What is the controversial scene in Bridgerton?

The Controversial Sex Scene She initiated consensual sex with Simon but then got on top so her husband could use the pull-out method to avoid possibly impregnating her. The scene, which was already a controversial part of Quinn's novel, made viewers question why it was brought to life on screen.

Is there infidelity in Bridgerton?

Hypocritical of Anthony, really: He's been carrying on an affair with opera singer Siena (Sabrina Bartlett) . He breaks things off with her after Lady Bridgerton shames him for not considering his position, and then promises Daphne to the most respectacle, most repulsive Lord Berbrooke.

Why does Lady Danbury take hot baths?

From the tender age of 3, she was betrothed to her late husband Lord Danbury. She did not find him pleasant and saw intimacy with him to be a chore. After taking part in marital duties with Lord Danbury she would immediately take a bath in order to cleanse herself of him .

Did Netflix remove scenes from Bridgerton?

Bridgerton star Coughlan — who shared behind-the-scenes footage of Colin and Penelope's wedding dance on Instagram on June 20 — also confirmed that the existence of the extra deleted scenes is "just a rumor." "I think you got all the Polin we had," Coughlan wrote in the comment section.

Does Violet know that Lady Danbury slept with her father?

While she wasn't fully aware of what went on between them, Violet did eventually figure it out.

Who was Lady Danbury in love with?

Bridgerton: Lady Danbury and Lord Ledger's Romance, Explained.

Does Lady Danbury remarry?

She was married to Lord Herman Danbury until his death. She had a brief fling with Lord Ledger. She was courted by Duke Adolphus before rejecting his proposal and declaring she would never marry again .

What is the controversy about Bridgerton?

Fans of the original series that inspired the breakout hit “Bridgerton” TV show on Netflix were shocked in the final minutes of the season 3 finale when the character Michael Stirling was introduced by another name—Michaela—and played by a female actress , a change that sets the show up to include a lesbian love story ...

What are the trigger warnings in Bridgerton?

Trigger Warning: Shonda Rhime's New Netflix show Bridgerton Has A Rape Scene. Bridgerton wants to explore consent while it ignores its own glaring issue of consent . Bridgerton, Shonda Rimes's first collaboration with Netflix, may be a sumptuous, scandal-laced frolic through Regency London.

What is Eloise scandal in Bridgerton?

The Queen suspects Eloise of being Lady Whistledown . She was tipped off that Eloise was seen sneaking around Bloomsbury near the print shop (where she was visiting Theo). The Queen promises to add to the Bridgertons' shame if Eloise doesn't confess within three days.

Why doesn't the Duke want a child in Bridgerton?

She suddenly understands that he's capable of having children but is choosing not to. When Daphne angrily accuses Simon of taking advantage of her ignorance, he explains that he refuses to have children because he wants his family title to die with him . After another argument, Simon goes to a pub and gets drunk.

Cheating Tropes of Bridgerton (2024)

sorry edwina 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️#bridgerton @bridgerton pic.twitter.com/32mDviHx9C
— Jonny Bailey Memes (@baileysmemes) March 27, 2022

I enjoyed Netflix’s Bridgerton, but it has some classic cheater tropes. Let’s discuss: the Great Love That Is Bigger Than Us Both. The Shrew Who Deserves Her Husband’s Wandering Dick. And My Children Are Thrilled That I’ve Known Happiness.

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I confess when it comes to my viewing habits, I am a hopeless Anglophile. Give me the misadventures of foppish aristocrats in their stately homes! Jane Austen. Cozy murder mysteries. Every Dickens adaptation. Lady Violet’s withering stares in Downton Abbey. Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes. (Okay, I’ll take Benedict Cumberbatch too, on hot buttered toast.) Swoon.

This BritBox predilection, however, requires me to quash my critical thinking. I’m not a fan of the monarchy or imperialism, yet damn, I want a Capability Brown garden and a lady’s maid. So it was only a matter of time before I watched Bridgerton, Shonda Rhimes‘ adaptation of Julia Quinn’s romance novels.

This time I had to quash Chump Lady, my alter ego.

Bridgerton is a Regency pick-me quadrille. Every plot line centers on whether or not some waist-coated dandy will choose a bride and thereby validate her existence. It’s not quite the Bachelor with Palladian architecture, but it does require you to smother your inner Andrea Dworkin with a jacquard silk pillow.

I don’t have an inner Andrea Dworkin, Tracy.

More’s the shame. Anyway, it’s a historical romance. So, put aside your judgement about male heirs, primogeniture, and women’s autonomy. Rege-Jean Page appears shirtless as the Duke of Hastings and I’ve lost all sentient thought.

The Great Love That Is Bigger Than Us Both

Warning: This post contains spoilers of Season 2 of Bridgerton.

The set up: Kate Sharma is the dutiful older sister of Edwina Sharma, who is slated to marry the Bridgerton Viscount and first born son, Anthony. As a f*ckboy who visits prostitutes, Anthony does not wish to settle down and marry. But someone has to produce an heir, so he agrees to marry Edwina, the chump, whose only ambition is to be pleasant and pick out wedding china. Alas, Anthony is attracted to the wildly unmarriageable older sister Kate, who rides horses. (She is a feisty mustang! Who cares not for domestic home furnishings! She has contrarian opinions!)

The trope: Their love is too great to deny. It’s a force bigger than them both. They must succumb!

Cheat with your sister’s fiancé? HEY, IT IS A FORCE BIGGER THAN THEM BOTH! Can’t you see the way they look at each other? The smoldering glances? You cannot hold them responsible for the fickle fate of lust. These two crazy kids were meant for each other.

There’s also speechifying about duty over happiness. For reasons known only to the show runners, Anthony proposes to Edwina and nearly has a sham wedding. Look, it’s not Edwina’s fault that she’s not as enchanting as Kate. Kate has tried very hard not to be intoxicatingly gorgeous. Edwina will just have to be a good sport and recognize her obsolescence.

Edwina asks: “Was I so blind?”

Not: “Why the f*ck did you lead me on, Anthony?”

are you two aware you’re at a family dinner #Kanthony #Bridgerton pic.twitter.com/FW3Sq5EFww
— kristen 🐝 (@swaying_daisies) March 29, 2022

As chumps go, Edwina’s faults are that she’s perfect, dutiful, and willing to marry a man she doesn’t love. (In fairness, landing a husband is the entire point of her existence.) At least she’s not a complete harridan who drove her husband to cheat like Lady Vivian Ledger.

The Shrew Who Deserves Her Husband’s Wandering Dick

Warning: spoiler alert for Queen Charlotte!

The setup: Lady Vivian (mother to the future Lady Bridgerton) is a sour-faced racist who doesn’t want her family consorting with brown-skinned people like Queen Charlotte and her court.

The cheater trope: The chump must be detestable. This way, the cheater Lord Ledger looks positively saintly by contrast. And what better way to welcome the African diaspora into your social circle, than to f*ck a fellow nobleman’s wife.

(Okay, in fairness he waits until Lord Danbury is dead, but he too is detestable.)

Lord Ledger isn’t a bitch like his wife. No, he’s kind and forward thinking! He calls his daughter Violet “Brain” affectionately. (Which is why she grows up to be a ~~neurosurgeon~~ broodmare of eight children.) He breaks the racial barrier by asking Lady Danbury to dance. (Cue THE LOVE THAT IS BIGGER THAN US BOTH trope.) Then he takes her for a nature walk, seduces her, and gives her a party hat.

Does Lady Vivian get a party hat?

Who? No. We’ve established that she sucks. Ergo her husband’s dick is free to wander. We are ROOTING for his dick to wander. Which is why…

My Children Are Thrilled That I’ve Known Happiness

Years later, Lady Violet Bridgerton realizes that Lady Danbury, her dearest and oldest family friend, had an affair with her father when she discovers the party hat. The kind of party hat that her dad used to make for her.

(My cynical Chump Lady take on this is that Lord Ledger’s glue stick got around. He probably made a lot of party hats for a lot of singular “special” women.)

But Lady Violet is not disturbed by this discovery. She and Lady Agatha Danbury are closer for having both loved Lord Ledger. Even Lady Violet understands that her mother sucked and deserved to be cheated on. What matters most is that Agatha and Lord Ledger knew happiness. However fleetingly.

@aynsley_broom Replying to @Laura I’m sorry but this works too well😅😂 #queencharlotteabridgertonstory #lordledger #agathadanbury ♬ original sound – 🌒

Isn’t this what every cheater wants? For everyone to be happy that they’re happy? Alas, Lord Ledger stays with his hatchet-faced wife For The Children and Lady Danbury just has her party hat to keep her company. Edwina goes back to India and finds a husband. No hard feelings for Kate, she just conveniently lives a subcontinent away. The perfect chump to the end — out of sight and out of mind.

Cheating Tropes of Bridgerton (2024)

The Great Love That Is Bigger Than Us Both

The Shrew Who Deserves Her Husband’s Wandering Dick

My Children Are Thrilled That I’ve Known Happiness

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