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What made Season 3 of Bridgerton such an anomaly?

I ask because virtually every metric surrounding the season was exceptional. The pre-release hype was extraordinarily high, and unlike what is typically seen with later seasons of a series, viewership actually increased rather than declined. It became the second most-watched season after Season 1, expanded the show’s audience, and attracted a significant number of new viewers.

The season also earned multiple prestigious awards, and the cast even attended the SAG Awards,something that is not commonly associated with a show’s third season. By most measures, Season 3 defied the usual trajectory of a long running series.

I call it an anomaly because we can now compare it to Season 4, which many, including myself, expected to surpass Season 3’s performance. Instead, Season 3 appears to have been a unique phenomenon that didn’t follow the normal patterns we typically see in television.

Marina was probably always going to be unhappy with anyone who wasn’t the love of her life, which is the real tragedy of her story. So the idea that Penelope “ruined” her life doesn’t really hold up.

Marrying Phillip ultimately gave Marina stability, kindness, security, a title for her kids and a father for her children which is more than Colin, who never truly loved her, likely could have offered. A marriage built on lies probably would’ve ended badly anyway

Her chance at happiness was gone when George died, and Phillip was likely the best outcome she could realistically have had.

The point I am trying to make is that Colin was not Marina’s best outcome, Phillip is.