The following contains spoilers for Bridgerton Season 2, now streaming on Netflix.

It's a sad day when bookworms learn their favorite scenes never made it into a movie or television show adaptation, and it's even sadder to learn that the show might have done some things better than the book. Book fans let things slide with Bridgerton Season 1, but now that Season 2 is out, people are as judgmental as ever when it comes to the faithfulness of the source material.

Daphne and Simon are the thing of the past in Season 2. They got married, had a baby and Regé-Jean Page left the show; the tension is gone and nobody cares anymore. What people do care about is Anthony and Kate, who are often regarded as the novel series' most beloved couple, and that's saying something since there's eight of them. But did the show do them justice? From South Asian representation to toning down an insect's sting, here are the four biggest changes from Julia Quinn's The Viscount Who Loved Me to Bridgerton Season 2.

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Bridgerton's Bee-Sting Incident Is More Dramatic in the Book

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In both the show and the novel, Anthony has a fear of bees because of his father's death that was caused by a bee sting. In the show, when Kate gets stung by a bee near her breast, Anthony is reminded of his father's death and proceeds to excessively worry over Kate's health. However, Kate reassures him that she's okay, and that is that.

The bee-sting incident is much more dramatic in the novel. Kate is stung by a bee, and out of fear, Anthony sucks the venom out. The two are caught in a compromising situation by Mary, Violet and Lady Featherington and are forced to marry, much like Daphne and Simon were in Season 1. This means that Anthony and Edwina never even reached an engagement and most certainly didn't have a (near) wedding that was interrupted by Anthony and Kate drooling over each other on the aisle. During their marriage, Anthony and Kate grow feelings for each other and eventually find happiness in their situation.

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Bridgerton's Kate Didn't Fall Off Her Horse in the Book

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The ending scene of Season 2, Episode 7, "Harmony," leaves the episode on the highest stakes the show has ever been on. When Kate wakes up after a promiscuous night with Anthony, she takes her horse and rides off in a storm. She's knocked off her horse and is put into a coma from head trauma. The event strengthens Anthony's love for Kate, and it reunites the Sharma sisters after a terrible fight over Kate's lies.

In the book, Kate is crushed by a carriage, and her state of danger sends Anthony's feelings for her over the roof. This scene happens after they're married, so Anthony was stuck with her whether he came to the revelation of his emotions or not. While it's not clear why the show didn't simply just incorporate the carriage scene instead of a horse riding accident, Kate riding off into a storm is a little nod to her fear of thunderstorms that she developed from her mother's death in the novel.

Bridgerton's Sharmas Don't Really Exist in the Book

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Kate and Edwina do exist in the novels, but they're introduced as Kate and Edwina Sheffield. In the show, the Sheffields are Mary's parents and Edwina's grandparents who disapprove of Mary marrying a man of lower-class. This difference is where Kate's inheritance plan from the show originates.

The change from Sheffield to Sharma creates a much more diverse society in Bridgerton. The Sharmas' Indian heritage is not a subject of racial discrimination or mockery in the show, and is instead a fluid and normal inclusion. In addition, the Sharmas participate in a Haldi pre-wedding ceremony, as well as Kate calling Edwina "bon," which is Bengali for "sister." Kate also has a disdain for English tea, and instead has a love for chai.

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Lady Whistledown's Identity Is Revealed Too Early in Bridgerton

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Penelope being revealed as Lady Whistledown in the Season 1 finale was received with mixed reactions by fans of both the show and the novel. While Daphne and Simon were the heart of Season 1, Lady Whistledown's mysterious identity drove the show when not focusing on the newest couple in London. Moving into Season 2, Bridgerton had to continue Eloise's on-and-off obsession with uncovering Lady Whistledown's identity, which forces Penelope into a terrible situation that ruins her friendship with Eloise.

Turns out, the novels don't have this problem, because Penelope's job as the main gossiper in town isn't revealed until Book 4 in the Bridgerton series, which is centered around her relationship with Colin. The early reveal in the show may have been to tear Penelope and Eloise apart, but there's no denying that some thrill left the show when the mystery was unveiled.

Bridgerton Season 2 is now streaming on Netflix.