Bridgerton Season 4 episode sneak peek has fans | TV Shows

Bridgerton fans are fuming at Netflix after a promised sneak peek of the show’s fourth season went awry.

Eager fans worldwide had registered in advance to tune into the January 14 event and first episode livestream. However, due to technical glitches, many had been left unable to access the event. Originally slated for a 5.30pm GMT start, the livestream was delayed by an hour due to these unexpected points on Netflix’s end.

Attendees acquired an e mail apologizing for the hiccup, stating: “Apologies for the technical difficulties… Our sincere apologies for the delay. Please stand by, the Bridgerton Season 4 Premiere Masquerade: A Livestream Event will be live soon on Tudum.com.”

The delay and technical issues sparked frustration among fans who took to Instagram to vent their disappointment. One disgruntled viewer posted: “Dear Bridgerton, with the ton of the season would have be nice with the technical issue to have a bit more time or a link to watch the first episode for people who waited 1:30hour and coudnt wait more on be right back gutted I was in and couldn’t watch please @bridgertonnetflix give us the livestream review access to be able to catch up [sic].”

One disgruntled viewer vented: “it never ended up working. basically waited all day, refreshing until it said thanks for attending smh. @netflixtudum @bridgertonnetflix you owe us those GIVEAWAYS [sic].”

Another echoed the sentiment, saying: “Same! I couldn’t watch, it never worked” while another chimed in: “SAME! ! ! I agree that those that rsvp’d and had our time wasted and should get a 1st ep link or something [sic].”

A Bridgerton fanatic expressed their disappointment: ” @bridgertonnetflix what a horrible experience today. Signing up for something you’ve been waiting years for and your site crashing for hours thus leading to so many people like myself not being able to wait around and then missing the first episode. I think it is only fair for those that signed up to receive access to the first episode be given that first episode. You really should drop the first episode due to what happened today. Not well done at all.”

Despite the technical hiccups, some fans managed to catch the episode and took to X to share their reactions. One fan shared a snippet of Benedict Bridgerton’s (portrayed by Luke Thompson) initial encounter with Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha) at his mom’s masquerade ball.

On X (beforehand recognized as Twitter), one viewer gushed: “I can’t get over their first meeting” while another noticed: “Kinda genius that their first questions to each other-‘What is your name?’ And ‘Why did you rescue me?’ also double as their thematic statements for the season [sic].”

One viewer likened the show to a beloved Bridgerton spin-off, gushing: “I love the pure fairytale vibes… this felt like when I watched queen charlotte! [sic].” Another fan shared: “The way Benedict’s eyes never left her, not even for a second.” An Instagram person praised: “What a beautiful episode to kick off Benophie season. It was perfection and made my book loving heart soar [sic].”

In addition to the premiere and first episode livestream, fans had been handled to a slew of interviews with the solid and crew from the historic Palais Brongniart in Paris. Benedict’s portrayer, Thompson, hinted at a refined Easter egg in the fourth episode, involving a tiepin that would carry issues “full-circle”.

He steered the merchandise held a deeper significance and urged viewers to keep alert for clues. Claudia Jessie, who performs Eloise Bridgerton, also teased an thrilling journey for her free-spirited character. She revealed that Eloise was “chipping away at the expectations” set by her household and society by exploring new methods to live life on her own phrases.

Furthermore, the Line of Duty actress hinted that Eloise had now come up with a “genius idea” to carve her own path, although whether or not it could show profitable remained to be seen. Netflix has unveiled the titles for the eight episodes of season 4. The names for Part 1, set to release on January 29, are as follows: Episode 1: The Waltz, Episode 2: Time Transfixed, Episode 3: The Field Next to the Other Road, and Episode 4: An Offer from a Gentleman.

Part 2, touchdown on February 26, consists of: Episode 5: Yes or No, Episode 6: The Passing Winter, Episode 7: The Beyond, and Episode 8: Dance in the Country. Season 4 is based on Julia Quinn’s third novel in the Bridgerton collection, An Offer From A Gentleman.

This adaptation comes after Shondaland determined to shuffle the sequence, with Season 3, impressed by the fourth novel Romancing Mr Bridgerton and centered on Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan), being tailored prior to Benedict’s story.