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Megan Behnke

Why Does Bridgerton Use The Term 'Pinnacle' So Much To Describe Lovemaking? Apparently, A Thesaurus Was Involved

Sophie and Benedict facing each other at a ball and holding hands. .

After what seems like a long wait, Bridgerton Season 4, Part 2 finally dropped on the 2026 TV schedule with a Netflix subscription. Fans were once again taken back to the 1800s to reunite with their favorite regal family and were once again reminded that the show takes place in the 19th century by the way they talk. For instance, the word “pinnacle” was used quite a lot during the first part of Season 4 to describe lovemaking, and apparently, the attribution goes to a thesaurus.

During Part 1 of Season 4, which dropped in January, Hannah Dodd’s Francesca Stirling uses the word “pinnacle” on numerous occasions when talking about making love to her husband, noting that she hasn’t been able to reach her peak. It’s definitely not a word used often to describe the act of climaxing, but showrunner Jess Brownell told AP News that she had to do a bit of research to make sure she was using the correct phrasing, or something that sounded like it, used during Britain’s Regency Era:

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