Bridgerton, Season 2

[Anonymous]

Okay so I think Simone Ashley is absolutely gorgeous, but now I can see why some people might have a different opinion (unrelated to race).

And maybe that’s kind of the point? Maybe those in charge of casting *wanted* actresses who weren’t classically beautiful. That is sort of a theme in many romance novels. Maybe it’s just nice to sometimes see women who are amazing inside but not gifted with the most gorgeous features get the hot guy.

But I still don’t think Daphne and Kate are as unattractive or plain as others think. I think Daphne was pretty in a renaissance painting kind of way.

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Anonymous wrote:I LOVED Season 2! I liked the unusual angle, I liked both the main characters. I thought their chemistry was much better than Daphne and what’s his name. Those two were so awkward to watch. Season 2 was light, fun, sexy and addicting.

Ewwww. There was no chemistry. Season 2 was dreadful. Daphne and Simon were loads sexier and more fun. Kate and Anthony were just an awful combo. Even looked bad together.

+1 I said this before the season even started. Kate doesn’t match with Anthony at all. Horrible casting.

What are you people talking about? How should they “match?” They’re two hot young people. They look great together. I don’t find the romance compelling but it’s not because of how they look.

I agree, and think they matched just fine.

Eh, they don't look good together. She is broader in the shoulders then he is. He is too tiny for her.

Yes! She looks like a horse!

+1 Horse face.

How? Sarah Jessica Parker has horseface not this lady.

Her nose I doesn’t match her face. She needs a nose job.

Omg are these real thoughts that real people have? Earnestly enough to write them down and post them on the internet?

I agree the comments are a half step away from being racist. None of the guys are really hot other than from the first season but where are the comments about them?

Totally. That comment about how they should have chosen Pryanka Chopra instead because she’s more “classically attractive”… how do you not interpret that comment as “they should have case an actress who looked closer to White?” I suppose it could just be a coincidence that they picked an Indian actress who could pass for white, but goodness.

DP. You people sound absurd. Pryanka Chopra is a beautiful Indian woman - she doesn't look white at all! I understood what that poster was saying. You simply want to call out racism where none exists - and it's beyond tiresome.

Pryanka is indeed a beautiful Indian woman. She is a light-skin Indian woman with white features (some via plastic surgery). It’s as though she was a white woman dipped in caramel. The actress who played Kate in Bridgetown is also a beautiful Indian woman who is dark skin, but some people cannot see her beauty because they cannot get beyond her complexion. Apparently the original poster who mentioned Pryanka does not believe dark skin Indians are beautiful and should be represented. Unfortunately, the Lighter skin of every race is more aesthetically preferable to white people and even many Indians. And that my dear is bull shit and racist.

I was the person who called out the “classical beauty” comment as a little suspect, but after that posters “big head” comment I’m actually convinced I was off base! Same with the Idris Elba fan.

But people who say “ugh it’s always race with you social justice warrior comments” seem a little too defensive about being questioned on their prejudice. I don’t know their hearts or their actions but they should realize that yes, sometimes we white people have unconscious bias and sometimes it really is about race.

Thank you for the last paragraph ❤️

[Anonymous]

I think Kate is pretty. I think she's a good actress.

I'm more annoyed at the way they rewrote the story. In the book, Edwina was very much not into Anthony so it didn't feel as wrong when Kate ended up with him. In the show, Edwina very much wants him and will end up getting pretty hurt (I haven't finished but I don't see it going any other way). I don't like this change.

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I felt that Daphne should have married the Prince and not the Duke. The prince wanted the same things she did and was more her type; the Duke was just a hot, cocky jerk. WHy do women always gone for the fixer upper than the one they could build a good life with?

Same.

She didn’t love the Prince. That was pretty clear.

She didn’t love the Duke either. She thought he was attractive, acted like a teenager and kissed him.’then was forced to marry him
Because she would have been exiled. She’s Been forced to make it work. Their love story is awful.

[Anonymous]

The whole thing was a snooze fest.

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Anonymous wrote:I LOVED Season 2! I liked the unusual angle, I liked both the main characters. I thought their chemistry was much better than Daphne and what’s his name. Those two were so awkward to watch. Season 2 was light, fun, sexy and addicting.

Ewwww. There was no chemistry. Season 2 was dreadful. Daphne and Simon were loads sexier and more fun. Kate and Anthony were just an awful combo. Even looked bad together.

+1 I said this before the season even started. Kate doesn’t match with Anthony at all. Horrible casting.

What are you people talking about? How should they “match?” They’re two hot young people. They look great together. I don’t find the romance compelling but it’s not because of how they look.

I agree, and think they matched just fine.

Eh, they don't look good together. She is broader in the shoulders then he is. He is too tiny for her.

Yes! She looks like a horse!

+1 Horse face.

How? Sarah Jessica Parker has horseface not this lady.

Her nose I doesn’t match her face. She needs a nose job.

Omg are these real thoughts that real people have? Earnestly enough to write them down and post them on the internet?

I agree the comments are a half step away from being racist. None of the guys are really hot other than from the first season but where are the comments about them?

Totally. That comment about how they should have chosen Pryanka Chopra instead because she’s more “classically attractive”… how do you not interpret that comment as “they should have case an actress who looked closer to White?” I suppose it could just be a coincidence that they picked an Indian actress who could pass for white, but goodness.

DP. You people sound absurd. Pryanka Chopra is a beautiful Indian woman - she doesn't look white at all! I understood what that poster was saying. You simply want to call out racism where none exists - and it's beyond tiresome.

Pryanka is indeed a beautiful Indian woman. She is a light-skin Indian woman with white features (some via plastic surgery). It’s as though she was a white woman dipped in caramel. The actress who played Kate in Bridgetown is also a beautiful Indian woman who is dark skin, but some people cannot see her beauty because they cannot get beyond her complexion. Apparently the original poster who mentioned Pryanka does not believe dark skin Indians are beautiful and should be represented. Unfortunately, the Lighter skin of every race is more aesthetically preferable to white people and even many Indians. And that my dear is bull shit and racist.

I was the person who called out the “classical beauty” comment as a little suspect, but after that posters “big head” comment I’m actually convinced I was off base! Same with the Idris Elba fan.

But people who say “ugh it’s always race with you social justice warrior comments” seem a little too defensive about being questioned on their prejudice. I don’t know their hearts or their actions but they should realize that yes, sometimes we white people have unconscious bias and sometimes it really is about race.

Indian here, and the problem is that Simone Ashley would never make it in Indian cinema either, since Indians themselves prefer white looking actresses. We are a self hating culture.
Remnants of being colonized for 300 years I guess. Anyway, I loved Simone Asley and C.Chandran the actress who played Edwina - they look like more typical Desi people than Priyanka. I also thought they did great, acting-wise.

But I think the script writers really messed up here - the book's basic plot was stronger, and there was just a lot more tension in the novel. Also, definitely agree it needed to be a lot steamier (maybe not as much as season 1 though which was like soft porn)

[Anonymous]

I am on episode 3 of season two and hate it. None of the characters are likeable.

[Anonymous]

I thought both Kate and Edwina were almost distractingly beautiful. Who are you weirdos finding fault with them?? (j/k)

Also distracting but not in a good way-- Eloise's hair being down. Agree with PP that it's deliberate so she can blossom later but still hated the hair.

I like Anthony's story. He was uninteresting and unappealing in season 1, so I was pleasantly surprised to find that he could carry off the hero role.

I couldn't at all enjoy the scene before the wedding when the the Sharmas were putting the turmeric cream on Edwina and then each other. I appreciated seeing this cultural tradition but kept thinking, OMG, don't get that on your beautiful dresses, you'll ruin them! Why weren't they wearing robes or shifts or something instead?

Loved the former boxer turned club owner. Wouldn't mind seeing a little more of him than we did this season.

Agree with the PP who enjoyed the older women. The queen, Lady Danbury, and Lady Bridgerton were great together.

The scene with the mad King George was surprisingly heartbreaking.

Loved the modern pop music played by string instruments. Wrecking Ball. Material Girl. So fun!

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Anonymous wrote:I LOVED Season 2! I liked the unusual angle, I liked both the main characters. I thought their chemistry was much better than Daphne and what’s his name. Those two were so awkward to watch. Season 2 was light, fun, sexy and addicting.

Ewwww. There was no chemistry. Season 2 was dreadful. Daphne and Simon were loads sexier and more fun. Kate and Anthony were just an awful combo. Even looked bad together.

+1 I said this before the season even started. Kate doesn’t match with Anthony at all. Horrible casting.

What are you people talking about? How should they “match?” They’re two hot young people. They look great together. I don’t find the romance compelling but it’s not because of how they look.

I agree, and think they matched just fine.

Eh, they don't look good together. She is broader in the shoulders then he is. He is too tiny for her.

Yes! She looks like a horse!

+1 Horse face.

How? Sarah Jessica Parker has horseface not this lady.

Her nose I doesn’t match her face. She needs a nose job.

Omg are these real thoughts that real people have? Earnestly enough to write them down and post them on the internet?

I agree the comments are a half step away from being racist. None of the guys are really hot other than from the first season but where are the comments about them?

Totally. That comment about how they should have chosen Pryanka Chopra instead because she’s more “classically attractive”… how do you not interpret that comment as “they should have case an actress who looked closer to White?” I suppose it could just be a coincidence that they picked an Indian actress who could pass for white, but goodness.

DP. You people sound absurd. Pryanka Chopra is a beautiful Indian woman - she doesn't look white at all! I understood what that poster was saying. You simply want to call out racism where none exists - and it's beyond tiresome.

Pryanka is indeed a beautiful Indian woman. She is a light-skin Indian woman with white features (some via plastic surgery). It’s as though she was a white woman dipped in caramel. The actress who played Kate in Bridgetown is also a beautiful Indian woman who is dark skin, but some people cannot see her beauty because they cannot get beyond her complexion. Apparently the original poster who mentioned Pryanka does not believe dark skin Indians are beautiful and should be represented. Unfortunately, the Lighter skin of every race is more aesthetically preferable to white people and even many Indians. And that my dear is bull shit and racist.

I was the person who called out the “classical beauty” comment as a little suspect, but after that posters “big head” comment I’m actually convinced I was off base! Same with the Idris Elba fan.

But people who say “ugh it’s always race with you social justice warrior comments” seem a little too defensive about being questioned on their prejudice. I don’t know their hearts or their actions but they should realize that yes, sometimes we white people have unconscious bias and sometimes it really is about race.

I am the person you are quoting, and I thank you for admitting your unconscious bias. It is something we all have to work on, including me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Okay so I think Simone Ashley is absolutely gorgeous, but now I can see why some people might have a different opinion (unrelated to race).

And maybe that’s kind of the point? Maybe those in charge of casting *wanted* actresses who weren’t classically beautiful. That is sort of a theme in many romance novels. Maybe it’s just nice to sometimes see women who are amazing inside but not gifted with the most gorgeous features get the hot guy.

But I still don’t think Daphne and Kate are as unattractive or plain as others think. I think Daphne was pretty in a renaissance painting kind of way.

Define classically beautiful?

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Anonymous wrote:I LOVED Season 2! I liked the unusual angle, I liked both the main characters. I thought their chemistry was much better than Daphne and what’s his name. Those two were so awkward to watch. Season 2 was light, fun, sexy and addicting.

Ewwww. There was no chemistry. Season 2 was dreadful. Daphne and Simon were loads sexier and more fun. Kate and Anthony were just an awful combo. Even looked bad together.

+1 I said this before the season even started. Kate doesn’t match with Anthony at all. Horrible casting.

What are you people talking about? How should they “match?” They’re two hot young people. They look great together. I don’t find the romance compelling but it’s not because of how they look.

I agree, and think they matched just fine.

There was one tune where I couldn't put my finger on what it was, and then I got it... You Oughta Know. I like how they try to match modern songs to the scenario. It's interesting.

I think Kate and Edwina are both beautiful, but ITA that Kate and Antony have zero chemistry. She is too big for him. She could wallop him.

He is super hot btw. I'm a PP who reads a lot of these books, and he fits the male hero in the books, the Duke from last season, not so much.


Eh, they don't look good together. She is broader in the shoulders then he is. He is too tiny for her.

Yes! She looks like a horse!

+1 Horse face.

How? Sarah Jessica Parker has horseface not this lady.

Her nose I doesn’t match her face. She needs a nose job.

Omg are these real thoughts that real people have? Earnestly enough to write them down and post them on the internet?

I agree the comments are a half step away from being racist. None of the guys are really hot other than from the first season but where are the comments about them?

Totally. That comment about how they should have chosen Pryanka Chopra instead because she’s more “classically attractive”… how do you not interpret that comment as “they should have case an actress who looked closer to White?” I suppose it could just be a coincidence that they picked an Indian actress who could pass for white, but goodness.

DP. You people sound absurd. Pryanka Chopra is a beautiful Indian woman - she doesn't look white at all! I understood what that poster was saying. You simply want to call out racism where none exists - and it's beyond tiresome.

Pryanka is indeed a beautiful Indian woman. She is a light-skin Indian woman with white features (some via plastic surgery). It’s as though she was a white woman dipped in caramel. The actress who played Kate in Bridgetown is also a beautiful Indian woman who is dark skin, but some people cannot see her beauty because they cannot get beyond her complexion. Apparently the original poster who mentioned Pryanka does not believe dark skin Indians are beautiful and should be represented. Unfortunately, the Lighter skin of every race is more aesthetically preferable to white people and even many Indians. And that my dear is bull shit and racist.

I was the person who called out the “classical beauty” comment as a little suspect, but after that posters “big head” comment I’m actually convinced I was off base! Same with the Idris Elba fan.

But people who say “ugh it’s always race with you social justice warrior comments” seem a little too defensive about being questioned on their prejudice. I don’t know their hearts or their actions but they should realize that yes, sometimes we white people have unconscious bias and sometimes it really is about race.

I am the person you are quoting, and I thank you for admitting your unconscious bias. It is something we all have to work on, including me.

[Anonymous]

On a different topic, I find Eloise so annoying. I don't mind her looks, she's fine. It's just her personality- soooo much worse than in the books!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:On a different topic, I find Eloise so annoying. I don't mind her looks, she's fine. It's just her personality- soooo much worse than in the books!

100% agree. I fast forward her scenes. I fast forward all of Colin's scenes. I fast forward all of Benedict's scenes. If they are the next three stories to be told, I won't watch. (I also disliked all three of those books...)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Okay so I think Simone Ashley is absolutely gorgeous, but now I can see why some people might have a different opinion (unrelated to race).

And maybe that’s kind of the point? Maybe those in charge of casting *wanted* actresses who weren’t classically beautiful. That is sort of a theme in many romance novels. Maybe it’s just nice to sometimes see women who are amazing inside but not gifted with the most gorgeous features get the hot guy.

But I still don’t think Daphne and Kate are as unattractive or plain as others think. I think Daphne was pretty in a renaissance painting kind of way.

Define classically beautiful?

A big head! Just kidding (and I am really glad somebody made that comment, I learned something new about the desirability of big heads lol). I actually do think these actresses are very beautiful, but I can see how others think that there are more beautiful actresses out there. Personally, by my own subjective standards, Kate I think was just straight-up gorgeous, but like I said I think Daphne’s beauty isn’t considered the pinnacle of attractiveness according to today’s standards.

[Anonymous]

Why do the characters need to be perfectly beautiful?

The whole premise of this part of the discussion is just odd and not cool.