Everybody keeps telling me I need to watch Bridgerton. My friends keep saying I need to watch Bridgerton. Targeted ads insist that I gotta check out Bridgerton.
TWITTER will not stop suggesting that I need to watch Bridgerton.
And yet this this weird ironic quality to all of those recommendations?
I’m confused. And I don’t like being told what to do. If I’m going to watch this show, I want that to feel like a decision I came to on my own.
So here’s an experiment – I am going to look at some popular Bridgerton tweets and try to determine, from the tweet alone, what’s happening in this show and whether I should watch it.
Let’s go.
14. The Plot
What I surmise: there is a hot actor in this show.
Will that make me watch: maybe.
Me: "I watch #Bridgerton for the plot"
The plot: pic.twitter.com/SfAnVzvL9n— M (@ymsmnmr) December 26, 2020
13. Xoxo
What I surmise: this man killed someone named Lady Whistledown with his scarf.
Will that make me watch: no, spoilers.
xoxo, Lady Whistledown #Bridgerton pic.twitter.com/Q4icegK4LW
— SueSueSuedio (@SoozieQ007) December 27, 2020
12. The Duke
What I surmise: Lady Danbury doesn’t like this Duke fella.
Will that make me watch: possibly, I love a good sass back.
Lady Danbury everytime the Duke opens his mouth #Bridgerton pic.twitter.com/qfK6s5f71O
— S O L O (@lasolodrista) December 28, 2020
11. Cake
What I surmise: cake.
Will that make me watch: yes.
Marina: Cake
Penelope: CAKE ? #Bridgerton pic.twitter.com/yG84uhTwE4— ؘ 𝑅𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒 (@regencycore) December 27, 2020
10. Bee
What I surmise: bees symbolise bridges in this show, or something.
Will that make me watch: no, I am too dumb for symbolism.
https://twitter.com/angryabbi/status/1343328885514010624
9. Wisteria
What I surmise: in the land of Bridgerton, flowers defy the seasons.
Will that make me watch: ??
So many hot takes on #Bridgerton, but no-one's asking the obvious: How long is that wisteria going to stay in FULL bloom?
— Joanne Harris (@Joannechocolat) December 28, 2020
8. Eloise
What I surmise: Eloise is homeschooled.
Will that make me watch: yes, I too was homeschooled.
https://twitter.com/safetykathony/status/1343015014811262977
7. Daphne
What I surmise: Anthony is a jealous lover.
Will that make me watch: no, I hate triangles of all varieties.
Any man: *looks at Daphne Bridgerton*
Anthony #Bridgerton: pic.twitter.com/PkrqE16cdL
— Samantha Sophia (@RaisingSelf) December 28, 2020
6. Distraction
What I surmise: there’s a lot of sex in this show.
Will that make me watch: yes, for I too enjoy the sex.
Me distracting my mom with fun facts about the actors during all the #Bridgerton sex scenes pic.twitter.com/hok8X4Cnav
— claire🐧 (@Claire_W1234) December 28, 2020
5. Episode three
What I surmise: fancy dresses.
Will that make me watch: yes, I need tips.
I have just hit episode three of Bridgerton, where a modiste — that’s a fancy dressmaker — scoffs about the upper-class women “simpering over their needlework, or whatsoever it is these debutantes must do to pass the time”.
MADAM YOU MAKE FANCY DRESSES! BY HAND!— Olivia Waite (@O_Waite) December 27, 2020
4. Viscount
What I surmise: “viscount” is a word, apparently.
Will that make me watch: yes, now I need to know what it means and how to pronounce it like a fancy boi.
Did you know how to pronounce viscount before watching Bridgerton?
— Ebuka Obi-Uchendu (@Ebuka) December 27, 2020
3. Glow stick
What I surmise: someone is injured.
Will that make me watch: maybe, it depends on how funny it is.
Simon and Daphne’s neighbors watching him crack her back like a glow stick outside #bridgerton pic.twitter.com/WnlTWSzCrE
— lindsay (@richeclipsee) December 27, 2020
2. Hitting it off
What I surmise: this lady is some kind of matchmaker.
Will that make me watch: no, I don’t play with matches.
Lady Bridgerton and Lady Danbury seeing Simon and Daphne hitting it off: #Bridgertonhttps://t.co/8wOciN486O
— 서진이네 (@hileori) December 26, 2020
1. Pants
What I surmise: Simon has a weird member.
Will that make me watch: …yes.
daphne when simon took off his pants on their wedding night #Bridgerton https://t.co/uXVMKBvsT3
— lauren (@ruzeksburgess) December 26, 2020
Welp, guess I’m watching Bridgerton.
Have you seen it? What did you think? How much of that did I get right?
Tell us in the comments.