‘Bridgerton’ Season 3, Part 1 Ending Explained
The first part of Bridgerton season three is now streaming on Netflix, and the beloved regal drama is off to an incredible (and steamy) start delving into Colin and Penelope’s romance. If you’ve finished the first four episodes, read on to dive into the romantic final scene and what it means for “Polin” going forward.
Season three begins with a heartbroken Penelope (Nicola Coughlan), who has just returned from the countryside after hearing Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) tell his friends last season that he would never court her. To make matters worse, she’s not speaking to her best friend Eloise Bridgerton (Claudia Jessie), who discovered Penelope’s secret identity as Lady Whistledown last season.
While Eloise forms an unexpected new friendship with the snobbish Cressida Cowper (Jessica Madsen), Penelope decides she’s ready to find a husband. This is partly to gain independence from her overbearing mother, two idiotic sisters and their lovey-dovey husbands - who are preoccupied with conceiving a male heir to inherit the Featherington estate.
Most importantly, Pen seeks someone to enable her to continue her double life as Lady Whistledown.