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Bridgerton: Everything you need to know about the Netflix drama

posted 4 years ago by Satan2016 (26197)
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Woke Chick Flick: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55051060

The year is 1813, and Daphne Bridgerton is making her debut in London in the hope of finding a suitable husband. Things are made challenging by her older brother, whose discerning eye stops most male candidates from getting very far.

"She's the eldest daughter of the Bridgerton family," explains actress Phoebe Dynevor, "and she conforms to all these crazy social rules and expectations which are placed on women, but also men, in those times. But she's very young and naive, and she's about to find out that the world isn't quite as she imagined it to be."

[–] whoanelly (1592) 4 years ago

And her brother is a dick!

[–] HarlemEagle42 (18430) 4 years ago

Shoda Rimes is an executive producer on this? Now it makes sense.

[–] LetoAtreides (576) 4 years ago

Another show with an historical European setting where 1/4 of the characters are black.

Pass.

[–] whoanelly (1592) 4 years ago

Your loss.

I am enjoying it immensely. It’s not Shakespeare, nor Austen, but it is enjoyable as heck.

[–] Iffy762 (1334) 4 years ago

I think the whole point was to do a 'what if' fantasy, not a true-to-life rendering of what life was really like back then. At the same time, from what I've read, they deliberately changed only the race aspect and left the subjugation of women in place. To be honest, things were really pretty awful for women back then. I don't know why so many women like to be reminded of it by these kinds of productions. As far as I'm concerned, the only reason to watch them is the pretty clothes. So the question is, what are the clothes like??1?!?!!1?

[–] LetoAtreides (576) 4 years ago

There's always an excuse and in the end this is like the 10th historical series or movie taking place in renaissance or medieval England where there are black lords and ladies. It's all so tiresome.

For all this talk about whitewashing because white actors played native or asian characters decades ago, we don't need to do the complete opposite to set things right.

[–] whoanelly (1592) 4 years ago

Not even close to Renaissance or medieval eras.

Renaissance: 15th-16th centuries
Medieval: 5th-15th centuries

Bridgerton is set in 1813, early 19th century, usually referred to as the Regency period (1811-1820).

[–] LetoAtreides (576) 4 years ago

Same difference.