What a Barb! A Polin Podcast What a Barb!

Out, damned inkspot! out, we say!

Fluff up those pillows and get comfy on the sofa. The Part 2 trailer has arrived and it looks like we're in for a rough night.

But there's no time to dwell. With all eyes on the upcoming blurry nuptials, we're busy confessing our love in churches, hiding our secrets in drawing rooms and taking a late night carriage ride for an impromptu rendezvous.

We'll also be helping Colin rearrange furniture and popping the kettle on for the most tragic cup of tea since...uh, Colin's previous most tragic cup of tea.

The yellow sheets have officially been unpacked; Pen's made her bed and now she's gonna lie in it.


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SPOILER TIMESTAMP

We discuss everything seen in the trailer for part 2. Main spoiler not from the trailer is at 57:58 - 59:13


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Show Notes

YouTube: Bridgerton Season 3 Part 2 Trailer

L'Beaute Homme: Interview with Luke Newton
@mgnbee28 on Twitter/X: Albion Finch Drabble

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Tick tock on the clock, but the bounty don't stop, no...



As our carriage pulls up outside Bridgerton House, it's time to carefully adjust our dresses and head inside to face the music (3/4 is far sweeter) as we react to the Season 3 Part 2 teaser trailer.



While we wait for Pen to hurry up and tell Colin a tiny piece of information, we decide to kill a little time by taking a trip across town to pull down dust sheets and corsets alike.



And as the hunt for Lady Whistledown finally gets underway, we’ll be dancing at a flowery ball, squinting at some dodgy printing and pulling out our cow-culators to figure out just how much the Monarchy has been impacted by the cost-of-living crisis.



Time to make haste, Penelope. The clock on the mantlepiece is ticking and midnight is fast approaching.



And if all else fails? Well, there’s nothing quite like the good old art of the swoon.



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SPOILER INFORMATION

This episode was compiled using the Season 3 Part 2 teaser trailer, behind-the-scenes footage from Shondaland and stills released by Netflix Latin America. No unverified rumours or spoilers are shared or discussed in this episode beyond the hosts' own speculation.

Spoilers from the Netflix Latin America reel will be preceded by a short spoiler warning. Listeners can skip ahead 30 seconds if they wish to avoid these brief spoilers from Episodes 5 and 6.



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We have not been able to sleep. Not been able to eat. We can barely speak these days. Our entire thoughts consumed by Polin.



Okay, so that speaking bit is a lie. Because, old friends (and very good acquaintances), it’s time to leave the drawing-room window, clear our bottle-weary heads and battle it out over Season 3 Part 1.



We’ll be slipping into studies to caress a pirate’s coat, sprawling ourselves over the yellow sheets of a very Pensive man and following a redhead into *checks notes* tents, gardens, ballrooms, trees, carriages and uh, you get the idea.



And as our oldest friends face crushing-by-slow-moving basket on a picnic blanket and crushing-by-fast-moving-friendzoning under a willow tree, we finally get the long-awaited answer as to which Mayfair family will have that carriage cleaning bill dropping on their doorstep.



Thank God for Great Aunt Petunia, eh?



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ad|invite With thanks to Priority from O2 for inviting us to an exclusive reward screening of Bridgerton Season 3 Episode 1 “Out of the Shadows”



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Looks like we made it, dear listeners.

As Season 3 Eve falls upon us like a tiny redhead tumbling from the skies, we head back into the circus tent to partake in a little last minute Part 1 clowning. 

As we discuss oblivious double handholds and suspicious swoons, we tip our bonnets to all the weeks that never came in honour of the one that finally did. So fill up a plate of jammy dodgers and strawberry shortcake, lay yourself back on the chaise longue and rest your headless jolly pirates upon the biscuit cushion.

The season of Polin is here at last. And it is glorious.







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Show Notes 

CinemaBlend: Key Moments Adapted 

Available Internationally: Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn (Pikatus, ISBN: 978-0349429458)

YouTube: Bridgerton Season 3 Trailer  


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‘Twas the night before Polin Week, when all through the ton

The clowns were up spiralling over moon balls and Frohn



In this special bonus episode brought to you from the cutting room floor, we dust off our evidence boards and attempt to piece together Season 3 Part 1 using only a folder of stills, a handful of crumbs and the ramblings of some very tired co-hosts.



We’ll be debating the skills of a 14-year-old archer, measuring the circumference of ever-expanding sleeves and enquiring just how easy it is to transport full-length mirrors to country estates. (Asking for a friend-to-lover.)



And as Lord Wilding’s betrayal continues to cut deep, we try to distract ourselves with a moderately lethal game of Kiss Marry Kill. Watch your backs, people of the ton. The Coming Week might be here at last but not everyone can make it to Thursday.*



*No fictional characters were harmed in the making of this podcast. (Uh, Injured brothers, bandaged pirates and broken-hearted Marlboro Men notwithstanding.)



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Spoiler Timestamps

45:17-46:20 – Episode 1 and 2 spoilers

52:05-52:18 – Episode 2 spoilers



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Show Notes

Vogue: Bridgerton’s Costume Designer Talks Season 3

Bustle: Interview with Luke Newton

A Dime Saved: Complete collection of Bridgerton S3 Pt 1 stills

Spotify: Rosa Hesmondhalgh interview with Starving Artists podcast



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The embargo has lifted. The promo floodgates have opened. Let's just say we've been awaiting this particular visit for a very long time.



During our crumbs-about-crumbs, we'll be greeting Pen in the Bridgerton entrance hall, celebrating a cheese-loving brother-in-law and gulping down Colin's emotional support beverage. Thirsty times indeed.



And though we’re fresh off the boat from Paris, we find ourselves packing our thermals and ear muffs ready for a little voyage to the...uh, Antarctic. We sure about that, Pen?



Before we set sail, let's take a quick detour back to the Featherington gardens to ask one tiny little life-changing question.



After all, dear listener: one kiss is all it takes.



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Spoiler Information

Full episode discusses recent promo with details of characters, storylines and scenes from both Part 1 and Part 2. We will flag anything we feel is a specific spoiler or are detailed descriptions of unreleased scenes.



Spoiler Timestamps

03:38 - 04:00: Carriage scene spoilers

04:00 - 16:25: General discussion of released Shondaland video with new Part 1 clips (specific spoilers listed below)

11:45 - 12:50: Episode 1 spoilers

13:00 - 14:13: Discussion of released Episode 2 clip from Shondaland video

16:53 - 17:35: Discussion of Part 2 filming leaks

25:00 - 29:20: First kiss spoilers

29:20 - 29:50: Carriage scene spoilers

35:10 - 37:42: LW reveal timeline speculation

39:15 - 43:00: Major casting spoiler

43:00 - 44:30: Marcus Anderson character spoilers

51:00 - 52:45: Veg recapping spoilers



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Show Notes

Clips and additional links can be found in our 'May Promo' highlights on Instagram

YouTube: Bonnie Laufer interview with Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton

YouTube: DC Film Girl interview with cast

YouTube: PayorWait interview with cast

YouTube: Netflix New Looks of Season 3 video [ft. new clips from Part 1]

YouTube: Malditos Nerds interview with cast

YouTube: Blackfilmandtv interview with cast

ABC News: Article with Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton interview

Shondaland: Meet the (New) Men of the Ton article

Cosmopolitan: Article with Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton interview

Instagram: What a Barb! New footage breakdown

Instagram: What a Barb! New promo links



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