![]() As King George reaches the end of his life, without a grandbaby to replace him, his lineage will end after his passing. While Charlotte and George navigate their marriage in the past, in the “present day” (still the 1800s), an older Charlotte demands that one of her 15 children produce an heir. ![]() Queen Charlotte is also the first Bridgerton-related season to dip and dive through two storylines running on separate timelines. Those moments are blissful, as always, but the lack of a more drawn-out romantic plot deprives you of the chance to fully fall in love with these two characters.īut that’s what happens when you try to squeeze the narrative we’re all used to from the first season of Bridgerton into six episodes instead of the usual eight. They initially hate each other, an enemies-to-lovers situation that feels as juicy as Anthony and Kate (Simone Ashley) in Season 2, but doesn’t last half as long before they make up and tear one another’s clothes off. Thus, it’s not long before George and Charlotte are tangled in bedsheets, though the series tries to throw a few wrenches in their way. The two wed before the first episode of the series is even close to ending, a departure from Bridgerton’s signature format: Build up to the marriage, then wed, then plenty of steamy sex. This makes it all the more surprising-and enticing-when Charlotte and George actually meet, striking an instant chemistry that quashes all doubts of whether they should be together. (A line reading in the first episode, in which the palace gossip about how “dark” the girl is, feels ripped straight out of the Meghan Markle/Prince Harry interview with Oprah-and a little too on the nose.) No one really wants this to happen, apart from Charlotte’s brother, who made the deal in the first place. The royal family is on the same page, appalled by Charlotte’s skin color. She does not want to be Queen, nor a bride, nor married to someone she’s never met. Now, we get to peer into what life as a woman in the Ton would’ve actually looked like-not only through Charlotte, but also through the troubled backstory of Lady Danbury (Adjoa Andoh, played by Arsema Thomas in her younger years).Ĭharlotte’s reluctance to her betrothal makes her a fascinating character from the jump. ![]() Alas, this is one of the more truthful storylines of Bridgerton thus far-while Daphne ( Phoebe Dynevor) and Anthony ( Jonathan Bailey) were given the chance to select their suitors, more realistically, suitors would’ve been selected for them. She just hasn’t met him yet.Ĭharlotte would be perfectly fine marrying any other noble gentlemen, but being shipped from Germany to the United Kingdom to marry the damn King of England? Hard pass. Unlike the other two Bridgerton tales, this spinoff reverses the narrative: When we first meet her, Charlotte is already on her way to wed King George (James Fleet, played by Corey Mylchreest in his younger years) of the Ton. (Or maybe you do-she is a wild one, after all.) But Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story takes us back to her younger years, where the monarch is played by India Amarteifio. You might not expect Queen Charlotte ( Golda Rosheuvel), the uppity leader of England shown sporadically on Shonda Rhimes’ main series, to be engaging in oodles of sexcapades. If last season felt like it was less about the sex and more about the romance, this new spinoff swings the pendulum in the complete opposite direction-the bedroom romps are prioritized far more than the actual story at hand. ![]() Still, the balance has shifted in the span of Bridgerton’s two seasons. The Netflix series’ abundance of illustrious sex scenes has always been bolstered by a rich plot with lovable side characters, justifying the titillating appeal. Bridgerton drafted its massive army of passionate, slightly horny fans because of its deftness in balancing a lovely story with hearty amounts of steamy intercourse. ![]()
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