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DiscussionDifferences between book and show (Bridgerton)
I follow a Bridgerton group on Reddit and it got me thinking about a future season (possibly 6).
I’m going to read the books based on these seasons.
Anyway, before the second half of the third season dropped there were fans of the show who liked the Francesca/Michael pairing and were suggesting various male actors for the Michael part. After the 2nd half dropped, we discover that they’ve changed the character of Michael to Michaela.
These fans were furious. The showrunner said she talked to Julia Quinn, the author, about this and Quinn approved. Even Quinn herself sent out a statement that the story is going to be beautiful.
I saw discussion yesterday on Reddit about this and they were talking about how homophobic these fans were.
I didn’t see any specific homophobic statements, mostly fans talking about how disappointed they were at the potential of not having the infertility storyline (this is a major point in Francesca’s book).
I’ve thought about it and while I’m looking forward to this storyline, I can’t help but feel for those fans who resonated with Francesca’s story.
Bonus- someone asked if the infertility storyline would still continue and someone else said yes, it can be done between two women, I thought, “in the Regency Era? Are you fucking kidding me?”
I think I'd have a little more grace for them changing Michael if I thought they could stick the landing, but given my opinion on season 3 I don't think it's going to have any nuance or interest and most likely the queen will just wander in at the end to tell everyone that she supports
anthony/kate,penelope, Michaela and Francesca. It's just not very well written and definitely getting worse.I was super excited about season 3 as I'm a polin fan ( I've written fanfic for them and sometimes like to imagine the sheer horror some might have if they discovered I'm a massive terf), but the season just gone was just... crap. Like they had Colin in that wig and then it seemed Penelope just got authors pettified where somehow we can't address the harm her writing has caused. Given that season 1 was enjoyable fluff, season 2 was decent barring the love triangle, my hopes for what we're likely to get by the time we're 5/6 in isn't high. They'll probably all be in hotpants by then anyway 😄
I think so. I’ve read Book 4 (whilst waiting between parts of Season 3) and I very much prefer the show to the book. I did like how they wrote in Debling (a character that doesn’t exist in book form) as an accidental antagonist to Colin.
I need to read Book 6 (which I think is Francesca’s story) but there are fans who have said this was their most favourite of the series, with fans of the other books saying it’s their 2nd most favourite. I feel that while the showrunner is keen to do changes to characters, and some changes are seen in the 3rd season (Debling), to make the story flow, she should have looked at how long time readers viewed the books. She’s already been accused of making Francesca a Mary Sue character. That said, it makes me curious as to how the show will handle Francesca and Michaela, it might actually be good. I think they didn’t consider their audience though.
I’ve watched season 3 way too many times to count but the nuances are there and it’s best to rewatch to see them. IMHO, it’s quite a clever season.
Debling I'll admit I actually quite liked, same with the gossip loving bloke in the wheelchair, he was great (as were the Featherington sisters). But I think for me the last 4 episodes felt like an absolute slog, I went from really liking Penelope to just being bored/frustrated with the whole endeavour, I'd try for a rewatch but one watch felt like enough to pretty much squash my interest.
i liked Debling a lot too. I was shipping him and Francesa. They are both shy and have deep special interests, albeit different. NOt that i hate John, i just felt very little for his character. He was quiet but didn't have anything going on other than a bigger estate. like, who cares?