History Series / Bridgerton

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Anthony hypocritically takes Siena to task for trying to find a new lover. She angrily demands to know what he was ''expecting'' her to do, since he ended their relationship and kicked her out.

* CrashIntoHello: Daphne and Simon first meet when she crashes into him while trying to avoid an unwanted suitor.

* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: In the sixth episode of the series. "Swish", Daphne initiates sex with Simon, after finding out that he's been lying to her about his ability to have children. Although Simon is clearly upset when he realizes what Daphne intends to do and asks her to wait, the show treats it as though they were equally in the wrong [[spoiler: (him for lying, her for forcing him to ejaculate in her)]] and devotes more time to Daphne's reaction to Simon's deception, while many critics and audiences felt that the scene came across as Daphne raping Simon and that were the genders reversed, it wouldn't be played off so lightly.

* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: In the sixth episode of the series 'Swish' Daphne initiates sex with Simon, after finding out that he's been lying to her about his ability to have children. Although Simon is clearly upset when he realizes what Daphne intends to do and asks her to wait, the show treats it as though they were equally in the wrong [[spoiler: (him for lying, her for forcing him to ejaculate in her)]] and devotes more time to Daphne's reaction to Simon's deception, while many critics and audiences felt that the scene came across as Daphne raping Simon and that were the genders reversed, it wouldn't be played off so lightly.

* KnightTemplarBigBrother: To Anthony's eyes, no one is good enough for his sister.

* AlliterativeFamily: The Featherington sisters, Prudence, Priscilla, and Penelope.

* GiveTheBabyAFather: [[spoiler: Sir Philip]] proposes to [[spoiler: Marina]] because his late brother impregnated her. Though she initially turns him down, she later accepts after learning that her attempted abortion didn't work. [[spoiler: Colin]] says he would have done this if [[spoiler: Marina]] had been honest with him about her pregnancy from the beginning.

* MissConception: A rather important plot point is that unmarried women know virtually nothing about sex or pregnancy. [[spoiler: Daphne doesn't realize that Simon is using the pull-out method to avoid impregnating her; she assumes it's a normal part of sex. When she finally learns how children are conceived, she angrily accuses him of taking advantage of her ignorance]].

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Anthony hypocritically takes Siena to task for trying to find a new lover. She angrily points what he was expecting her to do, since he ended their relationship and kicked her out.

* RomanticFakeRealTurn: Although their fake courtship started to get Daphne a husband, it doesn't take long for her and Simon to start catching real feelings for each other.
* RomanticRunnerUp: Poor Prince Fredrich is a genuine NiceGuy, but Daphne is much more in love with Simon.

* TheTalk: Subverted. Violet attempts to explain "marital relations" to Daphne on her wedding day, but gets flustered and instead gives her a vague metaphor about conception. Daphne later [[callingTheOldManOut calls her mother out]] for not adequately preparing her for married life.

* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Averted. [[spoiler: Marina]] unsuccessfully tries to abort her illegitimate child with a special, home-brewed tea, but is not framed as a bad person for doing so.

It isn't easy, however. Within Daphne's own family, Anthony is hiding a tryst of his own and struggling to balance his lordship duties while little sister Eloise (Claudia Jessie) disdains the marriage mart. Their neighbor, the tasteless Lady Featherington (Creator/PollyWalker), has trouble finding matches for her three daughters, and is further threatened by how her lovely but poor relative Marina (Ruby Barker) garners all the attention. Further complicating matters is the enigmatic Lady Whistledown (voiced by Creator/JulieAndrews), who narrates the series through her society papers that threaten to uncover secrets, scandals, and more.

''Bridgerton'' is a 2020 period drama created by Creator/ShondaRhimes. It is an adaptation of the eponymous romance novel series by Creator/JuliaQuinn.

In RegencyEngland, the marriage mart is in full swing and young ladies and their families scheme for good matches. Newly minted debutante Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor), the eldest daughter of the respected and powerful Bridgerton family, sees her bright star begin to dim when her brother Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) fends off her suitors with a fervor. In a bid to retain relevance, Daphne enters into a mutually beneficial FakeRelationship with the dashing and eligible Duke of Hastings, Simon Basset (Regé-Jean Page), who refuses to get married: this arrangement keeps people from throwing their daughters at him while raising interest in ''her''. Naturally, they fall in love.

It isn't easy, however. Within Daphne's own family, Anthony is hiding a tryst of his own and struggling to balance his lordship duties while little sister Eloise (Claudia Jessie) disdains the marriage mart. Their neighbor, the tasteless Lady Featherington (Creator/PollyWalker) has trouble finding matches for her three daughters, and is further threatened by how her lovely but poor relative Marina (Ruby Barker) garners all the attention. Further complicating matters is the enigmatic Lady Whistledown (voiced by Creator/JulieAndrews), who narrates the series through her society papers that threaten to uncover secrets, scandals, and more.

* AbhorrentAdmirer: Lord Berbrooke. He's an acceptable suitor by Anthony's standards, but Daphne is appalled by him and emphatically declares she will never marry him. She's even less enchanted when he tries to force himself onto her.

* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: After marrying, Simon and Daphne enjoy a very intense and loving life - until she learns that he was lying to her on why he wouldn't have children.

* MaternalDeathBlameTheChild: Subverted. The death of Simon's mother is blamed squarely on his father for prioritizing the birth of a male heir over her wellbeing.

* GiveTheBabyAFather: [[spoiler: Sir Philip]] proposes to [[spoiler: Marina]] because his late brother impregnated her. Though she initially turns him down, she later accepts after learning that her attempted abortion didn't work.

* MusclesAreMeaningless: Despite not being the physical type, Daphne punches Nigel in the face so hard, that it was enough force to knock him unconscious.

* DanceOfRomance: Invoked. While DancesAndBalls are common for the ton, Simon and Daphne pretend to be madly in love while dancing together at Vauxhall to sell their fake courtship and garner the ton's interest.

* TheDutifulSon: Despite his mother's gentle remarks, Anthony is certainly this. He makes sure his family is provided for, appears at every function he is needed and protects and defends his sister to the point of being willing to die for her honor.

* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Sir Phillip Crane, the hero of the fifth book in the series, appears far earlier here due to the series giving Marina a different backstory.

* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Needless to say, any anachronisms and counterfactuals aside, the drama is very much driven by the mores and morals of Regency-era high society, with its strict social hierarchies and gender roles, which by and large would be less than agreeable in the 21st century.

* HilariousInHindsight: Eloise's love of writing and protestations of never wanting to be married are quite amusing to readers of the books, who already know that she will ultimately marry a man who first starts to fall in love with her through their correspondence and adores her ''for'' her independent, unconventional streak.

* CrashIntoHello: Daphne and Simon first meet when she crashes into him while trying to avoid an unwanted suitor.
* CountryCousin: Marina Thompson to the Featheringtons. They are members of high society while she is a poor relative who grew up on a farm. Lady Featherington sees her as a charity case, and is unhappy when she gets more attention from potential suitors than her own daughters.

''Bridgerton'' is a 2020 period drama created by Creator/ShondaRhimes. It is an adaptation of [[Literature/{{Bridgerton}} the romance novels of the same name]] by Creator/JuliaQuinn.

* KnightTemplarBrother: To Anthony's eyes, no one is good enough for his sister.

It isn't easy, however. Within Daphne's own family, Anthony is hiding a tryst of his own and struggling to balance his lordship while little sister Eloise (Claudia Jessie) disdains the marriage mart. Their neighbor, the tasteless Lady Featherington (Creator/PollyWalker) has trouble finding matches for her three daughters, and is further threatened by how her lovely but poor relative Marina (Ruby Barker) garners all the attention. Further complicating matters is the enigmatic Lady Whistledown (voiced by Creator/JulieAndrews), who narrates the series through her society papers that threaten to uncover secrets, scandals, and more.

* AlphabeticalThemeNaming: The Featherington sisters, Prudence, Priscilla, and Penelope.

* DeconfirmedBachelor: Despite being a highly desirable bachelor, Simon is determined not to marry as he wants his abusive father's line to end with him.

* MusclesAreMeaningless: Despite her slender frame, Daphne was capable of punching Lord Berbrooke in the nose so hard, that she knocks him out cold.