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To put it bluntly,they were facades.
Wigs still tower high and gardens still unfurl in a glorious sweep of petals and greenery.
The tiresome devotion to Regency interpretations of modern pop songs also remains but is blessedly diminished.
Perhaps I judged the prequel set with too much prejudice.
PerhapsQueen Charlotteis proof that prequels can be more entrancing than previously imagined!
All six episodes ofQueen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Storywill stream on Netflix beginning Thursday, May 4.
