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Aawwww, now I'm crying again. I so loved this season and your analysis matched many of my own thoughts. Time to watch it again.

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Again, thank you for this great review and analysis! Just as awesome as the part 1. ❤

I am not too late I hope. I love your review and analysis and I totally get you. Love all Polin scenes and this pair is the only reason that convinced me to watch Bridgerton. ❤❤❤

I love most of your analysis, but we have to remember when this takes place. It is a man's respnsibility to take care of his family in every way. Yes, there is ego, but it is based on how he understands his role as a husband is. Remember in the street he speaks of her respect for him and his place as the man in her life. Not only her life, but her mother and sisters because the father is dead. He will understand just how well she can take up for herself especially with him beside her.

Such an amazing video Shannon!!

so raw and honest. My fav video of yours yet. Thank you for sharing your story Shannon 🫶🏼

Simply beautiful, Shannon. A reminder that all moments we live through add to our story. Revisiting those moments enriches our daily life and prepares us for future growth. You are growing so beautifully as you prepare for your next steps. Along this journey you have touched so many others…and they are growing beautifully because of your presence. Love you, girl ❤️

As being your father, I have never been so moved by a video! My heart is broken and filled with joy at the same time. Honestl I am in tears rigth now!!! I love all me girls!!!

So beautiful. You leave me in awe

Hello. Have you seen the movie Tarzan The Fearless?

Apologies for being a bit late with my comments. I really appreciate this review. I especially like you including also the first meeting Colin and Penelope had in this season as it seems no one else is realizing how important this was for Colin to understand that their relationship changed while he was away. This scene together with the scene at the last ball, when she turned around to walk away from him to speak with Lord Debbling, are so essential. Colin came back from his travels and was overwhelmed by seeing Penelope (though she didn‘t reply to his letters). She was neither happy to see him nor did she behave with him in the normal way - something which really hurt him but he couldn‘t understand why she was behaving like this. The moment at the ball end of episode 3 he was dying, seeing that she turned her back on him and decided to be with another man. I fully agree with you that this was an underrated scene. In my view, this was the moment he knew he will lose her unless he confesses his feelings to her

thank you for sharing this, i really enjoyed it. cheers to your journey as it continues

Could listen to your voice forever our dear Shan! 🤍 Thank you for the opportunity to witness your courage, perseverance, creativity, and overall journey. As a person who struggles just about everyday with trying to eloquently, yet cohesively convey my internal thoughts your video made me feel so seen and I’m so excited to continue watching your journey 🫂🤍

You’re such an inspiration. Can’t wait to see more content Shan!

I couldn’t relate more, the struggle to find the right words to encapsulate what you’re feeling can be so frustrating but as you find your voice it all becomes more easy. Such an amazing video, so well put together!

Love this so much Shan!!! Such a beautiful video & amazingly articulated 🤍🤍

Love this so much Shan!!! Such a beautiful video & amazingly articulated 🤍🤍

I am so very proud of you. Absolutely love the journey you are on.

Oh Shan, I couldn’t express the amount of times you have brought joy and healing into my life through your words, carefully crafted to barely managed in between belly aching laughs alike. 🫶🏻 I’m so excited for your journey of self expression and discovery, and am glad you’re bringing us along for the ride! You shine so brightly when you talk about things you’re passionate about 🥰❤️‍🔥

This video associates me with Bridgerton episode " Into the light". It seems to me, you are real Pen. Off course with different pathway but obviously the same goal- becoming true yourself. Good luck dear Shannon, we are here watching you becoming butterfly.

Finding your voice is a lifelong journey for some and can seem as gradual as the Colorado River slowly eroding the rock in the Grand Canyon. For others like myself it comes easily, most of the time TOO easily, as you saw in my post of your Bridgerton review, LOL. The fact that you are going to therapy and the you have the self awareness to know that you want your voice to be heard is a huge step forward. To be able (even thought it took multiple takes) to clearly articulate you thoughts and feelings about a subject that you care about is amazing. I applaud your resolve to put yourself out in the world and not let fear of rejection interfere. Even if I disagree it is important to have that dialogue so that everyone can hear other points of view, because through communication we all are enriched. As usual, I have expounded too much, so may I simply finish by saying bravo to your endeavors and I along with everyone else will support your efforts.

As someone who consumes a lot of content, this is the most incredible video I have ever watched.

I LOVE THIS!!

Pen is so much the nicest in forgiving while you are definitely much nicer than me 😂 I tried so much to accept the ending but still holding on what you said about them having a lengthy conversation to their reconciliation and Colin apologizing to Pen for all the hurtful words he had said. That would make up all the angst this season but as you said we just have to take in what was given. Just holding on to fanfictions for the fix it 😊

I really enjoyed this. Thank you.

Judt adding to the scene where he wants to take control of the situation with Cressida. We have to remember that he felt no control, he has no say in their situation. He is a man in an era where he feels has no say and control. He is once again performing that male role. .....anyway I loved this season so much.

I love that Penelope doesn’t get jealous or compare herself to the other women he been with which is very mature on her part. When she says, “I hope I was good enough for you” was her checking in in a way. Just like he wants her to feel good during their first time, she wants him to feel good too. I also love while he was starting to get jealous of her with other men, he just stands by her side and doesn’t make her feel guilty about it. I feel he acts mature in that sense. Now don’t get me started in the second half. I feel they ruined the development they built in the first half and could have been rewritten to do so.

Penelope and Colin is my favorite couple on the show. But while I love the first half of season 3, I felt they were sidelined a lot. There were many scenes from the book that would have answered many questions from fans and would added depth and nuance. While Colin had his jerkish moments in the book, he did not sulk and isolate himself from Pen. They had some arguments while figuring out their issues, but they still had talked together and have nice moments in between. But the previous seasons did a great job building them up. I feel the people who are hard on them don’t recognize the subtlety with them considering the other couples were explicit with their feelings. Nichola and Luke did a great job portraying the characters from the book. They did their research and their subtle expressions added to their internal monologues.

I loved and agreed with all your thoughts! The one thing I keep coming back to any time I rewatch part 1 and would love to know what someone else thought, is after Colin says to Penelope "there is a question I've been needing to ask you" then she goes off to dance with Debling, she doesn't give Colin a second thought, not even a glance which I find abit odd after their interaction and the way they were looking at each other..

You are so lucky to have been able to watch this with a sister who also gets this.

I absolutely *LOVE* this season! I genuinely can't imagine any future season topping it for me! And I could listen to you describing and analyzing and gushing over all my favorite parts all day... seriously, I might just go back and watch this video again right now :) I'm clearly in the minority on this, but I never thought Colin had that much to apologize for, regarding his season 2 comment. Even watching it the first time. I felt for Penelope's heartbreak, for sure- her hopes had risen so high, just to get dashed so brutally. But I never saw it as him being mean or hurtful, and I was honestly surprised to see all the vitriol directed at him afterwards. After all, what did he really say? That he wasn't courting Penelope (true) and that he had no plans to (also true, as far as he knew at the time). If she wasn't in love with him, and we heard that exact exchange, wouldn't it just sound like any close platonic friend who is *always* being asked if they're dating their friend and having to explain (again) that no, seriously, they're REALLY just friends? It only hit the way it did because we felt Penelope's heartbreak in that moment. But as much as we all want it, he doesn't owe it to her to return her feelings. The fact that she was disappointed by this doesn't mean that he was cruel for saying it. People say he called her undesirable in front of those other potential suitors, but did he actually say that? Or did we (and Penelope) just assume that was the reason for his denial? Filling in the blanks in the most hurtful and painful way possible, because that's what people do. People say he found the very idea of courting her laughable, but did he actually say or mean that? Or did we just assume that his light, joking tone and their laughter were at her expense? Think about it only in terms of Colin's character for a minute. Is he the type of man who would openly make fun of *any* woman that way? Let alone his best friend who he is very protective of, and who he had just promised to take care of less than an hour before? And yet people are more than ready to believe that in that one moment, he just decided to disparage her to a random group of guys for laughs. It doesn't make any sense. One of our natural tendencies, when people hurt us, is to try to tear them down in return (even if only in our own thoughts) to try to mitigate the damage. This is why men call a woman a bitch when she refuses their advances, and why we're tempted to call people who criticize us idiots or jerks, or worse. Because if we can make it their own failing, or lower our opinion of them, we don't have to feel as bad about their criticism/rejection/etc. Another tendency is to jump right to the most painful conclusion, because for some reason we feel like we're protecting ourselves from further pain by taking it all on in the moment. In the scene between Colin and Penelope at the Danbury ball, we see her do just this- making two negative assumptions about Colin's feelings/intentions that we know aren't true. When he compliments her dress, she assumes he's mocking her. And when he suggests they go somewhere private to talk, she assumes it's because he's ashamed to be seen with her. But we the audience just saw him interrupt a conversation with two men (who were part of the group he was talking to in season 2, btw) to inquire after her, and when they tried to brush it off as if she were beneath his notice, he straight up ditched them to go check on her, with no pretense whatsoever. He is obviously not ashamed to be seen with her. And when she calls him cruel for his comments the season before, we cheer her on for standing up for herself and calling him out. But was he really being cruel? Or is this yet another example of Penelope jumping to the worst conclusion in her pain, embarrassment, and anger? To be fair, his wording was unnecessarily emphatic (which I honestly think comes down to him not recognizing the feelings that he already had for her... he protests too much). He did hurt her feelings, and might have hurt her chances with those gentlemen. So she has every right to be upset and to tell him so. But it seems clear to me that it was unintentional- it was a mistake (a hurtful one) rather than callousness or cruelty. And, as you pointed out, as soon as it is brought to his attention he immediately owns up to it, apologizes, and tries to make amends. It's also worth noting that so many of the people who wanted him to suffer and grovel for even longer, are the same ones who were mad at him for not just getting over the Whistledown reveal, which was a much bigger deal, with much broader ramifications. But they're only seeing Colin's actions in light of how they impact Penelope. When he hurts her feelings, he should be made to suffer for it. But when the shoe is on the other foot and he's the one feeling hurt and betrayed, he's a jerk for not just getting over it, because they want to see her happy and in love. Which is why it's so refreshing to listen to someone who loves Colin as much as I do, and sees what a genuine sweetheart he is! You caught so many of the subtle things that showcased how sweet their friendship is, and how Colin loved her even before he realized it. Thanks for this video! Seriously about to watch it again right now!

Also loved his reaction when she told them how much money she made as Whistledown - really showed his shattered ego/jealousy

just stumbled on this video and I have to say that I adore your calm adoration and constructive criticism about the season. I find the overly aggressive and critical reviews leave a very bad taste in my mouth and your review was just so refreshing. I share a lot of your sentiments and I’m so happy to have found these videos. :))

@shannonrudder After so much period I am still stuck in their story and their story still inspires me. What about you?

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. ❤