Bridgerton’s erotic scenes have been one of the most discussed factors of the hit period drama, but some stand out more than others. Several members oftheBridgertonfamily treehave had their fair share of moments in the showthat were filled with lust, tension, and a deep desire for intimacy.EvenQueen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, which took place earlier on intheBridgertontimeline, had some incredible sex scenes.
The most recent installment,Bridgertonseason 3, part 2, provided sequences that highlighted the taboo topic of sexual relations in the 18th century. While some were just brief moments and others longer,Bridgerton’s reputation for releasing some of the most pent-up and tense intimacy scenes improved upon itself with every season. Whether it wasBridgertonorQueen Charlotte, theBridgertonuniverse has aired some of the steamiest scenes in TV history - though some of the most tension-filled scenes are not actually sex scenes.
20Colin Dreams Of Penelope
Bridgerton – Season 3, Episode 3
Not all of the steamy scenes inBridgertonwere actually explicit.Some of the steamiest scenes speak to the connection between characters and what’s to come between them.That’s the case with this early season 3 scene.
The third episode of the season opened with Colin rushing across the Featherington family’s grounds to meet with Penelope. When he did,he confessed that he couldn’t stop thinking about her, and the two shared a passionate kiss. The scene was made all the more affecting because Penelope was in a nightgown and housecoat, something that anyone outside of her own family wouldn’t normally be allowed to see.(The design was also echoed later in what she wears once she and Colin are married).
While it might have been easy for the audience to tell that Colin was dreaming of Penelope because of the slight haze to the scene and the whispered dialogue as their actions faded away, Colin was completely unaware until he woke up, panting, and looking toward his window, which, presumably, faced Featherington house. It showed that Colin was becoming aware of his own feelings and attraction, even if he wasn’t voicing them outside of his dreams just yet.
19A Bee Stings Kate
Bridgerton – Season 2, Episode 3
One of the things that season 2 did a good job of exploring was how much the trauma of Edmund’s death affected Anthony. While it affected the entire family, Anthony was the one who was there to witness Edmund being stung by a bee and dying from an allergic reaction that they didn’t understand. His reaction to bees was part of what allowed the audience to see just how much he cared for Kate and how attracted they were to one another.
In the third episode of the second season, Kate was stung by a bee while on the grounds of Aubrey Hall with Anthony. It’s the very same place where Edmund died. Anthony, only knowing that a bee sting can mean death, immediately became consumed with worry for her and panicked.Kate decided to place Anthony’s hand over her heart to prove that it beat just fine. For the Regency era, that’s an incredibly intimate gesture.
The intimacy of the gesture itself aside,the two simply stared at one another, touching foreheads, and even almost kissed, before they were interrupted. The encounter left them both shaken and increased the tension for the audience.
Bridgerton – Season 3, Episode 2
…their first kiss was a wake-up call for Colin…
While in reality, first kisses are often more awkward than they are sexy, television can make the experience even more heightened for the characters. In the case of Colin and Penelope in the third season, their first kiss was a wake-up call for Colin even though Penelope was trying to use it to say goodbye to her feelings for him.
After a disappointing evening at a ball and people gossiping about her, Penelope was sure that her plan to marry and get out of her mother’s house wasn’t going to work. She felt completely alone, and she’s had, at the very least, a crush on Colin since she first met him, so she asked him to kiss her. Penelope lamented that she could “die tomorrow” without ever having been kissed. While Colin might have found that sentiment amusing, he still agreed to do as she asked.
The kiss itself was relatively tame compared to other steamy scenes in the third season of the show, but it fueled Colin’s increasing interest in Penelope and helped him to realize he saw her as more than a friend.It was Colin who went in for a second kiss, and then, leaned in for another as Penelope thanked him and pulled away. Colin appeared emotionally wrecked after the kiss, leaving the audience with the realization of his attraction until the next episode.
17Benedict’s Party With The Artists
Bridgerton – Season1, Episode 5
While Benedict’s relationships in the third season ofBridgertonmight have allowed him to explore his sexuality,his early experiences with a community of artists in the first season helped to open his eyes to steamier experiences outside of conventional Regency era relationships.When he attended a party hosted by Sir Graville, Benedict found himself among people who were not only interested in art, but in purely physical forms of pleasure.
This party featured Benedict witnessing multiple guests exploring one another’s bodies, but also Sir Granville having a relationship with a man. He might not have received the full story of their relationship until later, but it’s part of what allowed Benedict to more fully explore himself as the series continued. He also began a physical relationship with Madame Delacroix here - as well as another woman.
The party really helped to establish that Benedict might not be seen as one of the most romantic Bridgerton siblings yet, but he was one of the most sensual.
16Anthony Admits He Desires Kate
Bridgerton – Season 2, Episode 5
For the audience, it was incredibly obvious that there was an attraction between Anthony and Kate early in season 2. Daphne, Lady Danbury, and Violet all noticed something amiss but didn’t necessarily make their concerns obvious to others. Anthony and Kate, however, spent the first few episodes in denial. It’s not until Edwina and Anthony were actually to be married that Anthony was willing to give voice to how he felt about Kate, eventually making Edwina’s wedding day a disaster from start to finish.
It’s when Anthony and Kate were alone after a disastrous dinner with Edwina’s grandparents that he gave one of his most famous speeches in the series:
You are the bane of my existence, and the object for all my desires. Night and day, I dream of you… Do you even know all the ways a lady can be seduced? The things I can teach you.
He also flat out told Kate thateven if Kate left for India and he married Edwina, his desire for her would not abate:
Do you think there is a corner of this Earth that you can travel to far away enough to free me of this torment?
Anthony and Kat spent their time together nearly breathless with anticipation even though Anthony walked away, intending to marry Edwina as he promised. The tension between the two of them is part of what makes season 2 so great even without overtly steamy scenes.
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15Kate Remembering Her Kiss With Anthony
Bridgerton – Season 2, Episode 7
While not a sex scene technically, Kate remembering her kiss with Anthony was definitely steamy. Edwina left Anthony at the altar, but he ended up kissing Kate in the same church later on, which was where the previous episode wrapped up. The next morning, Kate dwelled on the experience in bed.The scene jumped between an extended flashback of their kiss and Kate remembering it, with her hands running across her lips and her chest heavingas she thought about the tension-filled interaction.
At this point inBridgerton, there was no denying the connection between Kate and Anthony.Kate and Anthony’sBridgertonbook storywas heated enough, but this simple scene proved that evenwhen they weren’t in one another’s presence, the memory of the other was always prominent in their minds.While it wasn’t as sensual as when Daphne discovered her body and sexual feelings, the fact Kate was abruptly pulled from her thoughts by her maids calling heavily implied that her hands were likely planning to move in the same direction.
14Kate And Anthony’s Honeymoon Bliss
Bridgerton – Season 3, Episode 1
Anthony’s allowing himself to be in love and fully encouraging his life as a married man was an incredible piece of character development.
Bridgertonseason 3 opened up with plenty of anticipation, although among the drama between Colin, Eloise, and Penelope andthe identity of Lady Whistledowndebacle, it was hard not to refocus on Kate and Anthony. After the pair married at the end of season 2,Kate and Anthony embraced their newlywed status both in public and private.The moment in which the two were wrapped around each other in bed, all limbs and barely clothed, was heated and sweet at the same time.
Anthony’s allowing himself to be in love and fully encouraging his life as a married man was an incredible piece of character development. Before he met Kate, Anthony was determined that his future spouse needed to be a practical match rather than a pairing for love, but Kate ticked all of his boxes. What made this scene so brilliant, too, was that the sex was perceived as something other than a scandal or a seedy moment. This sex scene was truly about the newlyweds being intimate with one another and enjoying being in each other’s arms.
13Brimsley And Reynolds' Hookup
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story – Season 1, Episode 2
Queen Charlotte’s relationship with her right-hand man, Brimsley, was expanded upon inQueen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. So was Brimsley’s character overall. TheBridgertonspinoff developed a fascinating backstory for Brimsley, and in episode 2, his sexuality was explored. While he waited for Charlotte and George’s meeting to end,George’s footman, Reynolds, invited Brimsley inside, which led to a passionate and flustered sequence between the two men.In the 18th century, homosexuality was a massive taboo. However, the show’s universe started to veer away from this historical fact by introducingMichaela Sterling as Francesca’s new love interest inBridgerton.
What was comical about this scene was the debate over Charlotte and George’s behavior as the pair crashed around the room, colliding with the walls and bed as they stripped each other’s clothes off. Incredibly, their discussion didn’t put them out of the mood or slow things down; if anything, it encouraged them further.Reynolds talking about the size of George’s manhood while also fondling that of his lover at the same time was wild but brilliant.Sadly, there weren’t more hookup scenes for Brimsley, but it could be something thatQueen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Storyseason 2could facilitate.
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12Lady Danbury And Lord Ledger’s Affair
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story – Season 1, Episode 5
Lady Danbury’s history inBridgertonwas relatively vague and unknown until her introduction inQueen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, which helped audiences better understand her past.Agatha was promised to Lord Danbury as a young child in Sierra Leone, but because of their significant age gap, her husband diedwhile she was still quite young herself. Even though she resented her husband and wasn’t exactly heartbroken by his death, Agatha was still a person with needs. In episode 5,she ended up in bed with Lord Ledgerafter spending more time with him.
The only downside to this sequence was the interruptions by Charlotte and George’s storyline. However,the intermittent clips of the older Lady Danbury looking through a box of memories contributed to the tone overall.The moment between Lady Danbury and Lord Ledger was full of underlying tension. When they eventually made it to bed, however, the tension was ripped apart, much like their clothes. It was refreshing to see Agatha in a satisfying embrace and taking control of her pleasure, especially as her marital acts with Lord Danbury were rather uneventful and far from enjoyable for her.
11Anthony And Siena Reunite At The Boxing Match
Bridgerton – Season 1, Episode 8
…the taboo nature of their interaction was what made it so exciting…
In the days before Kate Sharma, Anthony Bridgerton was entangled with opera singer Siena. Siena was acharacter inBridgertonwho wasn’t in the books, although her counterpart, Maria, appeared later in the series but had a significantly smaller role. While it wasn’t exactly love between the pair,Anthony and Siena’s relationship was absolutely powered by lust.The two had a few passionate sex scenes inBridgerton, but their steamiest by far was when they reunited at the boxing match. They slipped under the stalls for a dramatic romp, with Anthony’s hands pinned above his head.
While the two had sex standing up, it was incredibly sensual, granted, although there were some logistical issues. It was bizarre that the pair managed to do so without anyone above them noticing their absence or hearing their cries of passion, even in the world ofBridgerton, where sex out of marriage was so scandalous, yet it seemed to be happening around every corner. However, the taboo nature of their interaction was what made it so exciting, especially because of Anthony’s dilemma between his desire for Siena and his duty to his family and title.
