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Dec 22, 2020 Bridgerton Is An Intoxicating Romantic Fantasy Dressed Up Like A Period Piece
The new Regency-era Netflix series from Shonda Rhimes is exactly what the doctor ordered at the end of a hellish year.
By Claire Fallon, Emma Gray, and Erin E. Evans
Illustration: HuffPost; Photos: Netflix
Dearest reader, the time has come to consider “Bridgerton,” a Shondaland/Netflix original series adapted from Julia Quinn’s beloved Regency romance series.
The novels feature the heart-throbbing, bodice-ripping high society adventures of the eight children of the Bridgerton family and their match-minded mama, Violet. We begin with Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor), the eldest daughter (they are named in alphabetical order, making her the fourth child), as she enters the marriage market and seeks a titled husband. But unlike most maidens on the circuit, she has a romantic for a mother ― Violet loved her husband, the late Viscount Bridgerton, passionately ― and Daphne has alway
16 Hilariously Reliable Tropes You ll Find In These Made-For-TV Holiday Movies
Whether at a Christmas bakeoff or at a historic inn, we promise you these characters discover the magic of the holidays and live happily ever after.
By Emma Gray, Claire Fallon, Leigh Blickley, Marina Fang, and Erin E. Evans
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Dec 22, 2020
The comfort of made-for-TV holiday movies lies in their consistency.
You have a pretty good idea of what you’re going to get when you turn on the Hallmark Channel or Lifetime or flip through the holiday offerings on Netflix between Oct. 31 and Jan.1 of each year. There will be a meet-cute of some sort. There will be a romantic plotline. The whole thing will be infused with the gaudiest, most literal interpretations of “holiday magic” and “the Christmas Spirit.”