Charlotte and Georges love is not to be confused with the passion that ignites when opposites attract.
They do not resent one another, but the structures in place that would have them unite.
The Duke is brooding and mysterious, stubborn and independent.
Queen Charlotte and King George in ‘Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story’ | Nick Wall/Netflix
His contemptuous gazes and condescending scoffs for all he deems superfluous only add to his intrigue.
That is not what is at play between The Duke and Daphne.
These two are constantly trying to mold each other to their own desires.
Daphne wants a family.
The Duke insists he does not.
Steam does not an everlasting love story make.
Queen Charlotte and King George in ‘Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story’ | Liam Daniel/Netflix
Does this sound like the foundation for a healthy relationship?
When the flame burns out, whats left?
This may be an enemies-to-lovers arc.
Queen Charlotte in ‘Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story’ | Liam Daniel/Netflix
The problem: these two stay enemies all the while becoming lovers.
They dont get a chance to swoon, to gaze at each other from across the garden.
They must go from marriage to love, not from love to marriage.
Daphne and Simon in ‘Bridgerton’ | Liam Daniel/Netflix
And, it is this very structure at the base of most of their tension.
These two are both intellectuals.
They both benefit from wit and cleverness.
Queen Charlotte and King George in ‘Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story’ | Liam Daniel / Netflix
They can challenge each other in the bedroom and in the study.
They want the same things in life family, closeness, dependability.
They may have passion.
That is for plays.
Love is a choice one makes.
You take someone in marriage, and you choose to love them.
The life of a royal is lonely.
So you grab someone and you hang on.
You love, and you love hard, because if you do not, you are lost.
