There's a controversial scene in Bridgerton where Daphne shifts herself on top of Simon so he can't use the pullout method he's relied on throughout the show. He's clearly alarmed, and there have been many discussions criticizing the way this rape scene is depicted (in the novel on which the show is based, evidently, the scene is even more problematic because Simon comes home drunk).
Intimacy coordinator for Bridgerton Lizzy Talbot told Insider, "my job is the welfare of the actors and making sure they were safe the entire time. I think it's created a really great conversation around consent. And what it looks like, regardless of gender."
Dr. Tanouye said in this video, "If one partner is forcing the other partner to do something sexually that they don't want to do, that's sexual assault." She continued, "Depicting that scene as some part of power move against his will is wrong and false."
