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As someone who has been very turned off by the “wokeness” of Hollywood in recent decades, I absolutely LOVED this show. First of all, there is a message to the audience before the show even begins that this is not a historically accurate representation nor is it meant to be. Secondly, it’s set in a world of “what if” and I think it is such a creative “what if” fantasy and brings a new light to Bridgerton. Thirdly, I felt like the strength of the women in this show is not coming from a place of “man hating”, but rather a realistic place many women throughout history have found themselves. The strength of the Queen is seen through her sense of duty, unconditional love for her King, and a place of protectiveness for those she loves. I felt like the outspokenness of the ladies matched quite well with what you see from Jane Austen. While there is a modern flair, which might turn some people off, I believe it just adds another layer of creativity and intrigue to the fantasy world Shonda Rhimes imagined. I do not believe this was simply a cheap “race swap” job, but rather a fantastic job of using race as part of the fantasy and exploration of “what if”. This show is a work of fiction and a fantastic one at that. All reviews trying to put this in the same category as capitulation to the “woke mob” are just jumping on a bandwagon wagon. I will be rewatching many times and I highly recommend anyone and everyone to give this a watch if you enjoy Time Period FICTION.

Amazingly beautiful. A mix of Zelda and kingdom hearts meets dreamworks/Pixar. Super cute. Great story, but annoyingly difficult for the normal difficulty. Even my husband, who loves playing combat heavy games complained about how annoying the combat is on the normal difficulty. But to each their own. Otherwise, beautiful game.