queen's trap, Eloise realizes that Whistledown isn't Madame Delacroix (Kathryn Drysdale) after all and that The Author isn't keen on enemies. Based on Mrs. Featherington’s reaction, someone bad. Do Penelope And Colin Still Have A Chance At Love? This seems to tie in with Mr. Feathington’s gambling problem, so it serves a purpose in the show. After the death (murder) of reckless gambler Lord Featherington (Ben Miller), the fortunes of the Featheringtons have been thrown – yet again – into question. Enter the highly desirable and rebellious Duke of Hastings (Regé-Jean Page), committed bachelor and the catch of the season for the debutantes’ mamas. NICK BRIGGS/NETFLIX © 2020, BRIDGERTON GOLDA ROSHEUVEL as QUEEN CHARLOTTE in episode 102 of BRIDGERTON Cr. She has no desire to marry or so much as engage in pleasantries with suitors, and her season will be a spectacular train wreck we'll cheer on from the sides. In the first book, Mr. Featherington has already died, however we see him in Netflix’s show. Something to think about.). Hoping to follow in her parent’s footsteps and find a match sparked by true love, Daphne’s prospects initially seem to be unrivaled. Lord Featherington is ultimately successful and wins a large sum of money by placing a bet on Will's opponent. This does happen, but Featherington has angered the wrong people and he ends up dead. The show's central couple spend large swaths of most episodes unable to reiterate the known fact that they love each other, but we bear with them and their flimsily-written marital troubles because the sex scenes could set even a rain-soaked gazebo aflame and Simon would probably even have chemistry with that lord who was obsessed with cheese. Corjorie? That money of course came from ol' Lordy betting big on Will (Martins Imhangbe) losing a big fight, but the men handling Featherington's money are smarter than he, uh, gambled for (sorry). Do we even want her to? In the books, however, her older brother and Simon’s dear friend, Anthony, is in on the scheme. Lord Featherington (Ben Miller), who we first meet as the stoic and silent newspaper reader sitting in ornate chairs, is revealed to have a dark secret: a … While Marina Thompson is in the books, she isn’t to this extent. If you haven’t yet watched the first season, read my spoiler free Bridgerton review. Bridgerton is a romantic, scandalous, and quick-witted series that celebrates the timelessness of enduring friendships, families finding their way, and the search for a love that conquers all. The reconciliation between Simon and Daphne is much different in the books than in the show. Mr. Featherington. I think one is Corjorie), but the Featheringtons' fortunes are in quite a state due to Lord Featherington (Ben Miller), Marina (Ruby Barker), and Penelope (LATER, WE'RE GETTING THERE). As noted in Mashable's review: If Season 2 is the Eloise and Penelope show, then we have no choice but to stay glued to the screen. Madame Delacroix is not stranger to being messy, petty, and salty about the ton — but she's also no Lady Whistledown. Lord Featherington, a serial gambler, hopes to win back his lost fortune by making the biggest bet of his life. We should soon find out more about the heir to the Featherington estate, after the untimely death of Lord Featherington (Ben Miller). Please.