The Brunch round-up: The week and how it made us feel

Hailing Bridgerton for smashing stereotypes, looking forward to the Legally Blonde prequel, giving kudos to German dancers and feeling sorry for Ed Sheeran

The Brunch round-up: The week and how it made us feel

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  Hailing a carriage

  Come on, Bridgerton! The show started out smashing stereotypes: A Black Queen Charlotte, steamy sex scenes, Regency women in control of their destinies. Halfway into S3, new cliches abound. It’s all love and secret identity, even the orchestral versions of contemporary tunes have dried up. Colin Bridgerton’s glow-up is dull. So is he. Sigh.
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  Objecting, Your Honour

  The Legally Blonde universe is expanding! Our favourite Gemini vegetarian, Elle Woods will have her own TV show – Omigod, you guys! But it’s a prequel, following Elle in high school. Isn’t it more interesting to focus on her legal career? There is so much more to bend and snap at.
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  Herr for this.

  German dancer and TikToker Noel Robinson, who’s visiting Mumbai has been filming the sweetest clips, roping locals into seemingly spontaneous dance challenges on Juhu Beach and Carter Road. Seen the dance-off in which he gets a rickshaw driver to vibe to Rema’s Calm Down? Turns out the driver has smoother moves than the German. He should consider a side hustle.
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  Confused for Ed Sheeran

  What else did the English singer, who doesn’t understand Hindi, expect while dropping in on The Great Indian Kapil Show? They made bathroom jokes, got him to sing about paneer pakoda, and talked about how everyone in India wants to be a singer. Pretty sure Sheeran didn’t love how that shaped up. The script needs a kapil of tweaks.
• Coming up for air

  An Austrian company, Migaloo, is building the world’s first fully submersible yacht that can travel down to about 820 metres and stay there for weeks. Billionaires are already queuing up to buy them, hoping to add on laser-style lighting, a helipad, a hot-air balloon and an underwater shark-feeding station. James Bond Villain is the ultimate rich-man fantasy, isn’t it?