THE REALITY OF ESCAPING INTO FANTASY
I just finished watching the last episode of Bridgerton, season three. I am a bit embarrassed to admit it. I would rather say I watched some historical documentary than I spent hours and hours enthralled by a sexy Regency soap opera, but I did. Sometimes I just need to escape into total fantasy, which Bridgerton has in spades. In Bridgerton there are no poor people and no racial or social unrest. The biggest problems people face are concerns about what extremely attractive and well dressed person they are going to marry. There are no termites in their houses like there are in mine. Evidently there are no bathrooms either but they manage to stay impeccably groomed through every crisis that befalls them. So what has kept me willing to revisit this impossible world night after night? I was especially intrigued by watching a woman who was not a size zero playing a romantic lead. That is a fantasy I can get into. A MIRACULOUS TRANSFORMATION It’s rare to see a curvy woman portrayed in such an appealing way. I thought about how her character, Pentelope Featherington, has transformed over the three seasons of Bridgerton. In the beginning she is unsure of herself and uncomfortable in the whirlwind social world of fancy parties and balls. Then it is revealed to the audience that, under the pen name Lady Whistledown, she is the secret author of the local gossip newsletter and a talented writer with a unique view of people’s vulnerabilities. In season three she steps out into society as a new woman (with behind-the-scenes help from an army of hairdressers, costume designers, and makeup artists), and transforms from an ugly duckling into the belle of the ball. It makes me imagine what my life would be like if I were a character in Bridgerton. I don’t feel ugly but I have never felt beautiful either. In my fantasy world, I would love to be transformed, like Pentelope, into a new woman, pampered by all those makeup artists and costume designers. I can see myself in a Regency inspired empire waist dress. They were very popular in the 1960’s and always one of my favorite styles. It’s a look that is flattering on almost any body. I would forego the corset, however, as a enjoy breathing more than I want my waist to look smaller. BECOMING LADY WHISTLEDOWN I am too old to be one of the young ladies husband hunting at the ball, but I would enjoy stepping into the shoes of Pentelope to become the next Lady Whistledown, author of the local gossip newsletter. A gossip column is a bit like a blog and I have lots of experience writing. Words have power and writing has the power to transform.
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