No. It shouldn't be significant. The women had no rights, they weren't independent and the laws were ignored. A modern woman going back in time will change that how, realistically speaking (a thing I'm sure this show will get farther away from with each passing episode)?

The A.V. Club should hire you to do the reviews for this show. You have the common sense to actually make intelligent remarks and not babble about how some episodes are slower than others (duh!) or end the review with moronic feminist wishful thinking.

Nope, he will not play the same character as Brynner. This was posted on another site almost a month ago: