The Buccaneers Love Triangle Is Bad From Every Angle

Summary:

• The Buccaneers is a romantic period drama television series produced by Apple TV Plus.
• Based on the novel of the same name by Edith Wharton, the show follows a group of young American girls who come to England to marry into the aristocracy.
• One of the girls, Nan, finds herself in the middle of a love triangle.
• However, viewers are more frustrated by the plot than intrigued by the results.

There is something about period romance that just feels different. Whether it is the longing, the social rules, the slow and deliberate process of courting, or simply the lack of technological distractions, is hard to say. But the further away the romantic story is set, the more dramatic it becomes.

This is one reason why viewers were so excited to see the latest period romance series on Apple TV Plus, The Buccaneers. Based on the novel of the same name by Edith Wharton, the show was meant to be fun, intriguing, and daring in its exploration of the differences between 19th-century British and American society.

Somewhere along the way, however, something must have gone terribly wrong, and instead of a heated drama or a story about the believable friendship between young women who traveled abroad to find happiness, the show has tried nothing but to shove the most unlikable love triangle down the viewer's throat.

While some still believe that The Buccaneers is unwatchable because of its modernization of the era, others simply suggest that the show is hard to sit through simply because of a lack of empathy for any of the characters involved in the juiciest drama.

Will Nan End Up With Theo Or Guy?

Of course, the easiest person to blame would be Theo. His dukedom is a burden he has to carry, and he clearly wants people to look past his rank, but the problem is that there's nothing sympathetic to see beyond his status.

Throughout the series, Theo has proven to be manipulative and controlling, jealous and misogynistic, and he's definitely not someone you want to root for. While there were some debates about him being misunderstood in the beginning, as The Buccaneers tried their best to build a solid case for him, the truth prevailed in the end.

Guy, however, seems like a perfect match, but at this point, what would really be perfect for him is to stay away from Nan. Even though he's sweet and kind and caring and willing to come to her at the first sign of trouble, he's actively cheating. By continuing to flirt and kiss Nan, he only loses points of respect in the eyes of the audience.

While the audience feels for the 17-year-old Nan, who is supposed to make a lifelong choice and commitment, she's the one who took this triangle way too far and now has to live with the consequences. In the beginning, the whole will they/won't they plot was fun to watch. Now it's just torturous, especially when the right choice is so painfully obvious.

Hopefully, the season 1 finale of The Buccaneers will put an end to this conflict. If you want to see who Nan will choose, you can tune in to the finale on Apple TV Plus on December 13.