Do you think Bridgerton season 3 part 1 felt different to the previous seasons? Let me know your thoughts below!

Ep. 1 - I would never court Penelope featherington Ep. 2 a kiss Ep. 3 a dream Ep. 4 let’s get married This season was too rushed. I get that the characters are not new but That doesn’t mean that they can’t develop feelings for each other at a slower pace that makes more sense to the viewer. I liked Lord Debling for Penelope they had a very natural connection. The way lord Debling looked at Penelope and spoke with her. He was invested and cared for her

I wanted more back and forth and flirting before the carriage scene

It definitely felt rushed and way too many other couples going on in the background. They usually have other couples in the background, but in four episodes it felt weird. We already knew Penn was in love with Colin, but I agree the kiss thing felt unrealistic and honestly made Colin look shallow.

Netflix got greedy. Should've released all episodes at once, because now the show is getting negative reviews.

I agree with what you said that there were other romances that were more interesting than the main one. In fact, i enjoyed Penelope with Lord Debling more. 😅

There is something else that felt off right at the beginning, which is that every character seemed to be un-motivated. The queen was bored and un-invested, the mother bridgerton seemed exhausted from the start to have to deal with two daughters and felt tired in every conversation, Eloise lost her temper and felt flat even though I know it was a wanted change. Even Benedict looks forced to be in every scene and gives annoyed vibes, and his "love story" is coming out of the blue and is quite un interesting. I think the Bridgerton series thrives with the dynamism and the excitment of the story and the characters, and starting with already un-involved characters does not feels as stimulating as before. But I think it improved after the first two episodes and was still enjoyable

There was a pacing issue, and the amount of subplots were absolutely ridiculous. Will and Alice overstayed their welcome as their story has no effect on the plot, and the Featherington sister's pregnancy dilemma both come to mind. The main storyline was severely underdeveloped and felt even more so with everything crammed into four episodes.

So glad I'm not the only one who felt this way. Things felt off and disconnected for me. Hopefully part 2 is better.

The problem is that in the book Colin spends most of it going over every interaction he's had with Penelope since they were 14 and realising that he always knew that she loved him I was uncomfortable with that love and he did dance with her out of pity as well as friendship so a lot of those inner monologues with himself going through all that wondering why more people don't see Penelope for how amazing she is is lost in the show

I don't think it's about time spent because Francesca and John had a much sweeter story and I cared more about them than Colin and Penelope, a pair we have known since S1. They hyped them up so much during promotion but the actual scenes fell flat. They didn't pick the right moments to let their chemistry breathe. Also, they really should've left out mondrich and Violet side stories for another season because I really wanted to see more of Francesca and John, because their story had so much heart

The pacing was weird to ne initially until I understood that what we are feeling is what Colin is feeling. Shonda/Shondaland says this is how she writes. We feel what the characters feel. And it's brilliant. We feel off because Colin is off. His confidence is false; he is still living to please societal standards. This is the first time we are seeing love from Colin's perspective and it's brilliant. This is his sexual awakening. He is unsure of how Pen feels so he's tentative. Pen is growing in confidence but mourning the hope of being with Colin. We aren't used to her asking for what she wants and then going after it. She also has false bravado but she is tired of being in the shadows so she is pushing past it. And I love it. We are feeling the disjointed feelings othat happens when we are accepting ourselves, falling in love and maturing. That's masterful writing, character development and storytelling.

I saw someone saying that it seems Netflix wasn't confident in making Penelope (Nicola) the leading lady of the season hence the multiple pairings. And I think that perfectly hit the nail on the head.

I agree, I really don’t believe the connection. Daphne and the Duke, Anthony and his wife the chemistry flew off the screen. Colin and Pen don’t do it for me at all. I wasn’t a fan of their story in the books either. I hoped the show would make me feel better about their relationship but sadly no.

I honestly feel like half the internet is trying to gaslight us into believing Polin’s storyline was good in season 3 part 1, when it was not

Yes it was rushed. But for me there was also no conflict whatsoever between them. There was a clear conflict between Daphne/The Duke and Anthony/Kate. What is the conflict here really? Because Penelope has always wanted Colin and somehow in this season it takes nothing but a little “makeover” for him to change his mind? No depth, so substance whatsoever. They should’ve included more flashbacks of interactions between them, important moments that add more perspective to their story. I hope they won’t do the same with the upcoming seasons. It could easily result in what happened to GOT😭

Just one scene with Colin going back to find/re-read letters Penelope had sent him from previous seasons - getting to see what they talked about, their friendship, and see him recontextualize his feelings - would've made a world of difference imo, while also providing more payoff to the past 2 seasons of Polin relationship building

It feels like this season (story wise) was for the introverts, which I can appreciate but I understand the pacing was off

I feel the same way. I have no interest in pen and Colin. Over two season and we never saw WHY Pen is obsessed with Colin. They have nothing in common. To me it's just a first boy crush on the cool neighbor guy. Penelope and lord debling had SO much more in common in the first few exchanges personality, outlook on life and habits. I thought that was the story. The first two season had people who were actually compatible with each other. Colin and Pen don't. It very meh.

I thought this season so far is rather boring to be honest. The multiple stories and jumping around between them made the whole thing detract from what we know is the main romance. I've read the book so I know what is coming but so far this season has been rather flat.

Having flashbacks to remind us of the years of friendship between them, and her obvious already existing feelings might have helped us feel more of a connection.

I think in any case this season relies on the audience watching s1 and s2 of Colin and Penelope and that's a story we already know so we just needed them to be together this season but not many people went back to s1 and s2 for their relationship development and it shows but I also agree that they was definitely setting up for part 2 aswell

The pace was too fast, there wasn’t not enough screen time with the main characters (someone on Reddit said P&C only got 32 minutes of screen time). There were too many side stories and characters. Not enough emphasis on the Bridgerton clan as a whole. There didn’t seem to be any chemistry between the leads. The actors did the best they could with the material, but I thought the quality of the script wasn’t lacking.

This season is very disappointing in terms of the way the story is flowing. It feels so disconnected and off. Nicola has a great presence as the female lead. But Luke’s performance is average at best. His attempt at giving smoldering looks was awkward, his emotional scenes had no depth. The carriage scene seemed rushed and forced - a steamy scene only for the sake of it. Costumes this season are by far the best. And i liked the music better than the 2nd season.

I thought it would’ve been cool to see a flashback of Colin and Pen first meeting (instead of just telling us about it) kinda of like how the other seasons did flashbacks

Am I watching the same show as the rest of y'all? I loved the first four seasons. I have never identified so much with a character as I do with Penelope this season. I cried a lot through these first four episodes. This is the best season yet!

I love this season! Penelope/Nicola did an amazing job as lead. But the two parts are unnecessary & ruining the pacing which trickles down to everyone’s plots

I didn’t read the books but it’s obvious Part 2 will be about Colin finding out Pen’s secret and the fallout from that. She did write about him too. I do want to see Pen and Eloise reconcile.

The new show runner destroyed my fav couple... this looks like a telenovela.. their interactions are childish, vapid and the intimacy and connection isn't there and it truly feels Coin is jealous instead of in love. Which makes sense because there's no reason (from what this part 1 showed us for him to be)... And there's too many unnecessary side stories. You are right, Francesca arch is much better than the main characters and it's going to ruin part 2 also because she is going to be engaged with John Stirling at the same time Penelope will be engaged with Colin so they will have to deal with 2 engagements in the same family... so who are the leads here really?? It's a mess, at times its almost ridiculous like trying the comic relief with comedic music like the audience is dumb and won't get the joke... I don't know what they were thinking but this became a disappointment and some bodice ripping book you buy at the supermarket. sad

What do u mean "he wasnt interested in the slightest", he literaly says in episode 1 "I seek you out at every social assembly because I know you will lift my spirits and make me see the world in ways I could not have imagined." he always cared for penelope, maybe not in a romantic way, "you're pen, u do not count" as shes always been in his life as a friend but the kiss has made him see her as a woman, and realize that he doesnt just like her friendship but that he would like more. the kiss offers him a different perspective. However, i do agree more screen time wouldve been nice, thats actualy my main criticism of this season, there were too many side plots, which diluted the polin screentime, but i also see it as a way for colin to further realize his feelings. penelope is always following him around and paying him attention and now that she has to find a husband she cant do that, which makes colin see that he missed her, good old "absence makes the heart grow fonder"

Completely agree unfortunately. This season so far has felt like a bit of a dud to me - a bit too forced and underdeveloped. I really want to love it, but it's off to me also.

I personally loved this season soo much Maybe it’s the awkward shy in me

I'm Team Debling.

Bollox! We've seen these 2 characters for 2 seasons. Did ya not watch the first 2?! This is a continuation, not a stand alone storyline. It's when Pen calls him out for his comment at the Featherington Ball that he has to examine the life he's led in the Ton. He realizes his flippant remark to "the lads" aka bored, snarky, entitled elite men, has deeply humiliated someone he cares for. He says when he apologizes to her that he's got to redeem himself in her eyes. The foundation is there. In 1 season they have to fall in love AND deal with the Whistledown fallout . It's gotta fly, folks! I loved Part 1.

Every season should be different because you get 8 different stories/siblings. The idea for this season is that Pen & Colin are childhood sweethearts and that love was always there, they just needed to be at the right place in life. The only thing I miss this season is Penelope & Eloise scenes but I believe it's something that will come in the second part. To be honest, because it's a third season people have unrealistic expectations and everyone wants something else. I wish people would just chill out and enjoy it.. at the end of the day it's only a TV show.

I guess you forgot 2 previous seasons of Bridgerton where Colin and Pen had already a lot of moments together and have a backstory. But it’s easy to forget because we have been concentrating more on other couples. When you rewatch the hole series before season 3, it all makes perfect sense

I was quite glad that things didn’t drag on so much as in the previous seasons. Not every season must follow the same format and rules. We already know the characters well by now, and were ready to see the next part of the story for them. If Penelope and Colin had taken a whole season to get together, then we would have needed another season for the whole reveal about Lady Whistledown- something I’m not sure I’d have the patience for.

they keep changing the story from the books and thats the problem and they keep adding extra characters. pen and colin are well suited [in the books] but the tv show leaves so much out to get the other couples in. poor pen and colin they have been shafted

Because Colin is the prize and that’s just weird

It feels this way cause its not a stand alone. Its a continuation of the relationship from the previous seasons.

This season 3 for me is by far the worst… underwhelming..other cast storylines carry this season’s main cast roles..not fully invested in this season..the love scenes with Penelope..had me cringing…just uncomfortable to watch…

bruh Colin and Penelope literally knew each other their entire lives, their relationship is second nature to them. The rush felt natural to me because that's what happens when you skip a step in forming a romantic relationship. They don't need the slowburn buildup because they've spent their entire lives (2 seasons on screen) doing that. Putting an element on Colin's sudden infatuation with Pen is the point, previously to the kiss, he never even considered her to be anything other than "Pen." Colin was just bitch slapped into acknowledging that Pen is a beautiful woman that he's incredibly close to and completely discounting. Colin learned what he was missing. The jealousy starts because he realized that his previous actions have begun to haunt him and he's losing her only after he just realized he had her for all that time. That's why, I feel at least, the progression felt natural. The only thing I didn't like about the arc was the "let me give you lessons" trope because it has been done to hell and back, but it didn't feel unnatural to the characters. This is why people shit on friends to lovers, and I feel that it's a fundamental misunderstanding of the structure of the relationship. Yea, relationships have to start anew in a strictly romantic context, but being friends with someone for that long automatically give you an insight into the person you're with, and once you punch through the friendship wall, the more infatuated you get. Colin is just a dense fuck that's been just attacked by a lifetime's worth of love assaulting him at once. As for why Penelope would like him, I mean, cmon. Colin is a douchebag sometimes, but he still showed care and platonic love to Penelope for their entire lives, just as Penelope was a constant in his life, he's been a constant in hers. She's just not stupid about it.. They also jive with each other's sense of humor and love talking shit about other people sometimes. The aspect of Lady Whistledown is that it's the only side of her she's hidden from him, albiet poorly, which will be it's own batch of hurt feelings, paired with the connection of the person he loves vs hates will be a tough hurdle to climb, plus some moments of her guilt killing her. Which is why I think that plotline needs it's own, dedicated chunk to it to get their relationship to a healthy stage. You cannot expect them to shoehorn the reveal in the last episode or something to maintain the previous structure of the seasons. Also, the other guy (forgot his name lol) being a suitable match for her was also the point. That made everything more unjustifiable and shows just how whipped Colin is for Penelope. I will agree that more screentime would have been nice, but it was not in any way necessary.

Its different, yes. They cant all be the same. Colin is playing a part of rake and charmer but thats not who he really is. He feels emptyand detached while doung what he thinks society expects. He's only himself with Pen. I personally enjoyed polin, cressida, Francesca storyline. I also enjoy the subtle changes in Eloise which will prepare her for her season which is quite heavy family trauma

Tooo less Polin i felt..kanthony had more intense scenes in their season

Honestly I was her for pen and lord De . he was more honest and seemed to have a high regard of her...while Collin was like F boy at the start the scenes showing him bonking two girls and his friends its just made him seem gross even compared to anthony then the way he always mic dropped his distastes of seeing pen a anything more than a kid sister its was just off too put them together when someone else showed interest had his interactions been slow burned it the start in find their romance good because yes the actors have good chemistry.

Thanks for covering the show. Not many male content creators cover these types of stories. Love you❤️👏🏻

Colin and Penelope have known each other their entire lives. There's no point in him waiting as soon as he knows how he feels about her. Colin was very obviously putting on a character when he was raking about like every other man. Colin feels off because of that & because Pen is putting herself out there. Everybody in this season is anxious & a wallflower. Pen only got what she wanted once she asked for it.

The 4 epsiodes should have been 8 episodes. So rushed :(

I love this season. I’ve never been this addicted to a bridgerton story.

My take on the Netflix breaks is that they are trying to do a hybrid thing so they can capitalize on the “water cooler talk” that big weekly (mostly HBO) shows get. You get weekly videos, podcasts, articles etc and audiences continue to build. Breaking it in two gives a bit of that but you also get to binge some. While there are plenty of Netflix shows that excel in the online chatter regardless of dropping all episodes at once but it is a way to keep talking and build up finales.

I agree with a lot of this video but I still really like it so far. The two part split makes a bit of sense to me bc there are basically two major conflicts/climaxes in the storyline for the season - Penelope and Colin getting together, and Penelope being revealed as Whistledown - so it needs to be paced differently than the first two seasons. Seasons 1 and 2 basically showed us a relationship from start to finish whereas Penelope and Colin have been a slow build since the beginning of the show. I actually got a bit frustrated in the first two seasons bc the conflict of the relationships seemed to drag out. There was too much emotional back and forth/unwillingness to communicate just to make sure the climax/resolution timed up with the end of the season. As for the wait itself, the end of episode four felt like a mid-season cliffhanger, but it wouldn't be much of a cliffhanger if we didn't have to wait to see what happens next. And I definitely don't think it will hinder viewership lol I don't agree with the criticisms that Penelope and Colin don't have anything in common or that his attitude changes abruptly. He started to view her in a different light in season 2. Marina/Lady Crane made him realize how much Penelope cares for him, and he stepped up to protect her when Lord Featherington turned out to be a scammer. However, I don't think they made it very clear that his disinterest in her came from a desire for approval from the townspeople, who in general look down on her and her family. I thought it was interesting that he became a bit of a "rake" during his travels prior to the season, but not that surprising. The men in the main relationships so far have had more experience than their leading ladies and seemed interesting in "corrupting" them in that sense haha. Additionally, Penelope reads the passage from his journal where he muses on the ability to feel simultaneous intimacy and distance, seeming to indicate he is already disinterested in casual sex, which lends more meaning to the swift change in his behavior after their kiss. I also saw Lord Debling as merely a practical match for Penelope, and as a way to balance out her relationship with Colin since she's pined for him for so long and he was caught up on Lady Crane for a bit. All that being said, I think there is plenty of build up in part 1, but since this is my favorite relationship, I am clearly biased lol also it is worth noting I literally just watched seasons 1 and 2 the week before this came out as I recently fell in love with Nicola Coughlan via Derry Girls lol so this is all very fresh in my mind. Lastly a few other things that made this season feel different so far but not all bad in my opinion: (1) less sibling interactions as Daphne is gone and Anthony is barely there, though honestly there's just not enough screen time for all that (2) no Penelope and Eloise therefore less hilarious Eloise moments - though her new friendship has given Cressida some much needed character development (3) Francesca's character has kinda gotten screwed over bc of the previous actress's scheduling conflicts - I'm less invested since she's barely been in the show and now not even a familiar face - but I do like the new actress and her story so far Per usual, a good story and awesome acting wins out. If you read this, bless you LOL I clearly have too much time on my hands

The show overthought the main lead and in the end undercooked their romance. Especially given the Stellar nature of Queen Charlotte

Terrible season, never did Ike Penelope and Collin together, sooo it hasn't been enjoyable for me watching them as leads. plush everything is being rushed and I feel disconnected.

I'm delighted that Nicola and Luke are getting more time to shine this season. I agree that this installment feels a bit different, possibly due to most of the fashion coming out of the 20th century than the 19th.

The pacing goes with the book! They have known each other and have liked each other for YEARS! He said that he would never court her because he was trying to be cool! The conflict for them isn’t the love part like in the other two stories! Their conflict is she is Lady Whistledown! Which will be something they have to resolve in part 2! It’s incredibly difficult to put a 450+ novel into eight 1 hour episodes! I actually think the writers have done a good job with it.

I don’t understand how people watching this show can completely miss like important things about these characters. Season one Colin gets with Marina, who tries to trick him into being the father of her child. He’s heartbroken but still hung up on her which is why he goes to see her in season two. And then from that conversation, he still feels rejected and also find himself kind of lost. So he goes away and he comes back with a different persona more like his brothers who are very promiscuous. And he feels that that’s what he needs to do up until he kisses Penelope. And starts to question everything that he’s been doing up until that point which is why at the end of the episode four when his friends confront him, the very friends who he said at the end of season two that he would Never Court Penelope to, are the same ones that he basically tells to get a life. Because he’s matured and he knows what he wants, which is why he goes and gets in between Lord Debling and chases Penelope down. So the character development there comes full circle. But people still are saying that all he lost his charm and all that and the third and it’s like are we watching the same show? 🙄. In addition to that, both leads have a history. Unlike the first two seasons where what drives the lead couples is just lust. whereas this season is a little more complicated considering Penelope is lady whistle down and so she might find herself, in the second half in a really complicated position . I’m actually not upset with how Shonda switched this season up after reading the books. It’s one of my favorite stories so far, but I could definitely understand why she has changed it the way she has so far. When all is said and done, season three will probably be the most interesting season out of all eight. I’m not talking about just the romance aspect. I’m mean in general. .

As someone who has known more than a few Colin-types in my life, I wouldn't say that the pacing for it from a character perspective is too fast. One of Colin's defining traits is his impulsive nature, he gets ideas in his head that he goes full speed ahead without thinking things through, he did that with marina not evenreally knowing anything about her, his travels, and his acting like a rake but not finding satisfaction in that lifestyle , and now with Penelope, proposing when he just found out his feelings for her. Penelope is along for the ride because her crush and the running out of time with her family, but you can see when he grabs her hand after the proposal that she feels jarred, like this is a bit sudden. So right now, it is infatuation rather than love, yes they had childhood friendship, but again just starting to see her in that light and Penn had just put down the rose colored glasses only to have to navigate this new change in him. Their arc is not over. And not just because of whistledown. During the trailer I was thinking debling would be good for her, but in the meat and bones, it wouldn't have worked for the long haul. Penn was thinking it was all about survival at this point because she thought she had to, but love was always important to Penn, the possibility of not having that in a match would suppress her needs and create resentment down the line. I feel he cares for her more as a friend and that is where their compatibility ends. Their goals in marriage are not compatible. It's like if one person wanted kids and the other didn't. You can't force someone to change their minds on that. While Daphne's season made it work for what they could, in real life, most marriages break apart because of that difference. If debling's feelings changed over time during a courting process that is one thing, if Penn was just out for survival and not love, it wouldn't be an issue. But it is.

I won’t say Pen & Colin have nothing in common. It’s just been revealed to us that Collin has a knack for writing. Plus, Colin & Pen have the same sense of humor/wittiness.

I must be watching something completely different, pacing felt just fine because Colin and Pen have been close in many scenes prior in season 1&2, so there not starting from scratch. Seemed like close friends finding out they both care for each romantically which has awkwardness. Some of the audience is use to the plot of total strangers meeting and falling in love magically but not the way the love story is awkwardly happening between close friends finding they may want more. Pacing is fine but they probably shouldn't have split it into parts.

My only issue is the lack of a build up like we got in the 1st two seasons. We were able to see the main characters fumble and fail with each other before finally getting together. This season, the focus is all over the place.

It would be a better ending if she ends up with Lord Debling as it makes sense. Even if he knows she is the Lady Wistle.., it won't matter. He might lover her for her passion.

To be fair to the series' production and the writers, the Polin relationship in the Briggerton universe which is explored in "Romancing Mr Bridgerton" is a massive deal in the series and a major turning point in the lady whistledown plotline. The book has so many details and plot points that are really hard to cut out because if they did, A. the fans would be mad, B. if they were left out, it wouldn't make sense in the main plotline, and C. it would be hard to drive later dynamics and plotlines in the future. Though if we look at the series as a whole we see those interactions throughout the whole series. but yes if you only watch season 3 part one on its own it wont make sense and you will not understand how their relationship got here

Can someone explain to me why they split the season in two parts ? This makes watching both parts unsatisfying

Good takes and another great video!! First off, I hate double premiers and secondly, I really didn't like part one (too many plotlines and Colin pissed me off)

At the end of season one I was excited for Polin as a couple, but most excited for the groveling of Colin. Because season two ends and Penelope felt betrayed by Colin and hurt by the breakup with Eloise. Then in the last scene we see her in a carriage with her walls up. The audience gets a huge gap between season 2 and 3 getting mad for Penelope and hoping that Colin regrets what he said. We get to season three and Penelope almost immediately forgives him and mopes after Colin and Eloise. Then the transformation we have all been waiting for is useless because Penelope isn’t confident in her new skin. And even though Penelope and Lord Debling connection was mutual. It’s still another man who is not sure about her and not all in. Also it looks like the rest of the season Penelope will be begging for forgiveness for lying about everything. Which is granted but still doesn’t sit right with me. This is the first time a plus size woman will be taken seriously in a popular romance show. Where there is no constant jokes about her weight or stereotypical characteristic about her shoving her face all the time. But they have to make her beg for a man attention for the ENTIRE show. I know it makes sense for the plot and the characters or whatever, but would it really hurt to make Colin work for Penelope’s love. For a woman who isn’t the beauty standard to have man want her. Not just for sexual reasons but because he wants all of her. Mind and body.

And another thing it pisses how a few points fans are like but they knew each other for so many years and so on. That is no excuse to not give us more of an exciting polin development

The way the main relationships build in season 1 and 2 it’s like foreplay, like by the time the couple finally comes together it really was a climax that you wanted to happen so badly. There was such a lack of emotional foreplay between colin and penelope that colin’s slow realization and then the carriage scene didn’t have nearly as much weight as it should have.

There's no way people will miss part 2, but I'll be canceling Netflix after I'm done with the season. Forcing fans to pay 2 months for one show is diabolical, I'm over it.

If you're used to romance novels, this season is common pace. I have 3 reminders for the second half. I won't forget. 🤣 it's a romantic fantasy. Realism is not an issue. We had two seasons to ship Polin. More time would be good, but not necessary. There were too many other romances.

Because the male lead has lost his personality and therefore all his charm.

What's the need for wasting episodes for his feelings to grow when his love for her is already their waiting for a huge push to wake up and that was the kiss they're not new characters we already know them since s1 so stop yawning and be professional also stop comparing seasons each is different and not like ather

Omg my sister and I felt the exact same way, but we just couldn't put our finger on it.

Honestly this season wasn't worth it and I would rather stick to my fan fics where the story writing is way better lmfao. I definetly did not expect Colin to become such a rake, it kinda made his character more unlikable to me. I honestly didn't feel much chemistry between them and lol I'm sorrt but there was no passion from Colin's end. The one thing I can certainly say is Nicola is a good actress. And I much preffered John and Francesca's storyline. Imma just stick to my fanfics for now

I loved the show and I felt the chemistry, I think part 2 will be just as amazing!

It's because every other season has more tension dragged out before the romance evolves. There.

Because the build up was in the first two seasons, because this is friends to lovers so the first half is the friends and the flip, the second half is the lovers portion.

I liked it but I didn't like that it was like 4 episodes 😂 I liked season 1 cause it focused on one Bridgerton but we still got stories from the rest of them. This was super rushed and I actually would have liked if they developed Franchescha's story more I loved it

Perhaps this season should have focused more on Colin's perspective. We've spent two seasons with Penelope and have already seen how much she loves Colin, so it would have been nice to really experience Colin discovering his love for Penelope. I was waiting for that, "I'm realizng now that I've always loved you," moment, but it never really came. Penelope's speech before the kiss genuinely moved me, but that being the catalyst for Colin catching feelings didn't feel right to me, personally. I guess I just needed more from Colin to make up for all of Penelope's pinning. Oh, well. I'm enjoying everyone else's storylines, at least.

Usually the books in the bridgerton series lacks but for once its the book that this season is based on had more depth and understanding as to why Pen and Colin feel for each other. Sure that kiss happened in the book but its because you learn that Colin had a soft spot for her since they were kids cause Violet would also push him to dance with Pen at EVERY ball at least once. There's so much that's missing. I wish they held off the carriage scene for after her identity as Lady whistledown was revealed.

I feel like you haven't read the series. Their love story developed very quickly. Because they had waited so long to get together, they got married as quickly as Portia and Violet could arrange it. In fact, Colin proposed before he knew he loved Pen in the books.

I genuinely thought him teaching her charm would make them realize their chemistry for each other and he would have to fight himself to fight for her and right when he comes to his senses he finds out about whistle down. And that would be the challenge

Yes true. But the featherringtons carry this season very are quite comical and all their scenes inspire laughter.

I honestly prefer this season the most. I like all the subplots, they even made me care about Cressida Cowper. I feel like Colin and Penelope had enough of a build up in the previous seasons.

It's different bc it's suppose to be. It's not suppose to follow the same format then what would be intriguing to watch a repeat of a previous season with different actors and same story. When I looked around I said look at all the inclusion...I never seen so many darker hued actors incorporated in a show, a full figured lead with a sex scene, and so much more.

I loved the whole Bridgerton Story! I'm looking forward to part 2! My favorite season is Season 2 with Kate & Anthony but I truly enjoy all of them! I really have no complaints except I wanted all episodes at once😂

I was confused when they introduced Francesca - was she completely pulled out of the blue or did I miss something in the past seasons?

I love the Bridgerton family and thanks to Netflix we got to see them on screen. But I think they messed up with skipping Benedict’s story to rush Colin and Pen happening. It was a missed opportunity, I think viewers would’ve liked to see it in the order it was supposed to be in. Some changes are good, but that was one change that hurt the flow of things. Also, just because something works in a book doesn’t mean it’ll come off the same on screen. I think Francesca carried the season on her back and her character isn’t an ongoing one which is crazy to admit.

I loved the first two seasons...but in this season literally nothing happened so far... There are too many storylines at the same time, non of them are developed properly so it makes them dull and boring. All characters seem very different all of the sudden without showing us the development that led to the character change. Also, is it just me or are some of the characters super ambiguous to the point you dont really understand what they want?! Francesca was so badly written, i thought the plot twist is going to be that she is really a lesbian because she doesn't really care about the men (now that would have been a plot twist!) - also I've never seen such an one dimensional character, her only interest ist playing the piano and sitting in silence? ... as well as the bar owners their faces are literally 😐😐😐 the whole time. I don't care about their story at all. I dont have high hopes for part 2. Penelope and Colin feel super forced, they have no chemistry whatsoever!!! /:

If netflix wants to retain subscriptions with the series, they should take a page out of HBO.. 1 episode per week drop.

It's because in the previous seasons we got to watch love grow between the characters. Penelope is already in love with Colin, so her love doesn't grow for him and Colin goes from 10 years of no interest to wanting to marry her on the turn of a dime, so we didn't actually watch love grow for him either. And it's not simply a matter of time, it's a lack of convincing evidence. A romance is an argument of why two people should be together. Francesca and John have way fewer scenes but most of us get the argument being made as to why they are a good match. Part of the reason you feel Debling is a better match is because the show dedicated time to making that argument in a way it didn't for Colin. Besides her wanting him, why should she marry him? The show even makes a pretty good argument as to why she might not be truly in love with him. The Bridgertons represent escape from the life she hates, how do we know she loves Colin or she built him up in her head cause she wants to get away from her family? We don't. They failed to make their argument.

I absolutely love this season so far. People need to stop complaining and go back and watch their relationship from the past 2 seasons. We already knew something was up, why spread it out over 8 episodes. The other half will test their relationship.

Colin and Penelope were always true friends. I don't think their romance was rushed... If anything, it was a slow burn. Brigertons always go for the "love match", and it begins with friendship. Penelope was always that for Colin, no one else held a candle to her. Season 3, for me, doesn't feel rushed. There are a lot of moving parts, and they all get their shine. It makes a lot of sense to break Season 3 up into 2 parts because we are dealing with Colin and Penelope, as well as the Whistledown reveal, heavily weighing down on whether Colin and Penelope will make it. As far as I am concerned, it's the best season yet. It should feel different... It's more complex and even more interesting.

I hate that I somewhat agree with the pacing being off since this was my favourite book in the series. I think the issue was that the series wants to concentrate on the Lady Whistledown drama more than the romance between Colin and Penelope.

They could've kept the season full length and then had a limited series focusing on the intial half of Francesca's love story (considering how jam packed the book is) like they did for Queen Charlotte. Then had Francesca continue her story in the next season instead of trying to fit everything into 4 episodes

You have to considered that Penelope and Colin relationship is developed through S1 and S2, and S3 is just the climax of this building up, not of the chemistry, but the love between them, of course Penelope need it to move on from the unrequited love place and put her self together for her self, not for Colin, on the other hand Colin need it time to mature from a boy to a men, that now have to recognize his feelings beyond his family and the society, and even if he created this new character to show off, that Penelope read it right away, this character helps him to define him self as who he really is and want. And of course the kiss was a breaking point, she dared to ask what she wanted only to say good bye, letting him confronted with his feelings and the knowing that she let him go. For me the way this is developed is perfect, and how it takes them both to the point where they have to be honest with them selfs and each other, and now, they are ready for the true love challenge... realize that they have a deepness that is not easy to show to the other and how this is part of every true relationship. I think that part two of season 3 is going to be quite amazing for them and is going to offer for many other characters the possibility of growth.

The setup is similar to the book where a large part of the story happens after the couple gets engaged. It is different than the other books. Also, the first two seasons show their friendship growing to the point where it is clear they value each other, in spite of Colin's boneheaded remark at the end of season 2. They don't need as much development to fall in love as people who don't know each other.

It wouldn’t t have been hard at all either, give them a few more minutes during the scene when she reads his travel journal…. And talks about how good his writing is. Also give him a few more minutes of screen time where he talks about his joy for writing and journaling etc. in the book he sees Penelope and realizes that she appreciates him and sort of realizes how smart she is when she reads the diary and they talk about it.

This season was about Colin losing the fight against what society expects of him. He didn't like or overlooked Penelope because she wasn't what everyone else wanted. So he chose to do what the other guys were doing even though it bored him to death. Not sure why Colin's arc in the first half goes unnoticed especially the way he was whoring around. He has always had feelings for Penelope. He just saw her as his sister's friend until someone else, Lord Debling, made her attractive.

The camera work was BIZARRE.

I didn't read the books so I don't really know how the story goes there, but in the show i think they made Collin actually unsavoury this season. He was portrayed as a sweet and considerate guy in the first two seasons just to turn into a shallow man in this new one. I don't know, but in my point of view, being this boastful-all-women-want-me guy doesn't seem to be the type to attract Penelope at all. It feels off to me because if i was in her shoes I'd be very turned off by this change. So far I was hopelessly cheering for her to like Lord Debling and be with him instead 😅