Warning: This article contains spoilers about the limited seriesQueen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.
What’s a newly minted member of the ton to do?
In Agatha’s case, it’s take refuge in the arms of Lord Ledger (Keir Charles).
Arsema Thomas as Lady Danbury on ‘Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story’.Nick Wall/Netflix
That’s right the dear papa of Violet Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell) is Lady Danbury’s secret lover.
Things begin quietly, shared moments and glances while taking walks on their adjoining estates.
Shonda Rhimes, who created and wrote most ofQueen Charlotte,came to this liaison in a roundabout way.
“To me, anyone who turned out the way Violet did had an excellent father.
“It was in the writing that I came to it,” she continues.
It’s just physical joy.”
“He is not really the love of her life,” Thomas says.
“I don’t think Agatha thinks in that way because then she would’ve fought for him.
But it’s still a very formative relationship.”
What is it that draws Agatha to Lord Ledger in the first place?
“No one has ever taken her seriously before,” Thomas says.
“No one talks to her like an intellectual or about things other than men and embroidery.
This is somebody who wants to engage with her mind.
“He is married,” she says.
“That’s why she takes the active step of ‘I need to compartmentalize this.’
So, she’s like, ‘This is not an important part of my story.'”
“He’s the person that allows her to recognize how much she loves herself,” she reflects.
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Storyis now streaming onNetflix.
