If you want a period drama like the Jane Austin adaptations, turn around and try again. This will not be it. It will be not be another BBC Pride and Prejudice. There is cleary confusion on what time period this is set in by the makers of this series.
Leaving all historical inaccuracies aside (and there are a fair few), this show comes with lots of bad but some good. The writing is relatively poor, it has its moments where it is ok, but sometimes it is very cringey. The acting isn't so bad, it has quite a few well known names in it so I'd expect the acting to be relatively decent. Although at times some of the acting is painful and cringey. The story is OK, however I feel it was extremely rushed. For example, the marriage should have been at the end of the series. The unveiling of Lady Whistedown was also very rushed. Speaking of which, I'd like to see how they explain this one because that seems highly implausible.
The good now. The acting is decent as mentioned. This has nothing to do with the show but the lead actress has such a beautiful face. The clothing, whilst sometimes inaccurate for the historical period I think they're aiming for, is most of the time quite beautiful.
And whilst it has all these flaws, it is binge worthy and has made me want to keep watching. You want to see where the story goes (although it is painfully obvious where the main story of Dalphne and the Duke is going). So if you want a guilty pleasure series and you won't get too upset about historical inaccuracies, then you'll enjoy this. Just don't watch it with your parents, you'll know why within the first 15-20 minutes of the first episode.
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