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The clue that went unnoticed in ‘The Bridgertons’ and that reveals the protagonists of seasons 4 and 5
During a game of Pall Mall against the Sharma family in season 2, the siblings paired their names with the numbered wickets on the course.
Although it had fallen into a kind of historical and creative oblivion, no one doubts that the Regency era, which was the romantic period par excellence and which captivated the minds of novelists and poets, is in fashion. Expressions of nineteenth-century England appear on social media, stunning dresses and references to London high society, the one that served as a social hinge between the Georgian and Victorian eras, thanks to the viral outbreak of The Bridgertons, which return to Netflix with the premiere of its third season.
The series tells an individual story of each Bridgerton brother in each batch of episodes, with the identity of the protagonist of the next installment being a common debate among its fans. In the case of the new series, half of the episodes were released in May, leaving another four remaining for June, and leaving Penelope’s response to Colin after his proposal for her hand and the reaction of Penelope as great unknowns for later this summer. Eloise seeing that her brother will marry Lady Whistledown. Everything is intertwined with the question of who will be the next main character of the most popular fiction show on the platform.
Bridgerton: the theory of hoops
The way in which the plot has elevated Francesca has made the most passionate followers think that, perhaps, she is the one chosen by the scriptwriters. However, the lurkers of the most convoluted theories have found a loophole to ramble about those chosen for seasons 4 and 5: it is a hidden clue in the second season and which, without anyone being sure, has already warned that the star role would fall to Colin in the third installment.
The clue lies in the 17th minute of episode 3 of the second season, right in the croquet match that pits the Sharma family against the Bridgerton brothers and which aims to bring both groups closer together due to the imminent marriage of the Viscount and Edwina. It seemed that the analysis of this scene could be reduced to the perception of the first great flashes of chemistry between Anthony and Kate, but the truth is that they went much further.
It was at the moment when Benedict and Colin chat separately from the rest of the group. “Your head is somewhere else,” says the second, adding that, if that were not the case, he would not have given him “such an easy shot”: immediately afterwards, he hits the ball and it passes under wicket No.3. Minutes earlier, Daphne passes the ball through that same gap, then hesitates with an aside: “This is how Colin will learn.” It happens that, although the books place him as the main character of the fourth installment, on the small screen, he has indeed turned out to be the protagonist of the third season.
It could be a lost reference, a wink of belated grace, but there are still parts to decipher. Then it’s Eloise’s turn, who, with the guidance of Lady Danbury, manages to get the ball through hoop No.5, which has led fans of the series to theorize that, maybe, and just maybe, Eloise will become the protagonist of a fifth season that, although it has not been confirmed, has not been denied either - nor, as the economic benefits of this third indicate, does it seem that it will stop being made.
As for the fourth season, there are two possible options: that Francesca, who has met one of her lovers according to the literature that precedes the script, is the protagonist; or that she should give that honor to Benedict, in addition to a re-adaptation of Julia Quinn’s book Romancing Mister Bridgerton. They retell the novels, as well as the films and the stories of the British Regency.