Polin - Blog Posts
I relate to this on a personal level. I have in fact seventh wheeled as well. Maybe me and Eloise need to seventh wheel together 👀
Eloise: I am the ultimate third wheel.
Francesca, cuddling with John: You shouldn’t think that way.
Violet, holding hands with Marcus: Yes, what makes you say that?
Penelope, sitting on Colin’s lap: Completely untrue.
Eloise: Wow. I have leveled up to seventh wheel. I am truly powerful.
i have so many issues with Polin in part 2 that I'm not sure if i should be tagging "antipolin" before posting them. i'M SO MAD AT THE WRITERS and i don't understand anyone who finds Colin's behavior in part 2 romantic! he was being so gross and spineless!!
I removed the music from this scene (awful song choice!!) because the vibes are better this way imo.
I wonder why the og post got taken down. hmm. flew too close to the sun with this, huh
Penelope's lil "w...what are you going to do to me now? 🥺❤️🔥🥵" look is SO HOT
All the ways Colin Bridgerton pissed me off in Part 1
Offering to help her find a husband. I hate this plot! It's stupid and is not Colin. Reiterating just how unromantically he sees her! Just. Friends. Just. Friends. WE GET IT!
Asking Penelope to flirt with other men in front of him. Ugh. Ew. What's the opposite of jealous? How is this man the opposite of jealous? Colin..Bridgerton...the opposite of jealous?? Let me remind you book Colin got jealous at an imaginary man he concocted in his own head unprovoked.
The market lesson & the drawing room lesson, because, again, it's just reiterating how not jealous he is and how okay he is with Penelope being with other men! just NO.
The way he pulled away from Pen when she was wrapping his hand. NO NO NO NO. In the book, Penelope is the one that is so preoccupied wrapping his hand and caring for him she doesn't even notice the man is drooling over her and wants to extend his time with her. The show, by having Colin pull away & cutting their time short, puts the ball back in Pen's court which is dumb, narratively.
The way he so dismissively says "no!" when Eloise asks if Penelope seeks a husband in him. Like he didn't have to be so flippant about it! I wish he was more shy & embarrassed with the question than so dismissive! It was lowkey rude.
The entire Constellation Ball - offering her up to Lord Basilion, then trying to find another man when that didn't work out. Then saying "excellent!" when Penelope told him Lord Remington was going to call on her. Excellent, Colin? Really?
The jealousy scenes didn't have enough oomf & not nearly enough anger and agitation - he wasn't following it up with any action. It would have been nice to see him interfere more. Especially the confectionary scene.
Things i liked:
I liked how he was following Penelope around the market like a puppy. That was very cute! Very Colin!
2. I love how he makes this expression when he kisses her in the garden, like he's shocked by how much he's enjoying it and he's relishing her taste. That was good!
3. I liked how he enjoyed watching Pen get off on his fingers. That's a good lover right there and very Colin!
4. Colin's arc being that he doesn't have to pretend to be a debonair cavalier playboy to try and fit anymore! I LOVED that! See, that's bringing new fresh ideas to the table that are relevant and awesome, and captures the spirit of the character for SHOW Colin! bravo to whoever thought of that! Bring back olive pun Colin!!
i removed the song from the carriage scene because that song choice was AWFUL and was totally ruining the vibe. I think it's better like this imo. the music is supposed to enhance, not distract!
if you're not getting finger fucked in a carriage on your way home from a ball after your crush sabotages your only marriage prospect, then what are you doing????
this moment was cute.
"Sweet Relief"
Relief from all that built up tension.
finally for fucks sake sheeeeesh, colin took you long enough!
The way that Nicola PERFECTLY captures that gently bred virginal touch-starved lady getting the man of her dreams, wondering if this is all a dream, taking in the moment for what it is, tomorrow be damned! chef's kiss.
and LN is there, I guess.
i'm just relieved they kept Colin a boob man, because that is a very important detail to me lol
if i keep my expectations low then i won't be so disappointed but book Polin remains superior, always.
The reason Book Polin is superior is that the reason Colin doesn't like Penelope in the book is because HE BARELY KNOWS HER. They are acquaintances at best. Penelope was friends with Eloise, and Colin was Eloise's brother. In Romancing Mr. Bridgerton, the book starts with Colin finally spending some one-on-one time with Penelope, learning about her, who she is, and then finds himself deeply in love with her. He unlocked a whole new level in someone he barely knew. That's why that love story is so beautiful in terms of unrequited-to-requited love. Also, the way book Colin is just so HORRENDOUSLY down bad...I just don't have faith that LN can capture that.
In Show Polin, Colin knows her very well, they've spent a lot of quality time together. To the point he even tries to set her up with someone else! He is so unromantically interested that he is okay with her being with someone else. Ugh. Gross. It's just not the same, and not as good. I hope to be pleasantly surprised this season but Book Polin is just superior in every way.
i love Romancing Mr. Bridgerton so much - I really hope season 3 doesn't suck and ruin the perfect book polin dynamic.
please don't suck please don't suck please don't suck