The thing that gets me abt Colin is that they leaned into the wrong trope. Colin's charm comes from his boy-next-door, puppy dog eyes, curious and sunshine-y personality. Instead of giving us that they tried to make him this hunky sex symbol and it just didn't translate well which is a shame

i wish that season three could’ve been for benedict so that in the side plots we could’ve seen way more development with penelope and colin instead of whatever tf that was… like wdym one second “i would never dream of courting her” to the next “i would die for her” MAKE UP YOUR MIND SIDEBURNS

I think my biggest problem this season was that they prioritized the drama over the romance in a romance show. I mean we all love for the drama, but if the mid-season cliffhanger had been Colin finding out about Whistledown then we could have dealt with his whiney boy era before the sexy times and maybe we could have actually enjoyed them instead of cringing through them thinking about what was coming up when he found out. He also could have gotten over himself faster. It just felt like a wasted season because they were only really happily married for like 5 minutes at the end.

I hated that they ruined John & Francesca's love. I don't care Michael's a woman, but they should have done a slow burn unrequited love from Michaela's POV NOT Francesca.

I am so over the story of 'woman who does not fit modern beauty standards only gets over her body insecurities because of male validation'. In actual life, I have see no correlation between 'fitting conventional beauty standards' and 'not being insecure'. Confidence is a gift we gift ourselves, it is not sustainable if it's only created through external validation.

I think Lady Danbury’s anger makes more sense when you consider it with the context we gained in Queen Charlotte. Agatha was groomed, from a very young age, to be her geriatric husband’s perfect wife. She had to love his favorite color, eat his favorite foods, be the type of woman he desired. Her individuality was stripped away to suit him. Then she was repeatedly raped over the course of their marriage and forced to bear his children. In QC, we see that Agatha LOATHED her husband. She would scrub her skin after being raped and feared getting pregnant again. That level of intense and pervasive trauma doesn’t go away easily. He might have been 10 but Agatha’s marriage benefitted his family, especially when her husband became part of the Ton/titled. Also, trauma doesn’t have an expiration date. This was their first time seeing each other since he ratted her out, it makes sense that her hurt would bubble back to the surface.

I agree entirely with her take on disliking Collin, I just don’t think there was ever a chance after Anthony and Kate…like they set the bar so high after season 2 when it came to charisma and chemistry

Woman, the blush is BLUSHING today in your look. Summer is definitely here!

Making this season about Colin and Penelope was such a massive mistake. Because the tension in regard to them, their love story and everything with Whistledown is over now. Everything expected with that storyline of everything I just mentioned was absolutely wasted. Colin’s undying love for Pen came out of absolutely nowhere. Pen’s character development is non existent. The whole reveal to everyone about Whistledown felt like it didn’t even matter. And everything about this season is so painfully rushed and all over the place. I know none of us watch Bridgerton for the good writing but Jesus Christ, at least the first two seasons didn’t feel like this one.

So Penelope being a spinster makes more sense in the books timeline. Because Netflix decided to do the storyline out of order, it kind of messes up a lot of things. In the book timeline, Penelope is 28 during this period. So whenever people think she's a spinster or she talks about how she's a spinster, it makes a lot more sense in the books. Netflix pushing up her timeline, yet keeping all the elements and comments of her being a spinster made it really confusing and laughable. It also makes more sense that it is difficult for her to part ways with her "Lady Whistledown" persona since she's been writing her for 10 years. It became a huge part of her identity.

Inexplicably making Colin the 8699th rake of the show even though it doesn’t fit his character, while simultaneously dropping hints that he’s pretending bc the writers know it doesn’t make sense either but he’s being a rake either way.

I was SO ANNOYED by the queen interrupting the wedding just to poke someone who writes gossip without one single proof about their identity...like, OMG, get a life lol. I liked Lord Debling over Colin as a pair for Penelope because their "friends to lovers" trope wasn't good developed and really lacked the begging and love affirmations from him towards her - ALSO, that hole conversation with Cressida about writing and privilege should had been with Pen, for God's sake!!! Pen's speech at the ball, saying that she was fascinated about the life of those people was also so lame...When her sister released the "bugs" no one gave a damn anymore about all the mean things and exposure Pen did on that paper...

Also, Lady Danbury wasn't running TO the love of her life, she was running AWAY from her arranged marriage, to the half dead zombie she was married to in the Queen Charlotte series.

The Queen’s wigs were amazing this season. I’m not sure how Golda can actually wear them but she does it magnificently. 👑

In the book Penelope was 28 when she married and by that time was considered a spinster. I wish they would’ve done time jumps in the show

The writing for Colin was also very ass. He felt like a prop in his own season and we know so much about Penelope. Why is it so unbalanced and he's the Bridgerton?!

Your Colin opinions are so true and so brave. And no shade to the actor, because it wouldn't be as bad for him if the writers didn't try to force him to be the debonair "rake" trope (again, we already got that with every other male lead anyway), they should have just let him be the dweeb we know him to be. That could have been cute and different. Also, I think Penelope changed her look because she was wearing the clothes her mom told her to, not what she wanted to wear. Anyway, love the vid!

I didnt like the spinster thing. Book pen was 28 which back then is around spinsterage but netflix push this story but didnt change this fact. So now 19yo are spinsters lol

Honestly, Cressida deserves better. The show did her dirty, and honestly, I like a reverse Odysseus, so I'm team Pen and Colin. Plus, I forgot about season 2. The biggest villain this season was Eloise where is her character development.

How long until she realizes that Pen's last name is Featherington because a feather pen is a quill?

Season 3 was a flop for me and I can’t believe we have to wait another 2 years for 8 more episodes. They need to have another Spinoff. Preferably for Violet and Edmund and Kate and Anthony (since they like to hide all their milestones offscreen) 🙄

Colin is not charismatic leading man, because colin's characteristic is not a charismatic character, He is sensitive and a lover, He is a middle child who did not get much respect from his family, only Pen takes him seriously.

Back in regency era they didn’t consider 19 yo girls to be spinsters!! Please don’t believe that bridgerton is an accurate portrayal of the period that they’re trying to represent. Women would be called spinsters once they turned 30 and had no husband and would often debute at the age of 18-20. Society back then was awful to women but not THAT bad

Lord Kilmartin had me shook, he was SO HANDSOME! It was an EXCELLENT match

I genuinely felt bad for Cressida despite her being a total B*tch. I feel she acts that way considering she was never shown love in her household the same way Bridgertons were. And the fact that she had no genuine friends. Even Eloise just befriended her to make Pen jealous. Everyone kinda just uses her. She did what she had to do to run away and get out, doing horrendous things along the way. Her speech about how not everyone is lucky enough to be born into a family that loves them really made me sympathize with her alot.

I LOVE you being excited about micheala! Everybody’s been so negative and extremely hateful about it, so seeing you being just as excited as me about is is so refreshing!

I'm okay with Penelope's makeover in this case because this isn't a case of "nerdy girl needs to look like this and is made to by the patriarchy." They establish from season one that she doesn't like the way her mother dresses her and that she was uncomfortable in her old look. Even Portia says she thought Penelope's glow up was for her amusement.

oh ive BEEN NEEDING a video like this. Ppl thirsting for that mid yt man like he was the last man alive were making me feel crazy. I know I can always rely on other black girls to speak the truth though, always the best side of commentary ytb

ahh appreciate your well-balanced takes!! your vibes remind me a bit of Kennie JD and her bad movies in a beat series, your makeup is deadly!! i feel as though the story for this season is the first draft for me. [this opinion comes from reading and writing too many fanfics so pls take a grain of salt] what's a common but unspoken hurdle in writing is that you can't just apply all of your ideas into one story with an even shorter run time, because like you said!! there are EIGHT children we have to experience. so i noticed the ideas each bridgerton was given but it's the execution is where it's awkward. And so when a season rolls around i like to view it as an 'all-you-can=eat buffet' where i choose which story line to follow and skip the rest because of the 'meh execution' we’ve come to expect. i dont know if youre aware of this movie, but Emma [2020] was what i expected from Pen and Colin because of the similiar traits they both have. Emma and Mr Knightley are the classic friends to lovers trope [jane austen you will ALWAYS be famous] and!!! not only it established their dynamic by showing the casual intimacy [that pen and colin did NAWT have] but we the audience were able to empathise and root for them to be together. I found myself confused at best with this season because I’m not confident of their casual intimacy. like yeah they’re friends…… but where’s the sauce??

It's interesting that you saw parallels with Cinderella and the Pollen storyline because in the books, Benedicts' story is a Cinderella retelling basically.

Colin suddenly being a playboy like his brothers was a whole ick, I liked his character because he seemed different from them.

Honestly I wish they had really pressed their addiction to each other. When she goes out to print another whistle down and he sees her, they fight, and they make out. I wish we got more of that yearning. Even though he is pissed and she doesn’t want to give up her dreams, they are just so in love and lustful for each other they can’t keep their hands off. Just feels stupid to have that steamy make out sesh if they weren’t goinn to go down that route. Immediately after that he returns to not wanting to be around her 🙄

I was rooting for Cressida's redemption arc ... they did her so dirty!! Eloise was not a good friend!!

i cant lie guys i clicked on this video coz the most beautiful woman i've ever seen was on the thumbnail but stayed for the great discussion and smooth editing 🗣🗣‼

You talk about shows I don’t even watch but I stay and watch what you have to say because you’re strikingly beautiful

i recently watched your awkward and atm video and gosh i just love your voice. it works so well for the content you make and you’re gorgeous btw! and i know this video is going to be amazingg

So glad I’m not the only one who thought this season-and Colin-was lackluster.

WELL YES! and i completely agree with u abt the sentiments on colin.. HES NOT DOIN IT FOR ME! and i can never get over the comments he made in s2 either 😒

spinster ganggg. girl i don’t even watch bridgerton, i just like hearing you speak 😂 and seeing you! you’re beautiful! hope you’re well 🩷

i will watch every video about bridgerton s3 and when i saw yours was over an hour long, i clicked it so fast. time to watch your entire backlist of videos!

My only issue with the queen’s swan wig is that they use LED rgb lights which really took me out. I can believe there is some mechanical aspects since roughly around then we had music boxes but don’t be using streamer lights 😂

THE SHEER JOY OF GETTING THIS VIDEO NOTIFICATION!! I need more gossip girl vids so the gg references were much appreciated

Yes!! I was so excited to see this video pop up on my suggested videos! Love your content and personality!

Umm Lady Danbury wasn’t to run away with the love of her life.. and she wasn’t alone since as you said…. she was supposed to run away the night she was to be married to an old man she didn’t want to marry. Her brother told their father she was going to run. Did you not watch Queen Charlotte?

You are the first KZfaqr I’ve *personally* seen who is excited about Michaela & legit YES THANK YOU I was so hyped too 🎉

I really wish they had developed Colin more as a character like they did for Anthony, Simon, and even Benedict

im totally new to your channel and i absolutely love the vibe every each of your video radiates 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 i totally thought yt algorithm brought me to someone with hundred of thousands of subscribers. my new comfort commentary youtuber!

1 hour and 20 mins dragging the latest season, yes pls

the most relatable thing you say, it's DONT PISS ME OFF after so many weird scenes

Honestly. This season was boring to me & drew too much attention away from the main couple. And I hate Colin’s reason to love Penelope. I’m not convinced he loves her for herself, but more so how she makes him feel & validates his ego. I’m more invested in Francesca’s story. It’s upsetting that a main character with a bigger body has the worst season too. I’m not a season 1 truther, and obviously season 2 will most likely never be topped because it was dripping with chemistry & everyone being developed in a stronger sense, but this season just fell flatter than flat for me. And that made me sad. I wanted more for Pen.

I love Penelope so much. She is my favourite character and I was so let down by season 3. I was so looking forward to it. Colin needed more. He needed to be more interesting and sweet. I’m a nerd (gonna own it) and I adore fandom Colin from fanfics and so on. The fandom writes him ten times better! They make him funny, sweet and interesting! Like I so badly wish Colin was written like that in canon…and I wish Penelope had rejected the proposal and we got the fandom version of Colin grovelling to his brothers about Penelope not wanting him anymore! Also I wanted Colin to know about Penelope being Mrs Whistledown before he proposed and to be frank, when he asked her if she was going to marry him or not, I thought she was going to just say ‘I’m lady whistledown’ ALSO the comment about Penelope entrapping him! And Penelope didn’t react! Like gal! Please!!

ugh from the minute he appeared on camera Colin was just not doing it for me!! I found him so much more attractive in s2, they really didn’t need to yassify him and cosplay him as a pirate to try and make him more appealing. He looked so wholesome, sweet and sensitive before, and while I get that he was apparently just doing the whole rake thing for show, it wasn’t made clear why he felt the need to change himself so much. Especially after travelling and going away so often in previous seasons, and claiming to ‘find himself’ each time he returned. ugh idk. His bouffant hair and high collared cloaks were highkey giving me creepy vampire vibes. There was also something going on with his eyes that put me off…they just never seemed tender or to express enough. He showed more tenderness of expression when he had a storyline with Marina, not sure why he struggled with that with Pen. But perhaps that’s on the actors own abilities. For me, Penelope really carried their interactions, and their entire relationship if i’m honest. She had more chemistry with that naturalist Lord D, and I’m not ashamed to say I was even rooting for them! He was the first man to actually see and appreciate Pen without having to be taught or enlightened to her. Colin was just…there. They made him a shell of a character this season and it’s such a shame considering the potential Colin had. Not one flashback scene of his and Pen’s early friendship, or of his travels abroad, or the letters he and Pen exchanged…If anything this season was more about the unravelling of the Whistledown secret than about the love story between Polin. And that’s where they messed up, by making Polin’s long awaited love story a subplot to the main plot of Whistledown’s unveiling. *sigh* Season 3 was badly written, ill-thought out, and just truly unsatisfying. I will say though, they had a mountain to climb trying follow Kanthony. Season 2 completely set the bar for Brigerton, it was the shows high water mark without question. Sadly, Kanthony’s scenes in Season 3 were the only thing motivating me to keep going.

Let's be real there was no romance, the show did Colin dirty in terms of writing and it was Pen's plus everyone elses season not his

First time watching one of your videos and I love your personality!! I really liked your commentary (you are so pretty also❤)

Omg so excited for the new vid I love your channel ❤

Girl the title summed up my thoughts

I felt this title with my soul

I loved the violin music, too. I think it was all Vitamin String Quartet this season

man look what lady danbury had to go through .. id also hate him !!

I’m so glad you loved that michalea and francesca moment as much as me. some of the book purists in the fandom are being really gross and hateful (homophobic) about it but I can NOT wait for their season.

I kinda blame the shift in power behind the scenes because after two great seasons. Then this sudden shift to someone who wants to change absolutely everything. It gave a little whiplash. (Idc if you call me a hater. It’s how I feel.) It was too ambitious for what was going on. Each season focused on one character being the A plot and lady Whistledown being the B plot. Then they DID have the time crunch with only the 8 episodes. So maybe they should’ve just focused on like one big A plot and small B plot for the season. Then at the VERY end. Focus more on the B plot and the start of the C plot with Cressida. Cut out everything else that doesn’t have to do with the Bridgerton family.

Pen's excuses for writing about Colin were a bit gross. She was lashing out at him because she was angry, hurt and jealous, but as you said, that is the sort of conversation that should be kept between the two of them. The conversation they did have about it was great, but also soured by her initial response. She wants him the way she wants him, and didn't like that he changed, yet she's never once bothered to ask him why. Him believing that she lacks respect for him is completely understandable. I know she's a gossip, and a fundamental lack of consideration for other people's feelings and privacy is a given, but he was her friend for a long time. He always protected her, and saw her when nobody else did. What happened in 2x08 sucks, but one incident shouldn't negate all those years. Besides, Pen's intentional, pre-meditated, public attack on him was much worse than Colin's one-off, spur-of-the-moment comment to a limited number of people. All their conversations in S3 have been primarily focussed on her, largely because she let him believe he needed to earn back her friendship, when she'd already gotten her petty revenge. Her crush on him may have been one-sided in the first two seasons, but their friendship never was, until this season. Whether it's because the writers listened to all that toxic, entitled nonsense people kept saying about wanting to see Colin grovel, which is really gross, or for some other reason, that does not make for a healthy dynamic. I mean, she wanted him so badly for so long, but now that she has his love, she cares more about her ego? She'd really choose trashy gossip over the life she could have with him? Really?! Also, you were spot on about Eloise and Colin loyally keeping Pen's secrets, no matter how hurt and angry they were about them. Which is kind of ironic, since Penelope herself has little respect for anyone else's secrets.

I need them to redo this season because Colin, Polin and Romance deserved better than being sidecharacters in their own season

I watched the whole season, I didn't even really like it, but girl I watched this video from beginning to end, you are so entertaining and charming And SO gorgeous, I'd die for you to be any Bridjerton season main character, you’d be incredibly beautiful in the show’s aesthetic

You should watch queen charlotte if you haven’t watched it yet it made me love her so much more

You deserve more subscribers x

this has nothing to do with the video but girl oh my god that blush shade is made for you. it is so stunning on you.

spinster gang

The music is something I adore also and may be my favourite part too!

Liked and subscribed! I was a new fan...and then you hit me with that Lexapro! 😂 x100

I live for your videos

The writing sucked but I do NOT get the Colin hate like Simon, Daphne and Anthony did worse yet Colin is the villain? The man just had insecurities he overcame and was mad for 2 weeks at best aftee another fiance lied to his face again

They murdered Colin "MY WIFE" Bridgerton 😣 Penelope totally deserved better! You'd think after 2+ seasons of her pining over him we'd see him earn her... We barely got 2 episodes of him completely besotted with her and then he's so blinded by anger/jealousy/hurt he doesn't even think of how his actions/words come across. Then they try to wrap it up with a beautiful love confession where he's lucky he gets to stand by her side. Like when has he stood by her side?! Philipa is the one that breaks the tension when the ton is staring at her. He could have shown his support but no he just stands there. Plus he says that AFTER the Queen/ ton have kind of accepted Pen. It would have hit so much stronger if he'd have said it before no matter what society's reaction would be... Whoever thought this season was beyond mediocrity needs to rethink things

Just in time! I’m alone at work today so I usually watch/listen to things in the background and this video is perfect! P.S. I agree with you! I had a hard time caring about Collin… the only reason I kept watching was for Penelope lol

Spinster gang 😂😂

21:58 I also thought this interaction will lead to Penelope's more love interest and Colin falling hard for her while she is having the attention she deserved this season... But no, Netflix was like Ok we already fulfilled a checkbox with a disabled person, now lets get rid of this character... Ooof ✅ Disabled person ✅ A trio ✅ A "neurodivergent" bi person ❌ great character development and good writing Now I wonder if Netflix get more views or get paid more for showing that and forget about making great tv shows

hey girl! Love this video also what mic do you use?

You need to watch Queen Charlotte:A Bridgerton story. It has background information about Lady Danbury. She was forced to marry an old super gross man and had four kids with him. You can see the friendship between the Queen and Lady Danbury since their youth.

ur so right all the time love you xx

The side burn comment lol. Penelope is so gorgeous ❤

The way they kept nixing Kate and Anthony from the story was really irritating

QUEEN CHARLOTTE IN GELE..........OH YES, WE CHEERED

This may be an unpopular opinion, but I actually hate the way this season LOOKS. After the disaster that was season three, I wanted to go back and watch the previous seasons to see just what exactly rubbed me the wrong way (besides the bad writing and even worse pacing), and I found it. It’s the way the whole thing looks, lighting, makeup and costuming mainly. In s1 and 2, the lighting was so gorgeous and it fit the context of the characters and scene. S1 is very blue tinted, the night tends to be more of a cool shade to fit Daphne’s colour palette, and s2 is very pink tinted, as the sharmas generally wear warmer shades. It just gave an air of true personality to everything. In s3, the lighting is….normal? Dull? I think it might be something to do with the type of camera they used (probably digital). Idk it just took away some of that bridgerton spark for me. And then there’s the issue of Colin and Penelope’s makeup. Oh boy. When Penelope walked into the ball with a literal bold glamour filter on, I was like..what? I get it’s not supposed to be historically accurate, but it threw me off so bad. I wasn’t thinking about pen’s big moment, I was thinking about why the hell she was suddenly wearing eyelash extensions. I know she’s supposed to look more mature, but Kate in s2 achieved that just fine with minimal makeup. And Colin looks like he just had Botox, which is not something I want in my period piece romance show. And those costumes…. I’m sorry but yikes. For a show that is marketed as a regency/fantasy romance show, there was BARELY any regency in those costumes. The fabrics were far too modern and I know that bridgerton is no stranger to modern fabrics but literally every character was suddenly wearing three different ones at once and it gave me the ickkkkk. Like it’s not regency anymore besides a very loose interpretation of the empire waistline, and it, again, took away from the general experience, the LAST thing a showrunner wants a viewer to think. In s1 and 2, bridgerton’s costuming was the perfect mix of period accurate and modern. Modern enough to stand out, period accurate enough for it to still be a period drama. S3’s costuming was simply a mess.

Hot take Penelope should have been the ending sesone and should of shown that she's lady whistledown halfway throw the sesones. I know this show is on a book, but they are already off-book with half of Anthony’s love story. Pen is such a strong character and the poster child of the series since she's lady whistledown. I sorta felt let down since they tried to follow the book more but they cut half of Colin growth to put it all off screen. 🗿 why…and Colin was a terrible guy in the books too bc he is constantly jealous of pen’s writing achievements.

a PERTH girlie!!!! as soon as those words left your mouth i got excited cause omg. Gonna keep my eyes peeled for you in the city lol

Sidenote: Love your makeup!

I genuine think NF shot themselfs in the leg by making Queen Charlotte that good bcs comparing to that series all Bridgerton seasons are crap

this is off topic but pls do a makeup routine, you are unbelievably beautiful

I am genuienly worried about like...a lot of these analysis overlooking the crucial point with Polin is that S1/S2 is the part of the build up. Attempting to understand them within the sole vortex of S3 does a disservice to their build up. Like Colin being annoying, is completely valid, because he is trying to not be his real self (and his comment in S2 is twofold in that yes he trying to fit in but also to him, he never did think he would court her and he fully apologized on HIS accord and came up with a plan on HIS own to make it up to her). I have seen fair critique of this season but within the overarching theme of Authenticity being what Polin is, understanding them from S1-S3 is important to understand why their arguably one of the better couples for pure romance (and if you don't like friends-to-lovers find, but to they did it incredibly well here).

19 yo woman wasn't actually considered spinster at that time. Spinster was a woman in her late 20s. In the books Penelope is 29 not 19. That's why she's called a spinster.

you are so gorgeous oh my god 😭❤

Personally i think you could really Tell that the show runner changed. I want the Old one back

I feel like Portia Featherington is kinda based off of or inspired by Kris Jenner

Tbf in this version of the story a 19yr old Pen wouldn’t be considered a “spinster”. In the books, this occurs after a timeskip and Pen is like 28 so by then she’d be considered a “spinster”.

"You begged her. You're a begger!" 🤣😂

WOW, Eloise not saying anything about humiliating her friend who wrote bad things about her , Girl i can't

Finishing the season so I can watch this video asap 💀

Nah, Sis. Cuz the gele had grabbed me, too!! I could not stop smiling at that scene!!

I'm with you allll the way, this season was a total let down for me😭

I hate how the lady whistledown plot was handled. also I hated cressida so much like why did the show want me to care about her:/