1. Violet Bridgerton

After years as a widow, the ton’s most romantic mama may be ready for someone to tend to her garden. The dowager viscountess has instant chemistry with Lord Marcus Anderson (Daniel Francis), brother of Lady Danbury (Adjoa Andoh). In the Season 3 finale, Violet invites Marcus to Francesca’s (Hannah Dodd) tight-knit wedding and shares a dance with him during the Dankworth-Finch Ball. 

2. Lord Marcus Anderson and Lady Danbury

We just wanted to share a photo in case you needed a refresher on who Violet Bridgerton has been crushing on.  Her bestie Lady Danbury’s brother Marcus!

3. Anthony and Kate Briderton

In the latter episodes of Season 3, Season 2 stars the viscount and viscountess travel to India in preparation for the birth of their first child. As with their honeymoon, Anthony leaves the duties of the viscounty in the capable hands of his oldest brother, Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson). 

4. Benedict Bridgerton

Season 4’s star is returning to Mayfair with a whole new understanding of himself. Through a relationship with Lady Tilley Arnold (Hannah New) and Paul Suarez (Lucas Aurelio), Benedict has realized he has more romantic possibilities than he expected. It doesn’t matter if “Patricia, or Polly, or Peter, or all three at once” are in front of him. 

“His identity has been little bit of a question mark, but it doesn’t ever seem to really bother him,” Thompson tells Tudum. “It often feels like … ‘You’re either this, or you’re this.’ He’s finding it out.”

5. Colin and Penelope Bridgerton

In Season 3, Penelope revealed herself as Lady Whistledown (with Queen Charlotte’s blessing, no less), married her long-time crush, and revealed she was set to become the mother of the next Lord Featherington. Besides basking in newlywed bliss, Colin was last seen showing support to his wife and her career while also enjoying his own writing success, with the publication of his book, Traveling with Myself. 

“When you go through your season, there’s always twists and turns because it’s interesting to watch,” Newton tells Tudum. “But once you’ve had your moment, it’s really nice to see how they’ll navigate married life. It’ll be a place of comfort for them and they’ll really enjoy it.” 

Tudum points out that it’s still possible some scandal could be lurking for Polin in Season 4. As Penelope points out, the queen’s (Golda Rosheuvel) favor could disappear at any moment as she continues to write Lady Whistledown under her own name. “Lady Whistledown has been Penelope the whole time,” Coughlan says. “She has finally accepted, ‘Yeah, that is me. And you know what? I’m really proud of it. Look what I achieved.’ She stands in her power. It’s great.”

With royal eyes watching, “it’ll never be just chill and quiet,” Newton says. “I can’t wait to see what happens with all that.” 

6. Eloise Bridgerton

Eloise (Claudia Jessie) spent Season 3 giving the ton her very best, but still found the balls lacking. In Season 4, curious about what else the world has to offer, she decides to accompany Francesca and her new husband Lord John Stirling (Victor Alli) to the latter’s primary property in Scotland. Jessie believes a social season without Penelope’s friendship gave Eloise the independence she required for the voyage. 

“That was the courage that she needed to then be like, ‘I’m going to go to Scotland with my sister, forever third-wheeling,’ ” Jessie tells Tudum. 

7. Francesca and John Stirling, Michaela Stirling

Scotland is welcoming a new set of newlyweds. Francesca and John are going to the Highlands with Eloise … and John’s cousin, Michaela Stirling (Masali Baduza), a gender-swapped take on Michael Stirling, who appears in the book When He Was Wicked. 

“Bridgerton book readers will know what it means when Francesca meets Michaela at the end of Season 3,” showrunner Jess Brownell says. “You’ll just have to wait to see, going forward, what we do with that.”