Season: 1
Genre:
Drama/ Romance
Number of
episodes: 8
Year:
2020
Starring: Phoebe Dynevor, Regé-Jean Page, Jonathan Bailey, Harriet Cains, Bessie
Carter, Nicola Coughlan, Ruth Gemmell, Florence Hunt, Claudia Jessie, Luke
Newton, Luke Thompson, Ruby Baker, Ben Miller, Polly Walker, Adjoa Andoh, Julie
Andrews, Golda Rosheuvel
Description: Wealth, lust,
and betrayal set against the backdrop of Regency-era England, seen through the
eyes of the powerful Bridgerton family.
Review: Rarely have we seen such a colorful television series. Even if it is a
costume drama. Netflix is packing up with the adaptation of Julia Quinn’s
castle novels. The clothing, especially of the women, is stunning not only in
its design, but especially in the colors chosen. Furthermore, everything seems
to be in bloom in this season. The flowers are beautiful and the buildings, just
look at the Bridgerton family’s house for example, are brighter in color than
ever as a result. The sharper imagery and shot images help to make this a
fantastic viewing spectacle.
Not only the costumes and
environment is colorful, the cast is stunning as well. The cast is very diverse
and this was good to see.
It is clear that the original
story is American. The sexual liberties portrayed are hardly seen in a British
production, is at all. But it also felt out of place in a costume drama like
this. Although very refreshing, it didn’t really seem right.
The story is told in a high
pace, mostly because of the many characters it has. The Bridgerton family alone
has eight children. And there are many more characters to explore. And sadly
enough, they don’t always focus on the most interesting ones. I loved Eloise,
but she is overshadowed by other storylines that I didn’t like as much.
I really liked the series at
the beginning, but eventually it became to much of a soap opera type of
formula. And that I really hated. I prefer typical British costume dramas like “Downton
Abbey” for example. “Bridgerton” is fresh and contemporary, but overall it wasn’t
as great as everyone says it is.
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