Bridgerton: Season 3

"As ridiculous and irresistible as ever."

"A welcome return to lush, steamy form."

"Nicola Coughlan dazzles."

"Nicola Coughlan is superb – but (the) show is losing its bite."

"Gets back to steamy, dreamy basics while letting Nicola Coughlan shine."

"Three seasons in, Bridgerton finally has a great heroine."

"The best thing... is Nicola Coughlan, who has been winning and funny since the first season."

"More lush and enticing than audiences might remember."

"Aside from that romantic arc, the show feels tediously familiar."

"The series returns with a lazy, uninspiring take on historical romance."

"I want to hate it but, like any good romance, I just can’t quit the damn thing."

"Still unbearably sexy."

"In Season 3... the spell starts to wear off."

"It's funnier, the sex is more frequent (if not hotter), and it makes Coughlan a bona fide star."

"If the storytelling has... begun to feel a trifle tired, Coughlan’s vulnerability provides a welcome infusion."

"Feels like it’s beginning slightly to lose its lustre — if not quite its famed lustfulness."

"A new season that’s as silly as it is steamy."