Francesca and Michaela Deserve a Wedding—So Why Are We Terrified They’ll End Up as Roommates?

Bridgerton reimagined race, but kept class in the closet.

The adaptation of Julia Quinn’s romance novel series was praised immediately for its diversity. In this version of Regency England, the inter-racial marriage between Queen Charlotte and King George III has eradicated racism in England, while the transatlantic slave trade is virtually non-existent in the fictional utopia. It’s a period drama without all of the period baggage, so to say.

Which is why I was so shocked, as a long time fan...