What's 'Bridgerton' Without the Sex?

Season 2 of the Netflix show betrays its romance roots by barely acknowledging or indulging women’s sexual desires that the genre is celebrated for.

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Even worse, all those titillating early flirtations and side-plot dalliances that made season 1 so risqué are now gone, which is a disservice not only to horny fans, but to the very romance genre the show is meant to honor. The book this season is based on still has plenty of steamy sex scenes to keep the reader engaged until Anthony and Kate finally get it on.

We read historical romance for the heroine who is so overcome by desire that she’s willing to cross the bounds of propriety to fulfill that need. Romance novels don't punish or mock their heroines for these desires—or for acting on them—but treat them as normal. We got that in season 1 of—which helped make it a breakout hit. And it's all there in the book that the second season is based on, too.

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