Queen Charlotte Makes This Bridgerton Season 2 Scene Even Worse
The disrespect in this scene burns more than in any of the passionate romance scenes.
In Bridgerton Season 1, Lady Danbury brings to light the topic of race with this single line, 'We were two separate societies divided by color until the king fell in love with one of us'. She was, of course, referring to Charlotte, whose arranged marriage to King George prompted 'The Great Experiment' where people of color were given equal rights and titles, finally being allowed a place in high-society London.
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story transported Bridgerton fans back to the queen's younger days, and whilst the big move towards racial equality was undeniably prompted by her marriage to King George, there was another character who played a huge role in bringing people together.
And that character was none other than the witty, wise Lady Agatha Danbury.
Agatha Danbury appeared as her younger self in the Queen Charlotte series, revealed to be of African royal descent. We got to witness her establish herself as an independent powerhouse, a trusted right-hand lady to the queen and an advocate for people of color, she faced racism head-on and changed the Ton forever.
The Queen Charlotte series left us with so much admiration for Lady Danbury, so witnessing Kate Sharma disrespect her the way she did in one particular scene just does not sit right with us.
Lady Danbury had already opened up her home to Kate and her sister Edwina and was acting as a sponsor to the pair.
Following a lengthy explanation of all she had taught her sister, Kate smugly asks Lady Danbury; 'I do hope you did not go to too much trouble finding all those instructors?'
To put it simply, after trying to guide the girls into the social season and impart wisdom, Lady Danbury did not deserve to be met with such a dismissive, and rude response. Kate came across thinking she knew better, instead of listening and being appreciative.
In Kate's defense, having been born and raised in India, she and her sister would have experienced the changes that happened in the Ton, and would not be aware of the work Lady Danbury had put into making it what we know it as in Bridgerton.
But at the end of the day, Kate had no right to behave the way she did, not to the woman who opened her home to her and her sister to make their lives better.
There is still no official release date for Bridgerton Season 3, and among the many things we hope to see in the upcoming season is a sense of female solidarity and respect coming from Kate Sharma.