Swish

Tay and Lydia take on episode 6, “Swish,” of Netflix and Shondaland’s "Bridgerton." Lydia mulls over which piece of music fits the honeymoon episode better, “It Wasn’t Me” by Shaggy or Taylor Swift’s “Wildest Dreams” arranged and performed by Duomo. We compare Lady Whistledown in the books vs. the series, question the necessity of the village pig plot line, and delve into a serious discussion of consent and the show’s decision to include a sexual assault scene in the adaptation of the original book. 

Content warning: Detailed discussion of sexual assault, reproductive coercion, and gaslighting takes place 1:26-2:02 in this episode.

Next week: Episode 7, “Ocean’s Apart”

Our recs:

Elizabeth Hoyt, Not the Duke’s Darling, 1st in her Greycourt series, & Wicked Intentions, 1st in her Maiden Lane series (Fabulous romance!)

Allie Brosh, Solutions and Other Problems (Hilarious! Not a romance!)

Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita (A classic! Not a romance!)

Support Independent Bookstores!

Beagle and Wolf Books & Bindery, Park Rapids, MN, https://beagleandwolf.com/ 

Powell’s Books, Portland, OR, https://www.powells.com/ 

Mentioned in the episode:

Intimacy coordinators:

Keira Knightley and Samuel L. Jackson on the Graham Norton Show, June 2014, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKmn1ZGDbLg
Related: https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a35307229/keira-knightley-sex-scenes-ban-male-directors/ 

Gentleman Jack's intimacy coordinator, https://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-48401926

Alexis Daria, You Had Me at Hola

More on follies:
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/76504/10-extravagant-examples-folly-architecture 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folly 

Consent/sexual assault discussion:

Merryanna Salem, “Bridgerton’s Most Controversial Scene Showcases The Series’ Mishandling Of Consent And Race,” Junkee.com: https://junkee.com/bridgerton-controversy-consent-race/283875

Aja Romano, “Bridgerton has a rape scene, but it’s not treated like one,” Vox.com: https://www.vox.com/22194033/bridgerton-netflix-rape-scene-novel

About reproductive coercion, onelove.com: https://www.joinonelove.org/learn/know-reproductive-coercion/

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