Shonda Rhimes Teases Colin's Bridgerton Season 3 Purpose

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In the caller publication Inside Bridgerton, Shonda Rhimes and Luke Newton unpack Colin's savior complex—and however that volition impact his play 3 narration with Penelope (Nicola Coughlan).

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Shonda Rhimes is sounding disconnected connected Bridgerton's perennial mediate child. 

In the behind-the-scenes publication Inside Bridgerton, Rhimes, on with her co-executive producer Betsy Beers, share some penetration into Colin (Luke Newton)'s personality—and wherefore it's taken truthful agelong for him to recognize his feelings for champion person Penelope (Nicola Coughlan). 

"It is nary coincidence that some Simon and Colin are travelers—they are virtually and figuratively looking for their spot successful the world," Beers noted successful an excerpt of the publication obtained by Entertainment Weekly on Oct. 18. "Colin is simply a funny person, and I deliberation helium feels that his answers are retired determination somewhere, which is wherefore you consciousness this pushing and pulling and, ultimately, confusion. He's successful a pugnacious spot, being the 3rd son. In a satellite wherever you lone request an heir and a spare, Colin doesn't cognize wherever helium fits—and he's perpetually looking to alteration himself.

As such, portion Colin's astatine home, Rhimes explained helium has a request to "save women"—something that volition surely play into his play 3 crippled line, wherever helium is set to aid Penelope successful her quest to autumn successful love—all portion increasing person to her himself. 

"He truly is successful emotion with the thought of doing the close happening much than the happening itself," Rhimes said. "But I bash emotion him for it, this fixation connected honor. I deliberation it's precise interesting."

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As for Colin himself, Newton agrees with Rhimes and Beers, saying successful the publication that his quality feels similar helium tin find his intent by redeeming damsels successful distress. But, the histrion made definite fans noted a tiny infinitesimal successful play 2 erstwhile we tin statesman to spot Colin's existent passions statesman to instrumentality shape. 

"When you spot him with Sir Phillip, and helium gets into plants and each these boring specifics," Newton explained. "I don't deliberation helium is bragging, I deliberation helium conscionable yet feels validated. They truly person an intimate infinitesimal geeking retired together."

Read much astir Colin's travel for yourself erstwhile Inside Bridgerton hits stands connected Oct. 25. 

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