Bridgerton ~ Lost in Adaptation

[@gwammeh]

I don't know why, but Dom rattling off euphemisms for jilling off before finally giving up and shouting it is hilarious to me.

[@nothingruler14All]

I guffawed out loud at that part. "click the mouse when she's alone in the house." ROFL

[@paulpot2880]

He has mad comedic timing.

[@nemi-ru5318]

Even funnier with Daphne's absolutely disturbed look during that part

[@reinrose82]

Dittle the skittle was new for me. Thank you 😂

[@Rabbitlord108]

This is reminding me of a certain gross part of The Ugly Truth involving a vibrating pair of underwear that the female lead has to wear at one point (And BTW. It was written by THREE WOMEN. So yeah. Sexism can work both ways)

[@ujustme123]

As a person who stutters, the scene with him repeating "don't stutter" over and over again, is very accurate 😂

[@unfabgirl]

Stutterer here as well! Usually I am too hyper or infodumping to focus on not stuttering, but when I have to give an important answer or if I have a lot of attention focused on me, I too feel the "don't stutter" monologue

[@SingingSealRiana]

Its so stupid, like as if tgat would help...

[@Freaky0Nina]

I wonder. Could chronic or reoccuring stuttering be counted as a symptom of other things? Like. Social anxiety or neurodivergence. Or can it occur within people who actually don't experience any other underlying issue? ​@@unfabgirl

[@rocknroll20024]

Sorry about your stutter I really hope it's gotten a bit better. Apologize if my comments came off as rude or mean

[@BreakingStubad]

The answer to "Do you want more Dom breaking down romance books/movies/shows?" is always YES

[@lida7529]

YES

[@PrincessSybilla77]

Always

[@idab9958]

^

[@porfiriodiazcarrillo7551]

Dom complaining about the unnecesary gloves removal descriptions just to be proved wrong was the best part!!!

[@Danie_pixie]

😂😂😂 yes I found that so hilarious

[@MynahGtz]

I love that and hope any partners here learn something -wink wink-

[@redalerter]

I was hoping someone talked about this. Like, I get second hand embarrassment So bad yet somehow I was like.... Wait, why does this feel Mortica an Gomez Addams level sexy? Like, I didn't think this would be something appealing yet, they made it seem so cute and alluring? XD 😂

[@Rabbitlord108]

*Insert writer's barely disguised F****sh meme here*

[@yourlocalinsomniac2264]

i can confirm the glove thing is real. the amount of fanfictions i have seen which are several thousand words of sensual hand caressing and glove removal is not concerning but definitely significant.

[@Maddietos]

The glove thing is real! Just like the Lumberjack Thor cutting wood is real! I don't know why it just is

[@rocknroll20024]

Glad im not the only one who reads fanfction

[@JenniferKlumpp]

The wedding delay and special license is one of the few historically accurate bits though! At the time, to get married you would have to have your marriage announced as upcoming at church for three weeks before you could get married so people could have the chance to pipe up if there were some reason to halt the marriage. This was called having the banns read. The only way to get around this was either a Special License or to go to Scotland where the banns were not required and the age of marriage without parental involvement was 16.

[@somethingclever8916]

Absolutely true

[@sclub6414]

Some countries still require the banns to be posted before marriage, and are required to be posted in at least the office of the wedding officiant.

[@val_nightlily]

There was also a bishop's licence which had more restrictions than a special licence but also replaced the banns.

[@GomushinGirl]

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh, it's not, though. There were basically four ways to get hitched in Regency England (assuming you're not one of the exempted dissenting groups, but let's ignore that for now): 1) Go to Scotland, where the Clandestine Marriage Act didn't apply 2) Have the banns read for three weeks in the home parish, followed by a marriage before noon, performed in the home parish of one of the parties by a clergyman of the Church of England. 3) Marriage by Common License, which required a fee and an investigation by the church to assure all was on the up and up, followed by a marriage before noon, performed in the home parish of one of the parties by a clergyman of the Church of England. 4) Marriage by Special license, which required a fee and an investigation by the Archbishop of Canterbury to assure all was on the up and up, followed by a marriage performed by a clergyman of the Church of England, but it could happen at any time and in any place you fancied, as long as the Archbishop said it was cool. It was rare and restricted only to the aristocracy. The last of these could be faster than reading the banns, but not as fast as portrayed in the show and it was much more about showing off that you a) had the cash to splash and b) were too fancy to risk having randos show up at your wedding because it was in public. So special licenses were a thing and Simon, as a duke, is one of the few characters who probably could have gotten one . . . but it wouldn't really have solved the problem they had in the time frame they portrayed?

[@andreagriffiths3512]

Hence running to Gretna Green

[@SpandexTree]

Omg you're the only one to ever mention Phillipa Featherington and Mr. Finch. They make such a big deal about the rarity of a love match in this world and yet everyone glosses over Phillipa and Mr. Finch. They're a love match! I always thought they were really cute as a couple.

[@reynajelly]

Yes! Didnt noticed them whkle watching but especially cute with the background of book Phillipas whereabouts

[@carlotta4th]

They're freaking adorable in S3.

[@dl2725]

Oh don’t worry, Phinch is much loved in the show fandom.

[@bloodmods]

they're so cute!

[@nerdywolverine8640]

im learning so much about the references my current favorite show is making

[@missshaolina7286]

I feel the duke’s looks rant because even me,lesbian asexual with no taste for men went “damn! That’s one fine glass of water”

[@Bala_Niranna]

same. im somewhere under the grey ace umbrella and part of what helped me realize that was the duke making me feel a level of sexual attraction i hadnt in a very long time, if ever lol. sort of a "is _that_ what thats supposed to be?!" moment

[@somethingclever8916]

Shouldnt you ask for consent and give a trigger warning for writing something like this. It's just creepy

[@mirjanbouma]

​@@somethingclever8916 username does not check out 🥱

[@nat2002]

​@@somethingclever8916girl please go outside (respectfully)

[@professorbutters]

@@Bala_NirannaBefore I understood the concept of “aesthetic attraction,” I used to refer to such gentlemen as “decorative.” I don’t want to do anything to them and I really don’t especially want to watch it, but they are very nice to look at.

[@SionnachOghma]

When you started on Regé-Jean Page, I got scared, thinking, "Oh, shit... what did he do?" 😂😂😂

[@kseniiahas-kovalova7228]

"She can click the mouse when she's alone in her house" - I think I just woke all the neighbors with my laugh 😂😂

[@lilabrownexo4691]

Mother!!!!! I'm ready to ✨socialize~~✨

[@lilabrownexo4691]

27:30

[@burpingcricket]

I love Dom‘s scene reenactments. That one was superb.

[@fandomonium3789]

I absolutely want more breakdowns of Bridgerton adaptations! It's so interesting to see how a story changes willingly to accomodate for later characters and plot points. It's all so fascinating.

[@eurosis]

Same!

[@phoenixfrommars5832]

especially since season 2 was way better!

[@eurosis]

@@phoenixfrommars5832 Nah. But maybe that's because I find Anthony profoundly unlikeable and also the whole conflict between him and Kate was kinda ridiculous. Anthony was already a lord and could literally choose whatever wife he wanted, so the only obstacle was his own stupidity. That's not particularly romantic.

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

@@phoenixfrommars5832 Hard disagree

[@spookyariel1]

​@eurosis Yeees. I Could not agree more. Anthony sucked in the books and sucked even more in the show.

[@maryammasrour-vieira7845]

"I am now a Bridgerton fan" the scream I scrammed🤭🤭

[@911nmg]

Same!!!

[@honeybee347]

It was in that moment Dom learned the power of the historical romance glove removal.

[@kiairapatterson3071]

Please do the rest!

[@stolenrelic]

yeah seriously it's always so hot and I'm not a woman so it's not just you lovely ladies (but I was raised on Jane Austen, so maybe it's that...)

[@CuleChick11]

And his GRIN when he realized he just unlocked a new technique is golden.

[@mackenziewidmayer7527]

As someone who adored these books when they first came out, I understand that they would be considered average now. At the time I picked up "The Viscount Who Loved Me" for the first time, I was a junior in high school who had to rely on hunting down romance novels in the public library. I'd read countless traditional bodice rippers with so much dub con that reading a book with two humorous people falling in love with minimal abuse was so refreshing that I proceeded to hunt down everything else Julia Quinn had written. At the time, the anachronistic style was accessible for a high schooler burned out on literature. I imagine thousands of other women looking for something lighter in the historical romance genre also read the Bridgerton series and enjoyed it similarly.

[@bethmccoy3954]

“Mother, I’m ready to socialize!” Lord I love you Mr Noble 😂😂😂

[@MariWakocha]

Adding my voice to the "we want season 2" crowd

[@jessrl8025]

I am a woman and yes, glove removal scenes are HOT. It is all about the teasing and sensualness of it. Your experiment with your partner was so cute and I'm glad you two just learned something new about one another.

[@Ashbrash1998]

Seriously, it doesn't take much to have people act like Victorian maidens giggling over a man's wrist being shown if it's built up properly. I learned that about people fussing about Mando's wrist.

[@The1with_the_weirdearrings]

As a woman, I agree but I'm more of the reversed: a guy taking off his gloves to caress his lover's face never stops me from being a giggly mess. I just wish there was more of it.

[@somethingclever8916]

Julia quinn was plagiarizing a scene in the Age of innocence

[@Larper64]

Speaking as a man, I agree, gloves can be very sensual. Taking off of said gloves is simultaneously a play of sensations based on length and material, while at the same time establishing a sense of closeness without overt contact.

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

As a man, I have no idea what's going on here 😂I just like how the framerate was super smooth when he took her glove off in the dream sequence.

[@laraonfire9797]

Good to know that Dominic was crushing on the Duke as hard as the rest of us.

[@skemono]

"By what right do you DARE to be *that beautiful*?" Congrats, Dom. Now you know how you make the rest of us feel.

[@jaycievictory8461]

"Good Lord, I was almost just killed by a word" was both hilarious and adorable 😅

[@thesoffgengar]

i'm not a bridgerton superfan but i am a lost in adaptation superfan and i'd love for s2 (and maybe following season) to be covered bc this case is so fascinating to me

[@phoenixfrommars5832]

especially since season 2 was better in any consieveble way

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

@@phoenixfrommars5832 Hard disagree

[@micaelasparrow650]

“I bought one specifically for this. Mother! I’m ready to socialize.” 😂 This was a delightful video.

[@HopeBanta]

25:50 So I can jump to that part quickly because, my goodness, it’s been playing on repeat in my head at least once a week at this point!

[@kazza6078]

"Good lord i was almost just killed by a word"

[@tarawalker7193]

🤣🤣🤣

[@TheKeeperOfTheQuill]

"I am now a Bridgerton fan." was HILARIOUS. Also I appreciate the glove removal demonstration because internally I was like "yeah there's no way people really find it hot." and was very quickly proven wrong. I get it now. As an asexual, the books aren't super my cup of tea. I've enjoyed some more than others but I'm unfortunately stuck on Eloise's. I finished it, but did not enjoy it so it's hard for me to get to the next one, which I want to do so I'll understand the differences myself. I LOVED this episode of Lost in Adaptation. I really appreciate the recap and pointing out things I didn't notice from my reread. I really hope you do season two! Love the skits also!

[@julianascholtens4467]

Listen, i normally get annoyed when media youtubers interrupt their analysis to do a little skit, but i always look forward to yours. You keep em tight and to the point, they're usually things that are better communicated with an example rather than a description, and your commitment to the bit is unmatched. Well done, sir.

[@HopeBanta]

I wholeheartedly agree!

[@nicolebelcher6769]

On the "is the anachronistic writing intentional" subject, the answer is probably. I recently tried to get my sister to read a book that takes place in the Victorian era that did a really good job with incorporating the speech not just in dialogue but in the description. My sister was completely unable to finish the book, because she couldn't understand it. The writing was confusing to her. So Bridgerton's success is probably due to the fact that there's just enough flavor for readers to feel the setting, but not so much as to scare off readers unfamiliar with the speech and writing style of the era.

[@somethingclever8916]

Regency novels aren't known for historical accuracy. You can exchange the words bra for corset, car for carriage, and country club for court and it would novel I enjoy reading Regency romances here and there but they are the hallmark xmas movie of books

[@Ceares]

This. Ultimately historical genre fiction is meant to engage the reader in whatever tropes and plots they're into reading, more than be a completely accurate historical account. There's definitely more and less accurate stuff out there but in reality, it's costume drama, it's dress up and that's the pleasure of it.

[@Nico6th]

@@Ceares Agreed. Historical fiction is meant to be entertaining and to give readers a glimpse into another epoche. For historical accuracy just get an actual history book about the period. And you can never fit "all of it" into one book anyway, which is why people study those things for years at universities. There are some pretty good/accurate documentaries/live on a victorian farm-style series out there too.

[@jayjaybee]

What was the Victorian book?

[@CatHasOpinions734]

Eh, to be fair, there are degrees of this and Bridgerton does it much, much more than a lot of perfectly readable books. Honestly, I think sometimes we overestimate how challenging historically accurate prose needs to be. It certainly CAN be, and obviously the craft of writing has evolved over time, but it doesn't need to be. I have a friend who read a few older classics but none as old as Pride and Prejudice, and none in the romance genre. He read P&P on my recommendation and was shocked by how easy it was to read, and part of that is obviously a credit to Austen for writing a masterpiece, but I think another part is that we overestimate how challenging historical prose needs to be. Going into modern authors, I've read compulsively readable books with no anachronisms that I noticed, and DNF-ed books with more modern language just because I couldn't get into them. I'm not saying modern language isn't sometimes easier, but I do think it's a relatively minor factor in how readable something is, even if you're not familiar with the time period or the genre.

[@Nehelenia3000]

I said it once I’ll say it again, every time I see RJP I want to shout “Sir! Congratulations on your face!”

[@happydaze7976]

Indeed Rege was blessed by his ancestors ❤❤❤

[@hexreviews]

"Duke Gorgeous" lol I call him "Duke Hotness" even when he is playing a sexy paladin

[@nicholasfarrell5981]

Wait, is that . . . Seriously, is he the _Honor Among Thieves_ paladin?

[@corelei]

yep ​@@nicholasfarrell5981

[@fizzplease6742]

@@nicholasfarrell5981 Yes, he's Xenk!

[@princessjello]

My friend gasped out loud when Xenk showed up on the screen 😂😂😂

[@nothingpenguin7576]

I am glad to see someone acknowledge that whilst Daphne SAing Simon is undeniably WRONG, she has never been provided with any education on and therefore has no point of reference for the concept of consent

[@martinhg98]

Reverse the rols and it would be not so nice

[@nothingpenguin7576]

@martinhg98 I don't need to. It's already "not so nice." As I said, what Daphne did was undeniably wrong.

[@suzy6912]

Reverse the roles in that era and I don't think she would be legally allowed to say no.

[@Christopher_Gibbons]

Consent isn’t something you need to be taught. Everyone knows, especially the kinds of people who do these things.

[@purplepedantry]

​@@Christopher_Gibbons Tell that to children who argue over what toys they want to play with in 1st year. They don't register the concept of mutual respect because they haven't yet been taught, and the same goes for consent.

[@jasminedancer4618]

My favourite part of this video was seeing him realize the glove removal is a real thing. Like his face when his partner was like "I am now a Bridgerton fan" was great. 10/10

[@gabrielleduplessis7388]

I loved, “Is that doing anything for you?” Her: “i am now a bridgerton fan” So cute!

[@petrastedman669]

Am I hearing things, or is that That Movie Chick?

[@allyson5380]

​@@petrastedman669 glad it wasn't just me that thought that 😂. Sad her channel/socials are now gone. I wonder what happened.

[@empressfreya9872]

His grin afterwards was just everything

[@dominomasked]

I appreciate a video essay that asks a woman what she thinks about something confusing in some form other than rhetorical bafflement to the camera.

[@Dominic-Noble]

@@petrastedman669 That Movie Chick and I were never romantically involved and she moved onto another job a few years ago. As far as I'm aware she's fine, I think she just wanted to step away from social media.

[@hannahcorwin2304]

Hey Dom, reading the banns was actually something you had to do in order to get married in Regency England and they had to be read out at either the man or woman's church three times -- so you had a minimum 3 week engagement period.... unless you were wealthy and could afford a special marriage license that let you get married where you wanted when you wanted. This is why Mrs. Bennet starts gushing to Lizzy about her being able to be married by special license when she finds out about her engangement to Mr. Darcy in Pride & Prejudice.

[@andreagriffiths3512]

It was still a thing until at least 1972

[@katieskinner4396]

If you get married in a church it still happens, at least in CofE

[@bluestpaw]

There wasn't a minimum engagement time per se, but you had to announce your marriage in the papers two weeks before the actual wedding, to allow for people to speak up against it (e.g. parent's, already married partners (this is not a joke, because there wasn't a country wide register for marriages, you could just ditch your old partner, move somewhere else and potentially get married again) or people that had some other reason to contest the wedding. That's one of the reasons why people liked to elope to Scotland, because that law didn't exist there.

[@woxli3010]

The reading of the banns had nothing to do with the papers. It was a church announcement made at the churches in the county to for three weeks straight. This did serve the purpose you brought up though.

[@alejandramoreno6625]

​@@woxli3010the aristocracy did announce it though. These aren't just random people, the Duke is a member of parliament

[@mxpants4884]

Is there currently a country wide registry for marriages there? The US definitely doesn't have one.

[@91splamy]

I still had to post banns when I got married 11 years ago in the uk. It is still a thing in the Uk now.

[@AngelaCSpears]

​@@mxpants4884 If you wed in church, you still have to post banns.

[@lizziebooth5397]

You had me at "Chekhov's bee" Also 1 more for team glove

[@i.b.640]

Gossip colums had been around since the late Renaissance actually. Just one of the gifts of the Printing press.

[@jeanfalconer6377]

Simon's scenes with his father and the stuttering hit me surprisingly hard. I think it's because I had an uncle who stuttered. He and grandpa had a difficult relationship.

[@unfabgirl]

If you're interested in similar feelings from stuttering characters in media, there is a great episode of MASH where the snobby doctor Charles Winchester befriends a soldier with a stutter whom is made fun of my his fellow soldiers. Charles insists that his stutter is not due to a lack of smarts and he is intelligent and a good man. It is later revealed that Charles's sister has a stutter as well

[@jeanfalconer6377]

@@unfabgirl Thanks so much! Going to look up MASH now. 🙂

[@Kaige010]

@@unfabgirl Oh my god, I completely forgot about that episode! Thank you for reminding me of it! I need to pull out my box set and rewatch that one. It's such a good episode for Charles!

[@HuntingViolets]

If I were to do a _Bridgerton_ murder mystery, the obvious victim would be Lady Whistledown or someone mistaken for Lady Whistledown.

[@rocknroll20024]

Can I join?

[@scottishtan]

Season 2 please! Also, shout out to the neurodivergence, wheelchair user, and British Sign Language use in season 3.

[@carlotta4th]

I kind of liked wheelchair guy! I was disappointed Pennelope didn't spend more time with him, they seemed to hit it off.

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

@@carlotta4th The issue is that she can't have any steamy s3x scenes with wheelchair guy.

[@maybelore]

20:40 dude have you seen Tarzan? Also the way you couldn't help but smile when your girlfriend actually enjoyed it made my day, I don't have to see her to see how much you love her

[@CuleChick11]

I just want to say, there are very few cis white men I will beg to explain things I like to me. But you are securely on that list. Please continue explaining Brigerton seasons at length, if you would be so kind.

[@drartemisa21]

Agree!

[@burpingcricket]

+

[@faeriecat09]

Same! I've been spoiled for historical fiction by Courtney Milan (whose most recent offerings involve BOTH leads being POC), so I'm unlikely to read the Bridgerton books; but I really enjoyed hearing about how well they've been adapted

[@XXXkazeXXX]

that sounds quite sexist 🙄

[@aspiringpolymath701]

Bridgerton is one of those shows that the plot is so-so for me but the aesthetic is literally my ideal - that said I’d love a season 2 video!

[@MorganVsTheInternet]

Hearing Dom say, “ I guess I should address all the black people, “ is hilarious!

[@sharkkebunni]

lol I love innuendos, thank you for the "she can click the mouse, when she is alone in the house"

[@ArianaCapraro]

The plucking of each one of the fingers while removing the glove 😂😂😂 gave me bugs bunny flashbacks. Bugs would be proud of you.

[@kaitlynhall2112]

Dominic having been a fencer makes so much sense.

[@OmegablueWolf]

yea my thought when hearing that was 'yep, that checks out'

[@Spiralobsession]

I neeeeeeed you to do all the seasons! The Dom is at his best when talking about fancy British people, after all.

[@ihaveaname699]

Dom NOOOOOOOO not Betterhelp dear god

[@florian8599]

I especially love how Queen Charlotte is addicted to Lady Whistledown. I just say bathtub scene. "At once! At once!" Comedy Gold!

[@nacmegfeegle2310]

I have the feeling that watching your summary is better than either reading or watching the series. I do love your turn of phrase. Thanks!

[@jonevansauthor]

Regencycore - great term for it whoever came up with that. I'm so old I didn't recognise them all but it was pretty well done and humorous without being so out of place.

[@Kaiheart]

I'm so sorry Dom, but 5 seconds in - BetterHelp is not a good company, the FTC investigated them for acquiring personal health information and then breaking their privacy contracts to share/sell this information to third parties. I'm sorry. Love that you're doing Bridgerton though, congrats on the long video.

[@natalieo7539]

Also many of the theripists are not catagorized correctally so apparently a gay better customer got a theripist who told them to "just stop being gay". Theres a really good podcast episode on Pearlmania 500 which goes into detail about Better help being scummy.

[@LyricAndCompany]

Their parent company also did some incredibly shady stuff where they basically made a different site, illegally uploaded therapist/psychiatrist profiles, and when people tried to book with them, they would get a message saying "oops, this person isn't accepting patients, but hey, try betterhelp!"

[@usercensored]

They are also Israeli.

[@ivoryhammitt8885]

It's safest to assume that anything paying for an ad is a scam. If they think you can be swayed in your decision by a semi-celebrity who you have a parasocial relationship with, they don't want you looking them up with scrutiny. just follow the link, right?

[@gayahithwen]

@@ivoryhammitt8885 This is generally good advice, but some things are more likely to cause real harm than others. Something like Hello Fresh is going to have you overpaying for fairly small portions of food and really tiny spice packages, but at the end of the day you do get actual food. That company that does wine subscriptions is probably encouraging alcoholism to some degree, and also likely overcharging for their product - but you do get actual wine. Better Help is so shitty that a significant portion of people who turn to them end up in a worse position than they were to start with. Like, their specific product (accessible mental healthcare) is fundamentally a lie. And let me tell you, as someone who's been there - if you're deep in a mental health crisis, and finally get your hopes up that you might get some help, only to be slapped down? that's not just going to set you back to square one, that's going to push you into the kind of negative space where you're wistfully dreaming of being back on square one.

[@Anna-B]

I would love you to continue covering this series! I mean, you already read the books. Can’t let your time go to waste

[@anne-laure4286]

2:07 : I'm very impressed by the effort of changing Dom's hair/beard length to make that joke land. I love the attention to details ❤

[@stargirl7646]

The glove scene was weirdly so wholesome lolllll 😂

[@stephencrandall1054]

I cackled at the cut away revealing you wearing your single medal, as if it can comfort you in these dark and trying times... Of reading mid romance novels lol.

[@lenapawlek7295]

Video turned out great but sad you took a betterhelp sponsorship - theyre known for selling their users mental health data

[@bmlgordon]

Pretty well all Regency romance not written by a Regency-contemporaneous author takes place in an alternative reality (eg. the ton being 80% Hot Dukes).

[@somethingclever8916]

Most Regency are just window dressing and completely ignore child labor, slavery, income inequality and wars. I enjoy Regency so I get the escapism but I'll read a few and get tired of them for being to fluffy

[@mysteriiis]

@@somethingclever8916 Check out Courtney Milan. Her books are all about this. And she's a major activist irl as well. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtney_Milan

[@hakichan94]

@@somethingclever8916there’s some pretty good ones out there, just not as well known. I have a specific book series in mind but the name escapes me because I’ve read so many, I’ve been on a historical binge the past couple of years, but one of the books is basically Regency Batman. This dude has a lot of money and is a noble and learned how to fight from an eccentric noble man. While his beloved wife is incredibly sick and dying he starts fighting injustice as a way to deal with his grief, and he starts going to the most dangerous and poorest neighborhood in the city to help people and save kids to take them to an orphanage he partly sponsors, and for most of his book he is investigating a plot where poor kids are being taken to be forced to work for a mysterious person, who is exploiting them to make money. I really enjoyed it. Curiosity demanded I find out what book it was because I couldn’t rest otherwise, and I did. The specific book is called Lord of Darkness by Elizabeth Hoyt, and the book series is called Maiden Lane.

[@wartgin]

The plethora of handsome dukes of marriageable age (and at least reasonably close to heroine's age) is astounding. I read one once were the future duke and his siblings grew up on an estate within walking distance of a neighboring estate on which there was also a duke's son growing up. There are maybe 16 non-royal dukes in the UK and they have thousands of acres usually spread over several properties. The chances of 2 being roughly the same age, both being raised on neighboring estates, AND have the manors be located sufficiently close to the edge of the property to make walking visits feasible is simply astronomical.

[@Renni_Jay]

31:55 to be fair to the series...A lot of cruel, abusive parents *are* paranoid over nothing. Or, they're not paranoid at all but pretend there's actually something to be scared of to have better control over their kids. Maybe it was an actual concern that he blew out of proportion. Abusive people aren't *rational* all the time is my point, and as someone who had incredibly abusive parents who weren't rational, it feels like a very realistic portrayal to me.

[@rebekahsedillo]

We, your fandom, DEFINITELY want you to do the rest of the series/seasons‼️ this video was a hell of a start, hubby and I were laughing our asses off 😁

[@osnatashtaralevin8944]

YES YES YES! do season 2 please!!!

[@trinaq]

Daphne sexually assaulting Simon in the show was hard to watch, but it's even worse in the original novel, when he was drunk, and therefore, couldn't consent.

[@LikeTheProphet]

I can’t tell you how glad I am that people are now acknowledging it was a SA now. I remember clocking it IMMEDIATELY and mentioning it as a major ick, and like 10 female friends of mine got mad af at me and said it was okay because he lied to her and I just 🫠

[@Panbaneesha]

Ugh, that scene was so disturbing. I commented under a YT video showing the scene (where most people just seemed t think it very hot) that this was not consensual and therefore SA. Sooo many people defended it, it was disgusting. The fact that he said "no" and "stop" several times and she ignored it seemed not to register with the wider audience. That part almost made me stop watching the show altogether.

[@empressfreya9872]

​@LikeTheProphet the good thing though is that I've seen critics point it out even when it aired. I didn't watch the show until season 2 despite being excited for it because I saw critics discussing that scene

[@10base-teaparty97]

@@Panbaneesha I give it about five years before there's a reckoning about this and it's going to get weird. I frankly think women are so defensive about it because a stunning number of them are on the wrong side of it. A *lot* of men have had this experience, or women lying about being single, or about birth control, or all sorts of things that utterly decimate consent. These scenes won't age well.

[@LikeTheProphet]

@@Panbaneeshahonestly when his stutter returned, I was HEARTBROKEN for him. Like not only was he assaulted by the one person he trusted, but she was yelling at him and telling him that it was his fault she did it, and his stutter returned. I am still angry it was never, ever addressed as a thing a person should never do to someone they love, but just like… some unfortunate thing that happened between married people that could be solved with a baby??? Like what the fuck why am I supposed to find this sexy or romantic??? If the situation had been the other way around, we would have been rioting in the streets about how regressive it was. I finished the season because I was hoping it would get addressed, but it never was, so I just haven’t returned to the series.

[@TheMajorStranger]

Betterhelp sell data to Facebook, Snapchat and other services and had to pay 7.8 million in fine last year. Vet your sponsor Dom, this one is a scummy one.

[@seanmalloy0528]

Most likely also sold to the government

[@MsMeiriona]

^^ it's a very scummy service, hopefully he re-thinks this one

[@vixxcelacea2778]

@@seanmalloy0528 Government doesn't use data to sell you things. Companies do. They are far more interested.

[@lindseystein9676]

They should be transparent and explicit with their data collection, but for some people, better help is the only way they can get mental health care

[@thenightstar8312]

They've done worse than just that.

[@thoughtsofaleo2916]

For me, Bridgerton feels like one of those fancy desserts that looks absolutely gorgeous in its spectacle but taste wise can range from decent to meh. It's a guilty pleasure for so many, myself included, but I do love that such a good and fun romance series is leading the charge at Netflix and is as popular as it is. Romance is still looked down upon today, despite being one of the best-selling genres of books, so it's just nice to see that good romances are still being created for the audiences who love them. Also Dom, I would absolutely love to hear you discuss Seasons 2 and 3 and Queen Charlotte - I do think you would love them, especially now that you've read the books, though I guess that means you would have to read the Queen Charlotte book... Lastly, I'm not going to mention BetterHelp because Dom already did; I'm just glad he's listening to the audience and taking steps to avoid sponsorships like them in the future. We appreciate you, Dom!

[@limbobilbo8743]

I love how the betterhelp sponsorship being removed just leaves a really silly punchline-less joke

[@Nymwhen]

Dom ur great but please kick better help to the curb

[@jessicahawks3223]

Hands down the best joke I've ever heard just now was you nearly being killed by a word..😂 that was absolutely hilarious

[@bookreader1997]

I don't have any interest in Bridgerton as a show or a book, but International Delight released an Ice Coffee Berries and Cream flavor because of it, and the joy it brings to my day makes me grateful that this is such a massive success. Thanks, Bridgerton fans, I owe you one

[@curvygirlkorea7843]

I love that you like HBO's Rome! I dont hear enough people talk about how amazing it is 😢

[@J.A.LewisWriter]

Bridgerton Clue sounds like something the Bridgerton children would actually play together in the books, and quit halfway through because they got too competitive.

[@theshunnedBandersnatch]

To answer your glove question: YES. Both having mine removed and seeing someone (not necessarily a man, but someone masc with nice hands) just... _does things_ to me.

[@august1837]

oh no Dom, i didn't expect you of all people to accept a betterhelp sponsership. please look into all the issues that popped up with them over the years. i don't think i can watch this video with that at the back of my mind

[@jonasquinn7977]

Think of it this way, by watching the video you’re helping Dom take money away from a shitty company without them benefitting in any way, shape or form. There is literally no downside.

[@Beyondthebinarybrain]

@@jonasquinn7977 apart from giving exposure to a dangerous and shady company profiting off of mentally ill people and exploiting them….how is that not the part you’re focusing on???

[@picahudsoniaunflocked5426]

@@jonasquinn7977 Harm is a downside. Status quo is a downside. Quit telling people who care about things not to care. Dom would be fine with a Helix sponsorship or just his Patreon. jfc the bootlicking going on. Not just you but so much of "get your bag' it's harmless". It's literally not tho? Educate yourself. Sincerely. At least quit telling people who did that work not to bother caring.

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

Why does everyone here know what betterhelp is? Is everyone chronically online?

[@Beyondthebinarybrain]

@@thelegacyofgaming2928 I mean probably yeah, still good to point out bad business practises tho regardless

[@fabrisseterbrugghe8567]

The glove moment was perfect!

[@Villene]

On the topic of the colour integration into high society, you see that racism in Queen Charlotte. The main Bridgerton story takes place about 50 years after the marriage of George and Charlotte and both the Queen and people like Agatha work hard to stamp out any echo of it. But even before their marriage, POCs were present in high society just didn't have titles to be part of the Queen's court. We see this in the Danburys getting their title but already living lavishly. They've been working on integrating for a while, but a Queen of colour was what kicked off the final changes, as racial discrimination of one of the King's subjects, was a direct reflection of his choice in wife as well. We also see the beginnings of "Racism is taught" in the contrast between 1. The Dowager Princess and her son and 2. Young Violet and her Dad and his Wife/her Mother. Looking at our own timeline, 50 years made a lot of progress from segregation to the year 2000, but as I point out, at the time of Queen Charlotte's marriage, POCs were NOT segregated just 'not yet held to the same regard', but almost. 50 years to be rid the ton of most racism seems reasonable to me, that's 2 generations for normalizing integration, but not so long that there are mixed families everywhere you look.

[@dairyfairy6166]

Absolutely need to see your feedback on the adaptation of season 2, especially since you have read all the books and know major plot points from the later stories

[@snoopygonewilder]

I've always thought that Daphne's actions were a result of how she was educated on the subject of sex/intimacy (or lack thereof) and how she was raised in general. Still 100% wrong, but like you said, I wasn't surprised when it happened.

[@malthewriterwizard]

Yeah, I guess how they should've handled it better is how it was treated within the narrative. Like, have Daphne actually learn that it was wrong. Watching the aftermath of that was so grating because it's al framed around Simon having to earn HER forgiveness and not the other way around.

[@wartgin]

One of my favorite historical romance authors has a heroine who gets pregnant (and eventually miscarries) exactly because there is no sex ed at the time and her seducer keeps assuring her that what they are actually doing isn't what's going to happen after they get married but something else instead that is perfectly acceptable before marriage between (secretly) engaged persons. The doctor who is the hero is somewhat of a reformer and has a nice rant on the subject.

[@Januarymash678]

@@wartginwho is the author?

[@jenniferhanses]

Re: Bronte on Jane Austin. While there is some class sentiment in Bronte's words, it's also about the Neo-classicism of the Georgeian Era being swept away by Victorian Romanticism. There was a whole revolution in architecture and gardening that occurred between the two periods that these women lived in, and that revolution made a visual reference for the restraint of earlier years versus the "wild and natural" Romantic period.

[@somethingclever8916]

Bronte set Jane Eyre in the Regency period. The book mentions a portrait of the prince of wales. There wasnt a prince of wales after 1820

[@jenniferhanses]

@@somethingclever8916 That's nice, I guess? Doesn't really change that Bronte essentially laments over the writing style of her parents and/or grandparents generation.

[@cocolime6496]

it always rubbed at me the way bronte criticised austen, and that's one of various indicators of what I don't like about her as a writer. i think she's more fluff than substance, and there are many aspects of the romantic movement that i think did harm to us as a society

[@jenniferhanses]

@@cocolime6496 you want harm caused by the romantic movement, the book Young Werther made it "trendy" for young men to off themselves in fits of emotion. Artistically, Romanticism was about what you feel over rational reason. In terms of art, it's a fresh change of style, but the philosophy of studying passion rather than thinking things through can be incredibly damaging.

[@cakt1991]

Regarding the Queen being involved in the Duke and Daphne’s marriage plans: it’s actually a thing where couples needed the banns (meaning their names would be called out) to be announced in church for a three Sundays in a row. A special license from the Archbishop of Canterbury way of circumventing the pomp of all this, especially in “delicate” situations, like being compromised, as Daphne was. Another alternative referenced in the show was going to Gretna Green in Scotland, because they didn’t have as many restrictions on marriage.

[@GomushinGirl]

Special licenses weren't really about being compromised, they were about privacy (it gave you permission to marry outside the morning hours and outside your parish church) and showing off your social and economic status (they were expensive, rare, and limited to members of the aristocracy). It wasn't even particularly fast (they're not getting it the next day!) because it still required the Archbishop of Canterbury to do an investigation. It would just mean Duke Simon wouldn't have to deal with rabble being able to gawk.

[@TheDimensionDweller]

Yeah, I'd be up for a video on Season 2! I haven't actually watched or read Bridgerton so it's fun to learn more about the book and show as an adaptation in one video

[@ArgoBargo]

My hopes of a sapphic or ace Eloise storyline have only grown after watching this video and realizing that there’s no way in hell they could pull of TV Eloise marrying TV Phillip

[@birichinaxox9937]

The Simone internal monologue skit : perfection 👌 The glove removal not getting it then checking if it actually works : gold ❤ Soo keen for the other seasons disections.

[@axeliaahlstrom8767]

Please Dominic do season 2 as well!

[@TacticusPrime]

Also, I don't think Clue involves killing the other guests in the board game. You're trying to figure out which of the guests killed Mr. Body. In the Bridgerton version "One young lady or lord has been embroiled in a scandal of the heart, and it's up to you to discover who it was, how they were caught, and the location of the tryst."

[@seanmalloy0528]

When did the Clue game come onto this?

[@TacticusPrime]

@@seanmalloy0528 Dom brings it up at the end...

[@seanmalloy0528]

@@TacticusPrime realized after I posted

[@Meow_Tse-Tung]

Oh God no, not BetterHelp... Surely he knows, right? "Critic of integrity", but not critic of sponsorships apparently.

[@laureate90]

Yes! HBO's Rome was brilliant! And Polly Walker, one of the strongest parts of an across-the-board well-written, well-acted show. She needs more credit.

[@MinaKirby]

Not BetterHelp 😭

[@chrisbcakes4949]

For those who don't know, better help has very loose ethics. Speaking as a psychodynamic trainee here.

[@dandelion_16]

yeah have only heard bad things from them. Would heavily recommend rethinking that sponsorship Dom! From what I remember it's mainly that they don't hesitate to sell private information to third parties, but the details on that might be incorrect

[@dragonfan8647]

Ugh, very disappointed

[@evanlinden4410]

This was my thought too, disappointing, Dom

[@tarotsushima3332]

Got jumpscared by that honestly. Dom has taken down less that ideal sponsors from his vids before but it really is odd how betterhelp's been making a comeback lately.

[@TheDisplacerBeast]

Was gonna mention the sponsorship, but then saw you had addressed it! What can i say, we stan our responsible kings.

[@i.g.c6882]

where did he address it!? I can't find it anywhere

[@TheDisplacerBeast]

@@i.g.c6882 pinned comment

[@wartgin]

​@@i.g.c6882 Comment that he has now pinned at the top.

[@Jesse-mh6hv]

In the pinned comment

[@CindersSpot]

Strange, I'm not seeing a pinned comment either

[@guylainepetrin830]

jackson pollocking the sheets. What a great line

[@user-yc4fz7vv6u]

34:07 refers to calling the banns where the prospective marriage is announced in church for three Sundays prior to the wedding. It is still required if you get married in a Church of England church. *However* just the smallest bit of googling on the gov.uk website shows that in England and Wales even if you don't have a church wedding you still have to give 29 days notice to your local registry office before you can marry.

[@VereskVeil]

I once bought Harry Potter Clue thinking it would be "Hermione killed Ron in the Library", but alas! Killing was done by villains of the series

[@naimaahmed9730]

having read the books every season is much much better than the book

[@seanmalloy0528]

Why is that?

[@naimaahmed9730]

@@seanmalloy0528the novels are all too similar and every male love interest is a pisstake but honestly i like and can appreciate them for what they are but the shows characters feel more rounded but that’s just me

[@endlessness]

Betterhelp?! Noooo 😔

[@loft777]

with all the skits dom has done and how good they are, now i want a hole movie adaptation made entirely by him

[@SlimeKingK]

i know nothing of the books and I’ve not heard of the series until now, I’m just on the “Dom is fun to listen to, so I’m sure this will be entertaining!” train.

[@amydaskilewicz9076]

Bridgerton is like injecting a sparkle cupcake directly into your veins…and I loved it!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

That opening might be among your very best dom! You deserve that applause! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@claytongriffith8323]

I'm so glad you included Princess Weekes videos on the subject here.

[@piratesswoop725]

Love her! She and Shanspeare are my favorite media commentators on here, their videos are always so well researched and sourced and high quality.

[@Guimhj]

Raid Shadow Legends is on a grey area, but Betterhelp definitely is over the line. I know I'm piling on, but I commend you for addressing it! On the video: great job as always

[@sarahmaryja9762]

Yes yes YES to a season 2 (and 3!!) video! I love your perspective 😍😍😍

[@boiihamelin]

Yes, I need to consume more Bridgerton content. Please do season 2 and mention Anthony trying to crush Kate's fingers while she hides under his desk

[@shinyagumon7015]

It took me way too long to realize that the glove removal was done on your actual significant other and wasn't just a clever green screen trick. Simon's father being changed from someone just obsessed with his lineage to someone terrified of losing his newly acquired social equality by slipping up and not being perceived as perfect sounds like it could've been a really great plot point, but given the author went out of her way to ignore race in the source material, it was always doomed to fall flat and stay undercooked in my opinion.

[@mattrobson3603]

Wouldn't the source material inherently not incorporate racial issues, unless the author specifically made characters who were involved in them? Like one family whose wealth comes from colonial plantations, and another family heavily involved in lobbying for the criminalization of slavery and the slave trade?