Bridgerton Season 3 Will Have a Hard Time Selling Us Penelope's Redemption Arc
It would appear that Penelope will have to earn back her respect.
The principal reason why Netflix's Bridgerton became such a huge hit back in 2020 was that people simply hadn't seen a romantic show produced at such a high level of quality in a very long time. The writing, production quality, and acting were simply impeccable in this Shonda Rhimes production.
However, even though the show's bread and butter are passionate sex scenes and captivating romantic storylines, it was drama-infused arcs that helped make it even more exciting, and it would appear that the upcoming third season will be leaning even more into that.
The new season will focus on the love story of Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington, also known as Lady Whistledown, and it looks like the young woman will have a hard time explaining her alter ego to her in-laws.
As the biggest gossip girl in town, Penelope has written some pretty unpleasant things about the Bridgertons for a while, and now that she is marrying one of them, his parents and siblings are bound to demand some sort of explanation from Penelope. While some people feel that Penelope needs to redeem herself before marrying Colin, others argue the two can work on that after they get together.
'I don't think it's necessary to "redeem" her or make some of the audience warm up to her before her season. The show didn't change Anthony before his season, he changed and grew through his relationship with Kate,' a fan pointed out.
And it would also appear that Rhimes has no intention of revealing Penelope's true identity to everyone in the Bridgerton family right away, instead sharing her secrets with only a select few to not ruin her upcoming marriage to Colin.
'About the rest of the family accepting Penelope, I don't know how they are going to handle it, but I doubt that the entire family will know by the end of S3. The main siblings who have to accept her are Eloise and Anthony I think, so she can join the family with their support,' another fan argued.
In any case, it seems that Penelope's standing within the Bridgerton family will be somewhat precarious throughout the upcoming Season 3.
Source: Reddit.