Bridgerton fans have spotted a Regency anachronism that managed to slip through the hawk-eyed editing eyes over at Netflix.
The raunchy romp returned at the end of January for its fourth season, pairing the unpaid maid Sophie (Yerin Ha) with Bridgerton-elect Benedict (Luke Thompson).
While we wait for the back half of the season to arrive later this month (truly, must Netflix do that to us…), fans have unsurprisingly started poring over the four episodes we already have.
That resulted in one watcher with a surprisingly masterful attention to detail (Netflix, hire her!) to spot an error in the premiere episode of the season, entitled The Waltz.
In the scene, newfound minx Violet Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell) hosts the infamous masquerade ball of the series and is speaking to newcomer Araminta (Katie Leung) at the soiree.
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Except, one TikToker spotted what appears to be a small bandage on Araminta’s left ear, presumably to cover what would be an equally anachronistic upper ear piercing.
In a video that has now been viewed tens of thousands of times, TikTok user @chelsi_or_yesi posted the moment and wrote in the caption, referring to Leung’s role in Harry Potter: ‘Dearest gentle readers…it appears this might be Cho Chang after all.. bandaids in this era?! The ton want to know.’
After all, the show is set in the 17th century, but plasters like the one pictured weren’t invented until 1920.
In the comments section, some fans pointed out it’s a TV show and certainly doesn’t pretend to be period accurate (hello pop song string covers), with Emilia writing: ‘People forget it’s a production like people are putting on a show here. Cmon guys it’s not real life.’
Others noted that high definition televisions most likely haven’t helped with making it easier for viewers to spot the period inaccuracies.
Metro's take on Bridgerton season 4
TV Editor Sabrina Barr shares her review…
While the tale being woven in season four might feel familiar, it sets a very different tone for the world of Bridgerton.
This is the deepest the series has ever delved into the upstairs-downstairs dynamics of the Ton, and it’s about time.
Bridgerton knows how to give the fans what they want, while also keeping us on our toes.
The plot might not be groundbreaking, but this is escapism at its finest. It’s had us on the edge of our seats and clutching our pearls for six years, long may the obsession continue.
At least we know we’ll be able to keep spotting these slight mishaps for long to come, because we still have a whole smattering of Bridgerton offspring to couple off, not to mention part two of this season.
We have to go until the end of February for the final four episodes, specifically, February 26.
Not ideal, after that cliffhanger! Fans aren’t too best pleased either, as Ebonné Alexander was one of the TV-watchers taking to X on release day to demand Netflix release the tapes.
Bridgerton season 4 part 1 is available to stream on Netflix.
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