not only is it gross to see show! Colin continuously turn his back on Pen and leave her all alone, it just ruins the essence of Polin. One of the great parts of book Polin is their ability to handle conflict TOGETHER. Even when they are angry with each other, they talk it out, argue it out, and then make up.
When things are good, okay fine they're cute yes, but what makes book Polin great is how they handle things together when things AREN'T good. It's not romantic to have your man ice you out when he's mad at you. It's not cute that he would give you the silent treatment and refuse to even touch you when he's angry with you. It's not romance...
The reason Book Polin is superior is that the reason Colin doesn't like Penelope in the book is because HE BARELY KNOWS HER. They are acquaintances at best. Penelope was friends with Eloise, and Colin was Eloise's brother. In Romancing Mr. Bridgerton, the book starts with Colin finally spending some one-on-one time with Penelope, learning about her, who she is, and then finds himself deeply in love with her. He unlocked a whole new level in someone he barely knew. That's why that love story is so beautiful in terms of unrequited-to-requited love. Also, the way book Colin is just so HORRENDOUSLY down bad...I just don't have faith that LN can capture that.
In Show Polin, Colin knows her very well, they've spent a lot of quality time together. To the point he even tries to set her up with someone else! He is so unromantically interested that he is okay with her being with someone else. Ugh. Gross. It's just not the same, and not as good. I hope to be pleasantly surprised this season but Book Polin is just superior in every way.
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August 23rd!
Having your female lead beg for the love of the male lead and to have her physically run after him is so humiliating and fucked up. show Polin writers you will PAY FOR THIS!!
ruining polin man...
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Dead Boy Detectives is getting so much press coverage! They were covered on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour and The Ringer-Verse with Mallory Rubin & Van Lathan ! And another article in The Hollywood Reporter.