Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT I’m more certain than ever that Bridgerton’s upcoming Benedict story will still end the same way as in the books, but it won’t be as easy. The choice to embrace Benedict’s sexuality, with Bridgerton season 3’s ending seemingly promising to explore his “freedom” more, was a strong one, but it’s also complicating things.
Benedict Turns Down Love After Having His Sexual Epiphany Close In Bridgerton season 3, Benedict Bridgerton’s story diverges from Julia Quinn’s books. Thrust into a casual but passionate entanglement with Lady Tilley , Benedict embraces a more fluid sexuality when he meets Paul Suarez , another of her lovers. It’s immediately clear that Benedict’s eyes are open to a world of pleasures previously closed off to him, and ultimately, he breaks things off with Lady Tilley when she expresses feelings.
How Can Benedict Settle With Sophie If He Won't Settle? The problem with Benedict's new story is how he gets to his "happy ending" with Sophie as it is originally written in Quinn’s books. Benedict has just told Lady Tilley he doesn’t want to settle down, but to marry Sophie, he has to walk that back immediately. And it wouldn’t just be a matter of using his commitment phobia as something to add more to the drama, because Benedict’s identity is also an important factor.
Anyway, the good news for fans of Benedict and Sophie’s story is that season 3 showrunner Jess Brownell explained why we’ve not seen any of it, and seems to have confirmed a conventional endgame for Benedict: Why Benedict & Sophie's Story Can Still Happen In Bridgerton Season 4 As I’ve already alluded to, Benedict not wanting to fall in love and it happening anyway is a popular and well-trodden romance trope. Mr Darcy was a stoical lone wolf when we met him and his journey to romantic revelation was more gripping because of his own resistance. That would be very easy for Bridgerton to write in too, but there’s more to consider here.
“...What’s also interesting is that maybe they’re sort of standing in each other’s way a little bit. I think there’s a lot of emotional intimacy, that Benedict gets from his family and Eloise in particular. You sort of think, ‘Well if you’re going to find someone specific, you’re going to have to let go a little bit, or hold on a little less tightly to those relationships.