I attended the table talk “Breaking Down Bridgerton” to have a discussion with my peers about the show after binging it over the winter. It was interesting to hear others’ thoughts on the show in its unique approach to the period drama. Some of the most interesting things to me were about how they portrayed race and sexuality in the show. We talked a bit about the seemingly colorblind casting, but others, similar to myself, took issue with the cheap way the show tried to explain this casting to the audience. It was also interesting how they portrayed sexuality for women in the show as compared to other period dramas like Downton Abbey and Pride and Prejudice. We talked about whether this portrayal was realistic and how modern influence played into its portrayal in the show. Many thought it seemed accurate as to how this would have been in real life in that time period. I’m not sure if it was entirely accurate but I also don’t know much about that time period. Overall, the show was very entertaining and it was nice to talk about with other people who also binged the show over the break.