“Those of us who know what it’s like to be in a sapphic relationship or have a sapphic crush understand that’s so baked into the experience,” she continued. “We had a lot of fun in the writers room for Season 5 talking about what is really specific to women-loving-women relationships. Like the moment where you think, like, ‘Oh gosh, are we just friends? Or is this more?’ You know, the gay panic. We’re having so much fun with it this season!”
There are clues at the end of season 4.
Speaking to Glamour, Brownell revealed, “I think that there are some clues [about season 5], but my guess is that it is not as black-and-white as last season. Personally, I thought it was really obvious that we were doing Benedict when he was like, ‘See you at the masquerade ball.’ But then I saw that people were still debating whether it was going to be his season or not. So I’m like, ‘I don’t know. I don’t know.’ I think it’s less clear than that, probably.”
Brownell went into more detail about Benedict’s role in season 5 in her recent Netflix interview, too. “Benedict is a queer person no matter what relationship he ends in,” she said. “It’s a really beautiful thing to get to tell a story about a queer person who, even if he ends up in a heterosexual-presenting relationship, still identifies as queer. Benedict is a great potential ally for Francesca going into Season 5.”
Which siblings are left for seasons 7 and 8?
The two youngest Bridgertons are Gregory and Hyacinth. In the fourth season, we learn that Gregory has gone to Eton to study and returned with a fuzzy beard, while Hyacinth is eagerly throwing herself into training for her eventual society debut, memorising the rules of hostessing and sneaking into balls.
Actors Will Tilson and Florence Hunt are both 19 in real life, and could conceivably film sex scenes by the time their turns in the spotlight roll around, but it wouldn’t be out of the question to recast the roles with older actors just so the audience doesn’t still think of them as the kids they were in season 1.
The plan has always been for an eight-season show, though that depends on Netflix, which has so far renewed the series through season 6.
This article originally appeared on Glamour US.