2023-05-03 21:40:00
Caught in an ossified anti-lust and anti-love glossy image of a purely reproductive family: what remains of historical figures in a dazzling Netflix series.
Just smile and wave. Queen Charlotte gave the tip to her husband, King George III, in the much-advertised and much-anticipated Netflix series of the same name. As a young king, he has to stand up to invited nobles and rivals at an official event. Smile and wave. That’s what Prince William whispered to his son when he had to go to the press with him – also a George. good boy Good boy. And that probably also applies to the upcoming coronation of the current British king Charles III. at the weekend: smile, wave. The crowd will appreciate it, even cheer. That sounds like a reliable recipe from which light and easily digestible series food is created. Comfortably softened with a portion of glitter. To yawn?
Time to descend into the catacombs of the British Palace. Among the untold stories at court in the 18th century. On the horror stories of the Age of Enlightenment. Of rape in marriage, women sold, suppressed lust, countless miscarriages, everyday racism and arrogance, secret homosexuality, torture, quacks and charlatans. About a mental illness of the king that was not allowed to be and the true being behind the glow of the sparkling jewels on the necks of the ladies.
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Maybe turn it on? The next episode of the “Freie Presse” podcast “Nachtfresser” takes the mini-series under the burning glass. With the long-awaited streaming start of the next story from the “Bridgerton” cosmos on May 4th, Netflix is already lining up the third story about palace whispers, coitus and costume pomp. The American screenplay queen Shonda Rhimes (Grey’s Anatomy) is known for fooling her viewers and is always good for a twist in the plot that goes over dead bodies. Everything is allowed if it serves the story. Along with “Squid Games”, “Bridgerton” is one of the most successful series of the Internet pay-TV channel. The number of those who are surprised at the success is at least as large as that of the binge watchers. This time, however, the production serves viewers more than swiftly defoliating dukes and sighing ladies in dazzling robes. Leaving the Julia Quinn novel series, the six-part prequel miniseries also sheds a lot of superficiality. Suddenly dialogues seem possible that shine behind etiquette and representation, discourses of power unfold in their multitude like petticoats under silk dresses.
Who were this “Farmer George”, farmer Georg and his “Treasure from Strelitz”, Sophie Charlotte zu Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who are said to have had a happy marriage in the spirit of their time? In 1761 the royal couple were married without knowing each other. The Bridgerton prequel gives them faces with India Amarteifio as the young queen and Corey Mylchreest as King George. How dark can an 18th-century British queen be portrayed? This question also haunts the debate before the start of the series in the usual tradition. In doing so, she distracts from so many essential things. Much remains in the dark. unlit. Ultimately, “Queen Charlotte” appears as an excerpt from the Netflix fairyland. Now just smile and wave.
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