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.
@malewis205
Күн бұрын
I read “Romancing Mr. Bridgerton”. I liked it. But show is BETTER! Polin is remarkable! 🤯🥰
@anabere6116
2 күн бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤❤
@jaziybabe
4 күн бұрын
Benedict’s line “are you going to duel your own brother?” is one of my favorite in the entire 3 seasons of this show 😂😂😂
@naty2rc
4 күн бұрын
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.
@shannonrudder
3 күн бұрын
Thank you for commenting! I have also found myself hanging around that sub 🤣It's a wonderful respite from the hate
@naty2rc
4 күн бұрын
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!
@shannonrudder
3 күн бұрын
"Changed my brain chemisty" AHAHAHA. You have put words to what I've been feeling, thank you for that 🤣 I've heard similar things about book Colin and now I'm wary of even giving the book a chance...
@darianamsanchez
4 күн бұрын
you said it perfectly, I didn't lose interest when they got together it just made me want to see them more
@darianamsanchez
4 күн бұрын
Love Polin too!
@BecxReadz
9 күн бұрын
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.
@shannonrudder
3 күн бұрын
Same same sameeee! It was so easy to empathize with him
@BecxReadz
9 күн бұрын
That cake analogy was poetic as hell. ❤
@BecxReadz
9 күн бұрын
KZitem is feeding me these Polin analysis videos and I'm starving for them. I love their chemistry and every time I rewatch notice little details I've missed. Colin literally trying to stir up scandal about Debling was hilarious, boy was so desperate.
@shannonrudder
3 күн бұрын
Happy to serve 🤝 It's been a few weeks since I saw any part 1 scenes, I think I'm due for another rewatch LOL
@daniellemerrill7085
10 күн бұрын
I enjoyed your commentary and analysis immensely. So on point. It took me rewatching Polin scenes over before I gave up being angry that their screen time was limited. Too much side story. But their story shines. Just wish there was more. I have to also say Luke’s acting (esp nonverbal) was amazing.
@thesalmondean
13 күн бұрын
Wonderful discussion of part 1!! I agree with everything you say about Colin, and find Luke Newton's acting to be just God-tier. The control he has, and his ability to convey so much through just his micro-expressions is just fantastic. I cannot and do not understand any of the complaints of this season, particularly part 1. To me, it could not have been clearer what was happening with Colin. I guess the world is just not ready for a sensitive man of action who won't be forced to duel or nearly marry the sister of the woman he actually loves, before confessing! Colin is the man, in the real world, that we all need; or at least that I need. Though, I have to admit that the final scenes of episode 3 are in my top five of the season; tortured and teary-eyed Colin is everything. The way he looks at Pen, and the way he watches her dance with Lord Debling (who is a good guy! I love an alternative love interest who isn't awful! He's just not the right one for Pen!); it's all just so delicious and wonderful.
@shannonrudder
3 күн бұрын
It's so nice to know that there's a solid community of Colin stans that feels the same!! Thank you for your comment. I agree that Colin would be my ideal man in real life. ❤And those final scenes of episode 3!! Guilty as charged, they were also some of my favorites hehe
@indublum2959
16 күн бұрын
I loved this, I feel like I’m in a book club with you ❤️ well done
@shannonrudder
3 күн бұрын
Thank you for joining in the club hehe 💕
@allisonlew4508
18 күн бұрын
The book is so much better!
@kungfumind.
20 күн бұрын
"The Bridgerton ride" As said by Luke Newton 😅
@ErikaRudder
20 күн бұрын
Say it with your chest then!! Yessssss
@ErikaRudder
20 күн бұрын
This is so relatable!! SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK
@ErikaRudder
20 күн бұрын
Two years you’ve gotta be joking
@ErikaRudder
20 күн бұрын
Loveeeee
@ErikaRudder
20 күн бұрын
POLINNNN BABY!! We love them
@ErikaRudder
20 күн бұрын
THE TEAAAA! So funny
@constancesmith6623
20 күн бұрын
And the wedding dance took my breath away!!!! Loved it!
@PeanutButterFLs
20 күн бұрын
26:05 I love your perspective on when Colin said that perhaps Pen planned entrapment! I never connected that until you pointed it out how Marina did try to entrap him and the trauma he went through after that. That makes a lot of sense now why he said that because it always felt a bit out of character for him until now
@shannonrudder
3 күн бұрын
That's exactly how I felt at first!! I was thinking "This does not sound right coming from him," but with the context of season 1 I now understand where his hurt was coming from.
@kimmyo483
20 күн бұрын
I love love this season
@brendasmithgoddess
20 күн бұрын
your sister at the end!! so related
@brendasmithgoddess
20 күн бұрын
literally me lol
@soulofarte
20 күн бұрын
yes yes yessss
@soulofarte
20 күн бұрын
Thank you for your positive commentary! It's exhausting seeing all the hate
@rbrainsop1
20 күн бұрын
I don't think Colin's ego is nearly as big of a part of his reactions as you give it credit for. It's not that he can't accept her awesomeness, or her being further along in her writing career than him. It's that he already felt like he needed to prove himself to her, to prove himself worthy of her. That's the reason he gave for wanting to edit his book on his own. And now he suddenly feels like a joke next to her, which scares him- not because he can't handle her being great, or even being greater than him. But because he already felt she was out of his league, and now he sees her as even further above him. The same goes with all the other things people attribute to his "fragile male ego"- things like wanting to protect and provide for her. If she doesn't need him, if he can't take care of her, or provide for her, or prove himself to her with his writing, why would she ever love him? He has such low self-worth, and such an ingrained belief that he needs to DO something to earn/deserve her love. And what could he possibly do to deserve her now that she is not only the amazing woman he already knew and loved, but also a renowned writer with her own personal fortune and no apparent need for him at all? It's the same thing when he takes over the conversation of what to do about Cressida's blackmail. He absolutely shouldn't have done that, no arguments there. But it wasn't his ego being out of control. It was him trying to do the thing his society expected of him, and the only thing he could do (in his mind) to earn and deserve her love... providing for and protecting her. Colin kind of gets a raw deal when it comes to reactions to this story. We see Penelope's story (and Eloise's, Francesca's, even Cressida's) in light of their specific circumstances.... their personalities, their family dynamics, their dreams, their past experiences, and their individual struggles. But we tend to see Colin's story through a simple and reductive lens of rose colored glasses (the handsome, charming, popular, rich boy) and male privilege. We see all the nuances of Penelope's growth and struggles with identity and self worth and unrequited love, and trying to do the right thing even if her attempts are misguided. But Colin just has a generic male ego that needs to be taken down a peg or two, no nuance required. It's really unfortunate. Is he flawed? Absolutely! But if anyone treated Penelope's flaws and character arc the way Colin's are talked about, we'd be up in arms defending her. Honestly, the line Penelope says to him after the wedding breakfast, the one that everyone seems to love so much, is the only line of hers that I cannot stand. He cannot possibly know what it's like to not feel like he can be himself in society, because he's not a woman? I'm sorry, is this not the same man she confronted literally the night before, and called out at the beginning of the season, for putting on a front? For "trying to be the kind of man society expects" in his own words, and "hiding the parts of [himself] that the world will not accept" to borrow hers? No lie, being a woman in that world was tough. They faced pressures and issues that men didn't have to deal with. But that doesn't mean men didn't have their own pressures and issues to deal with (both in general, and in their individual personal lives). There is an unfortunate tendency to assume that if someone doesn't have the same struggles they do, that means their life is fundamentally better and easier, and it's simply not true. Colin was dealing with all his own trauma, and the pressures and expectations society placed on him, too. Of course they weren't the same as Pen faced. But to say he couldn't possibly understand societal pressures and expectations because he's not a woman is straight up nonsense. It felt more like the writers saying it to elicit a stand-up-and-cheer moment from the audience, than Penelope. This is a story of two people with their own personal traumas, both struggling with self worth in their own unique ways. Both loving the other desperately and being proud of them. Neither one feeling like they are worthy of the other (we literally hear each of them express this in so many words in part 2). The problem was never loving or respecting each other- it was loving and respecting themselves. And I love that their story is building each other up, and reassuring each other, and teaching the other that they are worthy of love- that they don't have to do or be anything but themselves to be loved. It's beautiful! Absolutely my favorite season so far, and I honestly can't imagine any of the others topping it.
@kimmyo483
20 күн бұрын
Oh my God...this...thank you. You hit the nail on the head with this one. Colin to me is such a good guy..(show Colin as I have not read the books).He has his flaws like everyone else but I feel like most people miss how awesome he is because they have decided before hand what they think of him and put him in a box. It is sad really. This season will be hard to top for me as well.
@shannonrudder
3 күн бұрын
Wow, thank you for this insightful comment. You've helped me see things in a different light. In the weeks since watching Part 2 and especially after reading comments like yours here, I've thought a lot more about Colin's motives and his corresponding actions. You're absolutely right in that his ego was only one part in the grander scheme of his struggling with his self-worth this season. Your analysis of the societal pressures and expectations placed on them both adds a ton of depth to my understanding of their issues! It's such a refreshing perspective-it highlights the complexity of their story and makes me appreciate their journey even more, so thank you!
@Jill-b3u
21 күн бұрын
Okay this is so me lol 😂
@Jill-b3u
21 күн бұрын
1000% feel your reactions 😂
@jelenajones7478
21 күн бұрын
Keep these videos coming! I've been rewatching season 3 and skipping to the polin parts so these videos are so great for me!
@jelenajones7478
21 күн бұрын
😭 my exact reactions
@kimmyo483
21 күн бұрын
Yesssss this...this is the first reaction to this season that is similar to how I felt about season 3. I loved this season so much I have watched over and over and still can't get enough of it. Nicola was so great but Luke's acting really did it for me this season. Thank you for this.
@quz908
21 күн бұрын
I saw someone say, goodbye Mr Darcy, because we now have Mr Colin Bridgerton. I say, never because for true romance lovers, Mr Darcy showed us what it looks like to love a great woman. He is the blueprint, but Colin Bridgerton and a select few share this space.🦋
@Afrodiva
21 күн бұрын
Such a joy to see some Polin love in these youtube streets. So many haters out here. Even with all of its flaws, this season has been my favorite. I rewatch the Polin scenes over and over again. Penelope and Colin and the most fleshed out, relatable characters. I didn't have to sit through yet another season of toxic brooding and aggression. A very refreshing change.
@kungfumind.
22 күн бұрын
Good bye Mr. Darcy! We have a new lova, Mr. Colin Bridgerton
@mthepops
22 күн бұрын
Love your video! Love your analysis ! Love Polin, heart eyes and butterflies 😊❤👀🦋. Looking forward to more of your content.
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22 күн бұрын
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@stephburnett2654
23 күн бұрын
So glad to find myself in Polin appreciation territory. The negative rhetoric around this season is so annoying and disheartening whilst I'm over here like a lovesick puppy!! I love these characters and I think Luke Newton in particular was astounding in this role. I love the nuance. The writers depend on nuance and the visual a lot more than just telling us what's happening, and I personally love that approach. Just YES to this story.
@shannonrudder
22 күн бұрын
I've been doing really well in not clicking on anything Polin-negative. But seeing how much of it there is breaks my heart. :( Beyond glad to have found this community of Polin lovers because life is too short to not enjoy the hell out of the things that make us happy!
@ReadingandWritingRedhead
24 күн бұрын
Colin has such a hero complex from the start of season 1 . It seems like it was one of the only ways he could feel validated. This season, I think he was on a journey to realize he didn't have to be a hero and save the day in order to be valued and loved by others. I believe the writers wrote the failure to stop Cressida as a way for him to start to learn that (along with seeing that Pen could "save" herself) . The hero complex was at an all time high in the episode 8 Bridgerton drawing room scene where he barreled ahead and ignored Pen when trying to come up with a plan.
@shannonrudder
22 күн бұрын
1000% agree! 🙌Colin's hero complex is something I wish I'd expanded upon, but it also just goes to show that we could talk about the nuances to Colin's character for hours on end and still have more to say!
@Polin_Fever_Jo
24 күн бұрын
Just discovered your videos last night and watched them both. I’m exactly the same as you. Completely captivated by Polin. I’ve absolutely loved their season and wished we’d been given a few more happy moments at the end of part two. I enjoyed your analysis of all the Pen & Colin scenes. I said to my husband, this girl is just like me 😂. He thinks I’m going crazy because I keep rewatching season three 😂 I think I probably will for the next 2 years 😂😂😂
@shannonrudder
22 күн бұрын
I would hunker down for a solid hour-long rewatch of Polin scenes every night (especially with Part 1). I absolutely get you. 🤣 Tell your husband it's normal for the fandom LOL.
@acthesunshine4310
24 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts! I loved your insights and hope you do more videos (Bridgerton or otherwise)! While I was watching I kept thinking I’d love to hear you break down scenes from the BBC Pride and Prejudice. So many inscrutable stares and subtle interactions!! Thanks again!
@shannonrudder
22 күн бұрын
Ooooh I've never seen it! Perhaps I'll have to check it out. 👀 Thank you for the recommendation!
@Afrodiva
21 күн бұрын
@@shannonrudder Oh, I highly recommend it! Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth are exquisite. It's a miniseries from 1995 and a very faithful adaptation of the book.
@albabala9220
25 күн бұрын
I absolutely love love love Pen and Colin's story. Nicola and Luke were born for these roles. This is my favorite season although I agree with comments of many that side plots as Mondrich family or Benedict's were boring and overwhelming. Now when I rewatch season I fast forward thru their plots and I enjoy more. I LOVE your review, so clever. Great Job!
@renee176
25 күн бұрын
It's my favorite season of all of them, hands down!😍🤩😊
@valenciadebato6093
25 күн бұрын
Also, the mirror scene. I don't look @ this as a voiceover, it's a scene device, he is still speaking to her, they just showed you what he was stating directly toward her. This has been mentioned by other content creators and I was confused when they stated that about the voiceover in that scene in which to me, was not a voiceover.
@valenciadebato6093
25 күн бұрын
This is my favorite season. And yes, I wish we could have gotten more of them.
@ru3144
26 күн бұрын
Colin and Penelope best couple ❤❤
@leannereilly
27 күн бұрын
I love this. You and your sister reacting to it was also me 😂 I’m in love with Colin and Penelope’s love story and also needed more of them after they made up in the last episode. I too, took the crumbs we were given and RAN 🥰👏🏻🥵 This 2 year wait until season 4 better feckin FLY BY 🥹
@shannonrudder
22 күн бұрын
If I blink and we're not at season 4 yet I'm gonna RIOT.
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