For Christmas 2023 Bridgerton released a number of images, most of which I have already discussed, one of these images was of Penelope and Colin, the third still of Penelope and Colin that has been released. The first two stills were released in June 2023, and were discussed in my previous post. In this post I will look at the third image of Penelope and Colin to have been released.
Image Credit: Liam Daniel/Netflix
This image is from episode 2, and again shows Penelope and Colin on friendly terms, suggesting that any distance between Penelope and Colin that may have been caused from Colin's words - or even Penelope's fight with Eloise - has been resolved in the first episode, or perhaps early on in the second episode.
Setting:
The still is an evening scene that appears to be a ball, and based on the look of the building behind them it is most likely from the filming at Osterley Park as per the leaks during the summer of 2022. In this leaked image below I have indicated where I think the scene this still is from mostly likely was located.
Image Credit: Splash News via Daily Mail
Whilst this looks like an extravagant ball, the colour scheme we see in the leaked images is interesting, the purple and white is the same colours we see the Bridgerton staff in, which suggests it could be a Bridgerton hosted event, but there are also some indicators that it may not be.
- In another leaked image from the filming (see below) we see the Bridgerton Carriage on set, now if the show were using Osterley Park to represent a part of Bridgerton House for a ball, then the Bridgerton carriage would not be required as this suggests that the Bridgertons had to travel to the ball.
- In season 2 the main colours in the flower arrangements at the two Bridgerton Hosted Balls were Pink and White, not purple, in fact with the exception of the Wisteria the colours of the flowers around the Bridgertons tend to be more pink and white than purple.
Image Credit: Splash News via Daily Mail
Of course with everything there are other alternatives, and it is still possible that the ball is hosted by the Bridgertons, despite the above points, as it is possible the ball was held in a different location, and that the new Viscountess has added some new colours into the flower arrangements.
Another possibility is that it could be Lady Danbury's Ball, but I think this is unlikely, as it has been established she hosts the first ball of the season, and it usually occurrs in the first episode of the season, however there is one more possibility - and that is that it is the Queen's Ball. I think this is a possibility based on the celestial theme the ball appears to have. It was established in Queen Charlotte that the King has a fascination with astronomy, and thus a ball hosted by the Queen with a theme connecting to this would be understandable, and a nice call back to the Queen Charlotte series. We see that the flower arrangement on the window behind Penelope and Colin appears to be in the shape of a crescent moon, and Penelope's necklace appears to include a star - or celestial - pattern, so could this be the new 'diamond ball'?
Alternatively this may be a ball that is hosted by a new family, such as the Stirlings, or perhaps it is hosted by an already established family we have not really seen much of - such as the Cowpers.
Looks:
Penelope:
We see Penelope in a light green dress with silver detailing in a floral pattern. As mentioned above her necklace appears to be stars - or celestial in theme. Penelope's gloves are the same colour as her dress, but sheer and with sequins. Overall this again is a lovely colour on Penelope, and if this is her colour scheme from now on it is one that will fit into the Bridgertons aesthetic nicely without looking out of place within the family colours.
Penelope's hair is up, with some soft waves around her face, this is a much more period appropriate hairstyle than we have seen previously, it isn't anachronistic to the time, nor is it infantilising of Penelope. As the image is front on it is hard to tell what - if any - hair adornment she may be wearing, though it is likely that it is something more subtle and less ostentatious than what we have seen in the past seasons.
Colin:
As to be expected, we see Colin in standard evening wear of dark trousers, a dark jacket, with a white shirt and white cravat. From what is visible of his waistcoat, it appears to be cream and gold in colour - very much the same as Anthony's colour scheme from season 2.
As far as Colin's look, the most noticeable thing that has stood out to many fans is the bandage on Colin's hand, perhaps indicating that a particular scene in the book happens in the show. The question is if this scene is the one from the book that many are anticipating, where does it happen, and does it happen like in the book? With how the producers of Bridgerton have changed much of the source material for the show, it is difficult to know if this scene will be a word for word, action for action, copy of the book, or if it will be significantly different. The scene in question takes place in the Bridgerton home between Penelope and Colin, and with Penelope's fight with Eloise, that may either move the scene, or have the scene between Colin and a different character, all will be answered in just over 3 months.
Pose:
In this still, we again see Colin and Penelope standing side by side, however, in this still they are both looking forward, and not at each other, what they are looking at is anyone's guess, however, based on Penelope's expression it appears to be something interesting that could end up in the next Lady Whistledown column.
Colin looks mildly interested in whatever they are looking at, maybe viewing something Penelope has pointed out to him as opposed something that they both noticed independently. I suggest that it is Penelope that pointed this out as we have seen her in this role previously - pointing something out to Colin.
So what do you think? Who do you think could be hosting the ball? What do you think Penelope and Colin might be looking at?
