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Bridgerton Masterlist

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Colin & Penelope

Chaptered

Only You | E | Regency | After a heated argument leaves their friendship in tatters, Penelope and Colin wake to find the entirety of London abandoned

You, Me, and the Bed (in collaboration with Elle018, Stillpink & wantisamlindyla) | E | Modern AU | Three times Penelope and Colin shared a bed accidentally and one time they shared a bed on purpose

Hang Society | E | Regency | Penelope is acting strange, and Colin can’t seem to satisfy his curiosity

Colin and Penelope’s Excellent Adventure | E | Modern AU | An impromptu road trip leads to embarrassing revelations, sunscreen seductions, not-so-sober shenanigans and confessions of all kinds

I Hope This Email Finds You | E | Modern AU | Penelope find herself in a bind when she accidentally sends her smutty fanfiction to a co-worker

Letters | E | Regency | Colin and Penelope take to writing to each other in the offseason, and their growing closeness does not escape the notice of the Ton

Anthology

Sinful | E | Modern + Regency | A collection of one-shots themed after each of the seven deadly sins

Series

hands | E | Modern AU | Colin and Penelope push the boundaries of their friendship into something more after a particularly handsy night out (written in collaboration w/ @liziana)

Shouldn't, Couldn't, Wouldn't | E | Regency | Two lovers continuously find their way back to each other, even when the choices they made long ago seek to keep them apart

One Shots

You're Wrong | M | Modern AU | Fresh off their break up, Colin and Penelope can’t seem to agree on anything—and everyone else is caught in the middle.

A Bargain | E | Modern AU | At a former-sex-shop-turned-restuarant, Colin issues Penelope a dare in the name of building her confidence. Her decision and the aftermath changes him forever.

Almosts | M | Modern AU | 5 times Colin and Penelope nearly kissed and one time they actually did - Christmas edition 🎄

Waking Hours | M | Modern AU | In the middle of the night, Penelope sneaks into Colin’s room…or is he simply dreaming again?

Tactile Sensation | E | Modern AU | Her dreams of Colin so vivid and frequent, Penelope works through her intense feelings the only way she knows how

Very Good | E | Regency | "You really are very good, you know that?" A re-telling of S1x06

Hush | E | Modern AU | How refreshing it was that they didn’t need words to understand each other

Drive-In | M | Modern AU | A movie night leads to more

Look What You Made Me Do | M | Regency | 5 times Penelope & Colin didn’t realize their arguments were foreplay and 1 time they did

Take Me To Church | E | Regency | Tensions run high as Colin and Penelope take a heated carriage ride back from the city

By The Book | E | Regency | Can Colin maintain his honor when confronted with an emboldened Penelope alone in the library of Aubrey Hall?

Twister | E | Modern AU | Colin & Penelope play a game

Game Night | M | Modern AU | Penelope joins a Bridgerton game night and gets more than she bargained for

Half-Past Midnight | E | Modern AU | All afternoon Colin and Penelope toe the line of their friendship, until a house party turned impromptu sleepover sends them over the edge

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You merely believed yourself in love. One should never apologise for that.

Watch a Wallflower Bloom | S1 (14/15)

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Penelope, what a barb!

Watch a Wallflower Bloom | S1 (6/15)

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@ktbeets and I spent a very long time spiralling and coming up with these extensive timeline predictions for Season 3 Part 1! Go check out our theories!

They aren't technically spoilers, just very detailed speculation, so watch at your own discretion!

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Oh, Penelope, you are not listening to a word I say.

Watch a Wallflower Bloom | S1 (4/15)

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colin with sleepy baby agatha 🫶 (im in need of some fluff excuse me)

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there’s a petition started to change the cover of the tv tie-in edition of Romancing Mister Bridgerton.

From the organizers:

Hi everyone,

I'm sure you’ve seen the book cover and poster art for Bridgerton S3 by now, as well as Nicola Coughlan’s post with the original version of the poster image.

In 2024, it’s really disappointing to see the female lead of a show be so heavily edited, whilst the male lead has been hardly touched. While we understand that marketing images will always have touch-ups, the amount that was done to Nicola is frankly sexist and insulting to her and her hair and makeup artistry team.

We know that the editors have overlaid their faces so that they’re both looking in different directions. However, when we compare the two photos, we can see that beyond basic retouching and flipping her face, the following edits to Nicola have been made:

  • Redefined her chin
  • Erased her elbows
  • Elongated her arm
  • Enlarged her lips
  • Changed the shade of her eyes
  • Changed her makeup
  • Added cleavage

The following edits have been made to Luke Newton:

  • Increased saturation and sharpened

All this on the cover of a book about finding self-acceptance.

If you would like Avon Books, Shondaland and Netflix to change the poster and book cover, please sign this petition here: https://chng.it/nDh4qnvkJn

We’d appreciate any shares we can get on socials tagging @avonbooks @shondaland and @netflix.

We know that the books will likely already have been printed, but we also know that they can be reprinted. There is time for the posters to be redone.

And if not, we're calling out bad marketing.

Cambia algo. Firma esta perición.
Change the S3 poster and Netflix tie-in cover of RMB
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A list of what I believe are the main symbolic elements of Bridgerton S3

(I’ll try to keep descriptions as brief as possible)

1. Lighting. The first and last episode titles are “Out of the Shadows” and “Into the Light”. So, all lighting, particularly on Pen, will be very significant. Throughout seasons 1 and 2, she is often cast in shadow, while the Bridgertons shine in the light. In season 3, we’ll see more direct light on her.

2. Mirrors. Yes, I know, but it’s not just about sexy times. Mirrors have been used to tell us about Pen’s secret identity, LW. Her mirror self is the true, brave, witty, brilliant self that she keeps hidden. While you’ll often see the other ladies of Bridgerton checking themselves out in mirrors (in addition to the Featheringtons, I’ve also seen Daphne, Kate, Edwina, and Violet looking into mirrors), you’ll never catch Penelope doing so. That’s the deeper significance of the mirror sex scene- Colin encourages her to confront that self.

3. Greece. This is Colin’s big symbolic element. Greek mythology will be all over the costume and production design. Obviously, we know on a base level that he loves Greece. On a deeper level, Grecian symbols will be used to reference Ancient Greek stories and mythology that will add layers of depth to the love story. Ex) Homer’s The Odyssey is about a man who must journey throughout and around Greece in order to get back to his wife, Penelope. During his journey, Penelope has to fend off a bunch of suitors who are trying to get with her. Even though she thinks Odysseus is dead, she still loves him.

4. Yellow/Blue/Green. I mean, c’mon.

5. Swans. The Bridgertons are mute swans (the regular kind). Pen is a black swan.

Sir, that is a swan.

6. Flowers. Pen is a wallflower. And actually, the meaning of flowers have always been directly explained to us (lilacs, “symbolic of first love”, tulips “they symbolize passion”). Maybe we’ll get another quote about the symbolism of flowers in season 3?

7. Writing/letters/quills/journals. A Polin love language. 🪶💌📔 Literally though, when Pen first asks anyone about sex (yeah, it was Marina, awkward, I know but 🤷), she’s made to equate it with letters.

That’s all I got for now I think.

If you’re just watching Bridgerton because it’s pretty and cute and sexy, totally fine. Watch it however you want to watch it. If you want to go further, really feel things, maybe get a greater sense of catharsis, or at least get more of the ‘oh, damn!’ factor out of it, pay attention to the above elements. They will be shown and not told. If you are stuggling to understand what the symbols mean, hmu. I’m happy to help. I’ve only been on Bridgerton tumblr for a week and a half, but I can say I’ve already seen great analyses from @bingiessm @ktbeets & @sea-owl .

And if there’s anything I didn’t include, but should have, please let me know. I want to learn more, always. 💛

#THIS#all of this#yes#lighting and costumes and color and hair and mirrors and and and#is this show escapist fun? yes#but also#made by creatives who infuse every aspect of this story with layers of meaning#polin#colin x penelope#colin bridgerton#penelope featherington#bridgerton#bridgerton s3
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There has been much Discourse™ about the costuming on this show, but one thing we can be certain of is how Bridgerton uses costumes to lend another layer to the story they are trying to tell. With that in mind, I think it's significant how often we are seeing Colin in brown and Penelope in green.

Penelope of course has a lot of these light, sea foam green dresses that we see throughout the trailer and many of the stills released. And Colin is very attached to this long brown coat that we see on several occasions, but we're also seeing a lot of brown detailing on his waistcoats as well.

With wallflowers in bloom as a theme for the season, I'm taking their respective color choices as representatives of that: Penelope, just barely green in these first few episodes, like a small plant on a journey, growing into the full, bright bloom of herself; Colin providing her foundation like soil, the earth from which she grows, providing her a safe and sturdy home, and all the nutrients (read: encouragement, attention, support) she needs to blossom.

I think their color palette will shift as the season progresses and they both grow into themselves and find each other on equal footing, but I think this is such a lovely place to start 🤎💚

#bridgerton#polin#colin x penelope#colin bridgerton#penelope featherington#color analysis
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Mark your calendars! The BONUS Polin Week 2024 begins July 15th and concludes July 21st. We invite all fans of Colin and Penelope to participate and join us ONCE AGAIN in celebrating the love we all share for these wonderful characters and this glorious couple!

RULES:

  • reblog this post so everyone can see it!
  • tag your posts #polinweek in one of the first five tags so that we can find it.
  • we will reblog ( and tag ) everything posted in that tag.
  • search through this blog, following the tags, to find all of the Polin content from that week

If you have any comments, concerns, or questions, please just ask!

Admin’s Note: Feel free to take these prompts and run with it - write a fanfic, design a gifset or a moodboard, draw fanart, create a playlist - the only limit is your imagination!

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