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Romancing Mister Bridgerton: Penelope & Colin's Story
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Why the h did they change the book when it was made into the series?!?
I just reread this book. We never get the feeling that Colin is a man hooooar like the show makes him out to be.
In the book, he’s a well-traveled man and writes his travels in descriptive scenes in his journal.
Yet, in the series , we get an aspect of his that RUINS the image I had of him…
We see him in not one, but TWO threesome scenes with other women 😐 (the aftermath, but still. Why the f do we see this?!?!?)
Is this supposed to romantic? 🤬
Am I supposed to swoon over seeing him with other women before he gets with the pining, virginal Penelope?!?!?!
And, somehow, we’re supposed to believe she’ll be good enough for him when he has a threesome with two women, dreams of heavily making out with Penelope, and then goes to have another threesome again with others.
He’s supposed to go from sleeping with beautiful, thin women (yes. They get paid, but that’s beside the point) in threesomes to Penelope who’s the opposite of those women? 😐
Give me a f’ing break 🤬🙄.
I’m soooo over it!!
I was also upset at the change in season 2 with Anthony and Kate, and now this?!?!?
What’s the point of making a series based on the books when it’s not gonna follow it 🤷🏻♀️
Thanks Julia Quinn AND Shondaland for ruining a series I loved since I read it the traditional, paperback way back in early 2000s 😐
Here’s my original 2021 review for the
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Why the h did they change the book when it was made into the series?!?
I just reread this book. We never get the feeling that Colin is a man hooooar like the show makes him out to be.
In the book, he’s a well-traveled man and writes his travels in descriptive scenes in his journal.
Yet, in the series , we get an aspect of his that RUINS the image I had of him…
We see him in not one, but TWO threesome scenes with other women 😐 (the aftermath, but still. Why the f do we see this?!?!?)
Is this supposed to romantic? 🤬
Am I supposed to swoon over seeing him with other women before he gets with the pining, virginal Penelope?!?!?!
And, somehow, we’re supposed to believe she’ll be good enough for him when he has a threesome with two women, dreams of heavily making out with Penelope, and then goes to have another threesome again with others.
He’s supposed to go from sleeping with beautiful, thin women (yes. They get paid, but that’s beside the point) in threesomes to Penelope who’s the opposite of those women? 😐
Give me a f’ing break 🤬🙄.
I’m soooo over it!!
I was also upset at the change in season 2 with Anthony and Kate, and now this?!?!?
What’s the point of making a series based on the books when it’s not gonna follow it 🤷🏻♀️
Thanks Julia Quinn AND Shondaland for ruining a series I loved since I read it the traditional, paperback way back in early 2000s 😐
Here’s my original 2021 review for the
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The screenwriters and producers redoing the series are focusing on sex way more than romance and probably have no clue what romance readers want. They just want a regency soap opera ala grey’s anatomy.
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Kristina wrote: "The screenwriters and producers redoing the series are focusing on sex way more than romance and probably have no clue what romance readers want. They just want a regency soap opera ala grey’s anat..."I’m beyond disappointed…
Like… I wanted to angry cry
Fine. Focus on the sex, BETWEEN THE MAIN CHARACTERS!!!!
Why the f would I wanna see the H with other womEn (as in, plural)
Makes no fucking sense to me 🤬🤬🤬
Exactly!!! Fuck this Netflix version of the series where the chubby virginal pinning h gets the manwhore H who has 2 threesomes in the Netfix version!!!! All the while they are friends and he doesn’t see her… prob cause he is distracted by his itching dick. Why ruin a good romance!? I’m done with the series I should have been done after seasons 2 disaster.
I can’t watch any of it. It’s not histrom, it’s sensationalistic money grabbing. I’m sure everyone is watching for the threesomes and the edgy sex.
@Kristina SO TRUE!!!!! I hate it!
Ugh. Thats so crappy! I haven't watched the show and this makes me definitely not want to watch the show. Gross.
It's honestly so upsetting!!!
Miki’s⚠️Safety Reviews⚠️ wrote: "Exactly!!! Fuck this Netflix version of the series where the chubby virginal pinning h gets the manwhore H who has 2 threesomes in the Netfix version!!!! All the while they are friends and he doesn..."👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I’m so angry it was changed
This isn’t the Colin I came to love from the books
This ain’t a swoony, goofy, sensual Colin
This is a manhooar who’s d is dirty AF and I don’t want anything to do with it 😭
Kristina wrote: "I can’t watch any of it. It’s not histrom, it’s sensationalistic money grabbing. I’m sure everyone is watching for the threesomes and the edgy sex."If I wanted threesome and edgy sex, I’d be going to the Hub… 🙄
I don’t need to see that in the romance between an MF couple, ESPECIALLY when we have a pining virgin who’s considered a spinster because she’s ancient at the age of 28
Elizabeth wrote: "Ugh. Thats so crappy! I haven't watched the show and this makes me definitely not want to watch the show. Gross."Elizabeth, I hate that so much was changed since season 2 started
And now this??? Ughhhhh!!!!!!!
I feel like I need to shower with sanitizer 🥴🤢
Leann wrote: "It's honestly so upsetting!!!"Yes! I was talking to Miki about it and I was about to start crying!
I fell in love with these characters nearly two decades ago…
And then they go and mess them up? 😐
I’m so upset, angry, pissed, the works
Undoubtedly the production team felt that a sweet, romantic story wasn’t “edgy” enough for modern viewership, so they went all-in on the overdone sex & reality tv’esque bullshit drama. But if that’s what they want how about, y’know, CREATING YOUR OWN SHOW instead of butchering a previously beloved romance series that isn’t meant to fit the mold you’re pushing it into? Oh, wait—that would involve actually paying tv writers to think for themselves, & we can’t have that.
I was so mad when I watched season 3 today to see him having multiple threesomes. It sucks that the books changed up because most of the time the books are better than the show/movie.
I haven’t watched season 3 yet, but after season 2 I’m very wary of this show. I absolutely hated what they did with the second season. I loved Anthony’s book and they ruined it in total by making it a love triangle in the show. I think the series is enjoyable if you haven’t read the books and go in blank. But otherwise the series is ruining all her romance novels.
Sarah Mac wrote: "Undoubtedly the production team felt that a sweet, romantic story wasn’t “edgy” enough for modern viewership, so they went all-in on the overdone sex & reality tv’esque bullshit drama. But if that’..."THISSSSSS ^^^ this is exactly what needed to get done
Nearly two decades after I read the paperbacks of this series…
Really Julia Quinn? I feel like I don’t even know who these characters are!
Leave the original 2006 characters out of this charade 😐
Paige wrote: "I was so mad when I watched season 3 today to see him having multiple threesomes. It sucks that the books changed up because most of the time the books are better than the show/movie."Yes!!!
Colin wasn’t painted like that AT ALL in the books!
Don’t get me started on how season 2 was changed
And now this?
🤬
Maria wrote: "I haven’t watched season 3 yet, but after season 2 I’m very wary of this show. I absolutely hated what they did with the second season. I loved Anthony’s book and they ruined it in total by making ..."Me too!!!
It wasn’t a love triangle for that long in the book!
It wasn’t even really a triangle!
And they ruined the way that Anthony and Kate are kind of being forced to marry (when the bee/sucking her chest scene happens)
Anthony and Kate’s sister never even made it to the altar, unlike the Netflix series 😑
Yes. The books are way better
Sonia wrote: "Maria wrote: "I haven’t watched season 3 yet, but after season 2 I’m very wary of this show. I absolutely hated what they did with the second season. I loved Anthony’s book and they ruined it in to..."I was so angry after finishing the second season, so I totally get your feelings about the new season. It actually sounds worse with all the threesomes he’s having 🤮 I already had a feeling this wasn’t going to be safe with him waking up in bed and putting on a shirt in the trailer, but thought nah he couldn’t be as bad as Anthony. Well this proves me wrong 🤬 As far as I know Saint Anthony only kept it with one woman at the time 😂
Maria wrote: "Sonia wrote: "Maria wrote: "I haven’t watched season 3 yet, but after season 2 I’m very wary of this show. I absolutely hated what they did with the second season. I loved Anthony’s book and they r..."Right?!??
The difference between Anthony and Colin is that Anthony had just met Kate (remember, in season one he was with another woman, but then she ends up leaving him)
But here, Penelope has been pining over Colin, While he’s sleeping around having threesomes
Sonia wrote: "Maria wrote: "Sonia wrote: "Maria wrote: "I haven’t watched season 3 yet, but after season 2 I’m very wary of this show. I absolutely hated what they did with the second season. I loved Anthony’s b..."That bothers me as well. He has known Penelope all his live and while she’s virginally pining for him he’s playing the manhoar apparently. I loathe it! Why couldn’t they have sticked to the book? I’m already dreading Benedict’s season, because in the previous ones he wasn’t averse to attending a smex party or two. 🙄
Maria wrote: "Sonia wrote: "Maria wrote: "Sonia wrote: "Maria wrote: "I haven’t watched season 3 yet, but after season 2 I’m very wary of this show. I absolutely hated what they did with the second season. I lov..."Ugh… 😐. I loved the book! I loved books 1-3, 5 stars each back in 2021…
But if the current series were books, then it would never be 5 stars
The only one that isn’t a virgin is Francesca, and that’s because she s a widow 😐
Meanwhile, her H (michael) visits a brothel when Francesca rejects him (in the book) after they’ve kissed. He doesn’t end up doing anything, but still 🙄. Imagine if/when they make it to the series?!?!?🤬
Sonia wrote: "Kristina wrote: "The screenwriters and producers redoing the series are focusing on sex way more than romance and probably have no clue what romance readers want. They just want a regency soap oper..."*****Spoiler*****
The show is supposed to be for women too. I don't want to see the H with other women in his season. We get that he was gone for a while and probably banged a bunch of women. We don't need scenes of him in bed with two women. I haven't watched season 3 part 1 yet, but I was kind of surprised when someone posted about Colin having a threesome! Well, that's nice to know he has not one, but two threesomes. :( I hate when H bangs ow to try to forget the h. I can deal with him whoring around in that year he was away bc he didn't think he had romantic feelings for Pen. Colin was so sweet on the show too and now they do a threesome :(
I hated the love triangle too in season 2. I wanted to see both sisters find love. I didn't like Anthony/Kate messing around behind Edwina's back. I thought their first time scene was poorly shot too. I didn't even know if Anthony/Kate went all the way or not and was confused. It just skipped to the next day. It didn't even show their wedding. I haven't read book 2 yet, but like the sound of the book storyline better.
Maria wrote: "Sonia wrote: "Maria wrote: "Sonia wrote: "Maria wrote: "I haven’t watched season 3 yet, but after season 2 I’m very wary of this show. I absolutely hated what they did with the second season. I lov..."I hated the sex party/orgy stuff in season 1. Is this Game of Thrones? Benedict's future wife will probably get dresses in the future from his former mistress that owns the dress shop :( I wouldn't be as surprised to see show Benedict have a threesome since we saw him at that sex party, but I am surprised to hear about show Colin. It would be nice if Pen/Colin were both virgins.
I do like that they condensed the Pen/Colin timeline in the show so that she isn't pining away for him for as long. I know that in the books they don't get together until she is 28 and she has loved him since 16. I think Pen is what 19/20 in the show this season?
Sonia wrote: "Maria wrote: "I haven’t watched season 3 yet, but after season 2 I’m very wary of this show. I absolutely hated what they did with the second season. I loved Anthony’s book and they ruined it in to..."I really liked season 1 aside from all the Anthony sex with Sienna and Benedict's orgy parties. I really liked Daphne/Simon together.
****Spoiler****
I like the sound of the book 2 better. I hated the love triangle and that they dragged it out all the way to the altar. I was really hoping that they wouldn't go the triangle route. Even after that , they were still trying to convince Edwina to marry Anthony who was cheating on her behind her back with her sister and in love with her sister. We didn't even get to see Kate/Anthony wedding. Kate/Anthony were in bed together at the end(I found it odd they showed some of that sex scene, but did a skip to next morning on their first time together). I went what no wedding? I thought there was another episode, but it was all done. I did think the actor and actress playing Kate/Anthony had great chemistry. I just wish the season wasn't getting ruined for me by the what I felt was an unnecessary love triangle.
I found out spoilers from Eloise's book.(view spoiler)
C.K. wrote: "Sonia wrote: "Kristina wrote: "The screenwriters and producers redoing the series are focusing on sex way more than romance and probably have no clue what romance readers want. They just want a reg..."Saaaame
Yes. Book 2 is better than the show 🤷🏻♀️
It doesn’t make Anthony seem so wishy washy
Annnnnd… they’re kind of forced to be together, like what happens in book 1
Because Anthony sucks on Kate’s chest when he sees a bee there
So, of course, they get walked in on and there goes that 😅
C.K. wrote: "Maria wrote: "Sonia wrote: "Maria wrote: "Sonia wrote: "Maria wrote: "I haven’t watched season 3 yet, but after season 2 I’m very wary of this show. I absolutely hated what they did with the second..."Yup
In the books, we never see Benedict with anyone 🤷🏻♀️
No mistress potentially selling anyone anything 😐
The only thing about his book that made me side eye him a bit is that there’s a two year separation after they meet and we don’t know how promiscuous he was😒
She’s a virgin of course
C.K. wrote: "Sonia wrote: "Maria wrote: "I haven’t watched season 3 yet, but after season 2 I’m very wary of this show. I absolutely hated what they did with the second season. I loved Anthony’s book and they r..."Oh yeah. Eloise’s book
We actually see his wife basically commit suicide 😬☹️, which was heartbreaking…we also see some of the abuse he encountered as a child in flashback mode
Ew Ew Ew! This makes me so upset! I was putting off watching it until the whole season released, but this actually breaks my heart. I had no idea. There's no way I can watch it now...
Sonia wrote: "C.K. wrote: "Maria wrote: "Sonia wrote: "Maria wrote: "Sonia wrote: "Maria wrote: "I haven’t watched season 3 yet, but after season 2 I’m very wary of this show. I absolutely hated what they did wi..."At least, I know now that I don't have to witness any orgy scenes in Benedicts book. It's nice to know that the author doesn't show the men with ow in the books. Yeah, I'm sure that Benedict probably wasn't celibate those two years. Did anything happen with Benedict and his love interest before the 2 years where they didn't see each other? I guess they just use Benedict in the show to meet some of their sex quota.
Sonia wrote: "C.K. wrote: "Sonia wrote: "Maria wrote: "I haven’t watched season 3 yet, but after season 2 I’m very wary of this show. I absolutely hated what they did with the second season. I loved Anthony’s bo..."That's sad :( It made me sad when I found that out about the books. (view spoiler)
Sonia wrote: "C.K. wrote: "Sonia wrote: "Kristina wrote: "The screenwriters and producers redoing the series are focusing on sex way more than romance and probably have no clue what romance readers want. They ju..."I guess they didn't want to do another forced marriage situation like in season 1. I still hate the triangle and they could have still done the book storyline. think Jonathon Bailey and Simon Ashley had great chemistry though. I just wish we could have seen more of them as a couple in season 2 instead of that triangle. I'm sure I'll be even more annoyed by that triangle change when I read their book :(
I couldn’t agree more! They ruined this series for me, especially the first two books!😒
This fixation recent romance authors have and not to mention that hellhole garbage that Netflix is are trashing everything that is pure and beautiful. Threesomes, polygamy, manwhores/hores, one night stands/ hookups, sleeping with everything that has a hole and a stick, pregnant women finding men other than their partners…. Etc this absolutely disgusts me. What’s the goal of all this?! Is this really liberalism? Is this really free will? Is this really feminism? Is this really the sorry excuse of independent women? Is this what you want to teach the younger generation? No boundaries, vulgarity, no pride, no self respect, no loyalty, no sexual awareness, disregard for the sanctity of sexual relationships. This is no better than animals in heat. You feel horny, go find yourself a stranger and bang his brain out! There’s no value for intimacy anymore. But the worst part is, the brainless women who applaud excitedly and call themselves independent women of free will. This is beyond ridiculous!!
You nailed it. I wish I'd never watched it! I loved those books so much. But the series has totally left me disappointed.
Hannah wrote: "Ew Ew Ew! This makes me so upset! I was putting off watching it until the whole season released, but this actually breaks my heart. I had no idea. There's no way I can watch it now..."Me too 😭
And this is coming from someone that read these decades ago when they were first released 😭
Like why the hell did Shondaland/julia Quinn do this?!? 😭
britta ❀ wrote: "It’s so bizarre and jarring. The threesomes, the makeup, the bright colors, everyone has sheer gloves, sequins, the giant sleeves, Colin’s bright blue orbs (crazy post production filter like a were..."Yes to the threesomes! Like. Why?!?!?
They actually do get hot and heavy in a carriage 😬😅
And Francesca wasn’t painted as someone with autism in the books
So that’s new
I noticed that the books now say “inspired by”
Meaning, they’ve changed things for the show
Sigh 😐
C.K. wrote: "Sonia wrote: "C.K. wrote: "Maria wrote: "Sonia wrote: "Maria wrote: "Sonia wrote: "Maria wrote: "I haven’t watched season 3 yet, but after season 2 I’m very wary of this show. I absolutely hated wh..."There was no love interest before 😅
In the book, we don’t see him with anyone
No previous lovers of his appear 🤷🏻♀️
No info on other relationships like the show make him out to have
He’s not a virgin, but we don’t see any of that in the books
C.K. wrote: "Sonia wrote: "C.K. wrote: "Sonia wrote: "Maria wrote: "I haven’t watched season 3 yet, but after season 2 I’m very wary of this show. I absolutely hated what they did with the second season. I love..."SPOILERS
In the book, she has mental health issues
She’s not a present mother or wife
She ends up committing suicide by drowning ugh
It’s mostly on page too
Olga wrote: "This fixation recent romance authors have and not to mention that hellhole garbage that Netflix is are trashing everything that is pure and beautiful. Threesomes, polygamy, manwhores/hores, one nig..."My biggest gripe is with the changing of the storylines when it was made into a series (which started with season 2)
For me, it cheapens the romance and tension between Colin and Penelope when we see Colin engaging in threesomes with women who work in a brothel
These are beautiful women who look nothing like Penelope
Yet I’m supposed to believe Colin will be satisfied with just Penelope?
It gives me the biggest ick since Colin is not painted to be this way AT ALL in the books
These are books I fell in love with decades ago
So, I’m just feeling bereft and disappointed at the deviation from said books
Debbie wrote: "You nailed it. I wish I'd never watched it! I loved those books so much. But the series has totally left me disappointed."Yes 😭
The fond memories I have from decades ago are going down the drain with the way they’re making the show
So disappointing 😐
Believe it or not I think this is a “Shonda” special edit that they made Colin do that. In any case, making men “sow wild oats” before settling down with women who don’t even know how sex works is yucky 🤮
✶ ✶ Hummingbird ✶ ✶ wrote: "Believe it or not I think this is a “Shonda” special edit that they made Colin do that. In any case, making men “sow wild oats” before settling down with women who don’t even know how sex works is ..."Yuuuuupppp!!!
I was talking to a friend who also read the books and she said the same thing
Don’t get me wrong. While he was traveling, I wasn’t expecting him to remain a virgin
Or celibate 🤷🏻♀️
But to have this thrown in our face after he’s back in town and Penelope is still actively pining for him is INCREDIBLY ICKY 🥴 🤢
I despise this new trend of TV romances they are NOT romantic or empowering or healthy. They are just sexy for the sake of shallow sexy.
At least we will always have the books ☹️
I haven’t watched the TV series yet, because I was hesitant it would be changed too much in the PC direction of not even resembling the original historical book. After reading this thread, I am definitely not going to watch it. I’m keeping my fond book memories alive.And Olga, I agree with everything you’ve said 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Daughter of Paper and Stone wrote: "I despise this new trend of TV romances they are NOT romantic or empowering or healthy. They are just sexy for the sake of shallow sexy."Yes!!!!
Give me the meaningful sexy relationships please
Not random “sexy” storylines that don’t add anything to the development of the relationships
Daughter of Paper and Stone wrote: "At least we will always have the books ☹️"FAAAACTS 😭
Lori :) wrote: "I haven’t watched the TV series yet, because I was hesitant it would be changed too much in the PC direction of not even resembling the original historical book. After reading this thread, I am def..."Yup
I’m with you on this
Sonia wrote: "✶ ✶ Hummingbird ✶ ✶ wrote: "Believe it or not I think this is a “Shonda” special edit that they made Colin do that. In any case, making men “sow wild oats” before settling down with women who don’t..."Yes it's one thing if Colin was sleeping around while on his travels bc a lot of men did that. Also, Colin wasn't pining away for Penelope at that time. He didn't know that Pen had feelings for him. I can handle it better if the hero didn't have feelings or didn't realize his feelings for the h yet while sleeping around. It's another thing to have him have multiple threesomes after he comes back to town and starts to dream about Pen. I didn't expect show Colin to have threesome scenes either bc he wasn't portrayed like that before. You can have him come back with more confident, but not show him with ow.
I'm reading book 1 now and Colin was away for Idk 18 months(I forget). I guess he spent the money Anthony gave him and was with women on his travels. Show Colin was portrayed as more innocent in the beginning of the series, so it's even more surprising to find out about that in the show. At least, it's a relief to hear that Julia doesn't show the men sleeping around in the books. I do like the timeline being condensed on the show, so that Pen isn't pining away for Colin for as many years as in the books.
