‘Brigerton 3’: Why was Lady Danbury and Penelope’s friendship eliminated? That’s how it is in the books

A few weeks before the premiere of the second part of ‘Bridgerton 3’, where we will see the happy ending of Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton, but not before going through a lot of drama, another secret of the series has been revealed that changes the course of the narrative that Netflix did, we explain.

‘Brigerton 3’ changes: Why was the relationship between Lady Danbury and Penelope omitted?

The most ardent fans of the Regency story noticed that this third season left aside a relationship that has a lot of weight in the book “Seducing Mr. Bridgerton’, i.e. that of Lady Danbury and Penelope Featherington.

In the four episodes that have been released, there is practically zero interaction between these characters. However, the text highlights that it is actually Lady Danbury who is most supportive of Penelope as she realizes how she hides her personality and encourages her to lose her fear in order to shine in society, which is key for the relationship to work out. of the redhead with Colin.

Throughout this process, Lady Danbury is by her side, but in the series this has changed since, in fact, Colin becomes her teacher to help her develop her potential to find a husband, something that does not happen in the story since Julia Quinn.

Analyzing what we saw in ‘Brigerton 3’, you can see how Lady Danbury was indifferent to the drama of Penelope, Colin and Lord Deblin, which is different from her previous entries where she largely shaped the stories of both Bridgerton sisters, Daphne and Antonis.

Lady Danbury to have her own story in ‘Bridgerton 3’

Although for many this was considered a fatal mistake, the showrunner of the series, Jess Brownell, explained the reason for leaving out the friendship of Lady Danbury and Penelope Featherington in her interview for the portal “Decider”.

He also expressed that it was desired, for this season, to resume the relationship that Lady Danbury had with Violet Bridgerton in the series “Queen Charlotte”, to reconnect by incorporating the character of Marcus Anderson, with whom it is speculated that the widow will he’s having a relationship.

What do you think about this change that could change the course of Bridgerton’s entire story? Tell us in the comments.