Nancy Drew takes on sex-positivity with humor and grace in The Spell of the Burning Bride

Nancy Drew might typically be very serious and business-centric when it comes to her life and what she wants, but in season 2’s “The Spell of the Burning Bride”, we saw a new side of Nancy. In fact, it was something the series has been missing in the past – a sense of humor.

While under the influence of a spell (of course), we got to watch as Nancy Drew went a bit “boy crazy” as Ace put it. And we were here for it.

Not only was the entire episode a chance to see Nancy have some fun, while also dealing with a bit of a paranormal mystery, but we also got a chance to see the men of the series shine in a new way. Don’t get me wrong, we already know that this is a very good-looking cast all around, but in The Spell of the Burning Bride, that idea was taken to the next level.

Seriously, where else are you going to watch these typically serious men getting the windswept hair treatment as they move in slow motion? It was amazing.

Nancy Drew takes on The Spell of the Burning Bride with humor

Of course, there was something more to this episode than a chance to laugh over Nancy’s newfound sexual awakening (of sorts), as the heart of the curse and the episode itself was on the idea of being sex-positive.

After Nancy sits down with the journalist, Valerie Samuels, who points out that Nancy is doing a good job on her social media not to flaunt her assets by posting bikini pictures and the like, which is very professional and something a college might be on the lookout for, things seem to come to a head in Nancy’s mind about what it means to be a woman. And while propriety and respectability may look different in 2020/21 than they did in the late 1800s or early 1900s, that doesn’t mean that there are not still people who promote the idea of appropriate attire for women.

And that idea of women being sexual or chaste, wearing bikinis or fully clothed really was at the heart of the spell/curse that befell Nancy Drew.

Over the course of the episode, we got to watch as Nancy fought her urges, tried to seduce a guy or two, and also struggle with how she feels about being a professional and a woman. It was a fascinating episode that offered us both humor and grace in the face of a topic that could have been difficult, but wasn’t.

While there was certainly a cringeworthy moment or two, there was also a lesson to be learned, and a laugh to be had. And that is why this was definitely one of the best episodes of Nancy Drew yet.

What did you think of this episode of Nancy Drew? Did you laugh over the Nancy’s apparent appreciation of all the men in her life? Tell us in the comments below.