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With mere days left for the premiere of Bridgerton Season 3 Part 2, fans will be itching to know how their favorite characters proceed from where things were left off, in Season 3 Part 1, which premiered earlier in May.
While the upcoming episodes are majorly expected to delve into the budding romance of Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington, a range of other developments are also expected to take place in the coming episodes, especially with respect to other members of the Bridgerton family.
Regardless, while fans have steadfastly maintained praise for the series thus far, there are a range of ways in which the series has given them the best of both worlds. Here, we look at 3 positives and 3 negatives from the latest installment of the series.
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Netflix’s Bridgerton: 3 problems with the show
1. The Predictability
With Bridgerton already having shown its capability of diverting from the source material, the fact that some of the major plotlines from the show are fairly predictable means that it does lose some value, as a television-based entity.
The show in itself ended up with Penelope initially choosing to move on from her feelings for Colin. However, her u-turn is a return to the material, which makes it one of the most anticipated, and predictable parts of the show.
This tendency has also been evident with the kind of plotlines that have already been dropped by the show, compared to the books. For example, Francesca’s arc was not addressed with the same detail as in the books, which suggests that the show has sometimes lacked when it comes to coming up with its own original narratives.
2. Inconsistent Character arcs
Another outlined issue with respect to the show is how a number of characters who were given a lot of attention in the source material have not been given the same importance in the show. The arcs of characters such as Eloise and Francesca are largely sidelined in the show for the time being. While the creators have promised to delve more into Hyacinth and Eloise in the narrative in the near future, it has not been happening consistently so far.
3. Lack of a Modern approach
While this may be down to the times in which it was set, a range of aspects have been changed in order to be more akin to the expectations of modern audiences. However, the same lacks when it comes to the handling of various sensitive issues, such as consent.
For example, the much-debated scene between Simon and Daphne, in which Simon is shown to not have given consent, is one example of this issue. Of course, the show has the defense that it is set in a time when characters did not have a refined outlook on such issues. However, considering how a range of characters have been softened, most prominently including Colin, it appears as if the creators might have picked and chosen the aspects they want to stay consistent with while forsaking others.
Furthermore, considering the fact that the overall narrative has kept its ties to the story in the books in many ways, there is little doubt that the series, at times, has been caught between originality and loyalty to the source material.
Netflix’s Bridgerton: 3 Things that were perfectly pulled off
1. Representation and Diversity
While the narrative has majorly followed the source material when it comes to the major events, there are a range of ways in which the show has exceeded expectations. This represents the kind of diversity that has been brought in, especially with respect to the characters of Kate and Edwina Sharma, which brings forth South Asian characters in a narrative set predominantly in Regency-era London. The two characters were named Kate and Edwina Sheffield in the books, which suggests that the reimagining was done solely to bring in a bit of diversity to a narrative that does not need any, as far as the source material is concerned.
2. Character Development
While this season's protagonist can aptly be said to be Colin, the overall character development that has happened in the three seasons thus far has been thoroughly impressive. That is most notably true about Phillipa and Penelope Featherington, with the latter especially undergoing a huge change in recent episodes.
The same is also true with respect to Violet Bridgerton, who has been on a bit of a solo journey in the series thus far, and has seen commendable development with respect to her overall personality. Furthermore, the series has also done a brilliant job of perfectly capturing the essence and the in-fighting and drama in the Bridgerton family, which also forms the crux of the books.
3. The Visuals
Another thing the series has aptly pulled off comes in the form of the visuals and the graphics. Right from the characters’ costumes to the imagining of London in the early 1900s means that we have a visually appealing depiction of the specific period.
Overall the show manages to give its viewers a good representation of how the early 1900s London might have been, with quite a few elements being directly based on the books, which means that this is another way in which the narrative has stayed true to its source material.
The first 3 seasons of Bridgerton are available on Netflix, with Season 3 Part 2 set to be released on June 13.
