Bridgerton

Can't understand the entertainment value Americans get out of bad scriptwriting for shows that take place in Europe. This is on par with Emily in Paris, complete crap and forgettable.

This is not a quality Jennifer Ehle/Colin Firth Pride and Prejudice type series, or downton abbey. This show is an exaggeration of those kinds of tales and it is pure fantasy, using the back drop of victorian english high society. Do not take it seriously and enjoy it for what it is. It really highlights the absurdity of that time period as well. I love the pride and prejudice series I mentioned above and to me this movie was like a guilty pleasure version of that kind of genre. Costumes are beautiful and they threw in some modern music played classically, so really, this show is not taking itself seriously as a period piece, and is clearly just having fun. Have fun with it and enjoy the eye candy.

Fun for those who enjoy the frothy visual thrust, light story and modern casual take on costume drama. It's a trashy soap opera in a dream version of Regency. I do like the diversity in casting and experimentation in costume. Casting is strong. However I can't seem to appreciate this production as much as I wanted. I find the direction and delivery of lines tends to self conscious, loud, stagey and over the top. Also the soundtrack is the same thing again and again, pizzicato strings, not creative, boring that flattens depth of emotion or drama. Otherwise a heady trip with lots of short scenes whipping from one character to another. It's good, just not totally my cuppa. A pleasant pretty distraction.

Claudia Jessie played Eloise with extreme class. Hope she continues to "stun the stage" in her future acting career!

Season 3 is boring. I cant even finish all episodes. I cant feel the chemistry between colin and penelope. I guess i expected too much. They tried to expand other characters too much and end up dimming the spotlight on colin and penelope. And the fact that they turned benedict into a bisexual is such a turn off. They are ruining the books. They are ruining the images i have for the main characters when i read the books. I think they should stick more to the original plot in the books because it's the main reason why people watch it at the 1st place anyway. I hope they will do better in the next season.