this episode was chock-full of so many memorable and gag-worthy moments!! join my patreon and watch my full-length reaction here: rb.gy/td2hy6 also the correct time stamp to avoid spoilers for francesca’s story is 18:10 sorry for the mix-up
Simon is a quiet yearner Anthony is a loud yearner Colin is a sad yearner Like my boy looked he was about to ugly cry when he saw Debling and Penelope dancing together 😭😭
@@FullofLit Like his one sided beef with Debling is so funny 😂😂 He really can't come up with a better excuse against him other than that he is a weird ass Vegetarian!! 😭😭
It kills me that every time someone said "friends" to Colin, my brain went "Whaaaat? Friends listen to 'Endless Love' in the dark!" because we owned very few films on VHS as I was growing up and sadly one of them was Happy Gilmore. I'm sick I need help this scene lives rent free in my head and I hate it: th-cam.com/video/x-0007hGaPs/w-d-xo.html
IKR. He is so possessive at every gathering. Has to maintain his line of sight. He's supposed to be doing that for his sisters but "chaperones Penelope" like it's his job.
An interesting fact : during the dance between benedict and tilly, she switches the roles. Benedict is dancing the women's part and she is leading the men's
This is actually the first time I noticed his reaction to the moment she does that. He looks around to see if anyone else notices before he decides to just go with it… comedy gold.
@@ceriseanne1the music doesn’t match the dance. They rehearsed the dance to promiscuous girl but the editing room added last years music which doesn’t give the proper vibe of the dance.
Things I am obsessed with: A) colin’s hands on the wall when kissing Penelope in his dream B) how horny these bridgerton siblings get when they see their love interests eat. C) the willow tree and hot air balloon scene D) francesca and john being the most adorable couple ever. E) just wanting Eloise and Penelope making up. F) the gag of Colin nodding to Bendetict to go away whenever he wants to talk to Penelope. G) me wanting the francesca, john, and michael trio. I want to see why John plays a great influence on both of their lives.
I think it was Obvs from the What-a-Barb podcast that said something that broke me. *Spoilers for Francesca’s book* The silence between Francesca and John is companionable silence that she is welcoming now but when John dies it will become so uncomfortable and so overwhelming because he is no longer there to keep her silent company. And Michael, the louder cousin between the two is the only one that fills that silence for her. It broke me because I can just imagine a scene of her waking up in bed, enjoying the silence only to realise that John is not next to her and I can imagine the heartbroken expression on her face as soon as she realises. I can see her escaping to the piano to try and fill that silence, only to be reminded that John shared the same interest in music that she did. She can’t enjoy silence anymore, because there’s no one to keep her company, guys😭😭😭. She can’t enjoy the piano because there’s no one who can understand her hyperfixation like John did!
Still can't get over the fact how stunning Penelope is looking this szn. I audibly gasped multiple times in this episode. Don't get me wrong she looks cute in citrus dresses too. But now wearing Bridgerton colours and lowered neckline and her in blue dress with her matching Wolfe blue eye I screamed yass my Ice Princess 🌊💙 Even her voice in S1 &2 was meek and low pitch like an innocent naive girl but this szn it's husky like she is a woman now. Credit to Nicola as well for this.✨
I am already in LOVE with francesca and john portrayal on screen. Not only francescas book is my favorite, but I relate to her and those scenes with John are giving me SO MUCH.
Your glee at Colin’s suffering is hilarious 😭 I love when characters are tormented to death by their regret because they were too cowardly to pursue love fully so I totally get it.
I saw someone saying on twitter that Colin acted as if he'd have to kill himself if he lost Penelope after the kiss and well, YES he did. Kudos to Luke cause he nailed desperate, bumbling, confused Colin to a T.
I dunno if it was Tumblr or what but I loved the two part post comparison of Anthony staring at a rival being the vibe of "Touch her and I'll kill you." Whereas Colin staring at a rival is "Touch her and I'll kill myself."
Literally the first time he stepped into frame and it clicked and I smiled so big because JOHN and then immediately burst into tears because ...John. The highs are high and the lows are LOW.
if bridgerton had like 10 episodes i think it would quell a lot of my and other people's issues with the show (but i'll dive deeper into this in my season review)
I literally screamed when I noticed Mama Violet was watching the whole interaction between Pen and Colin. And his reaction of Pen dancing with Debling.😭😭
i want that for her too but Lay Danbury's brother seems sus...the way Lay Danbury calls him a rake and that he thinks from his breeches...he could be a reformed rake like anthony and colin but i'm not sure yet...i wouldn't want dear violet to get her heart broken
I loved what you said about Benedict! One of my major complaints with S3 (at least Part 1) is the meandering storyline for Benedict. This is now the THIRD season where Benedict does not have anything major to do and has minimal character development. His character is beginning to feel stale and stuck in time almost because all he does is hook up with random people. I wish they showed him taking charge of the household if they wrote Anthony and Kate out of Part 1. BUT ALSO-YAASS FOR YOUR BIT ON FRANCESCA. I see too many people dismissing John and saying Francesca's love story will happen in her season. But that's so shortsighted imo. I think of John as Francesca's first love story and Michael her second. She is a testament to the ability of having more than one "love" story in life.
What you said in regards to Eloise at the beginning, I completely agree with. I think so far Eloise is really maturing this season, and that fans are being hard on her for being a brat. I mean, yes she is very privileged, more so than Pen and she’s realizing that, but she still does genuinely care for Pen even if she doesn’t want to or feel like she can’t. Personally I’m very proud of her at how she’s taking the whole thing. I find that she’s more mature than we expected and I’m happy about that.
17:02 When I saw John I thought: "Oh no! Our hearts are about to be torn apart!"... It is the story of "love after love." More mature, more real, earthly. Truly beautiful.
Only the people who read and LOVED francesca’s book know how much meeting john means for us 😭 and i would give so much to meet or even just get a mention of michael my absolute favourite character 🥹😭😭
@@FullofLitI think it will be Benedict, Eloise, Francesca. In the books, there's 4 years between her tragedy and her story. If they cut it down to one year, that's too short of a time.
21:59 The bodylanguage of both men. Debling saw colin approach pen and c*ckblocked him on purpose. That smile was very "sit down boy and let a man handle this". Colin just looked shocked and upset. Like someone took his favourite toy. Man up colin. Stand your ground and talk about your feelings already.
Yes, this. He made eye contact as Pen took his hand... "Stand down with your struck-dumbness, she may have given you a moment but she's still going to dance with me." On rewatch too, he can't not notice and play Cressida and Penelope against each other; he left Cressida to get her lemonade, which he ended up giving Pen as she watched. Needlessly rude.
@ReeniEspino Exactly he was aware of both women after him. AND he himself said he noticed pen searching for colin. Seeing colin trying to bare his soul, he must have known what he intended to do and debling prevented it on purpose. He knew the feelings colin had for pen. Only when he heard about pen's feelings did he back off.
21:57 Your face cam was covering her, but anyone who watched the episode knows that Violet is there watching the interaction between Penelope & Colin (& Debling), so here’s my favorite trivia tidbit: The director of this episode said on Twitter that while she wasn't originally meant to be there, Ruth Gemmel (Violet) asked to be in the background because she felt it was important for her character 😭 even though it meant hours of standing around for her, through multiple takes and different camera angles.
I am SO glad you picked up on Pen’s nod to follow her into the sweets tent. I was like “… I can’t be the only one who noticed!” I have watched so many other reactions, and no one else I’ve watched has had any reaction to that moment, so I’m glad you caught that 🤣
Favorite part of the episode is the scene where Colin is talking about courage at the last ball and you can hear a heartbeat when he starts eye contact with Penelope and as soon as she looks towards dead, it goes away.
What I really like about this episode is that for most of the episode Colin’s pinning after Penelope is played for laughs and it delivers on the romcom aspect of the season everyone was talking about. He’s desperate and she’s oblivious and it’s so juicy and funny. But at the end there is that shift, where suddenly it’s oh so sad, like his face when he’s watching them dance breaks my heart. I also like that she’s truly like not thinking about him that way, like she’s accepted he’ll never be into her till he walks up to her right before her dance with Debling.
The actor who plays him in real life is dating Bessie Carter, who plays Prudence Featherington. He's even in pictures with her parents, actors Jim Carter (Downton Abbey) and Imelda Staunton (Harry Potter & The Crown).
Heyyyy, back with my bullet points lol --- The only thing missing from that wonderful Bridgerton family scene for me is Violet's reaction to Colin being weird. Obviously she clocks what's going on later in the episode, but I desperately wanna know what she was thinking in that scene lmao --- Luke played that scene under the willow tree so perfectly, it kills me every time 😂😂 That man is RUINED for anyone else as he should be --- The Lord Squad never doesn’t get on my last nerve, but that scene where Pen was just being polite and they just had to be absolute douchebags to her pissed me off so much. If I could kill fictional characters I would. How do you be mean to such a sweet and genuine and beautiful human being? I mean, you said it, the most unbelievable, implausible aspect of this season is that everyone isn't falling over themselves to talk to Pen --- Eloise looked like she was in so much pain being stuck between Cressida, Pen and Debling it was hilarious --- I keep thinking about how the reason they moved Colin and Pen up a season was that they felt if they’d done another season of Pen being in love with him and Colin being oblivious, it’d have been a lot more difficult to bring the audience around to Colin as Pen’s love interest and they did already have their work cut out for them. That, more than anything, I think, is what convinces me that Ben is next because they clearly have nothing else for him to do besides sleep with a new woman each season, if that keeps happening for another season before Sophie comes into the picture, I think the audience will really be pissed at the writers --- Luke looked so good running towards that hot air balloon, I’m a little bummed that Pen missed it. Although I’m convinced she was watching the emotional support curl fight for its life and that’s why she took forever to move out of the way --- In the Polin podcast I listen to, someone said something about Fran and John and I won’t say what it was because I don’t wanna ruin anybody else’s life, but now I cry every time I see them on screen. I am crying as I type this. Every time you talk about Fran’s book though, I get closer and closer to borrowing it from my library --- When Violet whispers, “I hope so as well” she looks like she’s about to cry, she’s literally watching her son live her love story with Edmund, now I’m crying again and she’s so concerned for him when she sees him watching Pen dance with Debling. I’m gonna be a mess watching her reaction to them finally getting together. --- I’m so convinced when Colin whispers “I-“, he very subtly mouths “love you” in that last scene, like he was so close and he couldn’t say it with his whole chest yet, ugh it kills me every time, but we do need to see him suffer a little more
This season has fully sent me back to my ✨middle school twilight obsessed energy✨ If tumblr was still a thing the edits would be insane. I CANNOT wait for your episode 4 commentary❤❤
Oh my gosh, this comment! Yesss, this is exactly me!! I can’t remember the last time I obsessed over something like this 😭😭 I’m a mess till the rest of the season comes out!
it was the best episode thus far...It was rom com GALORE. I lived for the colin just staring at penelope, that final scene when he is just seeing heredance with Lord debling....PERFECTLY DONE SIR LUKE NEWTON. It was like he was flashing back to all the times Penelope was there for him, and he was an idiot for never noticing her. He was like faaaaaccccckkkkk how could I not seeee this woman in front of me..and im about to lose her. I can't wait for your reaction to episode 4 ( which im sure you've seen at this point) i am waiting patiently. haha!
I love that this episode parallels season 1 ep 3 too - with it starting on Colin/Daphne dreaming of their love interest, and then again with the moment where Colin/Daphne is caught up watching Pen/Duke eat a desert.
I really love that they’ve made him so focused on her lips in this season (almost every scene they have he stares at them at least once). In the book he constantly stares at her lips and wonders how no one has ever seen how kissable they are, love that they were able to put this in somehow.
Colin going through it this episode is soo funny to me. 😆 And Eloise standing between Cressida and Penelope (literally and figuratively) during their conversation with Debling and clearly waiting to be released from her misery lmao. This season is by far the funniest so far, I've laughed so hard so many times; I hope they keep that up in the second half. I'm so excited about Violet meeting someone, I've been waiting for that since the Queen Charlotte spin-off. She deserves a good gardener. 😉 And I agree that it would be kind of hilarious if she ended up sleeping with Lady Danbury's brother.
Benedict's widow girlfriend's storyline gives me wiffs of The Gilded Age's storyline about Emily Roebling. She was the real project manager and engineer for the Brooklyn Bridge in a time where women couldn't have those types of jobs or interests.
i just love and appreciate you so much because you actually understand and watch the show huhuhu despite having kanthony as your main fave couple (im a polin fan but i love all other couples too and cant wait for their seasons) so i just want to thank you for real
These are legit getting me through the wait between part 1 & 2: 11 days to go!!!!! June 13th can’t get here soon enough. Also you saying this is the best episode yet is so amusing! You may not survive episode 4! See you in a week!!!
The Queen is low key really bad at matchmaking for the Bridgertons. She first tried to pair Daphne with her nephew the Prince in season 1. That failed. She then tried to pair Edwina and Anthony together in season 2. That failed. And how she is trying to pair Francesca with Lord Samadani. That’s also seeming to fail. 😅😅
To be fair, it's not working because the Bridgertons grew up with parents that loved each other & they have the wealth/family support to not settle for less
@@FullofLit He's been standing as long as the Queen's been sitting there bored, he's probably eager for her to pick one and end the event, too, by then, lol. Desperately gaslighting her about the Bridgertons being good luck because Fran kinda sorta looks like Daphne if you squint, so let's get you a Diamond and then we both can go get out of these tight shoes, your Majesty.
8:00 - 8:31 I couldn’t agree more. If I was Penelope, I would have knocked his drink all over him and been like, “Oops… I apologize. I was taught charm but not manners when one does not show me manners in return.” I love watching Colin grovel over her the entire episode. I was just like, “Grovel, Colin! Grovel! Grovel!” He got a massive taste of what Penelope has been through with him over the seasons. Love your channel. I cannot wait for your reaction on episode 4. Thanks for uploading. ❤️❤️❤️
I never in my life have been so early for YT videoS as I am for these S3 part 1 reactions! You are so adorable & make me giddy for the episodes all over again! S2 did make me feral but since all the episodes were dropped at once, I had more control over my insanity. But with Polin, I'm rooting so much for them & this splitting the season has made me devour all their interviews & reactions! Lol
You've given the best reaction I've seen to this episode. I cannot wait to see your reaction to episode 4! Your full-length reactions are my go-to 're-watch' - thank you so much!
"I love that thing where two people kiss and one person thinks of it like 'Oh it's nothing, it wasn't a big deal' and the other person is like '*Oh my god.* That just rocked my world.'" Daria, you would love Captain Swan from the show Once Upon a Time 😂 Like it literally happens what you just described. And also, in a previous video you talked about how you loved it when the guy in the relationship was so down bad for the protagonist that it was pathetic, and again, CAPTAIN SWAN 😂💙 Sorry to hijack your comment section talking about a completely different show but I couldn't help myself. Anyway, love you! Thank you for your content as always ♡
A huge YES to more Bridgerton family scenes! I think the family dynamics is what really pulled me in initially in season 1. Also, I have what I know is a very unpopular opinion...when I read Francesca's book a few years ago it didn't get too into it (I know, I know🫣). I think it's because I had already "met" the other siblings through the show and I didn't have a connection with her character since she was mia practically until this season. But I'm loving how they are handling her & John so I'm sure I'll love the book more when I read again. Just finished re-reading Benedict's book in anticipation of his season next (if not, we riot).
i haven't read any of the books and instead watched your long video essay on all of it (as per the actual title of that video haha), and i loooove how they're portraying their blooming love story! if there's one thing i actually appreciate the most about this season so far and what makes it feel so different from the rest (thus far) is that it *isn't* just polin's story, but it's really a convergence of multiple storylines as per the timelines in the books! i find it refreshing from the established bridgerton formula, and to that end, i love the choice (whether intentional or not) to portray francesca as autistic-coded, and john plays the perfect part of someone who doesn't prod, and doesn't question with mal-intent, but indulges in and quietly understands her interests and personality
The thing Colin doesn’t understand is why Pen was detached from the kiss. she read Colin’s journal specifically the part where he says that he can be intimate with women but do not feel any attachment towards them. So in Pen’s head, Colin is never gonna have romantic feelings towards me, it’s just gonna be a kiss. He’s had sex with multiple women without getting attached so it’s gonna be nothing to him.
ALSO DID ANYONE ELSE CLOCK THAT WHEN VIOLET FIRST MEETS MARCUS, SHE LOOKS BACK TO CATCH HIM STILL LOOKING AFTER HER, AND HE GIVES HER THE FASTEST WINK I HAVE SEEN IN MY LIFE, AND SHE TURNS BACK AWAY SO SWIFTLY I DON'T EVEN KNOW FOR SURE IF SHE SAW IT OR NOT BUT [SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAM] anyway Violet and whoever the fuck her Plus One is has and will forever more have my full attention and support
1:40 FINALLY, one that got it right! All reactions I've been watching in YT immediately go to; "Oh, of course she's dreaming about him now, wow!" Granted, it's a logic conclusion since she's the one who had a crush on him since they were kids, however, she's innocent. She doesn't have youtube or google or tik tok, she doesn't even have friends with more experience to talk about it. Not even her sisters know how to consummate their marriage, sort of, so of course when I saw her pulling Colin to her with such aggressiveness and then he pushing her against the wall (please don't judge, I'm thinking in Spanish, lol) I KNEW, I KNEW it was his dream. That's an experienced man's dream! After all, they made a big deal of him in showing us that Colin is a avid customer of the brothel. They were telling us: " listen, I think y'all gonna think it's Pen's dream, but REALLY? an 18 to 20 years old girl, with no access to internet or anything like that? Think again!" BTW; What a cringy moment watching him in a threesome just minutes before he was about to meet with Penelope! Seriously, we didn't need to see that! We get it, he's well traveled. They don't need to show us him speaking a few phrases in Greek so we know he visited Greece.... PLEASE! AND most importantly, first time viewer, already a subscriber only 1 min. and 40 sec. into the video... well, I also love your hair... 😆
I love Francesca and John! We didn't get to see much of Ruby and I'm sure she could have done good as well but I really love Hannah! I'm really hoping we will get to her season, I haven't read the book but i watched your summary video and it sounds like she'll really get the chace to flex her acting skills.
I just discovered your channel and i have to say that i love your energy it's the same as my sister and I when we watch the show, its like having another sister to get excited and watching the show with 🤩🤩 thank you for that and you have a new subscriber here 😊
I'm so glad that I can finally say it, because it's eating me from the inside, but surely I'm not the only one who thinks Benedict's new love interest is Araminta? I mean I would love to be wrong but I don't think I am :DDD And yes I'm basing it fully on her styling that reminds me of Cate Blanchett in Cinderella from 2015, the fact that she's a widow and the part where she says something along the line that he's wrong for not being afraid of her. And Tilly could be short fro Araminta 😂 As if that book isn't dramatic enough, now I have to think that my poor girl was in the same house when her future husband was visiting her stepmother.
Dude you need to watch and share the German show Maxton hall with us cuz I love it when you review and binge tv shows. It is a German book/ tv show but they speak it in English, and also have the subtitles too
loved this reaction!!! can’t wait for episode 4! also if you haven’t seen it already the TV show Fellow Travelers on Hulu is so good!! Our man Jonathan Bailey stars in it and it’s sooooo amazing! I highly HIGHLY recommend ❤
I just wanted to bring to your attention that if you watch the end of this episode with the Audio Description on, it is so much better. I have seen it soooo many times. 😏
I love how after the kiss Colin feels so uncomfortable when someone refers to him and Pen as "friends"...but he is unable to say it... because he is desperate to kiss her again and marry her!!!❤😅
Look if we forgave Colin for managing to cut himself with the worst picking-up-sharp-shit technique short of just slapping his open palm down on it, we can forgive Pen for freezing in pure dread of a jaunty gondola* coming for her like a slow airbourne Indiana Jones rock. *I know the Plot demanded it but I'm still in a permanent eyeroll that a hot air balloon designed to carry one person had a whole carved-from-solid-oak Santa's Sleigh dangling beneath it and not...a lighter wood or wicker basket? I'd be a celebrated GENIUS in Bridgertonian London. Also I really respect Portia's "😊N O 😊[exits]" to the offered lecture; like, Lord let me bring that energy to every tiresome man who wants to talk at me. My new favourite reaction gif for when things go entirely to shit Online.
this episode was chock-full of so many memorable and gag-worthy moments!! join my patreon and watch my full-length reaction here: rb.gy/td2hy6
also the correct time stamp to avoid spoilers for francesca’s story is 18:10 sorry for the mix-up
Simon is a quiet yearner
Anthony is a loud yearner
Colin is a sad yearner
Like my boy looked he was about to ugly cry when he saw Debling and Penelope dancing together 😭😭
his life was flashing before his eyes over A DANCE can you believe it???
@@FullofLit Like his one sided beef with Debling is so funny 😂😂
He really can't come up with a better excuse against him other than that he is a weird ass Vegetarian!! 😭😭
@@FullofLit Well it is always a dance, a dance with kate was what broke anthony, remember she is "vexing"
“It’s always Benedict and Hyacinth at the crime scene” 😂😂😂
Your reactions are hilarious!
Poor Colin DYING everytime someone said FRIENDS 😅
"You and Penelope are friends."
"Yes."
"Dear longtime friends."
"True."
"And will always be just friends."
"Hopefully." Dying inside.
Now you know how SHE felt every time YOU said it, buddy
It kills me that every time someone said "friends" to Colin, my brain went "Whaaaat? Friends listen to 'Endless Love' in the dark!" because we owned very few films on VHS as I was growing up and sadly one of them was Happy Gilmore.
I'm sick I need help this scene lives rent free in my head and I hate it: th-cam.com/video/x-0007hGaPs/w-d-xo.html
He wanted to throw up everytime someone says it to him.
Simon: I burn for you.
Anthony: I am a gentleman.
Colin: 👁️👄👁️
😂🤣
That call back to "You can always tell how a man feels about a woman when she dances with someone else." In that last scene😭🩷✨
IKR. He is so possessive at every gathering. Has to maintain his line of sight. He's supposed to be doing that for his sisters but "chaperones Penelope" like it's his job.
@@lauramathews3151that's it, Daria did say he needed a job. Full-time employment as Pen's glowering shadow.
"Go, puppy, go follow" I love you for that.
He's a starving dog in the next episode
Benedict was mid sentence when Penelope tilted her head at Colin and our boy came running.
penelope has got colin by the neck (literally he's on a leash)
Colin 'my wife' Bridgerton. Always the puppy.
Like he is basically her puppy dog. Whatever She says he is going to be: YES!
An interesting fact : during the dance between benedict and tilly, she switches the roles. Benedict is dancing the women's part and she is leading the men's
like i said benedict likes a lady who takes charge 🤭
This is actually the first time I noticed his reaction to the moment she does that. He looks around to see if anyone else notices before he decides to just go with it… comedy gold.
Also the music is the same as in season 2 - Harmony ball that no one else came to...the country dance that was sooo sweet!
@@ceriseanne1the music doesn’t match the dance. They rehearsed the dance to promiscuous girl but the editing room added last years music which doesn’t give the proper vibe of the dance.
@@Mrsamj1989 I totally agree with you - the music that was used in the episode totally misses the vibe of the dance!
Things I am obsessed with:
A) colin’s hands on the wall when kissing Penelope in his dream
B) how horny these bridgerton siblings get when they see their love interests eat.
C) the willow tree and hot air balloon scene
D) francesca and john being the most adorable couple ever.
E) just wanting Eloise and Penelope making up.
F) the gag of Colin nodding to Bendetict to go away whenever he wants to talk to Penelope.
G) me wanting the francesca, john, and michael trio. I want to see why John plays a great influence on both of their lives.
I think it was Obvs from the What-a-Barb podcast that said something that broke me.
*Spoilers for Francesca’s book*
The silence between Francesca and John is companionable silence that she is welcoming now but when John dies it will become so uncomfortable and so overwhelming because he is no longer there to keep her silent company. And Michael, the louder cousin between the two is the only one that fills that silence for her. It broke me because I can just imagine a scene of her waking up in bed, enjoying the silence only to realise that John is not next to her and I can imagine the heartbroken expression on her face as soon as she realises. I can see her escaping to the piano to try and fill that silence, only to be reminded that John shared the same interest in music that she did. She can’t enjoy silence anymore, because there’s no one to keep her company, guys😭😭😭. She can’t enjoy the piano because there’s no one who can understand her hyperfixation like John did!
Thank you. I did not cry today. Until now.😢 Her season is going to tear me apart.
that under the tree scene of Colin gives me life honestly
Still can't get over the fact how stunning Penelope is looking this szn. I audibly gasped multiple times in this episode. Don't get me wrong she looks cute in citrus dresses too.
But now wearing Bridgerton colours and lowered neckline and her in blue dress with her matching Wolfe blue eye I screamed yass my Ice Princess 🌊💙
Even her voice in S1 &2 was meek and low pitch like an innocent naive girl but this szn it's husky like she is a woman now. Credit to Nicola as well for this.✨
I am already in LOVE with francesca and john portrayal on screen. Not only francescas book is my favorite, but I relate to her and those scenes with John are giving me SO MUCH.
Your glee at Colin’s suffering is hilarious 😭 I love when characters are tormented to death by their regret because they were too cowardly to pursue love fully so I totally get it.
I saw someone saying on twitter that Colin acted as if he'd have to kill himself if he lost Penelope after the kiss and well, YES he did. Kudos to Luke cause he nailed desperate, bumbling, confused Colin to a T.
I dunno if it was Tumblr or what but I loved the two part post comparison of Anthony staring at a rival being the vibe of "Touch her and I'll kill you." Whereas Colin staring at a rival is "Touch her and I'll kill myself."
your reaction to john walking in frame was exactly how I reacted but then reality hit me
i had to turn the audio down to 30% i was screaming so loud lol
Literally the first time he stepped into frame and it clicked and I smiled so big because JOHN and then immediately burst into tears because ...John.
The highs are high and the lows are LOW.
Yes!
3:50 YES. I wish the seasons were at least 12 episodes long so we could have more family and friends moments 😭
if bridgerton had like 10 episodes i think it would quell a lot of my and other people's issues with the show (but i'll dive deeper into this in my season review)
yeah same here...@@FullofLit
@@FullofLit Doesn't John die in the books? How long do we have with him?
I literally screamed when I noticed Mama Violet was watching the whole interaction between Pen and Colin. And his reaction of Pen dancing with Debling.😭😭
I know not a lot of people are invested in this little... Flirtation that Violet starts, but, I WANT HER TO GET HER'S TOO
There’s at least two of us! Go Violet!
I live and breathe for Violet Bridgerton being loved and desired as she deserves AND to make up for the years she has been alone. With interest.
i want that for her too but Lay Danbury's brother seems sus...the way Lay Danbury calls him a rake and that he thinks from his breeches...he could be a reformed rake like anthony and colin but i'm not sure yet...i wouldn't want dear violet to get her heart broken
@@piya-tfI could see this being turned on its head where he catches feelings and Violet just wants her garden weeded.
@@GotLostOnMyWay ooooh..maybe
I loved what you said about Benedict! One of my major complaints with S3 (at least Part 1) is the meandering storyline for Benedict. This is now the THIRD season where Benedict does not have anything major to do and has minimal character development. His character is beginning to feel stale and stuck in time almost because all he does is hook up with random people. I wish they showed him taking charge of the household if they wrote Anthony and Kate out of Part 1.
BUT ALSO-YAASS FOR YOUR BIT ON FRANCESCA. I see too many people dismissing John and saying Francesca's love story will happen in her season. But that's so shortsighted imo. I think of John as Francesca's first love story and Michael her second. She is a testament to the ability of having more than one "love" story in life.
What you said in regards to Eloise at the beginning, I completely agree with. I think so far Eloise is really maturing this season, and that fans are being hard on her for being a brat. I mean, yes she is very privileged, more so than Pen and she’s realizing that, but she still does genuinely care for Pen even if she doesn’t want to or feel like she can’t. Personally I’m very proud of her at how she’s taking the whole thing. I find that she’s more mature than we expected and I’m happy about that.
17:02 When I saw John I thought: "Oh no! Our hearts are about to be torn apart!"... It is the story of "love after love." More mature, more real, earthly. Truly beautiful.
Only the people who read and LOVED francesca’s book know how much meeting john means for us 😭 and i would give so much to meet or even just get a mention of michael my absolute favourite character 🥹😭😭
since they're fans of skipping seasons so much i propose benedict is s4 and fran is s5 😌
@@FullofLitI think it will be Benedict, Eloise, Francesca. In the books, there's 4 years between her tragedy and her story. If they cut it down to one year, that's too short of a time.
@@FullofLit there will be no objections from me 😌🤝
I’m ngl, simply watching reviews of it made me love seeing John so much
I second that. I adore Michael, I hope John will talk about his cousin ❤
John's dimples are sooooo cute. And they're so sweet I am worried how I'm gonna cope when he's gone. And how will they out do him?!?!
21:59
The bodylanguage of both men.
Debling saw colin approach pen and c*ckblocked him on purpose. That smile was very "sit down boy and let a man handle this". Colin just looked shocked and upset. Like someone took his favourite toy.
Man up colin. Stand your ground and talk about your feelings already.
Yes, this. He made eye contact as Pen took his hand... "Stand down with your struck-dumbness, she may have given you a moment but she's still going to dance with me." On rewatch too, he can't not notice and play Cressida and Penelope against each other; he left Cressida to get her lemonade, which he ended up giving Pen as she watched. Needlessly rude.
@@ReeniEspino Yes, he made sure to tell Penelope that the lemonade was for Cressida.
@ReeniEspino Exactly he was aware of both women after him. AND he himself said he noticed pen searching for colin. Seeing colin trying to bare his soul, he must have known what he intended to do and debling prevented it on purpose. He knew the feelings colin had for pen. Only when he heard about pen's feelings did he back off.
It was the cutest when pen asked Eloise if she wanted to come in and show her some new books 🥹
Loved that so much 😭😭
21:57 Your face cam was covering her, but anyone who watched the episode knows that Violet is there watching the interaction between Penelope & Colin (& Debling), so here’s my favorite trivia tidbit:
The director of this episode said on Twitter that while she wasn't originally meant to be there, Ruth Gemmel (Violet) asked to be in the background because she felt it was important for her character 😭 even though it meant hours of standing around for her, through multiple takes and different camera angles.
I am SO glad you picked up on Pen’s nod to follow her into the sweets tent. I was like “… I can’t be the only one who noticed!” I have watched so many other reactions, and no one else I’ve watched has had any reaction to that moment, so I’m glad you caught that 🤣
Favorite part of the episode is the scene where Colin is talking about courage at the last ball and you can hear a heartbeat when he starts eye contact with Penelope and as soon as she looks towards dead, it goes away.
What I really like about this episode is that for most of the episode Colin’s pinning after Penelope is played for laughs and it delivers on the romcom aspect of the season everyone was talking about. He’s desperate and she’s oblivious and it’s so juicy and funny. But at the end there is that shift, where suddenly it’s oh so sad, like his face when he’s watching them dance breaks my heart.
I also like that she’s truly like not thinking about him that way, like she’s accepted he’ll never be into her till he walks up to her right before her dance with Debling.
I love Lord Debbling. He is just dashing in a quiet, calm and mature way. He is really masculine and so tall.
The actor who plays him in real life is dating Bessie Carter, who plays Prudence Featherington. He's even in pictures with her parents, actors Jim Carter (Downton Abbey) and Imelda Staunton (Harry Potter & The Crown).
The season so far is a rom com masterpiece! And i am ✨eating✨ it up 🤌 did Luke and Nicola freaking deliver.
Poor Colin. Sorrows sorrows prayers lmao.
It's always funny to watch people's reaction to John showing up😂. Like, this poor man is destined for death, and everyone is cheering
Heyyyy, back with my bullet points lol
--- The only thing missing from that wonderful Bridgerton family scene for me is Violet's reaction to Colin being weird. Obviously she clocks what's going on later in the episode, but I desperately wanna know what she was thinking in that scene lmao
--- Luke played that scene under the willow tree so perfectly, it kills me every time 😂😂 That man is RUINED for anyone else as he should be
--- The Lord Squad never doesn’t get on my last nerve, but that scene where Pen was just being polite and they just had to be absolute douchebags to her pissed me off so much. If I could kill fictional characters I would. How do you be mean to such a sweet and genuine and beautiful human being? I mean, you said it, the most unbelievable, implausible aspect of this season is that everyone isn't falling over themselves to talk to Pen
--- Eloise looked like she was in so much pain being stuck between Cressida, Pen and Debling it was hilarious
--- I keep thinking about how the reason they moved Colin and Pen up a season was that they felt if they’d done another season of Pen being in love with him and Colin being oblivious, it’d have been a lot more difficult to bring the audience around to Colin as Pen’s love interest and they did already have their work cut out for them. That, more than anything, I think, is what convinces me that Ben is next because they clearly have nothing else for him to do besides sleep with a new woman each season, if that keeps happening for another season before Sophie comes into the picture, I think the audience will really be pissed at the writers
--- Luke looked so good running towards that hot air balloon, I’m a little bummed that Pen missed it. Although I’m convinced she was watching the emotional support curl fight for its life and that’s why she took forever to move out of the way
--- In the Polin podcast I listen to, someone said something about Fran and John and I won’t say what it was because I don’t wanna ruin anybody else’s life, but now I cry every time I see them on screen. I am crying as I type this. Every time you talk about Fran’s book though, I get closer and closer to borrowing it from my library
--- When Violet whispers, “I hope so as well” she looks like she’s about to cry, she’s literally watching her son live her love story with Edmund, now I’m crying again and she’s so concerned for him when she sees him watching Pen dance with Debling. I’m gonna be a mess watching her reaction to them finally getting together.
--- I’m so convinced when Colin whispers “I-“, he very subtly mouths “love you” in that last scene, like he was so close and he couldn’t say it with his whole chest yet, ugh it kills me every time, but we do need to see him suffer a little more
This season has fully sent me back to my ✨middle school twilight obsessed energy✨ If tumblr was still a thing the edits would be insane. I CANNOT wait for your episode 4 commentary❤❤
Oh my gosh, this comment! Yesss, this is exactly me!! I can’t remember the last time I obsessed over something like this 😭😭 I’m a mess till the rest of the season comes out!
Tumblr is still a thing, it's not the same as the heyday 2011-2016 tho. Good times for all the fandoms.
it was the best episode thus far...It was rom com GALORE. I lived for the colin just staring at penelope, that final scene when he is just seeing heredance with Lord debling....PERFECTLY DONE SIR LUKE NEWTON. It was like he was flashing back to all the times Penelope was there for him, and he was an idiot for never noticing her. He was like faaaaaccccckkkkk how could I not seeee this woman in front of me..and im about to lose her. I can't wait for your reaction to episode 4 ( which im sure you've seen at this point) i am waiting patiently. haha!
Girl, watching you watch something we both like so much makes my whole day
Like fr... for me my Bridgerton experience is incomplete without her reactions 🫶💕
“He’s so me, I love a maladaptive daydream” SAME 😂
I love Hyancinth so much. Her laughing at Colin and Benedict's interaction is so cute.
Colin face omg wow the fact that he was on the verge of tears😢😢🥹💔❤️🔥 love that❤️🔥 can’t wait for ur reaction for the next episode 4 🥹🥹 and part 2❤
I love that this episode parallels season 1 ep 3 too - with it starting on Colin/Daphne dreaming of their love interest, and then again with the moment where Colin/Daphne is caught up watching Pen/Duke eat a desert.
Francesca is a character that I love more and more with each episode🥺😍Can't wait to see more!
Honestly I can't believe that they are gonna make us live Francesca and Jhon's love so early like that.
I am not ready
I really love that they’ve made him so focused on her lips in this season (almost every scene they have he stares at them at least once). In the book he constantly stares at her lips and wonders how no one has ever seen how kissable they are, love that they were able to put this in somehow.
Colin going through it this episode is soo funny to me. 😆 And Eloise standing between Cressida and Penelope (literally and figuratively) during their conversation with Debling and clearly waiting to be released from her misery lmao. This season is by far the funniest so far, I've laughed so hard so many times; I hope they keep that up in the second half.
I'm so excited about Violet meeting someone, I've been waiting for that since the Queen Charlotte spin-off. She deserves a good gardener. 😉 And I agree that it would be kind of hilarious if she ended up sleeping with Lady Danbury's brother.
Benedict's widow girlfriend's storyline gives me wiffs of The Gilded Age's storyline about Emily Roebling. She was the real project manager and engineer for the Brooklyn Bridge in a time where women couldn't have those types of jobs or interests.
John steps into frame: shriek of delight, ‘stop, everybody stop!’ best reaction ever!
i just love and appreciate you so much because you actually understand and watch the show huhuhu despite having kanthony as your main fave couple (im a polin fan but i love all other couples too and cant wait for their seasons) so i just want to thank you for real
I swear, Colin went to the Daphne Bridgerton School for Leading Ladies by accident, the way he's staring at Penelope's lips.
I haven't read the books and I loved Francesca and John's interactions immediately, they're the cutest and I didn't even knew them.
These are legit getting me through the wait between part 1 & 2: 11 days to go!!!!! June 13th can’t get here soon enough. Also you saying this is the best episode yet is so amusing! You may not survive episode 4! See you in a week!!!
Same: I am DYING to see what happens next, and this is what's keeping me afloat!
The Queen is low key really bad at matchmaking for the Bridgertons.
She first tried to pair Daphne with her nephew the Prince in season 1. That failed.
She then tried to pair Edwina and Anthony together in season 2. That failed.
And how she is trying to pair Francesca with Lord Samadani. That’s also seeming to fail. 😅😅
To be fair, it's not working because the Bridgertons grew up with parents that loved each other & they have the wealth/family support to not settle for less
Your highness, you cannot go by wealth and rank alone- you have to find people who are attracted to the feral unhinged nature of a Bridgerton in love.
the fact brimsley said she had "good luck" with bridgertons like babe......no
Maybe this is how Pen will get away with being outed as LW, the queen will want to work with her so her matches actually happen lol.
@@FullofLit He's been standing as long as the Queen's been sitting there bored, he's probably eager for her to pick one and end the event, too, by then, lol. Desperately gaslighting her about the Bridgertons being good luck because Fran kinda sorta looks like Daphne if you squint, so let's get you a Diamond and then we both can go get out of these tight shoes, your Majesty.
8:00 - 8:31 I couldn’t agree more. If I was Penelope, I would have knocked his drink all over him and been like, “Oops… I apologize. I was taught charm but not manners when one does not show me manners in return.” I love watching Colin grovel over her the entire episode. I was just like, “Grovel, Colin! Grovel! Grovel!” He got a massive taste of what Penelope has been through with him over the seasons. Love your channel. I cannot wait for your reaction on episode 4. Thanks for uploading. ❤️❤️❤️
I never in my life have been so early for YT videoS as I am for these S3 part 1 reactions! You are so adorable & make me giddy for the episodes all over again!
S2 did make me feral but since all the episodes were dropped at once, I had more control over my insanity. But with Polin, I'm rooting so much for them & this splitting the season has made me devour all their interviews & reactions! Lol
You've given the best reaction I've seen to this episode. I cannot wait to see your reaction to episode 4! Your full-length reactions are my go-to 're-watch' - thank you so much!
Looks like Lady Danbury’s brother may become Violets new gardener 😏
"I love that thing where two people kiss and one person thinks of it like 'Oh it's nothing, it wasn't a big deal' and the other person is like '*Oh my god.* That just rocked my world.'" Daria, you would love Captain Swan from the show Once Upon a Time 😂 Like it literally happens what you just described. And also, in a previous video you talked about how you loved it when the guy in the relationship was so down bad for the protagonist that it was pathetic, and again, CAPTAIN SWAN 😂💙 Sorry to hijack your comment section talking about a completely different show but I couldn't help myself. Anyway, love you! Thank you for your content as always ♡
A huge YES to more Bridgerton family scenes! I think the family dynamics is what really pulled me in initially in season 1. Also, I have what I know is a very unpopular opinion...when I read Francesca's book a few years ago it didn't get too into it (I know, I know🫣). I think it's because I had already "met" the other siblings through the show and I didn't have a connection with her character since she was mia practically until this season. But I'm loving how they are handling her & John so I'm sure I'll love the book more when I read again. Just finished re-reading Benedict's book in anticipation of his season next (if not, we riot).
This is probably one of my favorite reaction videos you’ve ever posted!
i haven't read any of the books and instead watched your long video essay on all of it (as per the actual title of that video haha), and i loooove how they're portraying their blooming love story! if there's one thing i actually appreciate the most about this season so far and what makes it feel so different from the rest (thus far) is that it *isn't* just polin's story, but it's really a convergence of multiple storylines as per the timelines in the books!
i find it refreshing from the established bridgerton formula, and to that end, i love the choice (whether intentional or not) to portray francesca as autistic-coded, and john plays the perfect part of someone who doesn't prod, and doesn't question with mal-intent, but indulges in and quietly understands her interests and personality
I love watching the highlights with you, it's so lovely to see your joy...
The thing Colin doesn’t understand is why Pen was detached from the kiss. she read Colin’s journal specifically the part where he says that he can be intimate with women but do not feel any attachment towards them. So in Pen’s head, Colin is never gonna have romantic feelings towards me, it’s just gonna be a kiss. He’s had sex with multiple women without getting attached so it’s gonna be nothing to him.
Francesca’s book is also my favorite, and I had THE SAME EXACT REACTION when I saw John 😂😂😂
ALSO DID ANYONE ELSE CLOCK THAT WHEN VIOLET FIRST MEETS MARCUS, SHE LOOKS BACK TO CATCH HIM STILL LOOKING AFTER HER, AND HE GIVES HER THE FASTEST WINK I HAVE SEEN IN MY LIFE, AND SHE TURNS BACK AWAY SO SWIFTLY I DON'T EVEN KNOW FOR SURE IF SHE SAW IT OR NOT BUT [SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAM]
anyway Violet and whoever the fuck her Plus One is has and will forever more have my full attention and support
I can't wait for Francesca's season for these two words "beg me" 🤤
So real for that Fran/John reaction from that very first scene they HADDDD me
He felt like he lost her 😭😭
1:40 FINALLY, one that got it right! All reactions I've been watching in YT immediately go to; "Oh, of course she's dreaming about him now, wow!" Granted, it's a logic conclusion since she's the one who had a crush on him since they were kids, however, she's innocent. She doesn't have youtube or google or tik tok, she doesn't even have friends with more experience to talk about it. Not even her sisters know how to consummate their marriage, sort of, so of course when I saw her pulling Colin to her with such aggressiveness and then he pushing her against the wall (please don't judge, I'm thinking in Spanish, lol) I KNEW, I KNEW it was his dream. That's an experienced man's dream! After all, they made a big deal of him in showing us that Colin is a avid customer of the brothel. They were telling us: " listen, I think y'all gonna think it's Pen's dream, but REALLY? an 18 to 20 years old girl, with no access to internet or anything like that? Think again!" BTW; What a cringy moment watching him in a threesome just minutes before he was about to meet with Penelope! Seriously, we didn't need to see that! We get it, he's well traveled. They don't need to show us him speaking a few phrases in Greek so we know he visited Greece.... PLEASE!
AND most importantly, first time viewer, already a subscriber only 1 min. and 40 sec. into the video... well, I also love your hair... 😆
Totally here for Bridgerton but would LOVE to see you react to Maxton Hall!!!
benedict 👏gets 👏 pegged 👏
Yes. 👏🏼👏🏼 I'd be okay if another man did him too.
It makes sense that they’re setting up Francesca’s story from now because she’s with John at the start of hers.
the Bridgerton family scenes are so good!!
I love Francesca and John! We didn't get to see much of Ruby and I'm sure she could have done good as well but I really love Hannah! I'm really hoping we will get to her season, I haven't read the book but i watched your summary video and it sounds like she'll really get the chace to flex her acting skills.
YES IM ALREADY HERE WOOOO I've been waiting for your next one 🤣🤣🤣🩷
7:06 perfect quote
You’re commenting on this episode…gurllll yes! Really ENJOYED thissss!!! Cannot wait for the 4th!!!!🎉
HARD AGREE re: wanting more Bridgerton family scenes
I literally started crying when John came on screen. My husband was like 👁️👄👁️
now this is a reaction..like girl you made me watch the show for the 10th time now....aahhh I enjoyed it so much !! I LOVE YOU :)
I just discovered your channel and i have to say that i love your energy it's the same as my sister and I when we watch the show, its like having another sister to get excited and watching the show with 🤩🤩 thank you for that and you have a new subscriber here 😊
Love your videos girl. Jump to em as soon as they pop up. Also your lipgloss is popping 😍
I come to these videos for the way you scream/laugh and fangirl
15:24 girl I was waiting for this. 😂😂😂 I know it was going to be unhinged.
I love desperate jealous Colin. I really do.
I'm so glad that I can finally say it, because it's eating me from the inside, but surely I'm not the only one who thinks Benedict's new love interest is Araminta? I mean I would love to be wrong but I don't think I am :DDD And yes I'm basing it fully on her styling that reminds me of Cate Blanchett in Cinderella from 2015, the fact that she's a widow and the part where she says something along the line that he's wrong for not being afraid of her. And Tilly could be short fro Araminta 😂 As if that book isn't dramatic enough, now I have to think that my poor girl was in the same house when her future husband was visiting her stepmother.
“Colin you gotta put some work in” Don’t worry. He does.
I’m now looking forward to Mondays because of your reaction vids 🫶🏻
Dude you need to watch and share the German show Maxton hall with us cuz I love it when you review and binge tv shows. It is a German book/ tv show but they speak it in English, and also have the subtitles too
Please review it and play it on here, 1st season, then 2-3 seasons after that. You will love it
loved this reaction!!! can’t wait for episode 4! also if you haven’t seen it already the TV show Fellow Travelers on Hulu is so good!! Our man Jonathan Bailey stars in it and it’s sooooo amazing! I highly HIGHLY recommend ❤
I just wanted to bring to your attention that if you watch the end of this episode with the Audio Description on, it is so much better. I have seen it soooo many times. 😏
So love your reactions. Thank you so much! 😊
I love how after the kiss Colin feels so uncomfortable when someone refers to him and Pen as "friends"...but he is unable to say it... because he is desperate to kiss her again and marry her!!!❤😅
Ok so this was great but your reaction to episode 4 must make haste! I am dying waiting for it ❤
Demon Trash & FullofLit Bridgerton uploads!!! WE’RE WELL FED THIS SUNDAYYY 😍😍
Look if we forgave Colin for managing to cut himself with the worst picking-up-sharp-shit technique short of just slapping his open palm down on it, we can forgive Pen for freezing in pure dread of a jaunty gondola* coming for her like a slow airbourne Indiana Jones rock.
*I know the Plot demanded it but I'm still in a permanent eyeroll that a hot air balloon designed to carry one person had a whole carved-from-solid-oak Santa's Sleigh dangling beneath it and not...a lighter wood or wicker basket? I'd be a celebrated GENIUS in Bridgertonian London.
Also I really respect Portia's "😊N O 😊[exits]" to the offered lecture; like, Lord let me bring that energy to every tiresome man who wants to talk at me. My new favourite reaction gif for when things go entirely to shit Online.
Yaaay it's finally here😍✨
Colin is sooooo Thirsty, he has zero chill.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who called Colin a stalker 😂
“2 jobs and a hobby”
YASS 😂😂😂