From the beginning, “Bridgerton” has been buoyed by the strength of its casting. Fans fell head over heels for Phoebe Dynevor and Regé-Jean Page’s Season 1 love story not just because it was smolder-heavy bodice-ripping fare with an egalitarian twist, but also because the actors truly seemed to embody the characters. That was important, not just because so much of the audience was familiar with the Julia Quinn series that made up the source material, but because it’s simply no fun to watch someone fall in love with a bad actor.
Had “Bridgerton” cast a hot-but-wooden hunk as Viscount Anthony Bridgerton instead of Jonathan Bailey, watching him hem and…
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