What Bridgerton’s ‘pinnacle’ tells us about sex talk today
- Written by Alexandra James, Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
Liam Daniel/Netflix © 2025Among the corsets and chemistry, the latest season of Bridgerton gets one thing right: the taboos around talking about sex and sexual pleasure.
Newlywed Francesca asks in hushed confusion what it means to reach “the pinnacle” (orgasm). As she cannot reach one, she is concerned this may be linked to her...
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