Bridgerton: new Netflix series

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Anonymous wrote:I have one episode left. I still haven't decided out what I think of it. I may only be watching for the Duke.

Haha that’s the only reason I’m still watching. And I like the Bridgerton family’s interactions with each other. I can’t stand Daphne and she looks like a small child with the Duke which I find gross. But he is GORGEOUS!

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Anonymous wrote:I’d watch all 9 seasons.

Yep. The fancy pps calling this trashy TV obviously haven't seen trashy TV.

I’m a PP who called it trashy. I’m a fan of trashy Real Housewives shows, so I know all about trash. I had high hopes that maybe this would be somewhat Jane Austen-ish, but I couldn’t have been further from the mark. The writing is horrible and the sets are so Disney-like as to be cringeworthy. Even my 16 year old daughter was disgusted and disappointed.

Man I just do not understand how somebody could like real housewives but say they were disgusted by Bridgerton.

Also wasn’t it awkward watching those sex scenes with your 16-year old daughter??? Mine is only 11 so I’m not sure how I will feel in five years but I just can’t imagine.

PP here. I guess because RH is unapologetically trashy - it’s not trying to be anything it’s not. Bridgerton was very much pretending to be an elegant, (semi) historical romance, when in reality, it was just a Disney-ish vehicle for poor writing and gratuitous sex scenes. Which we didn’t know about, btw, until we watched it. My daughter is fine with tasteful sex scenes, but this was way over the top - for both of us. We only watched the first episode before crying uncle.

No, it wasn't. I think you assumed it was. It was created by Shonda Rhimes, creator of Grey's Anatomy and Scandal. It was exactly what one would expect-- A romance that included the tropes of Regency romance novels, given the Shonda treatment.

Yeah, I thought it was deliberately NOT trying to be elegant or historical. Very RH, imo.

This.

The people in racial panic screaming “It’s not historically accurate!” must be really confused by Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, and HTGAWM.

Maybe they didn't read those books or watch them? I haven't. Think

I like historical fiction as I've always been fascinated by history, but I do like accuracy, which is the draw, not pretending in pretty costumes. To me, the point of historical fiction is bringing the past alive.

I get it's romance trash and incredibly unrealistic, so I won't be watching this series. But that fine. Each to its own.

DP. I read the books and found them strange. Regency romances definitely vary in their accuracy but mostly they aim for it, to some extent. These books didn't seem to aim for accuracy or realism at all. The characters were great and the books were well written (silly dumb plots but that's par for the course), so I read them. But they were very strange.

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Anonymous wrote:I have one episode left. I still haven't decided out what I think of it. I may only be watching for the Duke.

Do we need any other reason?

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There is no such thing at “gratuitous sex” with the Duke of Hastings. Shut your mouth. I rewatched episode 6 for the second.

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His Grace.. has a most time inaccurate scruff! I say such inconsistencies are off putting1

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So no Asian actors in this color blind show???

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Anonymous wrote:So no Asian actors in this color blind show???

I saw some, just none of the leads.

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Anonymous wrote:So no Asian actors in this color blind show???

I saw some, just none of the leads.

Yes, one background Asian in Queen's entourage!

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Anonymous wrote:There is no such thing at “gratuitous sex” with the Duke of Hastings. Shut your mouth. I rewatched episode 6 for the second.

This!

I can’t stop rewatching those scenes.

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Anonymous wrote:So no Asian actors in this color blind show???

It’s not colorblind.

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Anonymous wrote:So no Asian actors in this color blind show???

It’s not colorblind.

“ its creator and showrunner, Rhimes’ protege Chris Van Dusen, balked at the idea that the series exists in a fantastical colorblind realm in an interview with The New York Times.

“That would imply that color and race were never considered when color and race are part of the show,” Van Dusen explained.

“There’s a difference between showing brown skin onscreen and representing brown people onscreen,” Page chimed in.“
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/12/10240235/bridgerton-review-blackness-representation

(Refinery29 was not a fan)


Bridgerton author defends Queen Charlotte casting
"It was very much a conscious choice, not a blind choice."
https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a35103263/bridgerton-netflix-queen-charlotte-casting/


Some news outlets chose to characterize the casting as colorblind despite direct statements that casting was deliberate and meaningful. I think because it is easy to dismiss colorblind casting as a mistake or political correctness taken too far, but if they have to acknowledge that the casting was to tell an alternative reality, there’s no reason except racism to object to it.

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It was way too Mills and Boon for me. Uncomfortably cringey.

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Anonymous wrote:It was way too Mills and Boon for me. Uncomfortably cringey.

What is Mills and Boon?

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Anonymous wrote:So no Asian actors in this color blind show???

I saw some, just none of the leads.

Yes, one background Asian in Queen's entourage!

They need to add Henry Golding to the cast next season. I’ll be swooning all season.

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Anonymous wrote:There is no such thing at “gratuitous sex” with the Duke of Hastings. Shut your mouth. I rewatched episode 6 for the second.

This!

I can’t stop rewatching those scenes.

I rewatched his scene with the spoon. You know.. for research purposes.