“Penelope went through this form of giant growth arc closing season. She’s now not the powerless girl who wants Whistledown to grab support her verbalize anymore,” Jess told Netflix’s Tudum in an editorial printed Feb. 26. “Whereas she stands by the entirety she believes about gossip being knowledge, gossip being energy for the unvoiced, she realizes that it’s time for her to forestall being in that role.”

And though Penelope is never changed by a unique Lady Whistledown in Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton book sequence—on which the purpose out is primarily primarily primarily based—for Jess and govt producer Shonda Rhimes, the resolution to carry in any individual unique made sense.

“We notion, what better skill to win to make a right thriller with Whistledown than to enjoy any individual unique grab it over?” Jess shared with Leisure Weekly in an interview printed Feb. 26. “So Shonda and I enjoy an notion about who Whistledown is and that's what we're writing toward.”

But whenever you’re hoping to uncover who’s taking on the quill, the Netflix sequence won’t be revealing the identity anytime soon. Even when it will be planting a few clues over the following few seasons.

“I'll direct it won't be printed in season 5,” Jess added. “I’m capable of claim that we've already performed writing season 5, so beyond that, I’m capable of't direct for clear, but we can play with the thriller for a immediate time.”

And as shown within the closing episode of season four, Julie Andrews will preserve on because the verbalize of Whistledown, though as Jess defined, the Mary Poppins alum has “as a tiny bit assorted tone” this time spherical.

“Julie gave us a expansive performance with fair altering her verbalize only a tiny bit,” she talked about. “And that's a tiny bit of a splash of the skill the unique Whistledown is gonna be a tiny bit assorted from Penelope's version of Whistledown.”

But a unique Whistledown wasn’t the one shock season four had to provide, as in episode six of the sequence—which this season centered on the love fable between Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) and Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha)—Francesa Bridgerton (Hannah Dodd) realized herself a widow after the death of her husband John Stirling (Victor Alli).

And no matter shining John’s death became as soon as on the horizon, it became as soon as detached complex for many to look—even for the sequence’ writer.

“I’m capable of fair direct, win your tissues ready, because it's tough,” Julia told Us Weekly earlier than the commence of segment two. “When I visited the put apart, they were filming scenes and I noticed a scene that became as soon as—on the similar time extremely delighted and fair heart-wrenching—so, yeah, you're gonna need tissues for segment two.”

Now as followers are awaiting an update on season 5 of Bridgerton, look support at season four with these on the support of-the-scenes photos.