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Was the winner of FlyHence’s season 4 Polin scenes pandemonium ever announced?

The thread about Penelope confessing her feelings to Colin in season 1 and how he would react made me think about how that version of Colin was completely inexperienced sexually. As far as we know, he had never even kissed a girl, and Anthony basically shames him for this. He already cares a lot about Penelope, but he has placed her in the box of childhood friend. He sees Marina as his ticket to adulthood and he never questions the lack of passion between them because he had never explored that side of himself. He doesn’t know that anything is missing.

Season 3 Colin, meanwhile, has become an expert on unfulfilling sexual relationships. We know from his journal that sex left him lonely and disconnected, but he pushes those feelings aside because his peers and his own brothers tell him he’s supposed to enjoy it. That’s what an adult man does and he’s applauded for it. It’s only after he kisses Penelope that everything becomes crystal clear. His childhood best friend who makes him feel seen and appreciated and laughs at his jokes and makes him see the world in new and exciting ways (things he already knew in the first two seasons) also sets his world on fire. He felt more electricity in that relatively chaste first kiss than he ever felt during his sexual encounters. It hits him like a ton of bricks because he has something to compare it to (which season 1 Colin would not have). The sexual component is so important to Penelope breaking out of the friend box Colin put her in, and I think season 1 Colin has a much more difficult time realizing his feelings without those empty experiences. Season 3 Penelope is also so much more confident and mature than season 1 Penelope which also plays a role in expediting the process. I’ll never agree with the notion that Colin’s feelings turned romantic too quickly because he already loved Penelope as a friend and had since he was child and the chemistry element was the last piece of the puzzle he needed for that switch to be turned. What do you think?

Give Me Everything was unexpected but turned out to be one of the most iconic Bridgerton covers. I think it’s even the second most streamed cover on Spotify behind Wildest Dreams. I can’t even listen to the regular version of the song without thinking of the carriage scene. They’re intrinsically linked now and forever.

I would’ve never picked Snow on the Beach (kind of a lesser Taylor Swift song), but I still get chills when it starts to play as Colin pulls up in the carriage. It just sounds so dreamy.

No notes on POV. It was pretty and it fit the scene well.

Yellow is of course perfection, especially Colin nodding during the “You know I love you so” part.

You Belong With Me sounds good and of course it was highly requested for Polin’s season, but I’ve seen some wish that they would’ve went with Take Me to Church instead. Maybe it should’ve been used earlier in the season.

Dynamite, Cheap Thrills, Thunder, and Lights were all throw aways.

I do still struggle with Happier Than Ever’s placement a bit. The lyrics don’t really fit Penelope’s feelings so I can only really justify the choice if it’s supposed to be from Colin’s point of view. That he believes in that moment Penelope would be happier without him.

Is there a song you would’ve liked to see? I would’ve loved Ed Sheeran’s Perfect at some point.

We know Polin won’t be in a lot of season 5. They previously wrote Kanthony off by sending them to India. Do you think they’ll do something similar by sending Polin out of the country? I hope they do because I’ll be disappointed if they’re just living in the Featherington house offscreen.

Every season we learn something new about Violet and Edmund’s relationship and it always seems to conveniently parallel the main relationship of the season. This makes for a very messy origin story for Edmund and Violet where on one hand they were friends first and only became more because Edmund made the first move (like Polin) but on the other hand Violet forgot her own name the first time she saw Edmund (like Franchaela). Oh and of course we also learned that they had trouble controlling their passion (like Saphne and really all of the Bridgertons). If the writers don’t include all these details in a prequel series then I am going to call out the inconsistencies in their backstory.

The marketing decisions for this show baffle me sometimes because why wouldn’t you drop season 5 content for Pride month? After Jess’ interview, I thought maybe they’re waiting for July since that’s when the UK celebrates it but clearly not since we’re now on the last day of the month with nothing to show for it. The show had already released interview clips of Luke and Yerin and table read photos by this point for season 4.