Hate All You Want, But Princess Augusta Is At Least A Better Mother Than Queen Charlotte

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story certainly surprised the audience on many different levels.

Not only the show presented possibly the best love story throughout the series, making a strong contestant for Kate and Anthony from Bridgerton season 2, but it shocked the fans with a variety of darker topics.

From the exploration of mental illness and its poor treatment to the hardships of motherhood and childbirth, from the flaws of the nobility to women and people of color's stance in the higher society, Queen Charlotte had it all and handled all the topics gracefully. Even more villainous characters were so well-thought and complex that left the audience in awe.

Of course, one of the most hated characters would be Princess Augusta, brilliantly portrayed by Michelle Fairley. Her journey surely was tough, and she didn’t try to make it even a bit easier for Charlotte.

You were not in the wrong for feeling very negatively toward her at times, however, you must admit it: the woman was ready to go to lengths for her family.

Every bad thing she’s done in the eyes of the audience she did for her family, and her son King George specifically. She was always involved in his life, protecting his image and trying to be there even if it was in her cold manner.

Discussing her character in an interview with Shondaland, Michelle Fairley used the expression “she’s cruel to be kind,” and that fits as the perfect description.

Charlotte, on the other hand, did not seem to be strong enough to carry all the things she was eventually tasked with. Although kind-hearted and good in nature, she had to toughen up to continue with her royal duties, and that is how her children got the shortest end of the stick.

Perhaps, she just didn’t have the capacity to be equally great as the mother to all 15 children, as she was The Queen.

But that only just adds the level of tragic complexity not only to her character but to the show as a whole.

If you have missed Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story premiering on Netflix at the beginning of May, you can go back to the service and stream all 6 episodes now.

Source: Shondaland