Bridgerton
(Netflix)
–
May
16

From
Shondaland
and
new
showrunner,
Jess
Brownell,
Bridgerton
is
back
for
its
third
season
and
finds
Penelope
Featherington
(Nicola
Coughlan)
has
finally
given
up
on
her
long-held
crush
on
Colin
Bridgerton
(Luke
Newton)
after
hearing
his
disparaging
words
about
her
last
season.
She
has,
however,
decided
it’s
time
to
take
a
husband,
preferably
one
who
will
provide
her
with
enough
independence
to
continue
her
double
life
as
Lady
Whistledown,
far
away
from
her
mother
and
sisters.
But
lacking
in
confidence,
Penelope’s
attempts
on
the
marriage
mart
fail
spectacularly.
Meanwhile,
Colin
has
returned
from
his
summer
travels
with
a
new
look
and
a
serious
sense
of
swagger.
But
he’s
disheartened
to
realize
that
Penelope,
the
one
person
who
always
appreciated
him
as
he
was,
is
giving
him
the
cold
shoulder.
Eager
to
win
back
her
friendship,
Colin
offers
to
mentor
Penelope
in
the
ways
of
confidence
to
help
her
find
a
husband
this
season.
But
when
his
lessons
start
working
a
little
too
well,
Colin
must
grapple
with
whether
his
feelings
for
Penelope
are
truly
just
friendly.
Complicating
matters
for
Penelope
is
her
rift
with
Eloise
(Claudia
Jessie),
who
has
found
a
new
friend
in
a
very
unlikely
place,
while
Penelope’s
growing
presence
in
the
ton
makes
it
all
the
more
difficult
to
keep
her
Lady
Whistledown
alter
ego
a
secret.