Bridgerton Season 3 Part 2 Review

This review contains spoilers. Read at your own risk if you have not watched part 2.

A good romance gets the blood pumping and the heart pounding. Part of this is the barriers standing in between the lead couple’s happily ever after.

Part 2 of Bridgerton premiered last week on Netflix. Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) are engaged and looking forward to a lifetime together. But there is one major issue: Penelope’s secret alter ego, Lady Whistledown (voiced by Julie Andrews).

If I were to give part 2 a score of 1-10, I would give it an 8. Kudos to both Newton and Coughlan for navigating the choppy waters of their characters’ relationship. I could feel the love between them. But they both have some growing to do.

I certainly related to Penelope’s journey of finding her voice and being comfortable in her own skin. It is a journey that is not easy and requires a lot of soul-searching. I admire Coughlan for her partial nudity at the beginning of the mirror scene and for standing up for every woman who does not fit the Hollywood/Madison Avenue mold.

The only issue is that, unlike past seasons, there was a lack of physical sexuality between Penelope and Colin. While I understand that it cranked up the tension, I wish that there had been a bit more.

Do I recommend it? Yes.

Part 2 of the third season of Bridgerton is currently playing on Netflix.

Bridgerton Season 3 Part 1 Review

Mild spoilers abound. Read at your own risk if you have not watched the released episodes.

There is nothing like a well-written romance, modern or otherwise. It sweeps the audience off their feet, takes them for a ride, and leaves them wanting more.

The first half of Bridgerton, season 3, was released last Thursday. Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) has been ignored by society at large and friend-zoned by Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) for years. While still hiding her identity as Lady Whistledown (voiced by Julie Andrews), Penelope decides that it is time for a makeover.

The result of this glow-up (after a bumpy start) is catching the attention of Lord Alfred Debling (Sam Phillips). Colin figures out that his long-term pal could be so much more. That is if he dares to reveal what is in his heart.

I never thought that the first two seasons could have been topped. I was wrong. The chemistry between Coughlan and Newton is on fire. Specifically when they get into the bumpy “will they or won’t they” stage. By the time the credit rolled at the end of the fourth episode, I was more than eager for more.

Kudos goes to the scriptwriting team that finally allowed Penelope to gain agency over her own life. And for Colin to ask for consent and being respectful of her needs. It was a landmark moment in the genre that should become commonplace in stories of this nature.

the way he backed off immediately and without any anger when penelope called them friends, the way he waited for her consent to go any further, the way he fixed her dress and hair (without using THOSE fingers)… colin bridgerton in a world full of boys you're a GENTLEMAN pic.twitter.com/X8WiGuBy5P

— kay (@clarkkentgf) May 18, 2024

The other kudos go to the costume designers. Penelope’s dresses after her complete wardrobe overhaul are beautiful. I would wear any and all of them.

Do I recommend it? Did you ever doubt that I would?

The first four episodes of Bridgerton season 3 are currently streaming on Netflix. The next four will be released on June 16th.

P.S. Eloise Bridgerton (Claudia Jessie) reading Emma is meta in multiple ways. Technically, the timeline is off because the book was published in December of 1815. But that is a tiny detail that I am willing to overlook.

Thoughts On the Season 3 Bridgerton Trailer

The release of a trailer for the next chapter of a beloved IP brings both a sense of anticipation and joy. The hope is that it will only add to the reputation of the tale, but that is to be seen.

The trailer for season 3 of Bridgerton was released earlier this week. This season follows the friends-to-lovers romance between Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan). After years of keeping her in the “just friends” box, Colin notices that her glow-up has attracted other male attention.

Whoever chose Coughlan’s costumes this season deserves an award. The dresses (at least the ones that we have seen so far) are stunning. It makes this redhead and Regency nerd almost giddy at what we will see come next month.

Am I looking forward to it? Absolutely.

The first half will be released on May 16 on Netflix. The second half will be released on June 13.