#just to be safe. jk it’s bc i reference trailer content lol

[teiasviago]

bridgerton predictions/preferences post so i can see how close i got:

Colin & Penelope have a son first and he inherits the Featherington estate

They get to live in (and makeover) Pen’s childhood home

Pen runs the estate bc we know from Whistledown scenes that she’s a whiz with math and money

Colin runs the household and throws their yearly ball; each one is themed after a different country that he’s been to

Pen will be the queen’s incomparable/emerald but on the down low bc the queen wants to keep her machinations as secret from Lady Whistledown as possible

The queen is also very set on Pen marrying Debling with Lady Danbury’s help in orchestrating the match bc she wants to finally show up Whistledown and successfully have her match get married after her “failings” with Daphne and Edwina; little does she know of course 😭💀

I assume that Fran’s gonna marry John Stirling this season too and then Benedict will spot Sophie in the finale

Kate and Anthony will announce that Kate’s pregnant (will be used to prompt Colin into thinking about having kids and how it was intimidating bc he was almost trapped with Marina’s twins but then the idea doesn’t scare him when he thinks about having kids with Pen)

Queen Charlotte will put out a bounty to incentivize people to finally unmask Whistledown but not this season

Considering that Daphne had a very important role in season 2, I think that will continue and previous romantic leads will continue to have important roles in the proceeding love stories; but Pen will continue to have Whistledown storylines in all the other seasons until she retires in Hyacinth’s/Gregory’s (she might be involved in the love stories but i figure only in small ways and most of her continuing screen time will be about her paper and only a little will be indirectly related to the current love story of the season (Pen & Colin being an example of a happy, healthy marriage + being happy with their kids)

Eloise and Penelope will reconcile before Pen and Colin truly get together bc their row is an obstacle for Pen and Colin (maybe not entirely solved but at least defrosted enough for Eloise to be Pen’s maid of honor)

Also Ben was Ant’s best man and I would love it so much if Colin has Gregory be his 😭 And of course Violet would walk Pen down the aisle

I think Pen and Colin will get one of the true weddings of the series: not small and rushed like S1, not a farce like S2, but a lavish wedding after Colin practically shouted from the rooftops that he was courting Pen and then very publicly proposed to her (probably after asking her in private if he could ask her in public and she pointed out that he’s basically already asked her but yes he absolutely can)

With the emphasis on them courting (or not courting) i don’t think they’ll get a proposal scene but like functionally them agreeing to court is the same exact thing

Also Fran getting married makes Colin think about getting married and once again, thinking about getting married to Pen isn’t scary, it sounds wonderful

Of course, the two of them finally being on the same page and clowning around together (just friends.......... LOL)

I also think Colin’s rampant flirting that we’ve seen in trailers is really just him putting on a front; he really relies on Pen (especially her letters when they’re apart) to keep him grounded and help him interpret the world and without that he feels untethered

So he’s falling back on his reputation as a flirt and playing it up to keep his true feelings at bay; that’s also a huge part of why he volunteers to teach Pen how to snag a husband - he doesn’t know much (certainly not how to snag a husband) but he does know that he needs to be around Pen (“eagerly awaiting” her presence!)

I truly think that Colin still hasn’t had sex and if he has I actually don’t know if i’ll tune into the other seasons; why, knowing Colin/Pen is endgame, introduce this facet of Colin’s character in S1, say he’s sworn of women in S2, only to suddenly (and off screen!!!!!!) reverse it? he’s still a virgin.