Bridgerton has returned to Netflix with the first four episodes of season 3, finally bringing Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) together with her longtime best friend and crush Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton). After 2 seasons of pining looks and 16 episodes of heartbreak, we wholeheartedly wish Pen happiness in love.
After this romantic, yet predictable development was established in Part 1 of the Netflix hit, Bridgerton has the chance to really exciting Because even though Penelope and Colin have now decided on each other and a marriage proposal is on the cards, their marriage is far from being sealed. What could throw a wrench into the happy ending is Pen’s secret identity as Lady Whistledownwhich threatens to be exposed for good in part 2 of season 3.
Penelope’s secret about Lady Whistledown could really heat up Bridgerton Season 3 Part 2
If we remember at the beginning of season 3, Colin boastfully announced that he wanted to bring down Lady Whistledown herself. Not only has the mysterious journalist made his sister Eloise (Claudia Jessie) the laughing stock of the entire court with her writings, but Colin also receives unwanted attention in the gossip press in the new episodes.
Penelope’s secret hangs over the newly found lovers like a ticking time bombwhich threatens to tear them apart as quickly as they came together. For this relationship to work, Pen will have to lay her cards on the table in front of Colin sooner or later. It is difficult to imagine that he will simply nod his head in understanding that Pen publicly against him and his family has ‒ and also against himself. Great melodrama is inevitable here.
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Will Lady Whistledown still tear “Polin” apart?
At the same time, the entire London court has been puzzling over the true identity of Lady Whistledown since season 1, something only Eloise has been able to see behind. Eloise, in turn, has been at war with Pen for exactly this reason since the end of season 2 – a strained relationship that will certainly be explored further in the new episodes. It is only a matter of time before other members of high society discover the secret.
In part 1 of season 3, Eloise was unable to keep her mouth shut to Cressida Cowpter (Jessica Madsen) when it came to Colin and Penelope’s secret dating lessons. One can’t even imagine what would happen if Eloise lost her discretion towards Cressida again out of anger at Pen. After all, Cressida was introduced as Pen’s official antagonist when both of them awkwardly courted Lord Debling (Sam Phillips). Could she make her life difficult again in part 2?
Even if the focus on Lady Whistledown in Part 2 may initially mean that some of the Bridgerton romance that fans love is lost, it still offers plenty of scope for friction – which then, through dramatic arguments and disagreements, also leads to romantic reconciliations could lead to.
When is part 2 of Bridgerton season 3 coming to Netflix?
We will find out exactly how it continues in part 2 of Bridgerton season 3 on June 13, 2024when the final four episodes of the season hit Netflix.