Bridgerton Fans Beg for a Break from Trite Love Triangles in Season 3
If there's one thing Bridgerton knows how to do, it's tension – whether it's the steamy moments, unrequited love, or rivalry between friends.
And to turn up the suspense in the romance department, the show relies on time-tested strategies like the good old love triangle. But while love triangles can inject some much-needed drama into a series, they can also easily be overdone. And contrary to what the show's producers may think, there is, in fact, such a thing as too many love triangles.
As the highly anticipated release of season 3 is steadily approaching, fans have been discussing on Reddit what they would like to see less or more of. And it turns out, they've had enough of love triangles.
In season 1, we watched how Daphne was courted by Prince Friedrich of Prussia and the Duke of Hastings. This love triangle was short and sweet, neither party ended up being devastated, and the audience was obsessed with Daphne and Simon's relationship.
Last season, on the other hand, we witnessed an excruciating will-they-won't-they love triangle involving Viscount Anthony Bridgerton, newcomer Kate Sharma and her sister Edwina. Although the leading pair had undeniable chemistry, many fans don't like the fact that the showrunners decided to diverge from the books' trajectory.
They think adding a love triangle was unnecessary – not to mention one involving two sisters, which was hard to watch. This move also didn't do Anthony's character any favors, as it degraded him in the viewers' eyes.
Now, people have been speculating that the upcoming season will involve yet another triangle. This, however, is one of the least favorite tropes of many viewers as they see it as a worn-out cliché and too easy of a way to spark drama. Instead, fans would love to see a storyline where two people simply fall in love without jealousy.
They would rather follow a relationship that has to face other obstacles, with no one courted by a third person. Or, at the very least, the triangles could be executed in such a way that would contribute to the characters' personal growth or advance the plot.
Love triangles can give a show a dramatic oomph, and without them, some series wouldn't feel the same. But when they become the go-to way to introduce conflict or spice into relationships every season, fans grow understandably tired of it. That being said, there's no sign that this will change any time soon, as having Shonda Rhimes as the executive producer can only mean one thing: more romance drama.