‘Bridgerton’: Should Eloise & Theo Be Endgame After Season 2?

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Claudia Jessie as Eloise Bridgerton, Calam Lynch as Theo in Bridgerton - Season 2
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[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for the Season 2 of Bridgerton.]

Bridgerton Season 2 may have been all about Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) and Kate (Simone Ashley), but he’s not the only Bridgerton family member igniting sparks this time around.

Younger sister Eloise (Claudia Jessie) connected with printer’s assistant Theo Sharpe (Calam Lynch) and paid the social price when her secret meetings with him were revealed in Lady Whistledown’s scandal sheet. While Eloise and Theo debated over social issues and their vast differences in regard to their classes, it was hard to deny their chemistry.

It was a surprising turn for viewers as Theo is an original character created for the series and as he doesn’t play within the bounds of author Julia Quinn’s source material, it’s difficult to see where his character might lead. Eloise initially meets Theo on her hunt for Whistledown, before she discovers it’s her best friend Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan).

Bridgerton Season 2 Claudia Jessie

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Thinking her a gossip-hungry rich girl, Theo isn’t so friendly right away, but Eloise doesn’t relent, making it clear she’s investigating for the purpose of finding answers, not gossip. The banter quickly takes root in their connection and as they meet at activist events and she stops by the printer’s shop, it’s clear that there’s more than an investigation brewing between them.

Ever-forward, Eloise asks Theo if he ever thinks of her as she might of him, and his response is to hand her a stack of books he’s set aside with her in mind. If anyone knows Eloise, they’d understand that this is like giving her a bouquet of flowers or a box of chocolates. This is her love language.

“They both have this yearning to be outside of what they know,” Jessie tells TV Insider. “Theo really shows Eloise that there is more to life than these balls and those ridiculous things that Eloise doesn’t want to be a part of anyway.”

Bridgerton Season 2 Calam Lynch

(Credit: Liam Daniel/Netflix)

But despite their mostly-aligned views about society, it doesn’t change the fact that they’re still from different worlds. After Whistledown exposes Eloise’s secret meetups, and at the behest of Penelope, before she learns about her double-life, Eloise ends things with Theo to save him any potential harm or scandal.

She breaks off their connection when he goes to kiss her, and she’s sad when he walks away upset that she’s decided to leave now that it suits her. But could there be hope yet? “I think that kiss would’ve happened if she didn’t have Penelope in the back of her head telling her to stay away from him,” Jessie says.

“It’s a difficult situation as well because Theo makes a great point when he’s like, ‘our class is very different and we clearly haven’t been able to transcend that,'” she adds. Because of Penelope, Eloise isn’t entirely truthful about the reason she’s breaking things off, but Jessies says, “his idea is that she’s just like the rest of the debutantes who like the idea of someone like Theo, but then, in reality, couldn’t make it work.”

Bridgerton Season 2 Claudia Jessie

(Credit: Liam Daniel/Netflix)

Could she prove us wrong in Season 3? Netflix hasn’t officially announced which sibling Season 3 will put in the spotlight, but if the books are any indication, Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) will be the next lead, but could it make way for a reconciliation between Eloise and Theo, especially after she learned the truth about Whistledown.

Fans who tuned in certainly hope so as in the books, Eloise ends up with Sir Phillip Crane (Chris Fulton), the man who is married to Marina (Ruby Barker). As the fifth book in the Bridgerton series from Julia Quinn, there’s quite a bit of time to potentially build a romance between the characters, but considering Theo’s an original character, we can’t help but wonder if a change is in the cards for Eloise’s future.

Fans have been sounding off on the matter, as seen in their social posts, below:

'Bridgerton' Stars Nicola Coughlan & Claudia Jessie on Season 2's Finale Twist
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What do you think of Eloise and Theo? Should the show switch things up and give this pair a shot? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section.

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    RedCloud

    eloise ending up with theo, a person she was able to connect with on an intellectual and personal level, instead of marrying some random lord would actually make much more sense for her character. why create all that potential between theo and eloise if you're not gonna go through with it? give us the kind of scandal the ton was gossiping about when lady mary sheffield decided to marry kate's father, someone from the lower classes, someone not approved by her family and her society.

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    OlivePlanet

    they would be the sweetest together 😭

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    OliveSnow

    Theo could climb in status/rank and they could reunite with one another unexpectedly meeting and finding out his progress. Surprising her and yet teaching her that as important as it is for women to gain what she’s always desired so it is for a man that doesn’t have the access to the things her brothers do but doesn’t let that stand in his way of making things different for his life too like she’s always seeking. She totally obviously has so much in common with Theo, great chemistry and it would be a great change up to do and see if one could be made. I’d def be Team Theo.

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    PurplePizza

    No thanks. People felt the same way when Siena was introduced. People wanted them to change the Anthony's storyline to keep him with Siena. Just give it time and people will see that Eloise should end up with the man she will love.

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      PurpleScooter

      yeah well there isn't really anything more to explore with the siena anthony pairing. it felt like by the end of s1 that chapter of anthony's life was closed for good, as opposed to theo and eloise where the viewers didn't get any closure cause it was tied to the pen eloise conflict, with the show implying eloise regretted her decision to end the friendship with theo.

      show!eloise is also vastly different from her book counterpart, obvs a deliberate choice by the writers to develop the character. so who knows maybe they will stray farther away from book canon. and as long as they do show!eloise's character justice i have no complaints how they decide to continue her story. i guess we shall see...

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      PurpleWheel

      Spoilers ahead! Well, if the showrunners will follow season 3 with Benedict and Sophie's romance then there would be a big timeskip in order for Eloise and Penelope to be of "spinster" age. I think season 3 subplot would be about Marina dying and Eloise and Penelope being friends again or at least teaming up against Cressida or Penelope confessing that she was Whistledown. A lot can happen in Season 3 and the timeskip will help a lot to fix the timeline.

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