"Did you have a favourite part?" Page inquired. "Episode 5, two minutes in," Nwodim said. "Episode 6, five minutes in," Bryant offered. Women everywhere nodded along to references of the show's most delectable sex scenes between Page's character, the Duke of Hastings, and Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor). Their love story is the focus of Bridgerton's first season, as narrated by Lady Whistledown, the anonymous author whose gossip columns scandalize 19th-century British high society. The show, based on novels by Julia Quinn, benefits from Shondaland flourishes including a colourblind cast, classical renditions of pop songs and runway-worthy fashion. It's escapism at its most extravagant. - Bethonie Butler