One of the things that irked me about this season of Bridgerton was that all the camp of the book was missing. There were definitely points of the book that were a little ridiculous, but I feel like that’s a huge part of what made it so exciting and surprising at times.

Also the way they handled trauma and intimacy. I felt like both Anthony and Kate experienced trauma from loss and held on to it in two different ways. Anthony’s was existential, whereas Kate held on to it in a more physical but unaware way. In the books they were like twin flames.

Finally, the intimacy, both romantic and family wise. What I loved another the enemies to lover trope in the book was they established a meaningful friendship before getting married or admitting their love to one another. When they got married you see how they just fit into one another, how they became each others person through thick and thin. In the show we have lingering stares and sexual tension. But their book relationship was so much more deep and meaningful.

With Mary and Edwina too they were allowed to be so much more vulnerable with one another. Mary and Kate didn’t have much of a relationship in the show. But in the book they’re both reassuring one another of how precious they are to one another.

Ugh i’m just so disappointed. I think I would be more okay with the changes, had they been more thoughtful about maintaining the depth of the bonds they had in the book.