Queen Charlotte 1x2 REACTION!! “Honeymoon Bliss”

[@BlindWave]

BEYOND members and Raw Rider Patrons can watch the Full Length Reaction HERE: blindwave.com/video/queen-charlotte-1x02-full

[@NessephanieAMV]

A brief history lesson! Buckingham Palace and Buckingham House are the same. It was called Buckingham house originally when it was purchased by King George III for Queen Charlotte, when St.James Palace was the residence of the British sovereign (since Henry VIII). In the 1820's George's son (George IV) decided to renovate it into a palace, and it became the residence of the sovereign when Queen Victoria (granddaughter of George and Charlotte) decided to make it her primary residence.

[@acceptinglife6491]

i love these little history nuggets i the comments section!

[@Gabby0924]

It was Edwina, Kate's sister, in season 2.

[@WarriorAuranae]

After watching this show I finally looked into the real King George III, not just as the king during the American Revolution but as a person. His mental illness is unsolved to this day (one historian proclaimed a theory for years that has since been proven wrong) and more shocking than I expected. I won’t talk about the symptoms yet as they are minor spoilers for new viewers, but it does come up soon and I wonder if the guys discuss it 🧐

[@bethanychatman9531]

It's going to remain unsolved as well. Doctors who now know more about neurology and psychology disorders, to actually perform tests on the person. Also, other specialists.

[@kairosvt3000]

the biggest theory among historians right now is bipolar disorder with psychosis during manic episodes (very common) and then dementia/alzheimer's later on in life but yes, people will never actually know because you can't diagnose someone unless you talk to them directly. seeing someone's actions or hearing stories is not enough for an actual diagnosis of course.

[@Lady_Yunalesca]

It's uhhhh...interesting watching guys see the scenes with Danbury and her husband vs women, at least in my experience. The scenes do seem to have a certain kind of comedy to them, but they're also rather horrifying. And most women I've seen talk about these moments in the show felt upset that they were kind of played for comedy at all. Like...she does not want to do this, and has no choice but to. She does not enjoy it, and literally has to just lie there and stare at the ceiling to not think about the man doing whatever he wishes to her. Even though it makes sense that the show and her wouldn't view it as such, it's very much marital rape? I'm not trying to call out the BW crew or whatever, but I'll admit to feeling a little uncomfortable with how much they're laughing during those scenes. I also understand that some of it is probably uncomfortable laughing, and that the show is wanting you to find a kind of dark humor in its awfulness, but still.

[@thelittlecellwhocould]

I mean I'd say it's obvious the guys are cringing and having a hard time looking at the screen during these scenes 🤷‍♀️ as a woman I definitely had to laugh in disbelief and disgust during them. It is most definitely marital rape, but as you said the show played it for (dark) comedy so idk I'm not shocked they laughed?

[@Lady_Yunalesca]

@@thelittlecellwhocould I'm not shocked either, and I said that I got they were at least partly laughing in discomfort, but there also wasn't really any discussion about how messed up it is. Laughing so much every time just felt a little strange, like perhaps they didn't quite realize how awful it really is.

[@hbarzun19]

Your point is well taken. The entire show relies on a certain level of 'don't think too hard about this fictional world'. I think Eric even said something along those lines during the first season. Like during the first two seasons, disease, poverty and starvation are clearly rampant in London's poor neighborhoods, hundreds of thousands of people are dying in the War of the Sixth Coalition, and women are systematically deprived of basic rights at every turn, and at every level of society. If any of us lived back then, odds are that our lives would have absolutely sucked in so many ways. I would hazard a guess that the decision to shoot those particular scenes with Lady Danbury as darkly comedic was part of an effort to let the audience cope with the awfulness of what's actually happening within the context of the dazzling Georgian Era romance setting. My reaction was something along the lines of "wow this is funny she is so done with him hahaha... also this is f**king disgusting, wtf, ew"; laughing at the comedic nature of the way it was shot, but also cringing at the disgusting nature of the actual act being shown. Whether or not that was the right way to shoot the scenes is definitely an open question, since marital rape is in no way a thing of the past, with some states even trying to legalize it, but I think the guys reacted the way the show wanted them to.

[@Lady_Yunalesca]

@@hbarzun19yeah, I don’t disagree.

[@bethanychatman9531]

Agree!

[@path5657]

I love when y'all just start saying your favorite lines from the episode after its over, I definitely do that 💀

[@dintlekubheka09]

🤣ill never get over what the make-up artist did to Lord Danbury that man looks so fine

[@darcliz]

What is so funny about marital rape.....the stark contrast between men watching those scenes and women says a lot. Not only do men not understand what's so blatantly traumatising and uncomfy to watch as women, but they also find humour in it. It's sad to see how much of a gap there is between the two genders and their perceptions of something so gruesome happening. For women it's not just a "haha look what happened in the past" but also the grim reality that this can happen to any of us even today. And all of this is not even counting in the aspect of race - which problematises things even further. But sadly or funnily enough I don't expect men to react with any of the anger, disgust and sadness that women felt when they watched these scenes, so it's expected.

[@hbarzun19]

Honestly the Flat Earth joke just made my day

[@kendallholden1201]

I love watching Eric's reactions to the scenes, because he knows what's coming, and I can see the sadness because he does know...

[@jaylarobinson8628]

patiently waiting for episode 3

[@ddf5632]

Love you guys. Thanks for all the work you put out.

[@em8066]

The showrunners' choice to portray Lady Danbury's marital grape scenes for humor was... a choice.

[@ericabashal8812]

Do they realize Catlin Stark is the king's mother

[@laragabriel]

Like one commenter said, absolutely watch Stardust, it's amazing!

[@DanBrown96]

It's about time, lads! 😃I'm excited to see your reactions to this series!

[@junkmail8656]

Can't wait for the next QC episode. Oh can I recommend a movie STARDUST.

[@jazwragg]

Yes I LOVE Stardust

[@JDomino_]

would love if you guys reacted to Heartstopper

[@Anna-zi7sx]

Im so excited you’re reacting to this!

[@maritza_2024]

I’m enjoying these reactions with you guys 🤗🙌🏼 thanks for reacting to Bridgerton and now Queen Charlotte 👏🏻

[@mrwatermelo50]

hush woman :)

[@monicta8]

Thank you for reacting, I was waiting for this

[@alexachipman]

The palace of Jaffa, Kree!

[@lynnbas6279]

17:10 😂😂😂

[@ShelbyBaby27]

Gotta say as someone who watched Queen Charlotte before watching Bridgerton, it made me dislike Eloise! 😂 Every time Eloise complains I'm like "You are a generation removed from being married off to some old ass man and birthing 10 kids Chillax!!" 😂😂😂

[@bethanychatman9531]

I mean, her worries and complaints about the oppression of women are valid. Especially in her time, women being forced into marriages are still happening, and that hasn't stopped. She's annoying to me for other reasons, like being a bad inattentive friend.

[@wwaxwork]

She's not a generation removed. It happened to women in her generation as well.

[@mgp1203]

I agree, I think her complaints are valid but she comes off pretentious to me.

[@bbhdotin]

eloise "complains" for the same reason. you dont need to tell her that she could be married off to some old man who'd rape her. she is aware and hence why she "complains". she is lucky her family is nice and her brothers are decent. simply an odd thing to say about a teen girl who is trying to have some agency and voicing out real frustration with oppression lmao