Into the Light

I really cant understand why this season is incredibly high rated. The second part of the season was boring and endless. There is just so much stuff going on. Too many paralell stories and it just lost focus on what was important, Penelope and Colin.

They truly need to focus on stay loyal to the books and just give the fans what they want. I really liked the first part, so watching the second one was a big big let down.

Really hope for next season for them to just focus on one couple and give them the recognition they deserve, I really felt that Penelope and Colin were misappreciated and they didnt explode all their potencial as a couple.

Hope it changes for the show good.

Lack of chemistry w season three leads. Felt really forced between them & episodes seemed as if inexperienced writers wrote them all. Too many side plot stories, pacing was off. Season 1 and Season 2 flowed much better, made sense to the overall plots. Season 3 felt entirely like another series, not Bridgerton. Focus back to what the viewers want, the Bridgerton family and the soulmates they fall in love with. The showrunner and writers seem to not know the characters. And unfortunately they lost many fans. Advice: You can have a season lead couple & other couples' storylines at the same time..Anthony & Kate are the heads of the family yet mostly missing.

A general thought throughout this season, but most especially in Part 2 was the little screen time Colin and Penelope had despite being the Main Love Interests for the season. The B-plots took over more time than the main love story, some of them completely unnecessarily (What purpose did Benedict's storyline serve exactly?) It would have been nice to have more of Colin and Penelope's story, preferably them actually having love and affection for each other too rather than Colin being angry and Penelope being sad. The direction employed in this season doesn't give justice to Colin and Penelope's story. There is word going around that there were several deleted scenes of Colin and Penelope together that weren't released in the actual episodes and I can't help but think given how much Nicola and Luke gushed about their story in the promos that the production side removed much of their storyline. For what reason I would like to know. Overall, there were too many storylines and not enough focus on the actual main love interests, along with questionable directing choices. There were high expectations for this season, and they all fell flat.

This season, especially this episode, is for the women everywhere who have ever felt overlooked, undervalued and have the greatest ambition for themselves. This episode hit me square in the chest with its earnestness and sharpness. Penelope is perhaps the most dynamic and stiff backed character in modern depictions of the female archetype.

From cinematography to character development; this episode creates space for characters and families to explore the complexities of self. I am overjoyed to see the adaptation of these lovely books to a beloved series that I will be watching and rewatching. X.

I would give this a 10 had it not been for the random plots that took away from Penelope and Colin. We had 5x more random sex scenes with Benedict than the main characters? What even was the point of that? 86 scenes with the Mondriches??? I feel like they're trying too hard to add content to the seasons. The first scene had the perfect balance of main characters and side plot. The second season also did a great job. This season... it felt disjointed. Maybe it's because the show is extremely popular and they're trying to milk it for all it's worth but.... It just didn't seem cohesive. That being said, I loved most of this season and hope they continue to give us great romance. Give us more Polin.