Rivals Finds Its Wit Beneath the Scandal

11/11 @ 8:19pm by Morten Nielsen

Disney+’s return to Rutshire remains gloriously shameless, with a funeral providing little pause for the county’s enthusiastic adulterers

The latest episodes pile on tangled romances, mistaken suspicions and exquisitely posh insults, preserving the delicious spirit of Jilly Cooper’s novels

Yet beneath the bedroom farce, the drama gains unexpected weight as guilt and grief begin to catch up with its privileged cast

A standout cameo from Felicity Kendal adds further sparkle, while the carefully chosen 1980s soundtrack amplifies both the comedy and the darker consequences of this ungovernable soap.