Why The Bridgertons Cause Spanish Shame, But They're Good To Watch
Miscellaneous / / March 28, 2022
The second season of the series looks even more ridiculous than the first, and yet you can’t tear yourself away from it.
In December 2020, the first season of The Bridgertons, based on the book series by Julia Quinn, premiered on the Netflix streaming service. The project instantly produced the effect of an exploding bomb: it delivered record'Bridgerton' Smashes Netflix Viewership Records To Become Streamer's Biggest Series Ever / Deadline views on the site, the performers of the main roles immediately became stars, and on the Web everyone was discussing the phenomenon of the popularity of the show.
The authors immediately ordered three more seasons. And on March 25, a sequel of eight episodes appeared on Netflix. Strictly speaking, the second season is completely different from the first. It has the same stupid plot twists, bombastic conversations and a lot of vulgar hints. However, there is no doubt that the series will still be watched by millions of viewers.
There is no logic in the Bridgertons
The action takes place in England at the beginning of the 19th century. The plot revolves around the wealthy Bridgerton family: a widowed mother and her eight children. In the first season, it's time to look for the husband of the eldest daughter Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor). She cannot choose a suitor to her taste in any way and therefore decides on an unusual act. Daphne negotiates with the Duke of Hastings (Regé-Jean Page): they portray a couple in love in order to attract other gentlemen. But, of course, gradually the characters really fall in love.
In the second season, the next oldest sister, Eloise (Claudia Jessie), is introduced. But this line is quickly forgotten and focuses on the relationship between the eldest son of the Bridgertons Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) and the Sharma sisters. The Viscount wants to marry the younger Edwina (Charitra Chandran) but falls in love with the older Kate (Simon Ashley).
In the background in both seasons there are several more storylines, the main of which are the feuilletons of a certain Lady Whistledown. She collects all the gossip about the life of high society and often greatly spoils people's lives. Eloise and even Queen Charlotte herself (Golda Rochevel) are trying to find out the true identity of the writer.
It’s worth mentioning right away that nit-picking about the non-historicity of the Bridgertons does not make any sense. In the middle of the first season, it is explained that the action takes place in an alternate reality where Queen Charlotte was black, which caused cultural changes in England. That is, the authors immediately declare that they are shooting practically fantasydeliberately rejecting realism.
But, alas, all this does not negate the fact that the logic of the series itself is simply broken. And this became even more noticeable with the release of the second season, which partly contradicts the first. For example, the viscount flirts with Edwina, but hesitates to propose to her. Then she declares that no one will pay attention to her anymore. That's just in the first season, Daphne used an affair with a noble gentleman just to attract other boyfriends.
Lady Whistledown's line looks completely ridiculous. Identity revealed in season 1 finale writers. And strangely, it turns out that she regularly harmed her own family for no apparent reason.
The rules of decency in society also change to please the authors. That girl, who just went out with a gentleman into the garden unaccompanied, is compromised. That unmarried heroine in a nightgown calmly communicates with a man alone at night.
Illogicality slips even in small things. If we return to the abundance of representatives of different races in the series, the statement of one of the heroines that a girl should not often stand at the window, because because of her tan she will become like workers. And this despite the fact that dark-skinned aristocrats walk nearby.
And after all, there are eight children in the Bridgerton family. But they simply forgot about one of the sisters: in the first season, she appears only in the finale, as if the screenwriter for the last episode realized that he had miscalculated. And in the second, several already beloved characters are thrown out.
You can list for a long time, but suffice it to say that the logic of the series causes, if not amazement, then just a cringe.
But the brisk pace is captivating
But in terms of plot dynamics, the Bridgertons give odds militants Michael Bay. And here the film adaptation overtakes the original novels. The thing is that each book is devoted to one plot, and in the series they show several lines at once.
If at some point the love affair of the next Bridgerton begins to slip, the story of their neighbors, the Featheringtons, develops. Got bored? Here's a comedic cut-out about a queen who keeps dreaming about the death of her crazy husband. Need some intrigue? We guess together with the heroes about the personality of Lady Whistledown.
Duels, horse races, fights of beefy men in a boxing ring - there are scenes just for every taste. Yes, even a game of croquet, during which the heroes are smeared with mud. Not even without the struggle of women for equality - Eloise is responsible for this line. There is also the theme of the stratification of society. And for people who are interested in art, history is highlighted artist Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson).
Gradually, the series accumulates almost a dozen storylines of varying importance. And in a strange way, they do not turn into an indistinct mess, but actively complement each other.
In this regard, "Bridgerton" can be considered almost the apotheosis of the format Netflix, what is called binge-watching, or "binge browsing". The platform releases the entire season at once, and when one episode ends, you immediately want to turn on the next one. Well, I wonder how this nonsense will end.
The series is filled with vulgarity on the verge of erotic novels
Remember all sorts of descriptions of sex from tabloid literature? All these "jade rods" and other absurdities. The Bridgertons are literally crammed with moments like this. Here, men sometimes offer each other to “walk their canes”, and explicit scenes are filmed the way they did in films of the 90s: unnatural, pretentious and slow to show the maximum nudity, even if it is not necessary plot. And what can we talk about if one of the main dramatic lines of the first season is that the character basically ejaculates only in a blanket?
But the vulgarity of the series is not limited to just sex. "Bridgerton" just can be considered a good answer to those who believe that Netflix projects must always comply with the social agenda. After all, the series is frankly romantic toxicity in communication.
Both in the first and in the second season, the relationship of the characters begins with the fact that they literally despise each other. To get the attention of their future lover, the heroes humiliate themselves and everyone around them, and at the same time they constantly swear and say barbs. It seems that in the world of "Bridgerton" this is the only way to sincere feelings.
What could be worse? Dialogues. Even in the first season, they are unnaturally pretentious and pretentious, and it's not just about dubbing - in the original, many of the lines are just as ridiculous. And in the second, the meaning of some conversations begins to simply slip away, as if they were written by a neural network or the creators of "boy" publics. For example, here is a conversation between Violet Bridgerton and Lady Danbury:
“Well, looks like we both have a lot of work to do this year.
“Not if I have something to say about it.” And you know, I always have something to say.
But the carnival of color and sound is mesmerizing
One of the creators of the "Bridgerton" Shonda Rhimes has long been famous for her series. She released "Anatomy of passion”, “Scandal” and other popular projects. Most of them have the same melodramatic basis, but each time the authors tried to pretend that they were filming about medicine, politics, or some other topical topic.
But in the Bridgertons, the creators do not just hide the fact that on the screen there is a love story, reminiscent of books that housewives hide in the nightstand. They are literally proud of this, twisting to the maximum the stupidity, deliberateness and absurdity of the plot.
And, surprisingly, it only adds up. The series allows you to completely escape from any serious topics and enjoy the holiday on the screen. He's just very funny, and even the feeling of shame that makes the viewer literally scream at the characters does not cause a desire to turn off the next episode.
Complements the picture and approach to filming. Visually, the Bridgertons are very reminiscent of a Christmas tree: all the colors are at the maximum, from the costumes and decorations, sometimes it just ripples in the eyes. And the soundtrack consists not only of original orchestral compositions imitating classical music. The authors also made cover versions of modern pop songs, transposing them to cellos and violins. Therefore, for example, the discussion of marriage of convenience goes under Madonna's Material Girl.
The Bridgertons is the clearest example of guilty pleasure in the world of modern TV series. Of course, there are a lot of soap operas on the screens, and some of them live on 50 years. But they rarely go beyond the narrow limits of their target audience. The Netflix project has conquered the whole world, although the quality is not too different from its peers. It's more expensive to film, but there are often terrible editing problems, and some of the actors aren't trying too hard. There is more dynamic action here, but the characters behave like heroes of romance novels.
The series is really fun though. At least with its dynamics, positive and brightness. It is unlikely that it will be possible to talk about it without a slight sense of shame, but viewing gives a lot of pleasure. And this, perhaps, is the main thing in such a project. It is important not to look for realism, and even more so for logic: sometimes the brain needs to rest.
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