Forget Versailles' filthy sex scenes, viewers were more interested in those hairstyles
It might have courted controversy, but BBC2 period drama Versailles didn't seem to offend on social media
New period drama Versailles kicked off last night, and very quickly started trending on Twitter. The drama, starring George Blagden and Alexander Vlahos, was the centre of some controversy before it aired, with certain critics dubbing its sex scenes and violence too graphic for a BBC audience.
But it's fair to say viewers weren't exactly left open mouthed by the show...
https://twitter.com/jpshaddock/status/738113167411269632
https://twitter.com/JaneJohnsonBakr/status/738118812743176193
https://twitter.com/a_mhv/status/738122156651995136
https://twitter.com/robert_cashin/status/738260721541189632
But some tweeters did still warn against watching with your parents...
https://twitter.com/mrdavebyrne/status/738119357616816128
https://twitter.com/cosetteee/status/738158870296596480
As the episode aired, there was much discussion around Versailles' stylistic choices:
https://twitter.com/paulwhitelaw/status/738113317223473152
https://twitter.com/journodave/status/738108745012645888
But really most people on Twitter were just mesmerised by everyone's long locks...
https://twitter.com/kiss_manchester/status/738169917757759488
https://twitter.com/Fioooonah/status/738150834530177024
https://twitter.com/lilytniu/status/738141296603193345
https://twitter.com/jimshelley17/status/738137770405695490
Sure, there were some who hated it...
https://twitter.com/Castles73/status/738147754443038720
https://twitter.com/Tea_tattoosPaws/status/738257020537700352
https://twitter.com/JamieJohnston4/status/738111809748635650
But Versailles definitely has fans...
https://twitter.com/nia_oliver1/status/738136754528473089
https://twitter.com/MsPMeyer/status/738255945055281152
https://twitter.com/valpanna/status/738156496001736704
Versailles continues on Wednesdays at 9:00pm on BBC2
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