#colin the actor that you are

[dogzcats]

inside the actors' studio with Colin Firth

[shinysobi]

"it was awkward to see colin flirt and behave like a rake" "he gave me the ick" yes ! that is the fucking point!! congratulations! you have the media literacy skills of a fucking monkey because my 4-year old niece could understand it better than you do.

we are supposed to find colin cringey and annoying and get the ick because that is not who he is. he is not anthony, or simon, or even benedict. colin (apart from gregory) is the sweetest of all bridgerton brothers (i'm going by book canon) and his most identifiable character trait is the fact that he values an emotional connection above everything. he runs away to the continent because he wants to feel that emotional connection. he has meaningless sex in brothels because that is the example he has seen growing up, that is the norm. he tries so hard to fit into the norm. he goes out drinking, adopts an entirely new personality, learns flirtations because that is how he thinks he will fit in. he's got armour on, as violet said. he puts everyone's needs above his own, he stops rambling on and boring his family with details of his trip because he knows no one cares. he doesn't talk to anthony or benedict about his heartaches because he knows they still, somewhere in their heart of hearts, view him as the annoying younger brother. he's so devastated by his closest friend not responding to him that he adopts a new personality in the hopes that it might mask the hurt better. he runs after penelope in episode one because he is so attuned to her emotions that he knows she's hurting, and tries to comfort her even when she's spiraling and lashes out. he must have been hurt by her words in the "good night mr bridgerton" scene but he puts it aside to genuinely apologise to her when literally no one else in that family would do that. colin, instead of brooding over his own feelings, goes and corners penelope in her family's garden and apologises to her, disregarding his own hurt at being cruelly dismissed by his close friend.

penelope asking colin to kiss her is not a mark of how "pathetic" she is. she has written and shamed herself in a manner that is almost entirely unsalvageable. she is at her lowest point, and then portia comes in and reminds her of how undesirable she is, and she sinks even lower. she asks colin to kiss her because she sees it as a final act, after which she can quietly wave goodbye to her dreams of ever getting married and leaving her mother's home. colin kisses her because he is also keenly aware of how she's feeling. he knows how hurt she is, he wants to do anything to alleviate that. be it cracking a joke, or kissing her. he is gentle, because he wants it to be something she can dream of when she's by herself. penelope, at this moment, has no hope for herself, and their kiss is an act of letting go for her. no, it's not a pity kiss, no he did not like her after her glow up, he has always loved her. him being struck dumb is a reaction to her physical transformation, nothing more. he does not flirt with her in that ballroom scene, he only approaches her when she's in distress. he's not flirting with her. i can assure you penelope could wear the frumpiest most neon yellow gown of all time and colin would still go "<333 my pen" for her.

colin jumps to catch the balloon's ropes because he sees that penelope is in danger, he does not give a shit about anyone else lmao. he feels temporary relief when he sees eloise run to safety, but the moment he sees penelope in immediate danger, he rushes to take action. afterwards, when he sees that she's being comforted by debling (all my homies hate debling, even if he is aro/ace coded i do NOT claim him) he does not approach her. it would be easy for him to do so, but he does not, because he respects her boundaries. colin bridgerton is the only man in the ton who respects women (the featherington sons-in-laws are too pretty to have a thought) he calls out fife and his friends for treating women like objects and calls them cavalier. the only way he would have been more explicit about his demisexuality was if he tap danced on the club table (entertaining thought, luke newton please)

colin also rapidly takes action, something which no one in the show has done so far. simon would have died instead of accepting his feelings for daphne, daphne would have been content with a loveless marriage forever instead of asking for help. kate would have pushed edwina down the aisle and gone off to india instead of confronting her own feelings, and anthony would have married edwina if she hadn't been brave enough for the three of them to run from the altar and ruin herself. penelope stood on the sidelines for years and loved him quietly because she had no hope of him loving her back. colin, the moment he is assured of his feelings, runs to penelope, almost kisses her in the middle of a ballroom. when he hears that debling is about to propose, he goes to the ball, just to dissuade penelope one more time. he cuts into their dance because he's desperate. when he runs after her carriage, he asks her if she has been proposed to, because he would not have touched her otherwise. he confesses his feelings to her only when he knows that she hasn't gotten engaged to debling, and when she says "but we are friends" he moves away. nothing more. he would have let her go, if she did not return his feelings.

idk whether i should be flattered or offended at people misunderstanding this season because on one hand it is offensive, but on the other hand, it means only smart people get polin. seriously. your minds have been rotted by insta-love and enemies to lovers that you can't even appreciate the innate beauty of friends to lovers. being friends with someone and then holding all those feelings for them. the trepidation of possible rejection. the fulfillment of being loved by the person who knows you the best of them all. the privilege of loving someone whose feelings you know better than your own. love is gentle and kind and yes it is a violent, uprooting force but above all, love does not hurt anyone. it does not hurt you. i could love someone quietly for years and it wouldn't bother me if their feelings were requited or not because my feelings are none of their business and i consider it a privilege to love and be loved by them, even if it is not in the way i would want it to be. polin are privileged in the highest sense. they know each other better than anyone else, they know how to love each other better than anyone else. to think they are rushed or they dont deserve each other is a disservice to both of them. they would be miserable with anyone else.

in other matters, if i see one more person talking smack about luke or nicola behind the safety of their screens i will personally get a bazooka.

[becky5203]

This is the sluttiest thing a Bridgerton man has ever done

[sircolinmorgan]

Uther will never change his attitude towards magic, I know that. But if Arthur allows it to be used to heal his father, his attitude would be changed forever. He'll see that magic can be a force for good.

[doyouknowthisactor]

By "roles" I mean playing a different character; someone playing one character across a franchise only counts as one thing for the purposes of this poll

[neutron-stars-collision]

I’d just like to say that this:

is a look of such intense and boundless love that is has brought me to my knees and I haven’t been able to get up since.

Can he look at me like that next?

[doomed2repeat]

The switch up in this man’s face the minute he smiles is so cute. Actors have to have so much control over their faces and emotions, but the minute Luke Newton smiles he just turns into a lil cherub.

The casting directors must’ve been looking for two actors who could run the spectrum between adorable and sexy to play Polin - especially since they had to “grow up” over three seasons - and they hit the jackpot with Nicola and Luke. In the carriage scene they had to go from hot to cute in seconds for their giggle fit once the carriage stopped, it’s the perfect casting for friends to lovers.

[inklore]

people complaining about colin having the ‘beauty filter’ on in the first couple of episodes is annoying only because: that’s the point. he’s not supposed to look like himself. he’s supposed to look like this brand new suave man, he’s perfected his act, his wardrobe, his expressions to be what society wants. but after he kisses pen you can see him start to slowly look like himself again as he slowly descends into the depths of his true feelings for pen and realizations he’s making for and of himself.

[sexy-sapphic-sorcerer]

if colin morgan ever saw the shit that I post about him, he would arrest me immediately

[fortunatelylori]

#hot take: I feel bad for Luke Newton. the guy acted his ass off this season and he's the only reason why Colin got any complexity because the writing certainly didn't help him out and yet so many people came out of season 3 part 1, thinking he's a bad actor ...

[kat-rose-griffith]

Y’all aren’t allowed to get on your soap box about any of the actions of the fictional characters in the show when you can’t even just not bully an actor for being a person and dating someone who isn’t their friend/coworker

[all-was-not-well]

I'm obsessed with the fact that the Mondriches are invited to every intimate Bridgerton family event (bachelor parties, weddings...) but apparently Daphne and Simon are not.

[mariailoveyou-guerin]

whoever did this season comedy writing needs all the flowers and awards because they put cra*ck in those scenes are you kidding I can’t stop replaying those scene “is it isn’t it” “it is” “I apologize” “do not” but you will already be dea*th” linsert himself” even when pen says good day to her sister+ is so mf funny! I knew Colin/polin was funny since s1-2 but this szn Colin is whole other level like Nic is Nic she’s a comedy genius comedic timing legend no surprise there I mean hello big mood derry girls thats her but Luke I knew netwon was funny but this szn his comedic tone his comedic timing he’s unstoppable I can’t stop replaying all his scenes I know he was funny as Colin before with those little jabs with pen in the corner but he’s a whole other beast this season and I love it need to see Luke in more rom com or just comedy setting he’s incredible in them he’s insane in them actually and I need quality com for me to even enjoy it so for him to chew it up and deliver that effortlessly was so mf impressive he stay showing his range and proving to us what an amazing actor he is with versatility and this part gonna show his range even more with drama and angst I can not wait to see!!

Luke Newton is fcking funny as Colin the tone perfect the comedic timing the smirks the slyness oh i really need more of him in comedy news him desperately in something like the UK the office, psych, chewing gum, my family like group or work family neighbors setting comedy please god I need it so bad more then breath!

I love British humor comedy shows it fills me with so much joy really anything British and Irish does but especially comedy + murd*er there’s no in between for me it’s either funny or dramatic triller k1lling bc what’s the point of anything else when that’s what the Brits are best at they invented that those specific genres

[mrsbridgerton]

shonda rhimes, a black woman, staying MUTE when the POC actors/actresses in bridgerton (rege, simone, ruby, masali, charithra, victor, martins and emma) have received vile racist abuse and harassment yet she only defended *checks notes* nicola coughlan, a white woman….

[i-know-the-endss]

will the bridgerton “fans” ever be satisfied? stay tuned next week to find out!

[und-dann-war-es-fast-gut]

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