Dearest gentle reader, it’s time to return to Ton for another season of simmering courtship, crushes, and indulgence on the Netflix series. bridgeton.
For the past two seasons, we’ve been following the romantic, horny long game of The Duke of Hastings and Daphne Bridgerton, and then Kate Sharma and Anthony Bridgerton, and The third season of the spin-off series about Queen Charlotte and her beloved King George turns its attention to another story.
This time, based on the fourth book in the Julia Quinn novel series, romantic mr bridgerton, Sunderland and new showrunner Jesse Brownell focus on the show’s secret heart, Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan), and her long-time crush Colin ·Bridgerton (played by Luke Newton).
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But before we get there, what happened last season and where did everyone go?We’ve got a quick roundup of everything you need to remember from season 2 bridgeton Before you watch season three, catch up on the Viscount and Viscountess’ story from enemies to lovers to the worst friendship conflicts at Downton Hall, all culminating at the gilded Featherington Ball.
Penelope and Eloise’s friendship is in jeopardy
Not best friends anymore.
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At the end of season one, Penelope Featherington’s secret identity was revealed as the prolific scandalous newspaper publisher Lady Whistledown (voiced by Julie Andrews) ‘s secret identity. While we as viewers get to be a part of it, only a handful of people on the show know about it, and by the end of season two, one of those people is unfortunately now her best friend Eloise Bridgerton (Claudie Ya Jesse).
Héloïse has spent two seasons tracking down the identity of Lady Whistledown, but in season two her passion leads her to become the prime suspect of Queen Charlotte (Golda Rothwell). Target. If you remember, in season one, the Queen despised the author’s influence and recruited Héloïse to find out their true identities. The print shop used by Johnston, where she meets the young printer and covert feminist activist Theo Sharp (Calam Lynch) and their romance blossoms. Unfortunately for Héloïse, her visit (and her outspokenness to society) aroused the Queen’s suspicions. Héloïse swears her innocence to the Queen, but this is in vain as the Queen threatens Héloïse and her family with the destruction of society unless she admits that she is Lady Whistledown.
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When Héloïse is about to make a false confession with a forged society newspaper, Penelope takes matters into her own hands, delivering a scathing swipe at her best friend’s visit to Theo – “Unaccompanied, with the unaccompanied A legitimate companion, in fact a political activist”—to refute Héloïse’s guilt. The pamphlet calmed the queen’s anger but also destroyed Héloïse’s society. It can be said that her romance with Theo also fell apart.
Penelope has since stopped writing after “ruining other people’s lives” through gossip. However, in the season two finale, when Penelope showed off her keen powers of observation at the Featherington Ball, Eloise discovered her friend’s secret identity. While Pene dances with Colin, Eloise sneaks into her friend’s room, discovers her secret stash of money (profits from her publications) hidden under the floorboards, and meets Penelope Pugh confronted him, recounting juicy details that only Payne knew. It was a terrible fight, Héloïse felt deeply betrayed, and the two parted ways without talking about anything.
However, Penelope’s fight with Héloïse didn’t take away her passion for writing, as we saw her back at her writing desk at the end of season two.
Colin romantically teases Penelope in public
Pan heard you, Colin!
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This is one of the most important moments bridgeton Season 2 was a big deal for season 3, and honestly, we’re still shocked. Penelope has long longed for the affection of her friend Colin, though she’s remained firmly within the Regency group of friends – including Colin’s relationship with Marina Thompson (Ruby) in season one. Buck) is engaged.
After returning from Greece, Colin strolls through Season 2 with a sudden mellow energy and “I just got back from a gap year” energy. Although he often danced with Cressida Cowper (Jessica Madsen), he sent mixed signals to Penelope, praising her “steadfast and loyal” personality throughout the season. Penelope had high hopes for the Featherington Ball, and when Colin asked Payne to dance, he said some big words: “I will always look after you, Penelope. You are special to me.” ”
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However, after a fight with Eloise, Penelope stumbles upon Colin talking about his dancing to a group of young men on the terrace. When they asked him about his intentions for Pan, he scoffed, “Are you crazy? I would never dream of wooing Penelope Featherington. Not in your wildest dreams.”
No! no no. No. We’re crushed together with Pen in this scene, which is where season three picks up. Maybe, if there’s forgiveness elsewhere on the horizon, we can still hope for a Peneroyce romance?
Kate and Anthony are happily married
These two.
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After the enemies-turned-lovers romance between Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley) and Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey), the two finally got married at the end of season two. To Queen Charlotte’s momentary annoyance, as she doesn’t like to make mistakes, she chooses Edwina as this season’s “Diamond.”
The Bridgertons and the Sharmas were publicly bankrupted by scandal, but not for long—MVP Lady Danbury (Adjoa Andoh) never abandoned them, despite their social ostracism.
At the end of the season, after Anthony and Kate have sex in the garden, Kate rushes into a storm, falls off her horse, and is seriously injured. Anthony was filled with guilt. However, his mother Viola, Viscountess Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell), helps him embrace his true feelings, speaking out about their shared experience of Lord Bridgerton’s sudden death many years ago. Grief. Anthony proposes at Kate’s bedside, a move she considers a “misguided obligation.” She decided to return to India and send him away.
“Be the sister I know you are”😭
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Edwina and Kate’s sisterly relationship is strained after their wedding fails, but Edwina’s wisdom and forgiveness help them escape Kate’s guilt. After Edwina said “Be a sister, I know you are” to her sister at the Featherington Ball, Anthony and Kate danced together in full view to a string version of “Wrecking Ball,” Even though Ton’s eyes were full of judgment. But Queen Charlotte stepped in to silence the haters, and Edwina gave her blessing. Long live both the Bridgertons and the Sharmas from destruction!
In the garden, Anthony declares his love to Kate, and she does the same, and we have them playing croquet on the lawn with the rest of the Bridgerton family, soaking in newlywed bliss.
The Featheringtons almost lose everything again
Lord Jack Featherington almost got away with passing glass off as gemstones.
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The Bridgertons and the Sharmas spent much of the end of season two in a state of social collapse, and after Lord Featherington’s gambling debts led to his murder in season one, The Linton family has escaped financial poverty. Carter), who proves to be one of the most hated matches in the Tang family. The season reaches its peak with the family’s sumptuous Featherington Ball, a grand display of stability and wealth. With the Queen in person, the Featheringtons are back in the game.
However, at the Featherington Ball in the season finale, Colin Bridgerton exposed Jack as a charlatan who sold fake glass jewelry as gemstones. Colin has previously been interested in investing in gems, as evidenced by smashing Cressida’s “ruby” necklace into pieces in front of Penelope, Lady Featherington (Polly Walker) and Jack himself caught this scam. Out of respect for the Featheringtons, Colin made the dramatic revelation in private, telling Jack to return the money he’d spent on the shady scheme and leave town – an act that made Pan fall even more in love with Her crush.
I accuse!
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Jack tries to convince Mrs. Featherington to leave town for America with him, suggesting a romantic future for the two despite his engagement to Mrs. Featherington’s daughter (the two have been in cahoots all season ). But if there’s one thing you shouldn’t get involved in, it’s Portia and her daughters. Lady Featherington lets Jack go without a penny and forges a signature promising that the Featherington estate will be transferred to him once one of her daughters has a son. goodbye.
Will gets off to a rough start opening his gentlemen’s club
After Will tells Colin about Jack, Colin has to eat some humble pie.
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What about Will Mondrich (Martins Imhambe), the best mate of the Duke of Hastings (Réger-Jean Page)? In season two, Jack Featherington also uses blackmail to convince a boxer to throw a match to split the prize money, thereby gaining a spot in Will’s new bar – Will wants to feed him His wife Alice (played by Emma Naomi) and their children. Will opened a gentlemen’s club that was intended to be a more inclusive alternative to the posh White’s Club (in reality, it was London’s oldest gentlemen’s club, founded in 1693). But business was slow, and he was grateful to Jack, who kept it under control.
When Colin gets caught up in Jack’s dealings and meets in a bar, Mondrich tries to warn him about Jack’s dark side, but Colin defends him, calling him the head of the Featherington family. So at the end of the season, after Jack’s corrupt behavior was exposed, Colin ate humble pie with Mondrich and took all his mates back to his pub and apologized. But as you’ve read, that’s not all Colin has to apologize for.
How to watch: bridgeton Seasons 1 and 2 are now streaming on Netflix. Season 3 will be split into two halves, with Part 1 airing on May 16 and Part 2 on June 13.
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