I was so upset when I learned he would not be returning but I didn’t miss him at all. There are enough moving pieces that I really didn’t need him there. 

I loved the story between Anthony and Kate and the slow burn was so good. I know people took issue with this but I thought they did a really good job. 

The thing is, there wasn’t really much more to do with the Simon storyline. If you wanted to just watch him and Daphne bang for another season, sure,  but if you wanted real plot development, there would need to be something considerably messing with them as a couple, which I don’t think people want either.

I’m not sure S2 is hitting the nail on the head, but I always found Anthony to be a more intriguing figure.

Don't miss him, but I will say, Season 2 wasn't good. It felt like a remake of Season 1 with new leads. I got so bored because I was like, I've seen this whole thing before! Sure, certain things changed but overall, SAME. EXACT. STORY. Yawn.

I kind of found Daphne and Simon boring (*looks around and ducks*), so I was glad that they were moving onto Anthony. 

But... he's not really doing it for me in Season 2. Maybe I enjoy him more as a rogue? 

Agree with everything you said! I think he would have been in group scenes but that's about it. Maybe he would have been Anthony's confidant over Daphne but I loved the dynamic switch between Daphne and her brother so I was into it. 

When we learned that Rege-Jean Page wasn't going to be returning to Bridgerton Season 2, I was pretty bummed. I thought he was so great (OK, and hot) and I couldn't imagine how they'd naturally write him out of the show without it feeling like a huge hole in the plot. I figured his absence would also leave any furthering plot line for Daphne to feel stilted. 

But then I watched Season 2! And Simon who? I seriously totally forgot about the guy because I was so wrapped up in Anthony and Kate's story. Sure, it was a little funny to see Daphne be rather present in her siblings' lives and her husband be completely MIA. And yes, I would have expected at least ONE pop in from the actor — can't we work his day rate into the budget? But all-in-all, I really feel like the show did a great job at moving the story along without dwelling on the happenings of Season 1. 

What did you guys think? Did you miss Simon, or were you distracted enough by everything else going on! 

I didn't really miss Simon!

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