Bridgerton Season 3 delivers romance, drama, comedy, and exciting developments for future seasons. It continues to solidify my newfound affection for the series. However, I must admit that I was looking forward to this season the most because it’s based on the first Bridgerton book that I read. I hoped to see many scenes from Romancing Mister Bridgerton in Season 3.
The third season departs a lot from the source material. Therefore, I didn’t expect to see hardly, if any, scenes from the book in Season 3. But, when Season 3 Part 1 allowed more book scenes than expected to flourish, my excitement increased, especially about the possibility of including one of the best scenes from the novel.
Unfortunately, my favorite scene from Romancing Mister Bridgerton did not appear in Bridgerton Season 3. However, it didn’t break my heart as much as I expected.
It Omits The Featherington Meeting That Reveals Penelope And Colin’s Engagement
After the carriage scene, in Romancing Mister Bridgerton, Colin and Penelope crash a Featherington family meeting. Colin tries to announce to Penelope’s family that they’re engaged. However, Portia continues to believe that Colin intends to marry Penelope’s younger sister, Felicity. It’s a very comedic scene from start to finish.
In the series, Colin (Luke Newton) and Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) first inform the Bridgertons of their engagement. Penelope’s family only discovers it by reading it in Lady Whistledown’s Society Papers. I knew the show would have to change parts of this scene because Felicity doesn’t exist in the TV series.
However, there was still a way it could have worked in the show. The complete omission of it isn’t a surprise, but a slight disappointment. I do, however, understand why the show decided to eliminate this scene. It leads to better storytelling for Bridgerton.
