The Lush Romantic Fantasy of Bridgerton S4

About this episode

Poppy discusses how Bridgerton Season 4 revitalizes the romantic fantasy genre.

Send us Fan Mail (This episode contains spoilers) I have been in the worst romance novel slump for ages, but Bridgerton Season 4 has restored that glorious, lush fantasy feeling from all of my favorite romance books. We know the destination of romantic tropes, but we don't know how each journey is going to go, which is part of the fun. Luckily, the Bridgerton production team knows at this point just how to spin a romantic story to stir our anticipation and our hearts in the most delicious way...

People in this episode

Host: Poppy

Topics covered

• romance
• Bridgerton
• fantasy
• tv reviews
• romantic tropes

Keywords

• Bridgerton
• romance novels
• fantasy
• tv series
• romantic tropes

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Bridgerton

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