{"id":2319813,"date":"2026-03-09T15:33:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T15:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2319813"},"modified":"2026-03-09T15:33:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T15:33:29","slug":"were-not-thirst-trap-puppets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/were-not-thirst-trap-puppets\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;We&#8217;re Not Thirst Trap Puppets&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Netflix<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Bridgerton<\/em> is still one of the most popular reasons to have a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tech.yahoo.com\/streaming\/articles\/netflix-subscription-plans-price-included-174717448.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Netflix subscription;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Netflix subscription<\/a>, and four seasons in that doesn\u2019t appear to be stopping. Fans are hanging on every twist and turn in the characters\u2019 relationships, especially the show\u2019s steamier moments, which in the latest season included an iconic sequence in a bathtub.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/think-bridgerton-season-4-best-131714029.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bridgerton season 4 stars Luke Thompson and Yerin Ha;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><em>Bridgerton<\/em> season 4 stars Luke Thompson and Yerin Ha<\/a>, who played leads Benedict and Sophie, recently spoke with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-features\/bridgerton-luke-thompson-yerin-ha-season-4-part-2-interview-1236515588\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:THR;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">THR<\/a> about one of the sexier scenes in the series, one well known to fans of the original book. When asked about what it was like to film the scene, Thompson explained that his goal was actually <em>not<\/em> to make it sexy, but to make it feel real. He explained\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">With those scenes, the thing to really hold at bay, for me anyway, is that sort of pressure of, &#8216;Oh, it\u2019s this kind of scene and we need to deliver this kind of thing so that people need to be excited&#8217; or whatever. I think that\u2019s not really your job. Your job is to just live the scene.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Bridgerton<\/em> is something of an outlier in television these days as TV and film have seen something of a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/nudity-falling-favor-tv-why-122034548.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:decline in sex and nudity on screen;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">decline in sex and nudity on screen<\/a> in recent years. It\u2019s frequently remarked that Gen Z is less interested in seeing these sorts of scenes. One of the reasons for thatis believed to be that they <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/olivia-wilde-says-issue-way-140822310.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:don\u2019t see the way sex is portrayed on screen as being particularly realistic.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">don\u2019t see the way sex is portrayed on screen as being particularly realistic. <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thompson indicates that in his case, the goal is very much to make the scenes realistic. The actors are encouraged to simply film the scene rather than worry about how it\u2019s going to look on screen. He credits <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/intimacy-coordinators-changed-movie-tv-130412439.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:the show\u2019s intimacy coordinator;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">the show\u2019s intimacy coordinator<\/a> for accomplishing this, and focusing the actors on simply making the scene, and not being \u201cthirst trap puppets.\u201d He continued\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lizzy [Talbot], the intimacy coordinator, enables you to do that. She puts you straight in the scene rather than standing there thinking, Are people going to enjoy this? You can\u2019t really control that, so you have to keep that side of things at bay because we\u2019re not thirst trap puppets. We try and deliver something real, the story of it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Setting aside the fact that \u201cThirst Trap Puppets\u201d is an excellent band name that somebody should use, this makes a lot of sense. While sex scenes are undeniably meant, to one degree or another, to excite an audience, they\u2019re also, one hopes, meant to progress a story, and the actors should be focused on the latter objective. The rest of it can be handled by cinematographers and editors who frame the sequence in a way that makes it fun TV.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Filming the bathtub sequence had plenty of things to navigate. Yerin Ha mentions that everything from the use of oil to, her own small stature in a large bathtub made the scene somewhat complex.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Perhaps this is exactly why a show like <em>Bridgerton<\/em> is so popular. While some may argue that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/streaming-news\/bridgerton-not-horny-enough-i-think-its-a-problem\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bridgerton sometimes isn't horny enough;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Bridgerton<\/em> sometimes isn&#8217;t horny enough<\/a>, people don&#8217;t mind sex scenes; they just feel they shouldn&#8217;t feel quite so polished. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/two-conversations-convinced-bridgerton-season-171224989.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Fans are already excited for Bridgerton Season 5;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Fans are already excited for <em>Bridgerton Season 5<\/em><\/a>. We can expect the show to continue its approach to steamy television, which will no doubt still be fun to watch, even if that\u2019s not what the actors are ever worried about.<\/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.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Netflix Bridgerton is still one of the most popular reasons to have a Netflix subscription, and four seasons in that doesn\u2019t appear to be stopping. 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