{"id":12896,"date":"2022-03-26T12:32:13","date_gmt":"2022-03-26T11:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1615336"},"modified":"2022-03-26T12:46:10","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T11:46:10","slug":"bridgerton-boss-on-key-season-2-showdown-its-brutal-and-its-devastating","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/bridgerton-boss-on-key-season-2-showdown-its-brutal-and-its-devastating\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridgerton boss on key season 2 showdown: \u201cIt\u2019s brutal and it\u2019s devastating\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lauren Morris\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 26 March 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>If you\u2019ve already binged your way through the second season of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/bridgerton-season-3-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Bridgerton<\/a>, you\u2019ll know that the new episodes end on a huge cliffhanger for Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) \u2013 and be warned, there are <strong>spoilers ahead.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the last episode of season 2, we watch as Eloise Bridgerton (Claudia Jessie) <em>finally<\/em> works out that her best friend is actually the writer behind infamous gossipmonger Lady Whistledown \u2013 and those who\u2019ve seen the finale will know that she does not take it well.<\/p>\n<p>Bridgerton showrunner Chris Van Dusen has broken down that dramatic moment and explained why Penelope decides to continue writing as Lady Whistledown despite being caught.<\/p>\n<div 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data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/03\/BRIDGERTON_206_Unit_04117R-cf51a31.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington and Claudia Jessie as Eloise Bridgerton in Bridgerton season 2.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Liam Daniel\/Netflix \u00a9 2022<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"\/\/ew.com\/tv\/chris-van-dusen-answers-burning-bridgerton-season-2-questions\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Entertainment Weekly<\/a>, the period drama creator said: \u201cThis season is so fascinating for Penelope Featherington. We get to see that there\u2019s this entirely other side of the Lady Whistledown Operation. Eloise Bridgerton is at these balls with her, which makes Penelope\u2019s life\u2026more difficult.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then finally the other shoe drops for Eloise \u2013 she puts the pieces together and she figures out Penelope is Lady Whistledown. That fight between the two characters, it\u2019s brutal and it\u2019s devastating, as I wanted it to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that the confrontation was a long time coming, saying: \u201cIt\u2019s one of my favourite scenes, that fight, because it is a ride in and of itself. Nicola and Claudia give performances that are just out of this world.<\/p> <p>\u201cAt the end of the season, Penelope\u2019s been stripped of everything. She\u2019s lost her best friend. She\u2019s lost her crush in Colin Bridgerton after overhearing him and his buddies. She\u2019s lost her alter ego. It was fascinating for me to figure out what Penelope was going to do next. And that\u2019s answered in the final moments of the finale.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul><li><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/bridgerton-season-2-cast-big-rt-interview\/&quot;\">Bridgerton cast talk season 2 and sex scenes<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/bridgerton-season-2-review\/&quot;\">Bridgerton season 2 review: Less sex and no Duke<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/bridgerton-season-2-sex-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Bridgerton stars explain why there\u2019s less sex in season 2<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/bridgerton-season-2-showrunner-exit-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Bridgerton showrunner reveals why he\u2019s stepping down after season 2<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Bridgerton seasons 1 and 2 are available to stream now on Netflix, and y<\/strong><strong>ou can buy the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Bridgerton-Collection-Inspiration-Netflix-Original\/dp\/0349430187?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\" data-geniuslink=\"&quot;https:\/\/buy.geni.us\/Proxy.ashx?TSID=114542&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FBridgerton-Collection-Inspiration-Netflix-Original%2Fdp%2F0349430187%3Ftag%3Dradtim0b-21%26ascsubtag%3Dradiotimes-1612614&amp;dtb=1&quot;\">Bridgerton book series on Amazon<\/a>. 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