And yes, it all has a very Bridgerton sort of feel (think: the Featherington family), minus the total lack of romance and plus the glaring spotlight on the horrifying things that women did to themselves in a bid to look beautiful so that they might “secure their future” a.k.a. a man.
Arriving in between instalments of Bridgerton Season 3, this week’s Doctor Who doesn’t just go to Regency England, it very explicitly pastiches Netflix’s smash-hit period drama.
After accomplished and decent characters like his Bridgerton lover man or his Dungeons and Dragons paladin, it is a kick to see him embrace a kind of jock-cad persona.