Shondaland's first Netflix series, Bridgerton, has proven to be quite the talk of the town. The eight-episode series follows the titular family, the Bridgertons, who lived in the Regency era from 1813 to 1827. Shonda Rhimes and Chris Van Dusen adapted Julia Quinn's best-selling novels, with its maiden season focusing on Daphne's debut into society.
Here, we also get to know the rest of the Bridgertons. The household is kept by the Viscount's widow, Violet Bridgerton, and headed by the eldest (and current viscount) Bridgerton, Anthony. He's followed by his good-looking and well-mannered siblings: Benedict, Colin, Daphne, Eloise, Francesca, Gregory, and Hyacinth. So now, we ask: Why did the Viscountess and her husband name their children alphabetically? To keep things neat and in order of course! We won't be surprised if this quirk was also used to keep track of their large family, TBH.
While Lady Whistledown had only kind thoughts for Daphne (aka the diamond of the first water) in the TV series, in Julia Quinn's literary universe, Lady Whistledown had sharper words for the Bridgertons. For one, she called the idea of having the sibling names in alphabetical order a "banality." She adds, "Orderliness is, of course, beneficial in all things, but one would think that intelligent parents would be able to keep their children straight without needing to alphabetize their names." Ouch!
Nonetheless, the thoughtful tradition of the ABCs gets a lovely nod by Episode 8 so get ready to binge!
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