Instead, Colbourne, acting out of his own fears, fired Charlotte as his governess. Yet Charlotte felt a powerful attraction to Alexander Colbourne and she hoped he would sincerely make a romantic gesture to her because Miss Heywood was ready to accept a proposal of marriage. In Sanditon season 2, Miss Heywood swore she wouldn't be beholden to a man again and she decided she wouldn't marry anyone now that Sidney is gone. By agreeing to marry Ralph, Charlotte has admitted defeat.

Ralph is a farmer in Willingdon that Charlotte's father insisted she marry. This allowed Sanditon season 2's ending to end on a jaw-dropping revelation that seamlessly sets up season 3 and also puts the primary focus back on Charlotte Heywood as Sanditon's romantic lead.Īt Alison's wedding, Ralph Starling (Cai Bridgen) introduced himself to Charlotte's friends as her fiance and Miss Heywood looked rather embarrassed about it. Fortunately, when Sanditon was rescued from cancelation, the adaptation of Jane Austen's unfinished novel was renewed for seasons 2 and 3, which were filmed back-to-back. Without Sidney and Charlotte as the series' focus, Sanditon season 2 smartly broadened its palette so that every major character had a storyline threaded throughout the season. Related: Sanditon Season 2 Saved Sidney's Brothers Tom & Arthur Parker Charlotte mourned Sidney throughout Sanditon season 2, but she began to surrender to her growing feelings for Colbourne, only to be shocked by his hot-and-cold behavior towards her. Indeed, Lennox is the biological father of Colbourne's young daughter, Leonora (Flora Mitchell), but the Colonel lied to her and told Leo that Alexander is her father. Charlotte's love triangle was more thorny because her two prospective suitors, Alexander Colbourne (Ben Lloyd-Hughes) and Colonel Lennox, were rivals with a sordid history. After Alison learned that Captain William Carter (Maxim Ays) deceived her, she realized it was Captain Declan Fraser (Frank Blake) who truly loved her, and she reciprocated his feelings wholeheartedly. Sanditon season 2's finale wrapped up the love triangles that the Heywood sisters found themselves in.

Mr. Important by Lucy Lennox