Photo: Nick Wall/Netflixīut those years in between - I want to see more of that! There are 56 years between Queen Charlotte and the present-day Bridgerton series. Whatever the reason, there’s a void in his absence, as we see in an absolutely heartrending scene where Brimsley dances all by himself, leading around an invisible partner in the spot he and Reynolds would meet. Or, perhaps, he might’ve passed away sometime over the past several decades. It could very well be that he is just off attending to George at Kew after all, George’s condition has worsened over the years. Of course, their love story takes a bittersweet turn when you realize that we don’t see Reynolds at all in the present day timeline. It’s certainly a complicated happiness, since they can never fully be with one another, but they’ve found a way to make it work, using the duties of their job as an advantage in this situation.

They dance off to the side at the ball when no one is watching. They find moments to sneak away and have sex. It’s never one they can openly reveal, but despite it all, the pair do share some happy intimate moments. In the past plotline, we get to see more of their relationship. The show does not reveal how long this love affair has been going on, but it’s clear by the easy way they fall into bed together that it’s been happening even before Charlotte arrived in England. In the second episode of Queen Charlotte we learn Reynolds, the king’s personal headservant, and Brimsley, top butler to the queen, are not only colleagues, but lovers. There is a world of sweeping romance and steamy sex beyond the current alphabetical lineup of Bridgerton siblings! Lady Danbury’s single lady adventures, anybody? Set against the backdrop of young Violet meeting Edmund?īut there is one romance in Queen Charlotte that I most want to see in its own six-episode miniseries: the epic saga of Reynolds (Freddie Dennis) and Brimsley (Sam Clemmett), the king and queen’s butlers.

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story is a fulfilling miniseries in its own right, but more importantly, it opened the door to the full potential of the Bridgerton universe.

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