This story was originally published on The Spinoff.
All I wanted was to watch Bridget Jones’s Diary. A few months ago, in the throes of the build-up to Bridget Jones 4: Mad About the Boy, I wished to exercise my birthright as a woman in her 30s and spend some time with Bridget, Mr Darcy, and those big funny granny undies. Given that we were paying for three of the major streaming services at the time, I expected to have no issue finding the wildly popular British romantic comedy. And yet, after a bit of scrolling, I could only find it to rent for an additional $6.99 on Neon – on top of our $14.99 a month plan.
