Is It Really Worth the Hype? 5 Reasons Queen Charlotte is Overrated

In the eyes of Bridgerton fans, the Queen Charlotte series reigns above all. The spinoff has been met with a massive amount of praise, but that doesn't mean it's perfect.

Here are a few reasons why some fans feel that the Bridgerton Spinoff is overrated:

The story dragged on too much

The start is very slow, with a lot of focus on Charlotte being miserable. One Redditor described it as 'two episodes of a woman eating alone in a never-ending montage.' And then the same events are replayed but from George's slightly different POV, which takes up time. All of this had fans turning their attention to the sub-plots for something, anything, while they waited for the central love trope to progress.

There was no element of surprise

We all knew that something was going to happen to George, which led to the series' tragic conclusion lacking the emotional impact it could have had. It was still gut-wrenching, but fans had long been preparing to be in tears.

More sex and less love

Sex scenes were at the forefront, and the romance suffered because of it.

'The love story that changed the ton' didn't seem all that monumental, especially since it seemed to take just two episodes for them to be in love. Many fans didn't 'feel' Charlotte and George falling for each other, with one Reddit user questioning how 'they had lots of angry sex and were suddenly in love?'

Too dark

There's a fine line between deep and dark, and Queen Charlotte went too far into the latter, with themes of mental health, medical, torture and marital rape. Many fans found it uncomfortable and upsetting at times.

Lack of alignment with Bridgerton

One Redditor pointed out numerous inconsistencies like the fact Brimsley is loyal throughout Queen Charlotte but then in Bridgerton the Queen refers to him as an untrustworthy gossip, or that the Bridgerton sisters never appear in the drawing room, even though it is 'pretty much only place the girls hang out.' Where were they? What happened with the Great Experiment? Every mention of it or race was very lackluster.

With Shonda Rhimes in charge of both Bridgerton and Queen Charlotte, it should be easy to ensure that the storylines align and everything ties together, so how did these details slip between the cracks? Was it lazy writing?

In no way are we trying to bash this royal love story. The actors were amazing, the story was beautiful and the opulence, sensuality and intrigue certainly did not disappoint, but in many areas, the plot fell short, and the series felt like it lacked the captivating, binge-worthy factor that Bridgerton has, which makes it hard to understand the hype.

Source: Reddit.