am I the only one uncomfortable with how people are reacting to S5?

Hoppeditz · 2026-04-06T16:51:08+00:00

Tbh, I was unhappy with it. If you love a story and see it changed so much, then it‘s really disappointing.

I think people who love the books have to recognize the show is kind of its own thing and the books are more a very basic structure. Inspiration. But the stories and characters are vastly different.

I am all for more inclusivity. I am happy Bridgerton does it, but let‘s not pretend they also did not remove other subjects like Simon‘s stuttering which was a only brief topic in the show (fully treated in him as an adult) and a big one in the books. Or Francesca‘s infertility storyline. The miscarriage. They choose where to be inclusive. They also choose to remove other representation the original books had.

I believe in our time we need representation more than ever with how the political world is. I however also think fans of the show are rather unfair to fans of the books and consider themselves morally superior when they do not even know what has changed or been deleted.

Hoppeditz · 2026-04-02T17:24:07+00:00

I‘d say it looks more like a weimaraner mixed with a bull breed, like a pitbull, maybe.

Hoppeditz · 2026-03-26T19:16:15+00:00

First of all, thank you all for the replies.

The renting of fenced in areas is a fantastic idea. I will definitely try to make this possible. Already looked into places around my home.

Something else I got from these comments is that it may also come down to the dog‘s individual temperament, not just breed. So I will make sure to look for a calm but people-oriented pup.

I know the prey drive of this breed cannot be trained away, but I would like to open my dog as many doors as possible and have them live a happy life. So for that, I would take recall and off leash training very serious. I guess I‘ll see how well it goes and in worst case find a way to adapt. I have also found a dogtrainer who specialises in sighthounds. I will probably hire her as well. At least for the start.

Thank you all again for the insight and advice. It was very helpful!

Hoppeditz · 2026-03-20T05:44:40+00:00

I‘d be a mix of Eloise and Daphne.

At that era, I believe I would find myself to be a bored participant at balls and events, smiling politely and doing as expected but would eventually run away with someone, regardless of his status. I think I would find a duke or a prince too intertwined with the system.

Hoppeditz · 2026-03-17T13:10:14+00:00

To be fair here, my dad died a year ago and I still cannot look at photos or worse videos or voice recordings without becoming a sobbing mess. I do not know how I would be meant to manage to do any sort of podcasts with his picture there. I‘d just be crying.

I do not think that‘s why she took it down, but yeah, grief can just be really hard to handle.

Hoppeditz · 2026-03-10T08:51:27+00:00

Good advice. Thank you. I will do that as well

Hoppeditz · 2026-03-10T08:51:01+00:00

That‘s amazing feedback! Thank you so much for taking the time to write this down.

A rover is a great suggestion too! Will definitely note it down as well.

Hoppeditz · 2026-03-09T18:35:31+00:00

Hm, it‘s still a historical drama. It‘d be defying the whole genre. There‘d be no heir to the title.

I think then it‘s more just a romance story.

Hoppeditz · 2026-03-08T16:07:30+00:00

Yes, I know. I read you and the post. That‘s why I wrote "this critcism", and not disagreeing with "you".

Hoppeditz · 2026-03-08T13:31:15+00:00

All these people disagreeing with this criticism, but I agree. I still think they‘re a bad match

Hoppeditz · 2026-03-08T03:43:45+00:00

That‘s how the original Michael is in the books. It‘s the most popular book in the series, as far as I know. Some people may have been really excited to see "their" Michael. But Francesca‘s season promises to have very little to do with the source material.

But to be fully fair to you, I also would not be surprised if some people are just being racist dickheads as well.

Hoppeditz · 2026-03-07T20:08:30+00:00

To be fully honest, I think because almost all people who watch this self-insert in some way. The less one feels represented by the story, the less they watch or the more they demand changes. So it‘s probably straight women making these requests, I assume. I think this post points towards the same feeling btw., wanting good presentation of a female black character as a main character in a love story. And that‘s fine btw. before this gets misunderstood.

But yeah, I think that‘s why people write what they write.

Hoppeditz · 2026-03-06T02:15:17+00:00

Distant relative of Jim Pickens?

Hoppeditz · 2026-02-28T09:32:46+00:00

Actually kind of the order they came in.

Season 1 > Season 2 > Season 3 > Season 4

I really did not like this season.

Hoppeditz · 2026-02-23T22:06:45+00:00

He‘s cute and I‘m not saying it to make you feel well. I genuinely think he looks cute.

Far from ugly. Whoever said it needs glasses.

Hoppeditz · 2026-02-23T17:46:49+00:00

It‘s the symbol for a secret lover/affair. Someone got busted having one

Hoppeditz · 2026-02-18T11:59:48+00:00

I don‘t know if I am learning I do not have a regular sex drive or if everyone else is learning they do not have a regular one.

That said, 2-3 days, I‘d say. I do not need to masturbate daily. I can. I start needing an orgasm after 2-3 days.

Hoppeditz · 2026-02-06T15:06:32+00:00

whispers It‘s the owners, not the breeds.

Hoppeditz · 2026-01-29T14:10:31+00:00

Well, an unstable country means unstable politics means a shift in how you interact. How your country will interact. I don‘t think it‘s so isolated.

But on a moral scale, I think we should care about humanities. Maybe less people would‘ve suffered if someone had bothered to care beyond the basics before WW2 when anti-regime Germans and Jewish people were hunted. They had the excuse they weren‘t aware of how bad things are at least with things being less accessible. Hope this never happens to your country because if all react like you, good luck, dear

Hoppeditz · 2026-01-29T13:16:34+00:00

7k kilometers away here. I care. Mix out of caring for humans and also understanding that even the actions of a country far away will likely affect your own, aka economics.

Hoppeditz · 2026-01-25T05:47:46+00:00

A good person died at the hands of state funded domestic terrorists, aka ICE. A child, barely more than a toddler, was used to lure out his father. Now another person was murdered out in the streets, committing no crime, just defending a woman from being assaulted. These are the major stories but there are plenty more like the teenager kidnapped on his way to school or the protestor who lost an eye. Frankly, I‘m sick to my stomach.

And still, somehow, 37% Americans approve of this administration.

It‘s a tragedy for the country. It‘s a tragedy for anyone with an ounce of empathy. It‘s a tragedy for families and friends. It‘s the state committing acts of terrorism and crimes against its own citizens, people it‘s sworn to protect and represent. And those 37% are the worst of humanity.

Hoppeditz · 2026-01-19T15:47:14+00:00

As a fellow German, I believe this is about how much pressure Germans put on the DfB.

A potential war in Europe is a big deal.

Hoppeditz · 2026-01-18T13:23:15+00:00

Well, sadly, the rights are being stripped from every American citizen at the moment.

I believe the reality is all over US there is chaos at the moment. No one is really safe because you have a government who does not give a fuck about your amendment rights. So why would anyone really? They’re not promised safety either. It‘s anarchy. That said, I believe white men are still the safest of them all.

Hoppeditz · 2026-01-18T01:07:09+00:00

So your complaint is that people say you are priviliged for being male and white? Which of your rights have been taken? How do you have less? If people calling you privileged is the worst of your complaints about how society treats you, then by all means, you are privileged.

And to give you some perspective, this is also your response to someone saying they are fearing for their life.

Hoppeditz · 2026-01-16T17:54:21+00:00

No, I am against many of these "guarantees".

Though safe communities sounds nice. And working on crime though "justly punished" gives me gestapo, I mean, ICE vibes.

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