Spoilers ahead! In the book series, Francesca’s husband dies and she then marries his cousin, Michael. But what with the gender swap and all, we don’t imagine that’ll be followed to the letter. Bridgerton takes place in a world where queer love and relationships exist and can even flourish (see Benedict being bisexual, the gay subplot in Queen Charlotte), but homosexual marriage doesn’t seem to be a thing. And given the backlash to Will’s awkward coming-out scene in the final season of Stranger Things, we imagine that the Bridgerton writers are going to be very intentional with how they handle Francesca finding her one true love in a woman.
Eloise, on the other hand, has repeatedly declared that she has no interest in marriage and doesn’t seem to want sex or dating, either, though she got flirty with a commoner in season 2. But as with all things Bridgerton, nothing really matters until you meet the right person.
With Claudia Jessie, who plays Eloise, being six years older than Hannah Dodd, who plays Francesca, our money is on Eloise getting her happily-ever-after first. Francesca’s second big relationship can wait, but with Eloise being “out” in society for three years at this point, it’s probably time for her to find her match.
There are clues at the end of season 4.
Speaking to Glamour, Brownell revealed, “I think that there are some clues [about season 5], but my guess is that it is not as black-and-white as last season. Personally, I thought it was really obvious that we were doing Benedict when he was like, ‘See you at the masquerade ball.’ But then I saw that people were still debating whether it was going to be his season or not. So I’m like, ‘I don’t know. I don’t know.’ I think it’s less clear than that, probably.”
Which siblings are left for seasons 7 and 8?
The two youngest Bridgertons are Gregory and Hyacinth. In the fourth season, we learn that Gregory has gone to Eton to study and returned with a fuzzy beard, while Hyacinth is eagerly throwing herself into training for her eventual society debut, memorising the rules of hostessing and sneaking into balls.
Actors Will Tilson and Florence Hunt are both 19 in real life, and could conceivably film sex scenes by the time their turns in the spotlight roll around, but it wouldn’t be out of the question to recast the roles with older actors just so the audience doesn’t still think of them as the kids they were in season 1.
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