Who Does Benedict Marry in Bridgerton?
In Bridgerton season 4, Benedict’s love story is finally unfolding, but who does he marry in the upcoming episodes?
On January 29, season 4 premiered with a bang, and we got our first look at the second-oldest Bridgerton child’s long-awaited love story, which, so far, is unlike his siblings’ paths. Benedict (Luke Thompson) is the artistic rebel of the family who, so far, has seemed disinterested in traditional marriage. However, a chance encounter with a woman at a masquerade ball may have changed his mind.
Season 4 is based on An Offer from a Gentleman, the third book in Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton book series. The Netflix series switched up the order of the books to focus on Penelope and Colin’s love story in season 3. But, now that we’re back to book 3, are there other changes still to come?
Benedict Bridgerton’s love story and his quest to find Lady in Silver is the focus of the third novel in Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton book series. Netflix, however, opted for a different route. Instead of seeing book three, An Offer From a Gentleman, play out, Netflix’s third season was based on book four, Romancing Mister Bridgerton.
Who Does Benedict Marry in Bridgerton?
In the book series, Benedict Bridgerton marries Sophie Beckett, the daughter of an Earl who ends up working for the Bridgerton family.
In An Offer From a Gentleman, Benedict becomes entranced by a mysterious woman who attends a masquerade ball hosted by the Bridgertons. She exits the ball, leaving behind a glove, before Benedict can catch her name. He becomes infatuated and vows to find her. What he doesn’t know is that Sophie is the illegitimate daughter of an Earl who is forced to be a servant to her stepmother and stepsisters after her father’s death.
Two years after Benedict first meets Sophie, a series of circumstances leads to her becoming Violet Bridgerton’s maid, all without Benedict realizing she’s the woman he met at the ball.
The pair form a romantic connection, all while Benedict is still hoping to reunite with the woman from the ball. Eventually (thankfully), he puts two and two together, realizing Sophie is the woman he has been looking for all along.
They marry and go on to welcome four children together: Charles, Alexander, William, and Violet.
Is Bridgerton Season 4 Different From the Books?
So far in season 4, there have been a few changes from the original Bridgerton book. The show begins with Sophie, who is played by Yerin Ha, already working at the Bridgerton house. She secretly sneaks into the ball. In the book, she is invited due to her social status.
Another difference is Sophie’s last name, which has been changed from Beckett to Baek to honor Ha’s Korean heritage.
The show also eliminates the two-year time jump between the masquerade ball and Sophie and Benedict’s reunion.
Who Plays Sophie in Bridgerton?
Yerin Ha plays Sophie. Ha was born in Sydney to Korean parents and studied acting in a drama school in Seoul, Korea, as a teenager. She made her television debut with a recurring role in the American-French series Reef Break in 2019 before playing Kwan Ha in the Steven Spielberg-produced television adaptation of the video game Halo.
Neither Netflix nor Bridgerton’s production company Shondaland have commented on the claims. However, it seems like fans are pretty excited by the idea!
“Welcome to the Bridgerton family, Yerin Ha,” wrote one fan on X (formerly Twitter). “Can’t wait to watch Yerin Ha as our lady in silver,” wrote another.
Will Benedict’s Queerness Be Addressed in Bridgerton Season 4?
Over the course of the past three seasons, fans have seen Benedict explore his sexuality and, notably, even engage in a threesome with Lady Tilley and her male partner in season three. In a June 2024 interview with Variety, showrunner Jess Brownell hinted that Benedict’s possible queerness will be built upon as the show progresses.
“I knew that people out there had a feeling Benedict might be queer. And personally, it made sense to me,” she said. “He’s not just open-minded, it’s that he seems like the type of person who wouldn’t be as concerned with gender — someone who might be more fluid and pansexual. He’s really attracted to someone’s spirit. And so it felt like we should make sense of those pieces that were in Seasons 1 and 2. That was what we were attempting to do with his storyline.”
As one fan on X pointed out, Benedict marrying a woman does not erase his queerness: “Benedict marrying a woman isn’t bi erasure, but saying that he MUST end up with a man IS bi erasure. We’re still bi even when we’re in straight-presenting relationships.”
While we don’t know exactly how this might play out in season four, it seems like the showrunners are committed to exploring this part of his identity as the show continues.
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