Touch-a, touch-a, touch-me, I wanna be fliiiiirty… Penelope wraps it for him, first with a handkerchief, then a napkin.
This is the first time Colin begins to notice Penelope’s beauty and intelligence as something more than platonic.
“Touching somebody’s hand in regency times was really quite risque.”
Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton on ‘Bridgerton’.Liam Daniel/Netflix
The actors were equally cognizant of how meaningful this scene is to fans of the novel.
“I was definitely aware,” says Newton.
“It doesn’t really bring more pressure.
Luke Newton on ‘Bridgerton’.Liam Daniel/Netflix
It brings an extra little sizzle on set, and I knew it was important.”
“Amongst being frustrated and angry about her reading his journals.
It was a cool scene to shoot.”
One slight shift, however, is the way season 3 amps up Colin and Penelope’s husband-hunting lessons.
Brownell says that was about making the story more active and less interior.
Part One ofBridgertonseason 3 is now streaming onNetflix.
