{"id":2256588,"date":"2026-01-29T17:22:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T17:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2256588"},"modified":"2026-01-29T17:22:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T17:22:12","slug":"bridgerton-season-4-part-1-review-benedict-and-sophies-cinderella-story-is-more-sweet-than-spicy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/bridgerton-season-4-part-1-review-benedict-and-sophies-cinderella-story-is-more-sweet-than-spicy\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Bridgerton\u2019 Season 4 Part 1 Review: Benedict and Sophie\u2019s Cinderella Story Is More Sweet Than Spicy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\">From the beginning, \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt8740790\/\">Bridgerton<\/a>\u201d has been buoyed by the strength of its casting. Fans fell head over heels for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm3697443\/\">Phoebe Dynevor<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm2074546\/\">Reg\u00e9-Jean Page<\/a>\u2019s 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 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm9992180\/\">Julia Quinn<\/a> series that made up the source material, but because it\u2019s simply no fun to watch someone fall in love with a bad actor.<\/p>\n<p>Had \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt8740790\/\">Bridgerton<\/a>\u201d cast a hot-but-wooden hunk as Viscount Anthony Bridgerton instead of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0047332\/\">Jonathan Bailey<\/a>, watching him hem and&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.imdb.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the beginning, \u201cBridgerton\u201d has been buoyed by the strength of its casting. Fans fell head over heels for Phoebe Dynevor and Reg\u00e9-Jean Page\u2019s 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. 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