{"id":264006,"date":"2026-01-29T17:22:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T17:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/264006\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T17:22:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T17:22:14","slug":"luke-thompson-and-yerin-ha-talk-bridgerton-season-4-staircase-lake-benophie-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/264006\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Thompson and Yerin Ha Talk Bridgerton Season 4 Staircase, Lake, Benophie, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This article contains major character or plot details.<\/p>\n

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Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson)<\/a> never really wanted to go to\u00a0Violet Bridgerton\u2019s (Ruth Gemmell)<\/a> masquerade ball. He was much happier in the unbuttoned revelry of the demimonde, where artists gather, port wine flows freely, and anyone could kiss below the low lighting. But the second son still loves his mother, so by the midpoint of the Bridgerton Season 4 premiere, Benedict shows up to her party. Late. Reticent to speak to debutantes. But he\u2019s there.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That\u2019s when he sees her:\u00a0the Lady in Silver (Yerin Ha)<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cAs often with these [kinds of] moments in life, you don\u2019t know that you\u2019re going to meet someone,\u201d Thompson says. \u201cYou don\u2019t even know if that\u2019s what you want.\u201d<\/p>\n

Benedict\u2019s heart is struck by Cupid\u2019s arrow when he spots this mysterious \u201csilver ingenue\u201d \u2014 who is the maid Sophie Baek in disguise \u2014 across the Bridgerton ballroom. Her sparkle is obvious in her crystal-accented gown. But, as Benedict explains, he\u2019s actually bowled over by Sophie\u2019s unbridled joy. Sophie is equally taken by Benedict, Ha, the Bridgerton newcomer, says.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was love at first sight,\u201d the actor says.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Still, Sophie doesn\u2019t melt into Benedict\u2019s arms when she realizes she\u2019s speaking with Mayfair\u2019s most eligible bachelor. Instead, Sophie recognizes that Benedict uses his famous charm to keep conversations from getting too personal, so she urges him to leave the comfort of shallow waters for something \u201cdeeper\u201d with her. \u201cShe does challenge him, but not out of spite,\u201d Ha says. \u201cShe challenges him because she is curious and wants to see if he can banter back with her.\u201d<\/p>\n

The result is a dance on the terrace that sizzles with chemistry and longing, reaching a crescendo with three searing kisses \u2014 one on Sophie\u2019s cheek, one on her ungloved wrist, and a third on the lips, initiated by Sophie herself. \u201cThere are definitely moments when Sophie does lean into the fantasy and the dreamlike quality of potentially finding someone finally for the first time in her life,\u201d Ha says.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This is only the first of Benedict and Sophie\u2019s fated meetings in\u00a0Bridgerton Season 4<\/a>. As their fairy-tale love story unfolds \u2014 with\u00a0four episodes now streaming on Netflix<\/a>, and four more premiering Feb. 26 \u2014 it\u2019s clear that destiny has something to say about these star-crossed lovers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Thompson\u2019s road to becoming Bridgerton\u2019s latest romantic hero was much less of a shock to him than finding life-changing love has been for his character. The actor has been a beloved member of the cast since the series started production in 2019. Prior to slipping on Benedict\u2019s breeches, Thompson dazzled audiences on the stage, and appeared in 2017\u2019s Dunkirk. In Bridgerton\u2019s first three seasons,\u00a0second-born Benedict<\/a> was free to stand on the metaphorical (and literal) edge of the ballroom. Now, all eyes are on Benedict \u2014 and the man who plays him.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople ask me a lot more questions 1769707328,\u201d Thompson jokes. \u201cNo, it\u2019s a real privilege. \u2026 To get to spend a full eight episodes digging into [Benedict] and making a whole symphony about him, it\u2019s great.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ha joins Thompson in\u00a0Bridgerton Season 4<\/a> after roles in Dune: Prophecy and\u00a0Aussie drama The Survivors.<\/a>) \u201cWhat drew me to Sophie as a character was her strong moral compass,\u201d the Korean Australian actor says. \u201cShe doesn\u2019t change who she is for anybody else. She is faced with a lot of obstacles, but she moves through them with such grace and kindness.\u201d In Part 1, we learn Sophie is the daughter of a nobleman and a maid; after years of tragedy, she\u2019s determined not to follow in her mother\u2019s footsteps. Nothing terrifies Sophie more than the idea of giving her heart to an aristocrat like Benedict \u2014 no matter how much she feels for him.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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While joining the fourth season of a global phenomenon could\u2019ve been daunting, Ha found a safe landing. Not only was she welcomed with kind words and friendly gifts \u2014 \u201cClaudia [Jessie] got me a little bookmark,\u201d Ha says \u2014 she was set up with the perfect on-set introduction. Some of Thompson and Ha\u2019s first scenes together were filmed at Loseley Park, the stand-in for Benedict\u2019s country estate, My Cottage. \u201cThat\u2019s really where Benedict and Sophie\u2019s relationship blossoms,\u201d Ha explains. \u201cIt\u2019s a parallel between Luke and me, because that\u2019s where our friendship started to blossom as co-stars. \u2026 I have a nostalgic, sentimental attachment to that place now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Thompson also loved the duo\u2019s countryside interlude. He was fond of the area\u2019s rolling hills \u2014 and its brisk river. \u201cIt\u2019s always fun mucking around in water, which I do quite a lot of this season,\u201d the actor says. In one of the most swoonworthy scenes in Part 1, Sophie happens on Benedict as he takes a heartening swim after a feverish few days. He also happens to be au naturel. Thankfully, England\u2019s mercurial weather patterns didn\u2019t chill the steamy proceedings.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was possibly the hottest day of September, and it was blazing sunshine, so we were lucky,\u201d Thompson says. Still, the lake was quite cold. \u201cAnd I was in an actual lake. But that\u2019s the pleasure of filming \u2014 you end up doing things for real sometimes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

If Ha appears particularly charming on the shores of My Cottage, that\u2019s because the lake scene was part of the audition that won Ha the role, Bridgerton showrunner Jess Brownell reveals. \u201cIn the role, Yerin embodies this childlike playfulness that we talked about a lot for Sophie. This comes from the idea that Sophie\u2019s childhood got taken away from her,\u201d Brownell says. \u201cBut Yerin also has a seriousness and a gravitas that make her a good foil for Benedict, who is a man with a strong will.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

As the river rushes behind them \u2014 and Benedict locates his trousers \u2014 neither he nor Sophie can deny their desire any longer. They passionately kiss. For Benedict, it\u2019s his first kiss with Sophie, who he doesn\u2019t realize is the Lady in Silver. For Sophie, it\u2019s her first kiss with Benedict without a mask. \u201cShe has completely experienced two ends of the spectrum with this one man,\u201d Ha says.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Benedict and Sophie\u2019s situation gets more complicated when they return to London. In Episode 4, Benedict advocates for Sophie to join the staff at Bridgerton House, and Lady Bridgerton welcomes her as a ladies\u2019 maid. Once again, Benedict and Sophie are drawn together like magnets. \u201cThey\u2019re always falling in love in little bubbles. They do it at the masquerade ball, which is like a dream, then in this cottage environment, which is outside the town,\u201d Thompson says. \u201cThey\u2019re good at the honeymoon phase. They\u2019re good at just being together in a dreamworld.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In the final scene of Part 1, Benedict attempts to make the fantasy of their relationship into reality. Late at night, Benedict and Sophie literally bump into each other on the back staircase. They gaze into each other\u2019s eyes, unable to refuse the pull they feel. Cloaked in the rare quiet of a mostly empty Bridgerton House, they share a climactic embrace to an orchestral cover of Olivia Rodrigo\u2019s \u201cbad idea right?\u201d<\/a> For a few seconds, it actually feels like a very, very good one.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But then Benedict asks Sophie to be his mistress. Sophie, whose greatest fear is to end up like her late mother. Sophie, who dreads the idea of forcing a child into an experience similar to her own.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe minute he asks [that] question, [she\u2019s] back to reality,\u201d Ha said on Bridgerton: The Official Podcast<\/a>. \u201cI just remember being really heartbroken. I really thought he was going to propose!\u201d<\/p>\n

Benedict\u2019s latest gesture may have created a whole new crop of concerns for himself and Sophie, but don\u2019t expect things to cool down in Part 2. Ha called the staircase scene \u201cpretty mild\u201d in comparison to what\u2019s ahead for Bridgerton\u2019s latest lovers. As Thompson said, \u201cIt\u2019s hotter every time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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See the steam for yourself when Bridgerton Season 4 returns on Feb. 26<\/a>. For even more of Benedict and Sophie \u2014 and Thompson and Ha \u2014 watch Bridgerton: The Official Podcast now<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Watch the Trailer for Bridgerton: The Official PodcastDive deep into romances, scandals, and familial ties of Mayfair<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0 This article contains major character or plot details. Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) never really wanted to go…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":264007,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[146,85,46,411],"class_list":{"0":"post-264006","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-il","10":"tag-israel","11":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264006"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264006\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/264007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=264006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=264006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}