"Bridgerton" returns with something it has always done best: visual storytelling wrapped in social tension. The first part of the Netflix dramaโs fourth season premiered on Thursday, Jan. 29 and rather than relying on surprise, it draws viewers back into a carefully painted world where romance, class and quiet rebellion move side by side.
The season opens in the tranquil Bridgerton house. Lady Violet (Ruth Gemmell) prepares for the return of her daughters Francesca (Hannah Dodd) and Eloise Bridgerton (Claudia Jessie) from Scotland. As always, the house feels peaceful, almost untouched by the social storms outside its doors.
As viewers, we have long known that Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) is Lady Whistledown. We watch her with that awareness. Now, however, everyone else knows too. Her uneasy truce with Queen Charlotte, the caution she must exercise and the social pressure surrounding her weaken the powerful Lady Whistledown image we once held. Penelope can no longer write freely.
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