Bridgerton

[Suzesnooze]

I’ve started watching it and agree Pen has more chemistry with the other fella and even more chemistry with Eloise !

I just can’t take to Colin and he’s not a very good actor. Their first kiss was very lacklustre!

It’s so annoying they have split the series. Also, is that all we get of Anthony & Kate? I know Jonathan was filming Fellow Travelers (excellent series) at the time, so that must be why?

 

[QueenBW]

The delay is a business move, people have to pay for two months membership, not one

They don't though. The first part came out May 16, the second part comes out June 13. If you got the subscription on May 16, your month will carry you through the second release and with only 4 episodes, you wouldn't need to extend. So it's actually not even smart in this sense.

My one guess is that they wanted to make the hype last a month.
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I think I'm right in saying that Emily in Paris will also be "dropped" (that makes me cringe) in two separate parts? Seems to be the way forward for b bigger releases and for all the reasons everyone else has already said.

Yep. Other streamers are doing one episode a week drops, like HBO Max and Apple TV. It does make sense then because you do extend your series' shelf life and you do make people pay for two months if they want to watch right away.

 

[Chinese_whispers]

I like that it’s been so far about multiple different people and couples because I think they knew Luke and Nicola couldn’t carry it alone. It’s not my favourite season but it isn’t terrible.

 

[QueenBW]

I'm much too lazy to do it but I'd love to see a proper season by season, or even more detailed episode by episode, comparison of the time devoted to the main couple vs other plots across all three seasons. Because Bridgerton to me has always felt like an ensemble show. Yes, one couple is the main focus but we do get plotlines that don't involve them at all, or very peripherally (like the Marina plot point in S1 for example, it implicated Daphne only because she was a Bridgerton and Colin was disgracing the name, and then they made her meddle in it but otherwise Daphne-the Duke had nothing to do with it or S2's Colin continued arc with Marina, also had nothing to do with Anthony and Kate).

But people say we get less and less focus on the main couple each season, it was already a complaint in S2.

The nerd in me would love to see it in numbers. Is the audience right? Or is our perception somehow skewed?

If anyone has the time for this project, I'd be your number one fan

 

[Chinese_whispers]

Might be an unpopular take but I think Francesca is more interesting than Daphne.
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I'll be the voice of dissent and say I really enjoyed it and liked that Penelope-Colin's chemistry was sweeter for lack of a better word. It's a different kind of romance.
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I do think they pushed up Colin-Pen's season because Nicola wants to leave. Doubt we'll see much of her in coming seasons if at all.

If she does leave, what happens to Whistledown? Or does she disappear in the books? You can spoiler this anyone knows the answer.

 

[KeriRhys]

I’ve started watching it and agree Pen has more chemistry with the other fella and even more chemistry with Eloise !

I just can’t take to Colin and he’s not a very good actor. Their first kiss was very lacklustre!

It’s so annoying they have split the series. Also, is that all we get of Anthony & Kate? I know Jonathan was filming Fellow Travelers (excellent series) at the time, so that must be why?

Apparently they appear again in part 2 ! probably just as briefly though!

Spoiler: Spoiler

apparently they come back and announce Kate is pregnant

 

[QueenBW]

Might be an unpopular take but I think Francesca is more interesting than Daphne.
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If she does leave, what happens to Whistledown? Or does she disappear in the books? You can spoiler this anyone knows the answer.

I feel the same about Francesca. I honestly didn't like S1 when I first watched because I thought Daphne was so boring. I sticked it out for the rest of the Bridgerton fam, the Featheringtons, and of course Rege Jean Page. I mean. I'm not blind

I'm glad I did.

Spoiler: Spoilers on what happens in the books with Whistledown

So in the books, everyone finds out who Lady Whistledown is. I read them like 4 years ago so details are fuzzy but of course there's big drama. Basically, by the end of the book, Penelope leaves LW behind.

I wonder if they'll follow through with that or if it will be like a Gossip Girl thing where she leaves but someone else steals the account/ gossip rag and the gossiping keeps going.

I can't imagine the show without Julie Andrews' voiceovers!!

 

[Chinese_whispers]

Nicola cannot act out a sex scene convincingly can she? That was painful.

 

[Thank(space)you]

I was also very surprised that Pen let things get so x-rated not knowing he was gonna propose etc as in them days it was very scandalous wasn't it

 

[KeriRhys]

Nicola cannot act out a sex scene convincingly can she? That was painful.

I've just finished the last episode and that has to be the worst sex scene they've had so far!! It felt more awkward than anything else!
The Kate and Anthony scene was hotter in ep1!

 

[QueenBW]

Nicola cannot act out a sex scene convincingly can she? That was painful.

I thought she was okay, not great but eh, but he kept trying to honk her boob or something and it was awkward

 

[Plinkplonk]

Haha I'm in the minority then but I actually think Colin is hot and I do think they have chemistry.

I don’t think he’s anywhere near as bad as everyone’s making out! And I loved their first kiss in episode 2. Thought it was very romantic!

 

[Suzesnooze]

Just watched the sex scene..no comment ! But the amount of heavy breathing Pen did in all 4 episodes, I’m surprised she didn’t hyperventilate!

 

[dressinggownofdoom]

I loved it. I want to get fingered by Colin in a carriage his facial expressions when she was touching his hair

 

[LittleMissOnions]

I’ve enjoyed the four episodes so far, having read the books s2 was the most disappointing for me as the character Kate was so far removed from her original. In the books she’s a plain overbearing spinster!

I can’t remember there being the overlap between Pen/Colin with mum and Francesca’s story and obviously we have rode roughshod over Benedict who should have come first anyway.

I’ll also be intrigued to see how the deal with Eloise as her story takes place away from the glitter of The Ton.

That said, the costumes, make up, setting and music just make for an enjoyably 50mins and I’m eagerly awaiting episode 5.

 

[BWa]

That said, the costumes, make up, setting and music just make for an enjoyably 50mins and I’m eagerly awaiting episode 5.

I had a conversation with a friend yesterday and we came to exactly that conclusion, it’s just so pretty and that’s me why I watch it.

 

[FloellaB]

Benedict is my a favourite. That is all.

 

[Interestingbitsnbats]

Do they suddenly stop sleeping with prostitutes after they get married?

 

[graceanatomy]

I’ve enjoyed the four episodes so far, having read the books s2 was the most disappointing for me as the character Kate was so far removed from her original. In the books she’s a plain overbearing spinster!

(This isn't snark by the way!)
do you think the series should stay as true to the books as possible? I've never read them (but definitely considering reading them if they actually are good!). Just, I LOVED the character of Kate in s2 and the one from the book sounds like they wouldn't make great viewing as a leading lady in a TV series based on your description so I understand why they would change her character to make the tv series work.. but do you think it would have been better if they'd stayed true to her character in the book?

 

[Plinkplonk]

I wouldn’t describe her as a plain overbearing sister in the book!