2023-05-11 02:23:43
“Bridgerton”, that tale of princesses and princes in love in the 19th century, conquered the public of Netflix between 2020 and 2022, with characters like the brothers Daphne and Anthony, but also Queen Charlotte. Before the spin-off, released this May, little was known about the firm-tempered black monarch played by actress Golda Rosheuvel. We could assume that the producer Shonda Rhimes (“Grey’s Anatomy”, “Scandal”, “Inventing Anna”) wanted to make a difference with other royal stories (always with white, conservative and very masculine people) to show a passage from UK unknown. Julia Quinn’s books helped her adapt one of the most moving stories in the “Bridgerton” universe, the one in which the German-British ruler, Charlotte, contains an entire kingdom that is about to collapse due to the mental health problems of a king.
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The following text is a contest of opinions and praise of the series “Queen Charlotte: a Bridgerton story”, which combines fiction with reality, since it takes part of the story of the marriage of King George III and his queen consort Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz during the Regency era in the United Kingdom between 1813 and 1825, when a failing health hampers the monarch’s ability to make political decisions and, in his absence, a prince is installed as provisional ruler.
In the Netflix series, Princess Augusta (Michelle Fairley), mother of the King, takes command over the politics of the Prince Regent. Together with the royal council they decide to find a solution and look for a wife for King George III (Corey Mylchreest, young). The German Duchess Charlotte (India Amarteifio, young, and Golda Rosheuvel, adult) is the chosen one. This tale of royalty begins when young people get married and must settle at the altar, despite their opinions against marrying without love, but out of patriotic duty; just hoping to be happily ever after.
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“Queen Charlotte”, a love to tears
By: Leslie A. Galván
Shonda Rhimes was in charge of maintaining the tension in this new series from the “Bridgerton” universe that focuses on the fiery love of two young people with a strong and rebellious character. The day of their marriage everything is a fairy tale in which Charlotte falls in love with Jorge at first sight and vice versa. However, the subtext invites the viewer to lean doubtfully towards television. Something happens, something doesn’t add up. Then, in the fourth episode, the truth about the king and his rare illness is revealed in a compilation of facts that are presented from his point of view, as opposed to the other episodes told from Charlotte’s perspective.
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The most interesting thing about the series is seeing Charlotte and King George III hating and loving each other out of obligation and, at the same time, honestly. But a story of friendship between Lady Danbury (Adjoa Andoh) and Lady Violet Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell) also works in parallel. In royal series, there has been little treatment of adult women’s feelings about old age and marriage, be it eternal or ending in divorce, as well as the stress of being subjected to social scrutiny, ridicule or mistreatment. male. In the series, Danbury and Violet are among the tense moments, but they mark these other important plot points.
In addition to the magnificent performance of the young British Corey Mylchreest, who becomes internationally known with this series, the madness of the character of King George III is one of the reflections of today’s society, a victim of chaos and prone to anxiety attacks. . From the pulse of his hands and the body tremor to the convulsion of his face, the actor achieved one of the best ‘performances’ of the series; Seeing the new heartthrob of “Bridgerton” playing the mental illness of a person —whom they also tortured— is shocking and allows the main obstacle of the romance with Charlotte to really become an uncertainty for the public.
Added to the tension of romance, the parallel stories of the characters and the madness of the human being, “Queen Charlotte” offers the look of a black woman who plays a key role in saving the kingdom. Without the decision to stand by the king’s side with conviction and patience (beyond beauty), it seems that a woman would not survive a society like “Bridgerton”n. However, the characters of India Amarteifio and Golda Rosheuvel mark such a strong gaze that they turn the Palace to their side. With this, the plots form a crossroads about love, pain and duty until the final episode, which of course leads to tears.
Well-developed characters, but a forgettable villain
By: Melvyn Arce
“Queen Charlotte” is everything a prequel should be. He takes a beloved but antagonistic character and adds complexity and soul not only to understand the facts already known, but to make the foundations of a story like that of “Bridgerton” more solid, which by now it is evident that it is going to be long and with many branches The six-episode series is presented in two time lines, which is a great success. On the one hand, we have the past, with a 17-year-old Queen Charlotte played by India Amarteifio. On the other, the present, with Golda Rosheuvel as the Queen Charlotte that we already know. Around her and her story, familiar characters appear, but also two new ones that we will miss seeing in “Bridgerton”: Reynolds, the king’s assistant and Brimsley’s secret love; and Princess Augusta, the mother of King George. But special mention deserves the work of Arsema Thomas in the role of the young Lady Danbury. Personally my favorite character and arc of this story.
As is often the case with Shonda Rhimes productions, “Queen Charlotte” is a product for mere entertainment, but since it is already the signature of this television genius, the script also allows itself a very subtle social criticism so that it is not a sermon. Interesting are the vision of racism and gender inequality that are presented. And both subjects dialogue perfectly in the scenes that, for example, star Lady Danbury and her elderly husband, Lord Danbury, who is perceptive when he realizes that he is discriminated against because of his skin color, but not him. abuse in your marriage.
Friendship and loneliness are two polar opposites that the series also portrays well in moments that manage to be moving. Phrases like “royal life can be very lonely” are perfectly depicted in scenes from the present of Queen Charlotte, whom Violet Bridgerton describes as “the loneliest woman in England”; but we also see how these women of the crown make each other strong in convoluted alliances that form, first, Lady Danbury with the young Queen Charlotte, and then Agatha, now a widow, with the young Violet.
The weakest part of the story is the villain, a doctor created as if with “a manual of evil” who comes to treat King George and who does not manage to be more terrifying than the true dark character of this story: the monarch’s disease. The king’s tribulations drive the drama in the story, but also accentuate the joys of the royal couple. There the contrasts allowed by having two time lines play very well again. On the one hand, we see the young couple celebrating the birth of their first child. On the other hand, already in the future, the queen is surrounded by children who disappoint her. Time lines are also used to squeeze our hearts. The closure is a great example of this. Brimsley’s impossible romance is announced by comparing two scenes and a simple dance step and a contrasting shot also show us that the queen knows her happiness in those few moments of lucidity that the king gives her. A genius.
Trailer for “Queen Charlotte”
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