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Marina Thompson's story in Bridgerton season 2 shows a sad and lonely marriage, hinting at a tragic ending in line with the books. Marina's fate may diverge from the books in the Netflix series, potentially avoiding a tragic death for a happier storyline. Actress Ruby Baker's mental health struggles while playing Marina make her unlikely to return to Bridgerton, hinting at an off-screen death.

This article contains mention of suicide.

Colin Bridgerton was far from the only one concerned about Marina Thompson after the events of Bridgerton season 2. Although Marina had a very small role in Julia Quinn's novel series, the Netflix adaptation expanded her part in the first season as she tried to secure a wedding with Colin before her pregnancy was discovered. Yet, when exposed in Lady Whistledown's pamphlet, Marina had no choice but to marry Phillip Crane, the brother of her child's late father.

When expanding Marina's story,...

Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Bridgerton,” streaming now on Netflix.

A story driven by emotionally complex relationships, with an added mysterious “whodunnit” element about a gossip columnist spilling high society’s secrets under a pen name, in many ways, feels like it walked right out of the minds of those at Shondaland. But although this story, an eight-episode season of “Bridgerton” on Netflix, is Shondaland’s first scripted project to debut on the streamer, it actually has its roots in Julia Quinn’s nine-book series of novels.

Quinn’s series, which starts with “The Duke and I,” and which also serves as the source material for Shondaland’s “Bridgerton,” is centered on the wealthy and powerful Bridgerton family in Regency England, a time when young women were still presented into society each season in order to be married off. The first season of the...