Show Title: Bridgerton Audience Rating: Teen/Adult Warnings: explicit sex scenes, one dub-con scene in season 1 Length of Episodes: 1h Length of Series: 3 series of 8 eps each so far Why you recommend it:
I recommend it mostly because of the sex scenes. They are very female-gaze-y, and the couples are all equal and all enjoy the sex equally. I LOVED it. And that's coming from someone who doesn't usually get very invested in period dramas. Adding sex to period drama is the way to go!
I love a lot of things about the show. The romance and the sex is just one part of that - an important one, to be sure. I don't think I would have watched it if there was no sex. The writing is witty, the characters are all three-dimensional, and the music is beautiful, and the overwrought costumes (and no bonnets!) are gorgeous, most notably the wigs of Queen Charlotte. (Who also has a spin-off series that is supposedly excellent but which I haven't seen yet.)
The many complex and layered female characters are another important draw. Yes, the show (mostly) adheres conventions/tropes of romance novels, but it shows many different characters in the Regency setting, and that's interesting. I love that both couples (season 1 and season 2) are mixed-race couples. Another plus point for me is that both main couples are prime examples for their brains fighting their hearts. They keep pretending not to like each other for the longest time, and that's my catnip.
Bridgerton
Show Title: Bridgerton
Audience Rating: Teen/Adult
Warnings: explicit sex scenes, one dub-con scene in season 1
Length of Episodes: 1h
Length of Series: 3 series of 8 eps each so far
Why you recommend it:
I recommend it mostly because of the sex scenes. They are very female-gaze-y, and the couples are all equal and all enjoy the sex equally. I LOVED it. And that's coming from someone who doesn't usually get very invested in period dramas. Adding sex to period drama is the way to go!
I love a lot of things about the show. The romance and the sex is just one part of that - an important one, to be sure. I don't think I would have watched it if there was no sex. The writing is witty, the characters are all three-dimensional, and the music is beautiful, and the overwrought costumes (and no bonnets!) are gorgeous, most notably the wigs of Queen Charlotte. (Who also has a spin-off series that is supposedly excellent but which I haven't seen yet.)
The many complex and layered female characters are another important draw. Yes, the show (mostly) adheres conventions/tropes of romance novels, but it shows many different characters in the Regency setting, and that's interesting. I love that both couples (season 1 and season 2) are mixed-race couples. Another plus point for me is that both main couples are prime examples for their brains fighting their hearts. They keep pretending not to like each other for the longest time, and that's my catnip.
I wrote a rec post for it here.