

As the Prince is about to propose, Daphne walks off. Meanwhile, Daphne and Prince Friedrich dance he tells her he wants to start a life with her, but she is getting anxious again - she sees Simon in the corner of the room. He’s distracting her from a Lord that she has been set up with by Lady Featherington. A near proposalĬolin Bridgerton asks Marina Thompson for a dance at a Ball. While we understand Simon’s stubbornness, at this stage of “An Affair of Honor”, it’s easy to be frustrated with the character - of course, later in the episode, there is more context to his stubbornness. Simon disagrees with her and states that love “changes nothing”. Lady Danbury is also frustrated, and she tells Simon that “love conquers all”. Daphne gets upset and claims that what she and Simon had was not real. Her mother is shocked, and she tells Daphne that she wants what is best for her. Her mother asks about Simon, but Daphne states how their friendship was a “lie” as part of an agreement. She advises not to wear the necklace if she doesn’t intend to accept the engagement proposal. Later in the night, Lady Violet Bridgerton asks Daphne if she likes the necklace.

Will wins the fight, but regardless, the problem remains the same - Daphne and Simon love each other.Īfter the fight, there’s a double blow - Anthony approves Prince Friedrich’s engagement to Daphne, but she is unsure of herself. She keeps on flitting between her conversation with Prince to watching the fight. As the fight begins, Daphne admires Simon’s physique as he coaches Will Mondrich in his fight. Simon is also caught off-guard during his interview about the fight - he is coaching his friend. When she sees Simon, it catches her off-guard. The fightĭaphne attends a boxing fight with Prince Friedrich - Simon’s friend Will is fighting. His friend believes he is self-pitying due to Daphne’s path to engaging the Prince. Lady Whistledown, however, does not underestimate the Duke of Hastings and his pull, as Bridgerton season 1, episode 4 clearly demonstrates.Īs for the Duke of Hastings, he plans to leave England. But it appears the Queen has her crown jewel now. As he puts it on her, she imagines Simon putting it on, and she starts breathing heavily. Friedrich gives Daphne a gift a sparkling diamond necklace. The Queen and the Prince show up at Court. Whispers are spreading of how Daphne has caught Prince Friedrich’s eye. “Hastings did it after all,” says the Viscount.We have recapped every episode - check out the archive. Minutes later, he’s again brought up by his best friend Anthony Bridgerton, whose mind is set on finally finding a wife. When everyone is running behind, she scolds her siblings: “You do realize I left my husband and child at home for this?” Page’s exit is addressed immediately in the second season, which is based on Quinn’s book “The Viscount Who Loved Me.” Just over a minute into the first episode, his wife, Daphne ( Phoebe Dynevor), is shown arriving alone at the Bridgerton home, just in time for the presentation of her sister. The Netflix show follows suit: Page told the press that Simon’s story was always going to follow a self-contained, single-season arc, and was said to be signed to a one-season contract.

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Each of the eight Julia Quinn books on which the series is based, is centered on a different Bridgerton sibling as they navigate the “season” to find a match for marriage. So how did the new installment of “Bridgerton,” streaming March 25, manage to write out its lead character? Quite easily, actually.
