stuff by paige

 Now, I don't usually enjoy costume dramas - partly because of an old lecturer who was so obsessed with them it made me never want to hear of them again - but I actually found Bridgerton enjoyable.  Bridgerton follows multiple girls attempting to find husbands in 1813, Regency Era England, narrated by the all-seeing Lady Whistledown, an anonymously ran paper documenting all of the gossip which takes place during the season.  Filled with fancy frocks, suave suitors and a whole lot of risqué business from the very first episode, I found myself surprisingly intrigued by the show. Despite being set in 1813, the show is far from what you expect, displaying a more updated perspective on the era, with many laugh out loud scenes and some Maturely Rated ones also. The main storyline which weaves throughout the show follows the relationship between Daphne Bridgerton, a beautiful debutante with skin that would put a Glossier model to shame, and the Duke of Hastings, Simon Basset, ...

When this show, inspired by Charles Forman's comic book series, was first released on Netflix, it was all I ever heard about. It was all over Twitter and Instagram. Friends constantly pestered me, asking if I had seen it yet.   No , I thought, irritated, I'll watch it in my own time, thank you very much.  And so, time passed. People stopped posting cute interviews of Alex Lawther (who plays the character of James in T.E.O.T.F.W) and eventually, so did the persistent comments telling me that I just had to watch it. And so here I am, at 03:05am, after remembering that this show exists due to a subtle reminder from a friend, and binging it all in one night (it wasn't that difficult really, each episode is only twenty minutes long).  Overall, I am torn about this show.  It had a lot of aspects that I would usually enjoy: British humour, awkward characters, drama, Bonnie and Clyde-esque themes. And however much I would love to whole heartedly enjoy it, the p...