About a month ago I did a post on things I do not want to see in season 3. This post will look at the things I do want to see in season 3.
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Kate Presenting Francesca
In season 2 Anthony told his mother that the woman he married would be responsible for launching his sisters into society, which for most young ladies began with the presentation to the Queen. I think that Kate being the one presenting Francesca will be a good way to call back to that, and for the viewers to see Kate take her place in society as The Viscountess Bridgerton. There is a view that Kate will be presented as the new Viscountess, however, I think that (like her wedding) Kate's presentation as The Viscountess Bridgerton was done offscreen. Presentations to the Queen occurred multiple times throughout the year, and often young ladies would be presented (or re-presented) formally upon marriage shortly after their wedding. I believe that season 3 is taking place a year (or more) after the end of season 2 pre-epilogue, and almost a year after Kate and Anthony's wedding (you can read my theory on that here), making the wait between her marriage and her presentation much longer than would be normal. Further, I believe that in what we have seen, it is Kate that is dressed for doing a formal presentation at court, rather than Violet, especially when we compare her dress to that of previous seasons when she has been the one presenting her daughters. To me, Violet looks as if she is dressed to be in the audience rather than presenting.
New Bridgerton Family Portraits
With the recasting of Francesca, and Anthony's marriage, it makes sense that the portraits we see in Bridgerton House will be changed. We have already seen that a portrait of Violet and Edmund is in the drawing room, replacing a previous portrait. I have the expectation that the portraits of the children in the main entrance will also change. I would like to see one of the three unmarried girls (Eloise, Francesca and Hyacinth) and one of the three unmarried boys (Benedict, Colin and Gregory), replacing the current portraits of the three eldest girls and three eldest boys. I think it would be nice to replace the portrait of Gregory and Hyacinth with one of Simon and Daphne, to show they are still part of the family and not forgotten. This leaves a portrait of the Viscount and Viscountess, Kate and Anthony, which I would like to see replace the portrait of Edmund in Anthony's study, symbolising Anthony letting go of his past and looking to his future.
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Tying up the Featherington storylines
I have a feeling that potentially season 3 will be the last season with the Featheringtons, as such I would like to see some of their outstanding storylines tied up. It seems that Prudence will marry, but I would also like to see an end to the Featherington heir storyline if the show intends to continue this.
Kate's Past
During season 2 I feel that the storyline lacked in telling for full story about what shaped Kate to become the person she was we saw in episode 1, even in season 1 we got a glimpse into what shaped Daphne despite a lack of defined backstory. We saw time spent on part of Penelope's backstory but very little time in developing Kate's backstory, so I would like to see her backstory developed further in season 3. I have always maintained that looking into Kate's past, especially around her parents and how not having her mother and losing her father so young, would be something that could be woven into a pregnancy storyline for Kate.
Newton
What would Bridgerton, and the household of Kathani, Viscountess Bridgerton, be without Newton to cause some mischief. I hope he just doesn't suddenly disappear never to be seen again. I would like to see Newton become a loved member of the Bridgerton family, doted on by Hyacinth and Gregory, and tolerated by Anthony.
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Kate's Culture
Just because Kate has married an English Viscount shouldn't mean that she loses the essence of who she is and where she is from. I hope to see the show have Kate retain her cultural identity and integrate it into her life as a Bridgerton, it was an essential part of her character in season 2, and it should remain so moving forward. We have seen that Kate appears to forego a wedding ring and wear traditional bangles, and her jewellery in the clip released last week had an Indian feel to it, but I want it to go beyond her jewellery. I would also love to see some aspects of her culture being embraced by the Bridgertons as well, but mostly I don't want to see it forgotten and have Kate become fully integrated into being English.
