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Bridgerton

It's Polin season.

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“Three seasons into its run, Bridgerton has fallen into a pattern: great at foreplay, iffy on the climax. No one signs up for a romance with the prospect of an underbaked conclusion, and it’s frustrating when the momentum and groundwork of a slowly built relationship culminates in a finale that’s just … fine. Still, Bridgerton’s third season, with its expansion of bubbly minor characters and ample time spent on the other Bridgerton siblings, reduces the pressure on this underperforming high point, and there’s enough fun and anticipation in everything around the central couple that it almost doesn’t matter that the apotheosis of Polin is more of a gentle plateau.” — Kathryn VanArendonk, “Bridgerton Just Can’t Pull Off a Climax”

  1. Episode 8 After the Rain
    Bridgerton Season-Finale Recap: You Gotta Go Through Hell to Get to HEAven Now aware of the backstory driving Simon’s behavior, Daphne takes steps to defrost the marital thaw.
  2. Episode 7 Oceans Apart
    Bridgerton Recap: When the Vow Breaks Daphne and Simon’s pained love struggles to wiggle through the walls around their hearts.
  3. Episode 6 Swish
    Bridgerton Recap: The Rhythm Method The Duke and new Duchess of Hastings are enthusiastically banging all over Clyvedon Castle, but are soon yanked from their happy marriage bed.
  4. Episode 5 The Duke and I
    Bridgerton Recap: License to Bed Break out your historical romance bingo cards, this episode has it all.
  5. Episode 4 An Affair of Honor
    Bridgerton Recap: Garden Body Party Two people miserably entering into a marriage based on half-truths and crushed dreams? Sign me up!
  6. Episode 3 Art of the Swoon
    Bridgerton Recap: Well, Actually, “WAP” Is Historical It’s time for a sexual awakening!
  7. Episode 2 Shock and Delight
    Bridgerton Recap: End of the Line Make way for Simon Bassett, Duke of Hastings, and his metric ton of daddy issues.
  8. Episode 1 Diamond of the First Water
    Bridgerton Premiere Recap: Scandal Broth Served Hot XOXO, Gossip Lady.
  1. Episode 8 The Viscount Who Loved Me
    Bridgerton Season-Finale Recap: One Last Time After fighting their feelings for so long, Kate and Anthony finally allow themselves the love and self-acceptance they deserve.
  2. Episode 7 Harmony
    Bridgerton Recap: Do Not Stop As the Bridgertons and Sharmas do damage control in the wake of the failed wedding, we finally get a steamy sex scene.
  3. Episode 6 The Choice
    Bridgerton Recap: Faith or Fools Okay, Edwina, out here making decisions for yourself, we see you.
  4. Episode 5 An Unthinkable Fate
    Bridgerton Recap: Mr. Duplicity Why won’t these two kiss already?
  5. Episode 4 Victory
    Bridgerton Recap: A-Hunting We Will Go Hope you were sitting down for that dancing scene. Phew!
  6. Episode 3 A Bee In Your Bonnet
    Bridgerton Recap: Into the Woods An intense moment between Anthony and Kate reveals how much trauma these two are carrying around.
  7. Episode 2 Off to the Races
    Bridgerton Recap: Love Languages Kate runs interference on Anthony’s efforts to win Edwina’s hand, while the queen is on Whistledown’s trail.
  8. Episode 1 Capital R Rake
    Bridgerton Season-Premiere Recap: No Pressure, No Diamond Anthony’s criteria for the ideal viscountess is woefully lacking, but he’s already quite smitten with the mysterious, badass Kate.
  1. Episode 8 Into the Light
    Bridgerton Season-Finale Recap: Gossip, Girl This is truly the happiest of endings.
  2. Episode 7 Joining of Hands
    Bridgerton Recap: You Are a Bridgerton Now Well, at least the wedding was lovely. Now we have to deal with Lady Whistledown’s identity being in peril.
  3. Episode 6 Romancing Mister Bridgerton
    Bridgerton Recap: It’s Just Gossip Are Pen’s blogging days over?
  4. Episode 5 Tick Tock
    Bridgerton Recap: On the Clock Now this is one hell of an engagement party.
  5. Episode 4 Old Friends
    Bridgerton Recap: The Carriage Scene Book readers, our time has come.
  6. Episode 3 Forces of Nature
    Bridgerton Recap: Brave Enough to Ask As the old saying goes, the family that gets hot and bothered together, stays together.
  7. Episode 2 How Bright the Moon
    Bridgerton Recap: A Lost Cause Can we talk about the kiss, please?
  8. Episode 1 Out of the Shadows
    Bridgerton Season-Premiere Recap: The Hot Goss Penelope decides it is time for a main-character glow-up.

Interviews

More on Bridgerton

  1. coming soon
    "Bridgerton" Season 3 - Part Two - Special Screening – Arrivals
    Benedict Bridgerton’s Ho Phase Is Coming to a CloseYerin Ha will make a gentleman out of him.
    By Bethy Squires and Alejandra Gularte
  2. casting
    Bridgerton Will Try to Prove Benedict Deserves Yerin HaSeason four’s Lady in Silver stars in Halo and the upcoming Dune: Prophecy.
    By Jason P. Frank
  3. local gays show their pride
    2024 Governors Ball
    Pride 2024’s Most Femininomenal MomentsWhen Amber Ruffin came out, I was like “What?! That’s great!”
    By Bethy Squires
  4. sorrows sorrows prayers
    Sounds Like Netflix Didn’t Actually Have a Polin AllergyNicola Coughlan addressed the rumors that intimate scenes of Penelope and Colin were deleted from Bridgerton.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  5. today on daytime
    The View Is Pro–Sex Scene in the Case of Bridgerton“This is what we tune in to Bridgerton for!”
    By Zoe Guy
  6. not something blue
    Penelope’s Bridgerton Wedding Dress Is Pink With Purpose“We started it off with a pale blue because she was marrying a Bridgerton, but it didn’t look quite right.”
    By Devon Ivie
  7. masquerade or michaela?
    What to Expect in Bridgerton Season 4, Based on the BooksWe know there will be a happily-ever-after, but whose?
    By Maggie Fremont
  8. ‘yielding flesh’
    Making Bridgerton Sound Hotter Is Her Day JobMeet the Polin stan responsible for the Netflix romance’s extra-spicy audio descriptions.
    By Savannah Salazar
  9. chat room
    Bridgerton’s Ruth Gemmell Won’t Get Her ‘Ass Out for Anyone’Violet may have a new love interest this season, but the actress would rather respect the books than do sex scenes.
    By Devon Ivie
  10. money can’t buy you sense
    Bridgertons, RankedFour perfectly handsome sons and four perfectly beautiful daughters, all perfectly lost in the world.
    By Zoe Haylock
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