The first part of season 3 Bridgerton ends with an unforgettable scene for fans. What is behind the filming and success of this series? Spoilers.
We’ve been used to it since the first season The Bridgerton Chronicles sets social networks on fire with his sulphurous scenes. But season 3, of which the first part is online on Netflixit seems special move internet users. In question: Colin and Penelope. Here are the secrets to filming “that” scene and why it’s so important to fans – with spoilers.
The Female Gaze and Improv: What’s Behind Bridgerton Season 3 Episode 4
Colin and Penelope getting closer was very, very much expected. And that happened, in this famous carriage, during the fourth episode. The scene, which was widely shared on social media, had little effect. But it is not only because of the knowledge of this love interest, nor to the simple presence of a sex scene. He turned on the shape of it.
However, the actor (Luke Newton) and the actress (Nicola Coughlan) were putting a lot of pressure on each other. ” It had to be (…) beautiful, touching, romantic and sexy at the same time, which is a lot of things “, explained Coughlan. But a sufficiently healthy context of the shooting made it possible to calmly shoot such a scene for this season: ” It really was a safe place “, Right precise Newton. He also takes the opportunity to recall the importance of the intimacy coordinator, Lizzie Talbot in this case: “ If something scared us or made us uncomfortable, Lizzie supported us. And if things changed that day and we didn’t want to do something, she was still very supportive. »
” We had all the control. We felt really empowered (authorized)”, he adds Coughlan, about such intimate scenes. The actress and actor knew when to call the intimacy coordinator, but ” it didn’t feel guided or choreographed to us “. She adds: ” We said to ourselves: ‘I trust you, trust me’, let’s do it the best we can. » Moreover, part of the sequence is improvised. As the actress explains, they did not hear the director cut out. ” So the director had to come to us and ask us: ‘But what are you doing?’ “, she recalls.
But that’s not all. The scene itself is a bit shocking: such a sex sequence shot exclusively from a female perspective — women’s gauze — remains unusually rare in TV series. These are scenes that are not phallocentric, but are directed towards the pleasure of the protagonist, especially by emphasizing the so-called the foreplay phase. It’s never only fiction: in terms of representation, sexuality on screen plays an important role. Series Ginny & Georgia, also on Netflix, also chose to focus on this type of scene in its second season; which shows evolution (all the more so since these two works are among the most viewed on the platform).
Likewise, the fans were marked along the way Colin showed a marked care according to Penelope’s clothing after their relationship: a staging that is once again far removed from screen habits in moments of intimacy between a woman and a man.
And surprisingly, there was also an element of improvisation. ” I wish I could take credit for this amazing moment… ‘physical authenticity’, but I didn’t direct it. It was Luke Newton! “, explained the director of the episode, on.
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