Again, the performances are absolutely stellar – particularly from Bailey and Ashley, as well as returning stars Golda Rosheuvel, Adjoa Andoh and Nicola Coughlan – and the “will they, won’t they?” storyline between Anthony and the sisters made for compelling television.īridgerton also continued to cement its status as one of the campest shows on air thanks to the iconic voiceover from two-time Academy Award winner Julie Andrews and its extravagant, fantastical ensembles, as well as the wigs – my god, the wigs! This particular portrayal of Queen Charlotte is a runway challenge short of being a RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant. Admittedly, we had a ball with these new episodes. (That is all we’ll say, this is a spoiler free article!). The Viscount has no luck, however, until he meets sisters Kate (Simone Ashley) and Edwina Sharma (Charithra Chandran), who arrive from India with their mother (Shelly Conn) to find a husband for Edwina. Season two follows Bailey’s character, Lord Anthony Bridgerton, the eldest Bridgerton sibling and Viscount, as he searches for a “suitable” wife. The Shondaland-series, created by Chris Van Dusen, sees Jonathan Bailey as the new male lead following the departure of Regé-Jean Page, who memorably played the fan-favourite “fuckboy” Duke of Hastings, Simon Bassett. After receiving criticism for its lack of LGBTQ+ representation in its debut outing, which subsequently became Netflix’s most-watched original series (at the time, Squid Game says hi!), the historical series has, sigh, failed to deliver the salacious queer drama we were hoping for in its second season. What a scandal! If you didn’t know that, gentle reader, then you have something in common with the writers of Bridgerton.
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