'Bridgerton' turns the page to a new season of gossip-worthy romance

After causing a sensation with its (somewhat overrated) first season, "Bridgerton" returns, faced with the task of polishing a new diamond and mounting another grand romance. Deprived of the company of the Duke (with Regé-Jean Page having opted to move on), the series remains frothy and watchable, if perhaps a bit less Lady Whistledown-worthy in this latest iteration.

With Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor) having married the Duke (who is conveniently away during her relatively few scenes), the matchmaking mania shifts to her brother Anthony (Jonathan Bailey), who has committed himself to getting married in this latest season of matrimonial mischief.

Early on, Anthony has a chance meeting with Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley), who is newly returned to England with her younger sister, Edwina (Charithra Chandran), and their mother (Shelley Conn).