What Unrealistic Period Drama Moments Break Immersion?

by Jenna GuillaumeBuzzFeed Contributor

When period pieces are done well, you get lost in another time and place, swept along with the drama. But increasingly, that's hard to do, with more and more unrealistic creative choices that are very distracting for the viewer.

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I'm curious what unrealistic things in period dramas stuck out to you. Maybe it was something like Millie Bobby Brown's manicure in the latest Enola Holmes movie...

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Or perhaps it was a notable case of iPhone face, like Margot Robbie in Wuthering Heights...

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Or perhaps it was something like the distractingly over-styled, side-parted, and frequently hatless hair on characters like Jolyon in The Forsytes.

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Whether it was casting, costume, dialogue, acting, or something else — what unrealistic things in period pieces have stuck out to you the most? Share in the comments or the anonymous form below, and your response may be featured in an upcoming BuzzFeed post!

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