The show's "decision to change the book’s most memorable moment reveals a lot about the show’s attitude toward its source material," says Vanessa Zoltan, adding: "Bridgerton the TV show is trying to work around the repetitive nature of romance. But it is that very repetitive nature that makes romance special. The impact of men’s relationships with their fathers on their romantic relationships is an idea worth looking at more than once. The difference between a marriage based in lust and one based in duty seems worth investigating over and over again. Like a handsome rake grabbing a lady’s bee-stung breast, Bridgerton should embrace the repetitive nature of romance. It’s a formula because it works."
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TOPICS: Bridgerton, Netflix, Stranger Things, Charithra Chandran, Chris Van Dusen, Nicola Coughlan