Bridgerton, Season 2

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Anonymous wrote:They're going to change Benedict's book. It's just Cinderella.

But the actor is hilarious and I look forward to his season.

I’m sure there will be plenty of whining about changing the source material like it’s sacred literature or something. Even the charming parts where Benedict thinks he’s doing her a favor by asking her to be his mistress and getting pissed when she refuses.

I hope they combine Benedict and Colin’s seasons so we can get to Eloise faster.

I doubt they go with the book angle for her though. The story really doesn't fit either what the show is doing or the character as the show has developed it. For that matter, I doubt they do the Benedict story along the lines of the book. I personally think Colin comes next because the two characters involved have gotten a ton of attention on the show. I don't think the show has enough seasons in it to actually go through the books, so I'd expect them to pick and choose which stories to do.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They're going to change Benedict's book. It's just Cinderella.

But the actor is hilarious and I look forward to his season.

I’m sure there will be plenty of whining about changing the source material like it’s sacred literature or something. Even the charming parts where Benedict thinks he’s doing her a favor by asking her to be his mistress and getting pissed when she refuses.

I saw the first season before I read the book and thought the book was WAY better. I hardly think it's "sacred literature" but yeah, I do generally hate when producers take a book and say "we're making it into a movie!" and then randomly change up 90% of it just because they feel like it. It does usually make the movie/show worse and it sure did here. Reminds me of when people on recipe sites are like "oh I didn't like this ingredient and didn't have these three other ones so I subbed two for something totally different and left the other two out altogether and this recipe sucked, zero stars." Either stick with the source material within reason or just say you're doing your own thing and let it stand on its own two feet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did anyone wonder where Francesca was this season? I don’t think she made a single appearance.

She was in more this season than the first. Why didn’t they just replace her with an actress who had more time?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Did anyone wonder where Francesca was this season? I don’t think she made a single appearance.

She was in more this season than the first. Why didn’t they just replace her with an actress who had more time?

In the books she disappears too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They're going to change Benedict's book. It's just Cinderella.

But the actor is hilarious and I look forward to his season.

I’m sure there will be plenty of whining about changing the source material like it’s sacred literature or something. Even the charming parts where Benedict thinks he’s doing her a favor by asking her to be his mistress and getting pissed when she refuses.

I saw the first season before I read the book and thought the book was WAY better. I hardly think it's "sacred literature" but yeah, I do generally hate when producers take a book and say "we're making it into a movie!" and then randomly change up 90% of it just because they feel like it. It does usually make the movie/show worse and it sure did here. Reminds me of when people on recipe sites are like "oh I didn't like this ingredient and didn't have these three other ones so I subbed two for something totally different and left the other two out altogether and this recipe sucked, zero stars." Either stick with the source material within reason or just say you're doing your own thing and let it stand on its own two feet.

How in the heck can the book be a decent TV show when there’s NOTHING else going on besides the main character story. There’s nothing to build a show around. I read the first book too. I read the first four books in fact, and they made such an impression on me I promptly forgot almost every detail until reminded later. They’re not good. Bridgerton was selected to be an TV adaptation because the books themselves are hugely modern even though they claim to be set in the 1800s. The showrunners are doing a far better job with making this series feel fresh than the books do.

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Anonymous wrote:Did anyone wonder where Francesca was this season? I don’t think she made a single appearance.

Others have wondered that exact same thing. Here is the answer : https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a39570600/bridgerton-season-2-where-is-francesca-bridgerton/
(Spoiler: the actress had another show to film.)

I forget who that is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:it's great and aren't we past the point where we care what race the characters are? It's refreshing.

+1

I loved it!

[Anonymous]

Eloise looked so much prettier this season than the last. If you go back and look in Season 1, they really made her look so unattractive! She had super short bangs and weird drawn on eyebrows. This season she was radiant, especially when her hair was up. I thought she looked so elegant!

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Benedict is hilarious. His high scenes had DD and me in stitches. We actually rewound the scene 4 times to see his facial reaction at dinner.

Francesca is mostly missing in books too. She gets married before she is officially out, to a Scottish Lord -a love match. Her story (book) comes about when her beloved husband dies and leaves her childless and devastated. She moves back to London eventually.

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I'm stuck in the wedding episode. Will it never end? It's just going on and on and on and nothing's happening.

[Anonymous]

Yawn i fell asleep watching episode 2. just can't get into it. The costumes are gorgeous and the show is beautifully filmed like season 1, but this just isn't the same without the duke. honestly, I don't think I could have made it through season 1 without the duke. That was boring too until things started heating up with him. Maybe Season 3 will be better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They're going to change Benedict's book. It's just Cinderella.

But the actor is hilarious and I look forward to his season.

I’m sure there will be plenty of whining about changing the source material like it’s sacred literature or something. Even the charming parts where Benedict thinks he’s doing her a favor by asking her to be his mistress and getting pissed when she refuses.

I saw the first season before I read the book and thought the book was WAY better. I hardly think it's "sacred literature" but yeah, I do generally hate when producers take a book and say "we're making it into a movie!" and then randomly change up 90% of it just because they feel like it. It does usually make the movie/show worse and it sure did here. Reminds me of when people on recipe sites are like "oh I didn't like this ingredient and didn't have these three other ones so I subbed two for something totally different and left the other two out altogether and this recipe sucked, zero stars." Either stick with the source material within reason or just say you're doing your own thing and let it stand on its own two feet.

How in the heck can the book be a decent TV show when there’s NOTHING else going on besides the main character story. There’s nothing to build a show around. I read the first book too. I read the first four books in fact, and they made such an impression on me I promptly forgot almost every detail until reminded later. They’re not good. Bridgerton was selected to be an TV adaptation because the books themselves are hugely modern even though they claim to be set in the 1800s. The showrunners are doing a far better job with making this series feel fresh than the books do.

Totally agree here. Remember when Anthony kicks Kate in the stomach in the book? Threatens to strangle her? The team behind the show salvaged his character into something way more appealing.

Benedict's book is about him blackmailing, harassing, and using coercion on a "maid" to make her mistress because he can't actually marry someone so lowly despite being attracted to her. I love Benedict on the show and can't wait to see how they write his story.

Honestly, I couldn't believe it when Netflix announced they wanted to adapt this series. The Hathaways, Ravenels, Trewloves, or Cynsters would have been much better series. If you think the Bridgerton books are good, check some of those out. Not saying the heroes are perfect, but they aren't nearly as loathsome.

[Anonymous]

Anthony and Kate are such strong personalities, If it was real , they’ll have a tough life butting heads and making things difficult for themselves and for each other.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They're going to change Benedict's book. It's just Cinderella.

But the actor is hilarious and I look forward to his season.

I’m sure there will be plenty of whining about changing the source material like it’s sacred literature or something. Even the charming parts where Benedict thinks he’s doing her a favor by asking her to be his mistress and getting pissed when she refuses.

I saw the first season before I read the book and thought the book was WAY better. I hardly think it's "sacred literature" but yeah, I do generally hate when producers take a book and say "we're making it into a movie!" and then randomly change up 90% of it just because they feel like it. It does usually make the movie/show worse and it sure did here. Reminds me of when people on recipe sites are like "oh I didn't like this ingredient and didn't have these three other ones so I subbed two for something totally different and left the other two out altogether and this recipe sucked, zero stars." Either stick with the source material within reason or just say you're doing your own thing and let it stand on its own two feet.

How in the heck can the book be a decent TV show when there’s NOTHING else going on besides the main character story. There’s nothing to build a show around. I read the first book too. I read the first four books in fact, and they made such an impression on me I promptly forgot almost every detail until reminded later. They’re not good. Bridgerton was selected to be an TV adaptation because the books themselves are hugely modern even though they claim to be set in the 1800s. The showrunners are doing a far better job with making this series feel fresh than the books do.

Totally agree here. Remember when Anthony kicks Kate in the stomach in the book? Threatens to strangle her? The team behind the show salvaged his character into something way more appealing.

Benedict's book is about him blackmailing, harassing, and using coercion on a "maid" to make her mistress because he can't actually marry someone so lowly despite being attracted to her. I love Benedict on the show and can't wait to see how they write his story.

Honestly, I couldn't believe it when Netflix announced they wanted to adapt this series. The Hathaways, Ravenels, Trewloves, or Cynsters would have been much better series. If you think the Bridgerton books are good, check some of those out. Not saying the heroes are perfect, but they aren't nearly as loathsome.

Thanks for the recommendations! I enjoy a good romance series.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They're going to change Benedict's book. It's just Cinderella.

But the actor is hilarious and I look forward to his season.

I’m sure there will be plenty of whining about changing the source material like it’s sacred literature or something. Even the charming parts where Benedict thinks he’s doing her a favor by asking her to be his mistress and getting pissed when she refuses.

I saw the first season before I read the book and thought the book was WAY better. I hardly think it's "sacred literature" but yeah, I do generally hate when producers take a book and say "we're making it into a movie!" and then randomly change up 90% of it just because they feel like it. It does usually make the movie/show worse and it sure did here. Reminds me of when people on recipe sites are like "oh I didn't like this ingredient and didn't have these three other ones so I subbed two for something totally different and left the other two out altogether and this recipe sucked, zero stars." Either stick with the source material within reason or just say you're doing your own thing and let it stand on its own two feet.

How in the heck can the book be a decent TV show when there’s NOTHING else going on besides the main character story. There’s nothing to build a show around. I read the first book too. I read the first four books in fact, and they made such an impression on me I promptly forgot almost every detail until reminded later. They’re not good. Bridgerton was selected to be an TV adaptation because the books themselves are hugely modern even though they claim to be set in the 1800s. The showrunners are doing a far better job with making this series feel fresh than the books do.

Totally agree here. Remember when Anthony kicks Kate in the stomach in the book? Threatens to strangle her? The team behind the show salvaged his character into something way more appealing.

Benedict's book is about him blackmailing, harassing, and using coercion on a "maid" to make her mistress because he can't actually marry someone so lowly despite being attracted to her. I love Benedict on the show and can't wait to see how they write his story.

Honestly, I couldn't believe it when Netflix announced they wanted to adapt this series. The Hathaways, Ravenels, Trewloves, or Cynsters would have been much better series. If you think the Bridgerton books are good, check some of those out. Not saying the heroes are perfect, but they aren't nearly as loathsome.

Oh yeah! Anthony and Benedict and Colin are all kinda big jerks in the books.