although i do like that they argue and then it is immediately followed by a steamy make out session (very book Polin), there are two huge flaws with this scene that COMPLETELY ruin it -
Colin walks away from Pen, "not wanting to hear it," leaving her all alone in the middle of the street at night for the second time.
Pen, again, has to call out to him and get him to stop to talk to her. The fact that she has to initiate AGAIN is not okay because remember, this is unrequited-to-requited story line. We're in the requited section - so the ball is now in Colin's court, he needs to be doing more initiating for any of this to have any meaning. If Pen continues to pursue him, even when he is angry with her, THEN WTF ARE WE DOING HERE? And therefore, it ruins the interaction after that because it's Pen in the driver's seat yet again and that's not fair to Pen. She deserves to have him pursue her for once. FFS!!!
Second flaw - he doesn't go back home with her in the carriage - why? what are we even DOING here???
Watch me turn your mind into my home.
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
it's very strange that Penelope keeps bringing up the other women Colin has been with. she says she LIKES reading about his sexploits with other women?? why would they have Pen be like this? If Colin wrote about his and Pens' sexual experiences and she liked that, then it would be different.
this screams insecurity. the whole point of the mirror scene was for Colin to body worship her to help with her insecurity. then immediately after sex she brings up his other women...twice...even after he says "nothing compares."
If you're preoccupied with your lover's previous lovers, it's never a good sign.
the writing of this show is SO WEIRD????? do people actually find this romantic?
In the book, it's Penelope that decides that she's done with being Lady Whistledown, even before Colin situation. She realized she wanted to stop gossiping on the lives of others and wanted to live her OWN life.
Making show!Penelope make LW a feminist thing that she wants to retain unanonymously makes no sense. It doesn't make sense to run a gossip column by name because people will then avoid you? And knew you were snitching??
Furthermore, retiring from LW allowed Penelope to advance to a legitimate career as a novelist and an editor. Which is the true feminist end story for her.
Pen: Love me, hold me, kiss me, stand by me!
Colin: just stands there like a dumbass doing nothing
WHY WOULD THEY MAKE COLIN SO SPINELESS & LIMP????? Making Penelope beg for his love. Giving her "love ME, choose ME, pick ME" moment DAMN WHY TO POLIN?? WHY???
book!Polin:
Polin argue in the Bridgerton drawing room -> Colin starts thirsting for Pen
Polin argue in Penelope's living room --> Colin wants to kiss Pen
Polin fight in the carriage -> make out session
Polin fight at the engagement party -> have sex
show!Polin: Colin gets angry at Penelope and just abandons her, ignores her, avoids her, won't even touch her nor look at her.
WHY WOULD THE SHOW WRITERS DO THIS TO POLIN?
show colin your are NOTHING. turning your back on your wife, leaving her all alone in that room after the Queen just threatened her, you are so spineless and weak and a coward! she had to RUN after you, really???? grab her hand and take her with you, even if you are angry with her, take her by the hand and guide her downstairs with you so you two can speak privately!!
THIS IS SO FUCKED UP WHY WOULD THEY DO THIS POLIN #NOTMYPOLIN