The Bridgerton Season 3 Romance Sticks The Landing Penelope & Colin's
The fact that Colin and Penelope's love story in season 3 involves three people is its strongest selling feature. Not in the manner of "have you met my friend Paul?" but rather because of Lady Whistledown's shadow. Penelope teeters on the brink of her whole world crumbling with the disclosure of her hidden identity across season three, especially in the second half. The way Bridgerton Season 3 part 2 deftly negotiates that narrative is outstanding, and it's a development on the source material.
Penelope's writing in Julia Quinn's books is significantly less interesting than here, and there is a little too much of a sense that her social value and usefulness to men—even Colin—is determined by her attractiveness. Penelope's value being more connected to her family's social level and her quiet approach helps Netflix to avoid that negative note. She stands on the brink of things, by purpose, and a major focus of the last four episodes is her asserting her actual place.
The formula of bridgerton season three's ending changes the show.
The second portion of Bridgerton's Season 3 promises to be quite intriguing. The serialized story-telling style in the first two seasons clearly indicated a finale. But here we are already looking ahead, past the fitting epilogue, and with the wonderful unknown of several planted storylines maybe fighting for main attention next season. You are more knowledgeable than me if you can boldly state which Bridgerton will be the show's gem next time.
Though Bridgerton hadn't yet grown boring, there is exhilaration in the possibility of any extreme newness. There would be undiscovered waters ahead. Where the magic trick was more fun than the reputation, Bridgerton has always been a Regency response to Gossip Girl; Part 2 has seen such a possibly seismic transformation that it's difficult to predict what follows next. If it comes sooner than two years' time, even if it's another spin-off, the uncertainty will be part of the entertainment value.
The subplots in Bridgerton Season 3 are all really interesting.
Though very few Bridgerton viewers would have objected to having eight whole episodes dedicated to the awkward ballet of Colin and Penelope's love and the Lady Whistledown issue, the season offers a beautiful tapestry of interweaving events. Part 2 develops Cressida's tale, which is the stuff of Shakespearean tragi-comedy; Violet's developing friendship with Marcus Anderson (Daniel Francis); Benedict's ongoing sexual awakening; and Francesca's Romance with John Stirling (victor Alli).
Though Lady Tilley is, clearly, difficult to swallow for anyone who knows Benedict's love story in the books, all the other characters are strong additions. Having that prejudice gone aside, I truly appreciated where Part 2 placed Benedict and his future seems to be rather fascinating. Though Penelope's "tell-tale heart" would have appealed more to me than Eloise's, the new narrative penned for her at the closing at least shows more future possibility. Mostly, less reliance on other people.
For a TV show so firmly anchored in genre rules, Bridgerton executes creative variation and contradiction really brilliantly.
Fans of romantic literature will find each of the Romances in the three seasons unique and yet familiar; the current interpretations of Regency romance keep things remarkably fresh. Indeed, there are clichés, but the show's convention-challenging images of race cause Bridgerton's progressive beating heart to not settle.
Then again, there is a convention about Bridgerton that feels immediately cozy and consoling; the biggest question, in a different sense maybe than season 3, is "what next?" This time, the ending raises more larger, more transforming problems than just selecting who of the Bridgerton children would be the lead of Bridgerton season 4.
Review of Part 2, Bridgerton Season 3: C + P Is The Ideal Formula For The Best Season Yet
From Shondaland and producer Chris Van Dusen, Netflix's Bridgerton is based on Julia Quinn's same-named romantic books. Following the eight Bridgerton siblings, Anthony, Benedict, Colin, Daphne, Eloise, Francesca, Gregory, and Hyacinth as they negotiate life in Regency-era England and hunt love throughout the social season,
Currently streaming are all four episodes of Bridgerton season 3, part 2.
