This might just be my new favorite polin edit ever made

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This might just be my new favorite polin edit ever made
While The Boys and House of the Dragon had impressive viewership numbers this summer, one Netflix show beat them all.
Psst...Kanthony fans..."Anthony" never went back to a brothel while longing for Kate because he was engaged to Kate's SISTER at the time...although totally still cheating with Kate implying would make her his mistress. Then immediately on EDWINA, NOT ANTHONY, breaking the engagement at the ALTER kisses Kate and yeah...didn't go to a brothel after that but that's because he was kind of persona non grata with the entire ton/Queen and in hiding with his family because of the scandal he caused. Then shortly after Kate ends up in a coma...but only after he slept with her outside while her sister (his ex fiance) and mother were indoors as was his SISTER who ran up the stairs due to her own scandal.
In short, he is NOT a better man than Colin and Jonny Bailey has flat out said that as well. Not that you seem to care at all what the guy you claim to stan says apparently since he also considers Luke N a little brother and you treat him badly too. But still... he knows Anthony is toxic.
I love Anthony but ONLY because of Jonny. If we go by script, he's worse than Cressida. Even married Anthony supposedly new and improved due to Kate's influence is still clueless about what his family is doing as seemed entirely unaware of how Colin, Penelope and Eloise reacted to the Queen talking of W.D. Re-enforced he considers it surprising if Benedict is competent at something and praised Colin for developing an entire persona at odds with who he actually is because even the people who claim to love him didn't seem to care for him as is (Anthony step right down and take a bow). Then he tries to step all over Colin's moment at the engagement and only is prevented from doing so by Cressida of all people. He also was ready to toss his mother out of the house and yeah I get in that time moving to a dowager house was traditional but that is part of the problem, isn't it?
Anthony is very much the traditional toxic regency man of the period whereas Colin struggles for approval from him because he is NOT and does not WANT to be. As you see him finally express to the toxic drunken gentlemen when he spoke of love and denounced their behavior (including his own). He tried to fit in, in part, because it's what Anthony had always preached as the right to manhood and it's just not who he is. Hell, even when it comes to family the cast flat out says when asked who would care for Violet in her old age it would be Colin. It's definitely not Anthony. And even while drunk, he knew Benedict was not in a good place and called him on it the evening before his wedding. Colin is observant, and empathetic and kind.
The only really unkind thing he's done is try to fit in with the drunken frat boys and hurt Pen and he repented of that with full on groveling and apology. I've yet to see Anthony apologize to Edwina.
Outside of that there was some anger at Pen and doubting of her motives when learned of her deception, but I put that on Pen for lying. Sorry, but when your cousin deceives him in an engagement than you do the same I think he's entitled to have a moment of doubt if anything she said was real. The difference is Pen actually loves him and after initial cloud of doubt he knows that to be true.
I have issues with each season about choices the writers make but season 2 is in a league of its own for how they just completely glazed over how they walked all over Edwina without a care for that ending. Kate made overtures...yes...but Anthony arguably the most at fault? Gave up any pretense he gave a damn what damage he did to her.
I think this is why I didn't really enjoy the Kate/Anthony scenes in season 3 outside of brief nod to Newton or Kate re-directing his attention off his mother's suitor or Colin announcing his engagement. I preferred them individually for the most part. Anthony is FAR from a finished product or role model for love and the depiction of them being "perfect" like Francesca said...just didn't ring true. And I'd be ok with that, because it would be at least something for them to explore further rather than 2 billion honeymoons. But the show didn't seem to have an interest in doing that.
But I don't think I'll ever see Anthony as someone who should EVER be giving ANYONE advice on love. He's simply not evolved enough.
Now, today, I publish the banns of marriage between Mr Colin Bridgerton and Miss Penelope Featherington. This is the first time of asking. If any of you know cause or just impediment why these two persons should not be joined together in Holy Matrimony ye are to declare it. BRIDGERTON, 'Romancing Mister Bridgerton'
Everyone is obsessed with the pirate coat but my poison it's the unbottoned white shirt.
honestly tv is really dead. I’m tired of streaming services making those 8 episodes shows that never get the chance to have more seasons after making the audience invested in the characters and also making the cast and creators uncertain and anxious about getting the chance to go back to another season. I miss when we had actual shows with multiple seasons in production from the start to keep the interest going, this format of not quite a show but also not a limited series fucking sucks and I feel so bad for everyone that works for these streamings
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Oh hell no...
"Tracz also brings his experience leading high-profile series for the YA crowd and beyond as co-creator and executive producer on Netflix’s Dash & Lily, co-EP and writer of the Disney+ series Percy Jackson and the Olympians and executive producer/co-showrunner for the upcoming second season of the streamer’s hit One Piece, based on the popular manga."
I actually thought of watching the Percy Jackson adaptation now I'm staying as far away from that as I can. The only consolation for those fans is that he's a "co-EP" I guess.
Huh...all that bed hopping and the only ship from Riverdale on the F/M list is Bughead....
Really shows just why the viewership fell off a cliff, doesn't it? Out of curiosity what is Roberto doing these days?
Smallville is an example of a show where time has corrected wrongs. The audience of that time being rather fixated on Chloe or the toxic Lana/Clark ship.
It's mainly just pro Clark/Lois now in large part due to one actress being a cult member and the other having flirted with it.
Kind of how Hunger games used to have a large Gale following and now it's mostly Peeta. Because for some reason girl's thought Gale was more attractive and then they grew up and....actually watched the story.
ultimate ships challenge - [1/10] tv otps Clark/Lois » Smallville
I wanted these vows to be perfect, but perfection's a hard thing to get your hands on. But life is meant to be a little messy. And when it comes to love, it's like my dad always said when it comes to the army. You only sign up if it's the only thing you can ever imagine doing, and Clark I cannot imagine spending a moment of my life without you. So I promise that I will always have your back, as you will always have mine. You're my best friend, you're my home, you are my true love and I am yours, and will be forever.
If people want to view it like that they can, just don't comment on it when you clearly admit didn't watch for anything other than happily ever vibe. Because you missed 99% of the plot by doing that and don't know what the hell you are talking about.
Considering he's always been one who has completely embraced the show and being a part of it for its run, I do wonder how it plays out. I'm not convinced he'll let it affect his relationships with the cast but if you can't do ANYTHING without these people scrutinizing and critiquing every little thing...I could see him saying no to anymore BTS pics or vids Nicola does. He's already withdrawn from social media, except when advertising a product, when he used to be on it often first year or two. Annoyingly, they then criticize for him not being online often when THEY are why he is not. They frequently try to use his line about his character getting some vision about feelings for Pen to tell HIM to get vision about Nicola but I would say...Maybe they are the ones lacking vision if they don't see how their invasive behavior is at fault for him withdrawing. They are the ones that need perspective about not crossing boundaries and respecting these are people not dolls.
In an amazing twist, Charithra just got cast in a different show and it's resulted in some long overdue correction on analysis of her character vs the hate she got from Kanthony fans for even existing. I hated what they did for Kanthony's story with that triangle but Charithra wasn't at fault for taking a role and playing it well. Only flaw from the actors is that Johnny and Charithra didn't really have any chemistry and that is what it is.
Anyway,
People now rightly pointing out how wrong Kate and Anthony were to do as they did and her sister was not wrong to be upset about it. Now I do think Edwina deserves some blame for willfully trying to delude herself into believing she was in love or that he would love her after multiple times of him making clear he was not interested in a love match. Anthony did not deceive her of his feelings for HER. But he did deceive her about his feelings for her SISTER as did KATE.
In terms of blame, if we wish to weight blame? Anthony above all is first imo. He was older than both. He was more experienced than both...maybe not in love but in relationships. He pursued her sister despite knowing his initial attraction to Kate. He could have backed off when he realized who Edwina was. He proposed to Edwina when he realized he loved Kate. He chose to move forward with the engagement when he could have put an end to it, despite Kate insisting he not. He basically was standing at the alter imagining Kate instead of Edwina and so obvious in his affection Edwina caught on and was faced with a choice to marry a man who wanted her sister or "ruin" herself by leaving that altar. Then he tries to convince her to still go through with it. When finally over he wastes little time in pursuing her sister and sleeping with her while the family is still in midst of scandal he created.
As bad as it may have been, the family would have recovered because still very rich and titled and people would have learned to bite their tongues about him marrying Kate even without the Queen's blessing. Edwina though? She would have been the one truly ruined and deemed unmarriageable after being tossed over for her sister if the queen hadn't intervened. Would have been perceived there must be something wrong with her, because ultimately the titled male never carries the most scandal even if more at fault.
Kate is next to blame. She wasn't honest with herself how she felt which could have stopped a lot of this from occurring but mostly because she let her sister persist in a courtship with telling her the real reason could not work. Then when he proposed? Honestly it was mostly family there with exception of Featherington's...she could have said stopped it right there and dragged Edwina away to speak to her. The engagement could have ended before it began. Barring that she should have stayed well away from Anthony if she didn't want to fess up to it. If you truly want the best for your sister, you don't insist on Edwina marrying a man you KNOW will never love her despite her sister foolishly thinking in love with him. SHE insisted the marriage go through then basically proclaimed her feelings for Anthony right at the alter in front of Edwina. She lied to her sister but she also embarrassed her sister and made her a source of gossip and scandal. Then she KISSED this man right after the botched wedding.
Where I fault Edwina is for romanticizing the Viscount and choosing to try to force feed an idea of love when he made clear did not exist. This however is NOT cause to excuse anything else that happened. People in the ton make marriages of convenience or at best affection all the time. The man not loving her would not ordinarily result in a botched wedding with him wed to her sister. And the fact she didn't realize they were in love...Edwina is an 18? I presume year old coddled by society with no experience. Which in many ways Kate is naive too despite elder in age which is why Anthony is by far the most at fault. However, she's never known her sister to lie to her before and I can see why her 1st, 2nd and 3rd thought would never go to the idea Kate wanted Anthony herself. Because a sister wouldn't think she'd be betrayed by family in that manner.
The only other points I criticize her for are the half sister remark which as cruel and I don't care what the circumstances said under. To say it she had to have thought it at times before and I question Edwina for that. She is her sister, regardless if share a father or even if had different mothers too. That comment just makes me wonder what signals Kate was reading from her and Mary, despite anything else they say since clear Kate felt she had to EARN her place in the family. Not that the show ever explored that.
And I disagree with Edwina over her complaint to the Viscount about never feeling for her what he would her sister. He said that repeatedly, albeit without the sister part. Anthony deserved to be raked over the coals by her for the deceit and using her but not on that point. For trying to screw her sister while he was courting and engaged to Edwina. For proposing to Edwina knowing that. THAT is what she should have been mad about. For RUINING and embarrassing her at the alter and hurting her chances of ever marrying all because he was a coward and lacked honor to pursue a different girl.
Because Anthony could have pursued another woman not in the family if truly did not want to pursue Kate for a love match. It did not have to be Edwina.
I know I've said this all before but finally other people in large part are saying it because they feel emboldened with Charithra landing a role on another known show. That fandom basically scapegoated Edwina, POLIN. Charithra, Nic, Luke and the Featherington's for all their complaints but really it was the writing staff that should have solely been subject of their ire. The first they blamed for their story not focusing on Kanthony which is absurd enough. The rest on screentime, even though Simone and Jonny had more screentime than ANYONE and the show always does subplots. Even more annoying now really because Luke N got less screentime then Simone, then Jonny in their season and even Luke T (Benedict) in HIS own season so I'm even more ticked off to be honest at the hate they drove his way given all of this.
I have my complaints with season 3 but they are directed at the writing room where they BELONG. Not on other actors/characters. Kanthony and Benophie fans should learn to do the same.