![]() Anthony's character and his storyline are boring. Benedict is the most interesting of the Bridgerton men. I love the relationship between Benedict and Genevieve Delacroix. They should have hooked him up with another actress. He had no chemistry with either of those beautiful young Indian women (who were both very talented). You should be grateful for all the good looking people they've cast.Īs far as Jonathan Bailey is concerned, I liked him better in the first season. They were pale and of course the inbreeding was rampant. EVERYBODY on Bridgerton looks better than people in Europe at that time. Y'all have a lot of nerve talking about people's appearances. The small speech that Lady Danbury made to Simon in the first season came very close to crossing that line. Now, if anyone within the story ever raises an objection to a match for race reasons or if the calculus to a match includes a racial point, then the whole internal consistency of the story collapses. This version of the story is better than the original and drives Kate's story better. ![]() Lady Mary, Kate, and a's situation are actually given more depth since they had to return to England from India after Mary escaped with her husband. It's not meant to be historically accurate and the underlying story nor characters suffer from color-blind casting, but are actually enhanced by it, as race is almost wholly irrelevant to the actual story and motivations of the characters. Bridgerton is a light and forthy fantasy story set in a version of Regency England, not actual Regency England. Character and story ought to drive such choices, not politics. I think it makes sense and is fine in some stories and utterly ludicrous in others. I find the color-blind casting and playing a delight: a kind of template for how we might improve race relations and, I'll be shredded for this, love one another more fully. I think it's more likely they'll go with the printer, as going with the original alters Marina's show story too much and makes her a somewhat tragic figure. If they follow the books - spoiler - Marina's husband, Crane, ends up marrying Eloise. And - Spoiler Alert - supposedly we met her love interest in season two who will show up in a future season, and it's not the guy who worked at the print shop. by AnonymousĪpparently, even Eloise is straight. However, I did enjoy Adjoa Andoh as fierce Lady Danbury, just as I did in season one. And Colin is just so wishy-washy with Penelope sending her mixed signals while meddling with other characters like Marina. Benedict is moping about being an artist and finding out that he didn't get into the school based on his great talent alone. In the second season, she's even more self-righteous and insufferable. Bee in the Bonnet was the worst with Anthony being triggered by Kate getting stung by a bee and Bailey making us guess whether the heavy breathing is part of his character having a panic attack or that he finally allows himself to express his lust for Kate. ![]() It almost felt like the How I Met Your Mother joke at the end. all off-screen, was it because of all these events were previously covered with Anthony and a?). The will they / won't they storyline dragged along through eight episodes only to come to a happy, rushed ending conclusion (eloping, wedding ceremony, etc. ![]() To be honest, I cared more about the Feathertons' storylines and the Queen trying to smoke out Lady Whistledown.Īnthony and Kate romance plot felt. They really should have hewn much closer to The Taming of the Shrew storyline for Antony and Kate. In season 2, the Sheffields had disowned their daughter, Lady Mary, because she married below her station, as well as adopted her husband's daughter (Kate) from his first wife. It doesn't impact suitability or marriage prospects.Īt least, the writers continued this, as opposed to suddenly introducing race as a point of conflict. I'd argue that little conversation was a huge mistake made by the writers in all probability because they were unsure whether audiences would accept the "color blind" casting, so wanted to "hang a lantern on it" in order to acknowledge it without making it a huge point of conflict in the story.Īt no time does Daphne (or any of the other socially conscious members of The Ton) ever factor race into their calculations. ![]() There is a scene in season one where Danbury tells the Duke essentially that the King choice the Queen and went against society which elevated their race to the higher standings they are in ![]()
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