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LOVE THIS! 🥰Your channel is exactly what I needed because I also loved S3 and need to hear more positivity from fellow fangirls like yourselves! I get that S3 wasn't perfect and could have been handled differently, yes. But it wasn't as bad as people are making it out to be. (I can name other shows that were truly bad and ruined for me). At least to me, it wasn't. A lot of it made sense for the reasons you and other reactors have stated about Colin's character and his worse history with LW than in the books. His stronger reaction is valid considering what's happened in the show is much more serious than the books. One Tumblr post I saw really stood out to me about why Colin is the best ML and why Polin is the most realistic and mature ship so far. This poster said how their grandfather said that marriage/true love isn't about finding your happy ever after--just the opposite. It's about finding the person worth the struggle of going through pain, anger, hurt, and sadness together. You go through the worst with them, you see them at their worst, and you choose to stay with them anyway. Why? Because the good moments you have make the bad ones worth it. They're the only ones worth that pain and you love them enough that the bad times are worth the good ones. That's how you know you found real love. Polin showed that more than any other couple in the show. Even at their worst, they still chose each other. But you are so right about Colin's anger being rooted in his insecurities about not being good enough, if their love was genuine, and the deep hurt of betrayal because she was HIS Pen and their love had him on cloud 9. He told his brothers how he knew this love was real because he knew her and, as he said, now he wonders if he DOES know her. Of course he's going to be furious. Now he's forced to question if she was just another Marina and if the happiness she gave him was another lie. Then when realizing how rich and successful she is, he wonders if he's even of "use" to her like he thinks he should be as a man. His negative thoughts (and ego) got the worst of him and we saw him deal with all of those in a realistic manner before they finally came to a solid understanding of letting go of negative traits and thoughts. I honestly loved it all and am glad to find other fans who understand why. This WAS a love letter to Polin shippers! ☺

Thanks for the video I really did enjoy it if you ever get a chance you should check out Sammy Bates. Her videos be on point two. But one of the things I did not notice I always assume that Colin never looked at Lord Debling. You are right he does look at him when he interrupts him and Penelope

Thank you so much for this! Just what my Polin fangirl heart needed. ☺I've seen an excessive amount of negativity about season 3 and, while it could have been better in some parts, I honestly don't think it was that bad. (For me, Shadow and Bone S2 as a Kanej/Inej fangirl was a storyline travesty. That was butchered and definitely badly handled. But that's another rant. 😂) I love what we got of Polin, feel that a lot of it made sense (I love the analysis videos about Colin's character that go into more detail) and I just want to relish in the Polin storyline without the "S3 was horrible!" comments. Obviously, we're all entitled to our own opinions but the hate is honestly a bit much for me. Can't we just relish in the glory that is Polin a little bit more? 🥰 So many of your comments about Colin I agree with! I could go on and on, but I'll stop myself to keep this from being a whole speech. Haha. But, simply put, I love how head over heels Colin is for Pen! It's not only a well-done friends-to-lovers story, it's a beautiful case of "She fell first, but he fell harder." Which I LOVE and Luke's acting did a perfect job of portraying it. I really hope the writers give them a solid B plot in S4/5 because as much as I would love to see how the other couples are brought to the screen, I would LOVE to see more of Polin in comparison. Not gonna lie! Especially with the genius of Luke and Nicola's acting skills in playing Penelope and Colin and how well they play off of each other.

I really do love that Colin's motto for the whole series can truly be "all feeling, no logic"😂❤

I think you should correct the phrase "gushing about polin" in your title to "gushing about colin", as you spent virtually no time at all in analysing Penelope's performance, which I believe to be exceptional! In truth, I could not quite detect the nuances in Colin's acting which you appeared to discover, finding, on occasion, that I had to guess how he might be thinking/feeling in a given situation (a problem I never experienced with Pen). Just a difference of opinion, I guess, but still a little disappointing given the overall bias. That said, I do applaud your willingness to share your very detailed thoughts with the Polin fanbase, and wish you continuing success with your channel.

I read “Romancing Mr. Bridgerton”. I liked it. But show is BETTER! Polin is remarkable! 🤯🥰

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Benedict’s line “are you going to duel your own brother?” is one of my favorite in the entire 3 seasons of this show 😂😂😂

Another great video! It cracks me up to see your editing inserts because watching and rewatching the season does give more perspective and more nuance to everything. I've been hanging out on reddit's PolinBridgerton sub and it's been a blast! The fact that this season has soooo much that can be dissected has been absolutely delicious. I love Polin and their relationship and I can't wait to see them next season.

Thank you for this! I loved this season so much! I've been a fan of all the seasons but this particular couple changed my brain chemistry, I swear. Luke Newton definitely deserves more praise for his portrayal of Colin and the, in my opinion, betterment of this book counterpart (reading him violently grasping at Pen is not romantic to me, sorry to the book purists). I have never rewatched a season of a show as much as I have this season. This was a wonderful recap, you're awesome!

you said it perfectly, I didn't lose interest when they got together it just made me want to see them more

Love Polin too!

People think he was too mean to her and took too long to forgive her but if you consider how he must have felt like such a fool when everything with Marina went down, this was just a reminder of that and him being more in love with Pen probably hurt so much more. Why do the women he loves lie to him. I felt bad for him and understood his pain.

That cake analogy was poetic as hell. ❤

CZcams is feeding me these Polin analysis videos and I'm starving for them. I love their chemistry and every time I rewatch notice little details I've missed. Colin literally trying to stir up scandal about Debling was hilarious, boy was so desperate.

I enjoyed your commentary and analysis immensely. So on point. It took me rewatching Polin scenes over before I gave up being angry that their screen time was limited. Too much side story. But their story shines. Just wish there was more. I have to also say Luke’s acting (esp nonverbal) was amazing.

Wonderful discussion of part 1!! I agree with everything you say about Colin, and find Luke Newton's acting to be just God-tier. The control he has, and his ability to convey so much through just his micro-expressions is just fantastic. I cannot and do not understand any of the complaints of this season, particularly part 1. To me, it could not have been clearer what was happening with Colin. I guess the world is just not ready for a sensitive man of action who won't be forced to duel or nearly marry the sister of the woman he actually loves, before confessing! Colin is the man, in the real world, that we all need; or at least that I need. Though, I have to admit that the final scenes of episode 3 are in my top five of the season; tortured and teary-eyed Colin is everything. The way he looks at Pen, and the way he watches her dance with Lord Debling (who is a good guy! I love an alternative love interest who isn't awful! He's just not the right one for Pen!); it's all just so delicious and wonderful.

I loved this, I feel like I’m in a book club with you ❤️ well done

The book is so much better!

"The Bridgerton ride" As said by Luke Newton 😅

Say it with your chest then!! Yessssss

This is so relatable!! SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK

Two years you’ve gotta be joking

Loveeeee

POLINNNN BABY!! We love them

THE TEAAAA! So funny

And the wedding dance took my breath away!!!! Loved it!

26:05 I love your perspective on when Colin said that perhaps Pen planned entrapment! I never connected that until you pointed it out how Marina did try to entrap him and the trauma he went through after that. That makes a lot of sense now why he said that because it always felt a bit out of character for him until now

I love love this season

your sister at the end!! so related

literally me lol

yes yes yessss

Thank you for your positive commentary! It's exhausting seeing all the hate

I don't think Colin's ego is nearly as big of a part of his reactions as you give it credit for. It's not that he can't accept her awesomeness, or her being further along in her writing career than him. It's that he already felt like he needed to prove himself to her, to prove himself worthy of her. That's the reason he gave for wanting to edit his book on his own. And now he suddenly feels like a joke next to her, which scares him- not because he can't handle her being great, or even being greater than him. But because he already felt she was out of his league, and now he sees her as even further above him. The same goes with all the other things people attribute to his "fragile male ego"- things like wanting to protect and provide for her. If she doesn't need him, if he can't take care of her, or provide for her, or prove himself to her with his writing, why would she ever love him? He has such low self-worth, and such an ingrained belief that he needs to DO something to earn/deserve her love. And what could he possibly do to deserve her now that she is not only the amazing woman he already knew and loved, but also a renowned writer with her own personal fortune and no apparent need for him at all? It's the same thing when he takes over the conversation of what to do about Cressida's blackmail. He absolutely shouldn't have done that, no arguments there. But it wasn't his ego being out of control. It was him trying to do the thing his society expected of him, and the only thing he could do (in his mind) to earn and deserve her love... providing for and protecting her. Colin kind of gets a raw deal when it comes to reactions to this story. We see Penelope's story (and Eloise's, Francesca's, even Cressida's) in light of their specific circumstances.... their personalities, their family dynamics, their dreams, their past experiences, and their individual struggles. But we tend to see Colin's story through a simple and reductive lens of rose colored glasses (the handsome, charming, popular, rich boy) and male privilege. We see all the nuances of Penelope's growth and struggles with identity and self worth and unrequited love, and trying to do the right thing even if her attempts are misguided. But Colin just has a generic male ego that needs to be taken down a peg or two, no nuance required. It's really unfortunate. Is he flawed? Absolutely! But if anyone treated Penelope's flaws and character arc the way Colin's are talked about, we'd be up in arms defending her. Honestly, the line Penelope says to him after the wedding breakfast, the one that everyone seems to love so much, is the only line of hers that I cannot stand. He cannot possibly know what it's like to not feel like he can be himself in society, because he's not a woman? I'm sorry, is this not the same man she confronted literally the night before, and called out at the beginning of the season, for putting on a front? For "trying to be the kind of man society expects" in his own words, and "hiding the parts of [himself] that the world will not accept" to borrow hers? No lie, being a woman in that world was tough. They faced pressures and issues that men didn't have to deal with. But that doesn't mean men didn't have their own pressures and issues to deal with (both in general, and in their individual personal lives). There is an unfortunate tendency to assume that if someone doesn't have the same struggles they do, that means their life is fundamentally better and easier, and it's simply not true. Colin was dealing with all his own trauma, and the pressures and expectations society placed on him, too. Of course they weren't the same as Pen faced. But to say he couldn't possibly understand societal pressures and expectations because he's not a woman is straight up nonsense. It felt more like the writers saying it to elicit a stand-up-and-cheer moment from the audience, than Penelope. This is a story of two people with their own personal traumas, both struggling with self worth in their own unique ways. Both loving the other desperately and being proud of them. Neither one feeling like they are worthy of the other (we literally hear each of them express this in so many words in part 2). The problem was never loving or respecting each other- it was loving and respecting themselves. And I love that their story is building each other up, and reassuring each other, and teaching the other that they are worthy of love- that they don't have to do or be anything but themselves to be loved. It's beautiful! Absolutely my favorite season so far, and I honestly can't imagine any of the others topping it.

Okay this is so me lol 😂

1000% feel your reactions 😂

Keep these videos coming! I've been rewatching season 3 and skipping to the polin parts so these videos are so great for me!

😭 my exact reactions

Yesssss this...this is the first reaction to this season that is similar to how I felt about season 3. I loved this season so much I have watched over and over and still can't get enough of it. Nicola was so great but Luke's acting really did it for me this season. Thank you for this.

I saw someone say, goodbye Mr Darcy, because we now have Mr Colin Bridgerton. I say, never because for true romance lovers, Mr Darcy showed us what it looks like to love a great woman. He is the blueprint, but Colin Bridgerton and a select few share this space.🦋

Such a joy to see some Polin love in these youtube streets. So many haters out here. Even with all of its flaws, this season has been my favorite. I rewatch the Polin scenes over and over again. Penelope and Colin and the most fleshed out, relatable characters. I didn't have to sit through yet another season of toxic brooding and aggression. A very refreshing change.

Good bye Mr. Darcy! We have a new lova, Mr. Colin Bridgerton

Love your video! Love your analysis ! Love Polin, heart eyes and butterflies 😊❤👀🦋. Looking forward to more of your content.

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So glad to find myself in Polin appreciation territory. The negative rhetoric around this season is so annoying and disheartening whilst I'm over here like a lovesick puppy!! I love these characters and I think Luke Newton in particular was astounding in this role. I love the nuance. The writers depend on nuance and the visual a lot more than just telling us what's happening, and I personally love that approach. Just YES to this story.

Colin has such a hero complex from the start of season 1 . It seems like it was one of the only ways he could feel validated. This season, I think he was on a journey to realize he didn't have to be a hero and save the day in order to be valued and loved by others. I believe the writers wrote the failure to stop Cressida as a way for him to start to learn that (along with seeing that Pen could "save" herself) . The hero complex was at an all time high in the episode 8 Bridgerton drawing room scene where he barreled ahead and ignored Pen when trying to come up with a plan.

Just discovered your videos last night and watched them both. I’m exactly the same as you. Completely captivated by Polin. I’ve absolutely loved their season and wished we’d been given a few more happy moments at the end of part two. I enjoyed your analysis of all the Pen & Colin scenes. I said to my husband, this girl is just like me 😂. He thinks I’m going crazy because I keep rewatching season three 😂 I think I probably will for the next 2 years 😂😂😂

Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts! I loved your insights and hope you do more videos (Bridgerton or otherwise)! While I was watching I kept thinking I’d love to hear you break down scenes from the BBC Pride and Prejudice. So many inscrutable stares and subtle interactions!! Thanks again!

I absolutely love love love Pen and Colin's story. Nicola and Luke were born for these roles. This is my favorite season although I agree with comments of many that side plots as Mondrich family or Benedict's were boring and overwhelming. Now when I rewatch season I fast forward thru their plots and I enjoy more. I LOVE your review, so clever. Great Job!

It's my favorite season of all of them, hands down!😍🤩😊