Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

[profiterole_reads]

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story was absolutely wonderful, even better than the main series.

I loved the focus on women (Queen Charlotte, but also Lady Danbury and Lady Bridgerton), on racial issues and on mental illness. It made the romance much more interesting.

There's also minor m/m of excellent quality.

Comments

[maggie33]

Ohh, that's good to know. I was wondering if I want to watch it. Your opinion convinced me to give it a try. Thanks. :)

[profiterole_reads]

You can go ahead, it was A+!

[beccadg]

...even better than the main series.

Yes! Totally!!

I loved the focus on women...

Not just women, but women at various stages in their lives. I loved that it wasn't just a prequel looking back at some of the older characters when they were younger, but it also followed where they are in the present as well. It looked at them in full rather than part.

...on racial issues...

Yes! I'd been willing to suspend my disbelief and just accept the world being integrated as part of the fiction with the main series, but it was so cool to see some explanation of how it became integrated in the universe of the show.

...on mental illness.

Considering it's tricky getting across a particular mental illness in a period where they didn't have the modern vocabulary to talk about it with, they did very well with it.

There's also minor m/m of excellent quality.

It felt like the icing on the cake.

[profiterole_reads]

All of this! It was very well done!

[sartorias]

Ooooh, I will watch the heck out of that!

[profiterole_reads]

It was amazing!

[china_shop]

Ooh! Am I right in thinking that Lady Danbury is played by Adjoa Andoh? She's my favourite. 제가 봐야 되죠!

[profiterole_reads]

Yes, and by Arsema Thomas for her younger self. <3

[ragnarok_08]

I loved the focus on women (Queen Charlotte, but also Lady Danbury and Lady Bridgerton), on racial issues and on mental illness. It made the romance much more interesting.

I agree, I loved that too :)

[profiterole_reads]

It was so well done!

[coffeeontherocks]

OMG I loved it!!!! I am left with a bunch of questions though LOL. Also, it turns out there's a book written by the author of the book series and Shonda that dropped today. I just got on the waiting list for it at the library! I AM EXCITED.

[profiterole_reads]

I've heard of that too, but I don't read the books. Enjoy!

[lynnenne]

Haven’t watched the whole thing yet, but I’ve really enjoyed what I’ve seen so far!

[profiterole_reads]

It stays the course! <3