Warning: This article contains spoilers about the limited series,Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.
“AndShonda [Rhimes]has written these two very, very rich characters.
It was a very empowering process for us to tell their story.
Sam Clemmett as Young Brimsley, Freddie Dennis as Reynolds.Nick Wall/Netflix
Adds Dennis: “Bridgertonis famous for its inclusivity and diversity.
People have to feel represented by what they’re watching on screen.
The society within which we live should be reflected in what people see.”
“It was natural,” she says.
It felt like the right story to tell for them.
It was not a conscious, ‘I’m gonna take on an issue.’
Because I don’t think that love is an issue.
I just wanted to tell their story.”
But it was choreography of a different kind that tripped them up most.
“It was actually quite stressful,” Dennis says of shooting the touching scene.
“We had dancing lessons and our choreographer taught us how to waltz.
That was actually some of my favorite times on set.
Cause I’m not a mover, I’ll tell you that much for free.
But learning how to dance was lovely.
And then the reality of shooting that scene was crazy because it was three or four in the morning.
We had half an hour left, and there was a bit of a rush to do it.
That’s nerve-wracking because it’s a very poignant moment.”
But they are happy with that result.
“It’s one of the most beautiful moments of storytelling,” Dennis says.
“It was chaos on set,” adds Clemmetts.
“And very, very rushed.
That in itself brings chaos, but it means the world to them.”
But do Reynolds and Brimsley have a happy ending?
It’s hard to tell.
But later, we see him wistfully reliving this stolen dance alone on the terrace outside the palace.
What has become of Reynolds?
It’s the one thing we held onto.
So their love very, very much runs deep and lives on.
I really hope he is not dead."
