Wow...where to begin! One aspect of this season that I adored was the added depth to Colin Bridgerton. From the first episode, we see him re-enter the ton with a new swagger, however this is clearly a facade that defines his main turmoil. Trying to emulate his brothers, Colin engages in frivolity and threesomes to be the man he thinks society expects him to be. But as the episodes progress, it is clear Colin feels empty with this persona. Reunited with his longtime friend Pen, and disturbed by the revelation that he had unintentionally caused much pain by his callousness last season, the two form an alliance; He will teach her the art of charm to find a husband.
This sets up wonderful romantic-comedy tropes whereby, along the way, Colin soon realises that everything he had been searching for during his travels had been right under his nose this entire time. As predictable as it is, Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton bring the tenderness and emotional depth needed to heighten the tension and make it work.
With only four episodes so far, the show has offered the framework for the latter half of the season, which elevates the stakes by the possibility of Lady Whistledown being discovered, not only by Colin, but by the entire Ton itself! And I, for one, am eagerly anticipating it.
This sets up wonderful romantic-comedy tropes whereby, along the way, Colin soon realises that everything he had been searching for during his travels had been right under his nose this entire time. As predictable as it is, Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton bring the tenderness and emotional depth needed to heighten the tension and make it work.
With only four episodes so far, the show has offered the framework for the latter half of the season, which elevates the stakes by the possibility of Lady Whistledown being discovered, not only by Colin, but by the entire Ton itself! And I, for one, am eagerly anticipating it.
