Bridgerton viewers rage ‘we’ve been robbed!’ as they call out ‘big mistake’ in season 2 finale
BRIDGERTON viewers have slammed the ending of series two insisting that they've "been robbed".
Eldest Bridgerton son Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) was distraught after being rejected by Siena in the debut series and resolved to give up on love and fulfil his duty by simply finding someone to marry.
But meeting Sharma sisters Kate and Edwina in series two changed everything for Anthony.
Throughout the eight episodes, Anthony grappled with a love triangle, as he prepared to marry Edwina but ended up falling for Kate, who was also in love with the Viscount.
Most of the series focused on Anthony and Kate dislike for one another - as he tried to pursue Edwina much to Kate's disapproval.
But over time Kate began to develop feelings for Anthony but both insisted they could not be together and Anthony went ahead with his engagement to Edwina, until she clocked how he really felt.
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Initially feeling betrayed, Edwina is furious at her sister.
Meanwhile Kate suffered an accident after falling off her horse which prompted Anthony to finally reveal his true feelings for her.
In the final episode, viewers watched as Anthony and Kate got married, but fans were left questioning if the playboy had really changed his ways.
Viewers were also gutted that they didn't see more of their married life - especially as the series had focused on Anthony and Kate's ongoing feud.
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One wrote: "It would have been nice to see more of Kate and Anthony's married life, we just saw they quarrel all series. #Bridgerton"
Another posted: "This season was supposed to be about Kate and Anthony, and I feel we got a bit robbed. The actors were fantastic and sold the tension and feelings. However, we didn't really hear them interact with each other."
"They didn't have a genuine conversation other than bickering before they fell for each other," a third commented.
A fourth added: "Why have they not shown more about Anthony and Kate's life after marriage? Would be good to see the dynamics and if Anthony's changed. #Bridgerton"
Other fans were also disappointed that the show had dedicated a whole episode to Edwina's failed wedding instead of Anthony and Kate's wedding day.
One suggested: "We really needed a whole episode devoted primarily to Edwina deciding if she would marry Anthony? It really took away from time that should have been spent on Kate and Anthony. Focusing SO much attention and time on her made Kanthony feel like an after thought.
And spending SO much time on her anger and resentment and disappointment and feelings of betrayal and etc etc etc, made Kate and Anthony finally coming together very bittersweet.”
Another agreed: "That episode dragged and there were so many scenes that just didn't feel needed and I spent the whole time waiting to see Kate and Anthony deal with everything going on. The side plots took away from that.”
A third fan fumed: "The writers forgot that Bridgerton was successful because it finally adapted a romance novel with all its tropes and that's what we wanted.
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"The lack of romance and bonding conversations between the leads was disheartening. As you say there were more emotional bonding moments between family members than Kathony's.
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“And that was a big mistake when you're adapting a love story of a man and a woman who forswore love out of fear and a misguided sense of familial duty.”
Both seasons of Bridgerton are available to stream on Netflix now.
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