“Because it doesn’t matter! It doesn’t matter that I changed my hair, changed my clothes, still no one wants me.”
“Pen, that’s not…”
“No it is, because one would ever dream of courting Penelope Featherington!”
“… Pen…”
“I love you with my past, and I love you for my future...
I love you for the children we’ll have and for the years we’ll have together.
I love you for every one of my smiles, and even more, for every one of your smiles.”
- Ch. 22, Romancing Mister Bridgerton
Colin not answering anyone’s questions about his trip despite some badgering vs telling Penelope details without needing to be asked because she was one of the only people who truly cared to hear about his experiences last time kinda sad ngl
“Colin didn’t see Pen as a woman and said he’d never court her” yes because he always saw her as MORE!! He saw how men spoke of and treated woman and Penelope was NEVER that to him, but rather a dear friend whom he respected and cared for
remember when everyone was sad and angry and embarrassed and Anthony of all people decided to just cut loose and do something so that they all could have fun?? emmy winning
I’m so sorry but Violet proudly proclaiming that Anthony’s single and ready to mingle and the fear in his face when the people start flooding towards them is so important to me already if i knew how to gif it would have been made the second i saw his dramatic swallow
I can't believe colin made his whole declaration and was on his knees (? I think) and then penelope said they were friends and he was just like. "oh. okay. yeah." and willing to accept that like it was kinda poetry when you consider their whole story??
THIS IS SO EARLY MARRIED POLIN WHO JUST CAME BACK FROM THEIR HONEYMOON AND CAN'T TAKE THEIR HANDS OFF EACH OTHER IN AN ANNOYING BUT REALLY CUTE WAY AND THEY'RE SITTING WITH ELOISE AND TELLING HER ALL ABOUT THEIR TRIP AND PEN'S KINDA TIPSY BUT COLIN JUST LOVES HER EVEN MORE FOR IT
As excited as I am for Polin, I'm also delighted to know that Simone Ashley is returning as the new Viscountess Bridgerton! Which should have definitely been mentioned in this article!
Can I be honest in that I let out the most enormous screech when I realized they had kept their first meeting the same. My first Bridgerton fic included them telling their children about this meeting in the epilogue because it is so THEM and keeping it made my heart soar 😭
People gotta realize the only times we see colin actually being himself and not putting on a mask of what he thinks society wants from him is when he’s fighting with/for penelope or being a giggly silly loverboy
I’ll be honest, I think Colin and Penelope 100% had enough screen-time and lifting of their storyline, and I think complaining that they didn’t is silly and usually hypocritical
tbh i think this tweet kinda proved that colin is kinda obsessed with pen like that is his best friend at the end of the day and he wants to know her thoughts on everything
No, because the JOY and the purity of this scene is so special. It's really what the show is about- familial love and comfort and it's easily one of my favorites part about the entire season.
the bridgertons: "one of the most prolific families in London"
also the bridgertons: rush a wedding and also dump a prince, have a failed proposal involving a pregnancy out of wedlock, break a wedding hosted by the queen, hang out unchaperoned with revolutionaries
polin isn't perfect, but there is something so profoundly beautiful and relatable about a wallflower being able to finally break free and show herself fully and having that be what makes her long-time crush fall in love with her
this shot is giving penelope called colin "mr. bridgerton" at a different ball a few days ago and now he's cornered her into finding out why she's mad at him
he’s a WRITER 😭 we’re getting writer colin 😭 i’m going to get to see his hand bleeding out as he realizes that penelope really does have sparkly eyes 😭😭😭😭
Now THIS the penelope that’s finally gained the confidence to 1) leave her mother’s thumb, 2) dress and style herself, and 3) truly and mutually fall in love with her dear old friend and future husband
“Why were you looking at them, Pen? Why were you looking at Benedict’s rock collection?”
“I wasn’t, I was…”
“Why, Pen?”
“Because I was looking at the ones you gave him! I was looking at the ones that reminded me of YOU, Colin!”
Weekly reminder that polin’s love story is NOT about unrequited love it’s about falling in love at the right time after you’ve grown into your true self
GREEN DRESS??? COLIN ASKING IF SHE NEEDS A CHAPERONE??? HE MISSED HER??? HER CONFRONTING HIM??? HIM LOOKING EMBARRASSED???? SHE’S THE LAUGHING DTOCK EVEN WHEN SHE CHANGES HER WHOLE WARDROBE???
I LOVED part 1 I loved the rom com moments I loved them arguing I loved them being losers I loved them both slowly unmasking their true selves I loved the colors I loved the tension I loved the friends to lovers of it all I loved the realizing that they are indeed in love!!!
Colin is a very young man who's been shown little affection and respect by those he loves and cherishes most. Which is also a huge reason why Penelope has always been more than 'just a woman' - because she's the one person who truly makes him feel important and worthy 😭
"i want to be less needy, less insecure, while still maintaining the core of my vulnerability that makes me who i am. i am a bridgerton man." my heart breaks for him oh god and him mentioning the very few replies he received from his family???? 😭😭 BRUH.
tbh the most out of character moments in s2 are when when portia finds out penelope and colin have been secretly writing letters to each other AND she catches them alone in a closed room and doesn't automatically try to rope them into marriage
one of my favorite things about book colin/polin is that as soon as he realizes he likes penelope, there's never any hesitation or sheepishness about it. despite what anyone else thinks, the moment they get out of that carriage, colin's ready to proclaim how he feels to everyone
Colin having the most life-altering kiss of his life and then following it up with “a kiss-” 😚 “-is for two people” is thirstier than anything penelope’s ever done
when colin helps penelope know that she's beautiful and confident and she finally succeeds at flirting and he's watching across the room with a proud smile on his face until she laughs... and he just blinks for a moment and thinks "... wait"
Do you rest peacefully or do you think about betrayed colin must have felt after finding out the person he loved most in the world kept a huge secret from him even after he gave all of himself to her. That same person who knew of what had almost happened to him two years prior
tbh nicola saying that her favorite part to shoot was the intimate scenes is actually really sweet 🥺 it just shows how close and comfortable they are as friends and how much trust they share 💞
tbh and if I say that I don't think this is a kiss scene. I think it's a "we're getting really caught up in the moment and start leaning in, but then snap out of it right before our lips touch" because they're still denying their mutual feelings
I asked Nicola what her favorite scene of romancing mister bridgerton was and she was thinking real hard about the scenes they shot for the show that were in the book and she said it had to be “But you’re my mess” because the show version was so just so beautiful to shoot
people who haven't read the books and reply to the promo posts with stuff like "wow they're really going in on this croquette thing huh" are honestly the highlight of my week
penelope's losing the idgaf war on the frontlines meanwhile colin's not even aware they're fighting he's just sauntering up to her confused as to why she's holding a weapon at him
okay anyway neck boy writer colin with a scarred hand who’s gossiping in the corner of the annual smythe-smith musicale after he only went to make amends with penelope, come (in me) home
my babies wearing greens and blues and looking pretty and colin's got a NECK and they both have nice hair and they're gonna fall in LOVE and do THINGS and get MARRIED and be together forever ❣️❣️❣️
Interesting how they giggle at jacob “running away” while spending the entire segment calling Simone rude for very politely greeting the interviewer and then declining an interview 🤔
The Viscountess doesn't speak to who she doesn't want to speak to. Simone Ashley shut down a live interview while on the track of the 2022 Monaco Grand Prix.
OKAY SO 😯😮💨💨 COLIN AND PENELOPE TOUCHING HANDS IS A GESTURE REPEATED THROUGH THE LAST THREE SEASONS, DEPICTING THE IMPROPER CLOSENESS THEY HOLD IN SUCH TIMES AS THESE. BUT THIS TIME ❗️THIS TIME❗️IT’S ACCOMPANIED BY ROMANTIC MUSIC AND STARES TO SIGNIFY THE SHIFT IN THEIR DYNAMIC
okay so I definitely agree that pen will need another suitor in the show (at the very least for non colin-lovers to get on board), but I really hope it’s AFTER he starts to notice how much he likes and misses her. I want yearning glances first and then we can move into jealousy
imma be completely honest I laughed when he popped in cause how did he just appear at lady's d house at like 6 in the morning. and then why does he just stand there when anthony walks away 😭
Underrated Benedict scene: he rushes to Anthony’s side the minute he heard about what happened. All jokes and banters aside, you know Benedict will always be there for Anthony. He also asks if he’s alright. No one in their family really asks Anthony if he’s alright…
#Bridgerton
All jokes aside, the mirror scene is honestly so important? It’s this moment where Colin thinks Penelope is so beautiful and desirable that he wants her to see and experience it in full force. If it really is going to be in the show, it’ll genuinely be such a powerful moment