SPOILERS Rivals Season 2 🥳

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On Disney in May 15th 2026

Who's excited?

I can't wait the trailer looks so good.

Not to mention Marks & Spencer Harvest

you haven't seen the last 6 episodes of season 2 yet!

I've just realised that Santiago Cabrera was also in the Three Musketeers with Luke Pasqualino.

Maybe they really wanted to include a death to progress other storylines. Am I evil for saying I would have preferred it to be Mousie?

The one thing I really don't like about the show is the actresses topless scenes, I really think they are uneccesary. Don't like the male nudity either but the females bother me more. I'm becoming more like Mary Whitehouse every day !

Oh yeah that’s what I meant 🤦‍♀️😂

It’s strange to have killed Monica off as this didn’t happen in the book and I can’t think of any similar deaths in the books that they might have taken a s adjusted into the storyline.

the nude pictures of Maud exposing her affair with Tony is taken from Riders where Helen developed photos from Rupert’s camera and discovered his affair with a groom.

it was somewhat reminiscent of the accident in Polo that resulted in Will’s death

I bloody love Monica and I don't get her ending at all. No need for that.

Their life as a couple is referred to in the books but not given explicit space and this would have been the great opportunity to add to that.

Wait what - so they’re a couple in the books? I had totally assumed that was a 2020s addition. Well that makes it even more outstandingly crap of the showrunners to kill Monica off. They should be embarrassed to be more cliche and retro in their portrayal of lesbian characters than a woman writing in the 1980s, ffs.

They aren’t revealed as a couple until later books, in Rivals Monica is acknowledged to be a closet lesbian but she doesn’t get with Enid until Appassionata

What do we think is next for Freddie and Lizzie? Was that just them reigniting their affair or does it mean they’re going to leave their spouses?

Santiago caberra! Oh, he's ridiculously handsome 😍
Can I ask (as I read the books decades ago and can't remember...) Do taggie and Tony's brother have a thing?
Really disappointed in Monica's death storyline 😡

It's like a Musketeers reunion!!

From what I can remember, he tries it on and asks her out but nothing happens. She’s too besotted with Rupert. Maybe they will have more of a thing in the tv show though.

I wonder if they are going to make more of the Sarah Stratton baby thing - without Monica, Tony Baddingham is single.

Paul punches James in the trailer, so he must mistakenly think he’s the father.

Yes, I was pleased to see Santiago Cabrera's name mentioned.
I loved the Musketeers!

Yes I think at the end of Rivals Monica and Tony are still together and she is worried about him!

Yes!
I loved that show

Ooh, Lysander’s dad (Hatchet?!). Doesn’t he end up marrying someone we like?!

I really haven’t enjoyed this season, it’s strayed much too far from the book (although occasionally absolutely spot on) and the last episode was pointless - nothing about the franchise and killing off a main character for no apparent reason.

I’m really disappointed and if they’re bringing in David Hawkley to the next one they’re clearly muddling it further by introducing the fourth book. I think the acting is great but the storylines have got completely lost and it doesn’t have the charm and balance of the first season.

I've adored this series so far but I'm v upset about Monica. I think the way they've altered the storylines and merged books has been very clever, but this just feels unnecessary and as most people were rooting for Monica, a weird choice.

However they are doing a brilliant job and if it was OK with Jilly then I assume the second half of the season will make sense.

BUT. I am NOT happy with waiting until November for the next 6! They'd better be working on series 3 while they're keeping us waiting <sulks>

Rupert's ex, Helen.
Is she in the television series?

Yep, Helen is there

It's been awhile since I read them but I thought it was Georgie Maguire & Lysander's father, and Helen ends up with Rannaldini?

Although they seem to be playing fast and loose with the source material so who knows 🤷‍♀️

Loved the final episode, brilliant performances all round!