Amberlynn Is A Notorious Liar. I'm Not Falling For This Pity Party. I Wish Her Good Health, Point Blank.

Amberlynn is a notorious liar. I'm not falling for this pity party. I wish her good health, point blank. Yet her continued confusion as to why people think she's lying is infuriating. She literally has videos solely devoted to exposing her own lies. People aren't going to sit around and be fooled by the same song and dance. She can't even take accountability or focus on her health. Instead of taking some time to reevaluate, she's doing the same old thing. Absolutely no humility over the fact that she couldn't do her CT scan. Where does she go afterward? Denny's! It's time to kick it into high gear and stop making excuses. Amberlynn has been on YouTube for how long? 10 years? We have seen nothing more than a gradual gain and her continued pattern of abuse/manipulation of the people around her. Now, she apparently wants to take a break from YouTube? Be my guest! Take time and actually put in some work instead of talking about it. Show the "haters" wrong and do the damn thing. I don't even like being this... "mean," but the cycle is tiring. It's hard to feel sorry for someone who doesn't even feel bad for themselves.

S3 Part 2 Trailer

(SPOILERS ahead)

I just finished watching the trailer for season three part two and I have some thoughts. Before I get into that, I have to ask, was there some sort of scandal with it? All the videos I’ve found of it are just reuploads and not on Netflix’s original page.

Anyway, I don’t think it revealed anything too crucial. We now know that Eloise is going to give Penelope an ultimatum to tell Colin she’s whistledown. I love that, however that shouldn’t even be necessary. Imagine marrying someone under false pretenses. It’s not as though he is secretive of his disdain for LW. This should have been revealed before she even thought of accepting the proposal. If this man really had unconditional love for her then she shouldn’t have a problem telling him. She either feels guilty for what she’s done (unlikely) or isn’t secure enough in the relationship to feel that Colin won’t leave her.

It also further proves that there was no need for this to be in two parts. One thing I can’t stand is artificial suspense. For example, will xyz character die (obviously not) or will they make it on time (yes). There’s no point in even questioning it because it’s obvious what’s going to happen. It’s like they’re afraid to do something that might actually cause conflict in the story. Sure, we might not know line to line what’s going to happen, but we can infer the majority. Nothing bad will inevitably happen to Penelope.

Also, the elephant in the room… are they going to have enough time to get married in this season? They’ve already broken away from tradition by separating it into parts, but do we think they might go as far as to put their wedding in someone else's season? I hope not and this goes beyond my dislike of Polin. I want their wedding to be a big deal, not outshining someone in season four… which is another thing I need to mention. However, I’ll save it for last.

If we didn’t feel satisfied with one damsel in distress moment from Penelope, rest assured we’ll be subjected to another one. From what I can tell Penelope is going to get stressed out at the thought of telling Colin she's LW and faint… but she had no problem revealing to the ton that Marina was pregnant. How interesting. I have no sympathy for her. She can absolutely drag other people but the moment she has to do something “difficult” for herself it’s a problem.

At this point I hope Eloise and Penelope never become best friends again. I don’t think either of them would benefit and the relationship seems to be far beyond repair. In order for them to reunite and for it to feel genuine, it would need to have both parties taking accountability and for the writers to stop acting like one is better than the other one.

Everywhere I look people are filled with theories about Penelope's role outside of season 3. I think we're forgetting, the show is not solely about her. We haven’t seen Simon or Daphne (for understandable reasons), while so far Kate and Anthony have been taking a backstep as well. Why, other than blatant favoritism, would Polin continue to play a major role in the next seasons?

I don't think Penelope's sisters are "that" bad. Are they particularly nice to her? No, but they're not cruel either. I'm not understanding the cinderella comparison. Penelope isn't kind, nor is she being viciously attacked by her sister's.

Thoughts on S3 E2

(SPOILERS ahead)

There might be positives, there will be negatives, so please be forewarned that I am not going to solely praise the show. Also, it needs not be mentioned, I am but a single negative person on the internet talking about a fictional story. We are all not going to agree. With that said, let’s move on.

Episode 2-

They really did their thing saying diamonds aren’t the only things that sparkle and then cutting to Eloise. 

How fake can a person get? Actively listening to your crush plan the downfall of your alter ego. Penelope girl.

This scene just further proves that Colin and Penelope were never that great of friends. Why would Colin ask to see how she acts out in public if they were already friends? He should already know that. I also don’t see why he’s acting as though he doesn’t already know how “awkward” she is, anybody can see it. Then again when is he ever home to see it?

“Not me. Them.” Penelope, dearest, I beg of you find a man who actually wants you. He yet again practically threw it in her face that he doesn’t want her. How much rejection can she take?

On another note, I love how they’re doing Penelope’s hair. At least she’s leveling up in one way or another.

I love the fact that lady Danbury is gossiping as usual.

Portia’s disappointment at the lack of an heir is enjoyable. Hopefully they’ll continue with this storyline.

I thought that Benedict was going to be the cliche “lady’s man” but it appears that Colin has his way with women as well. Not as if we could have possibly known this sooner because what have we learned of him up until this point.

I actually agree with what Colin is saying about societal expectations. With new people, you get the chance to rediscover yourself. Even just the jump from, let's say, high school to college, I think you may change because you’re free to reinvent yourself. However, if I’m thinking correctly, this is not his first adventure. Correct? So, what about this trip in particular made him so “different”.

Why did Penelope think she was so sly saying “before we are noticed”? For an area so enthralled with gossip, no one else is noticing that Colin and Penelope are spending more time together and walking side by side. We haven’t seen them in a public area holding even a fraction of a true friendly conversation but now that they are no one bats an eye.

Colin is finally interacting with his siblings but ditches them the moment someone else arrives.

How tone deaf can Colin get? Penelope all but proclaimed her love for him to the rooftops but his first idea is to have her “pretend” to flirt with him. Even worse, I don’t think he’s doing this with malice, but at the same time it’s sending me into a rage. 

Since when does Penelope Featherington say “nothing at all”? Yeah right.

Ugh, this clip! Your eyes are the most remarkable shade of blue… girl, she’s a writer. I’m sure they could have come up with something better for her to say than some chatgpt poetry line. The second hand embarrassment, and as usual Colin wasn’t for her advances.

Colin should have known better than to bring Penelope to the house. I know he claims that Eloise was out but it is their house after all. He apparently had no clue what time they’d be back and was just hoping for the best.

Give me strength! Why does Penelope keep on digging further into Colins business? She never likes what she finds. Her reading Colin’s writing is not only a breach of privacy to the man she claims to want but also only serves as yet another way to humiliate herself. How much longer can this go on? The man honestly doesn’t want her but she still subjects herself to such torment.

I literally started laughing out loud when Colin found her reading! Oh my gosh! The strife!

Another nitpick, I feel like there was way too much blood on Colin’s hand for that small piece of glass. Then that loose tie Penelope put around it probably wouldn’t stop the bleeding. But I’m sure no one else cares about that, so I won’t go any further. 

 Colin knows that Penelope and Eloise don’t want to see each other and that should really be enough. Him trying to act oblivious and say he doesn’t know what happened is irrelevant to the situation. Penelope didn’t want to stay in the house, Eloise doesn’t want her there so why is Colin trying to instigate.

He was quick to shut down Eloise at the mere thought of Penelope seeking him as a husband. At times I feel like Colin doesn’t like her at all much less as a romantic interest. When you’re friends with someone there are obviously certain things you like about them, maybe even things you would seek in a partner. However, Colin seems repulsed at the thought of Penelope. Even when he’s trying to “help her” he doesn’t seem that excited. He acts like they are but acquaintances. On another note, I feel like his voice is so monotone, but that's neither here nor there I suppose.

I feel like Penelope has had more positive chemistry with Lord Remington in this one scene than I have seen with her and Colin this entire time.

Why does Colin automatically assume Eloise told everyone about him “helping” Penelope. They weren’t exactly making it hard to see that they had been talking more than usual. I don’t know why he is blindly taking Penelope’s side. He has no idea what's going on and you’d think he’d hold some sort of solidarity with his sister. I feel absolutely no sympathy for Penelope, girl go ahead and cry. She should have ditched Colin, she knew this was a bad idea from the start. 

Although I like Eloise, Cressida lowkey told her what she needed to hear. Yet again a Bridgerton jumping to conclusions. Both Eloise and Penelope are hypocritical for commenting on Cressida’s tendency to gossip when it appears that’s all they do. 

…never before have I felt this close to being on the brink of insanity. PENELOPE! I wish she’d understand that you cannot simply do the same thing over and over. How many more ways can one profess their unrequited love before they move on? You know what her claiming she doesn’t want to die before being kissed gives me the vibes of? Exes that say if you leave me, I’ll die or I’ll harm myself. That is absolutely so manipulative. Time and time again Colin has shown no interest in her that she has had to resort to the possibility of hypothetical death. I’m surprised this hasn’t been more cause of contention. This kiss means absolutely nothing. If anything it is discrediting any sort of “cute friends to lovers” storyline that could have been. This is nothing more than a guilt trip.

They think they can slap a fake tan and add some sideburns, and that'll be enough of a "transformation." Colin, to me, still looks like a background character.

I'm not understanding why some people want Penelope to have the featherington heir. At that point she'd become what polin stans hate about Eloise, in the fact that she’d have “everything”. Sure, Eloise is privileged but no one acknowledges that Penelope is too. Holding the power to utterly ruin someone's reputation and making a profit off of it isn’t something that your average lady can say they’ve done. Not to say that she shouldn’t have good things but there’s a point where it gets to feeling like “Mary Sue”. What bad things truly happen to her? She was “poor” but that didn’t last, she didn’t think she was pretty but she got a makeover, she lost her friendship but she’s trying to paint Eloise as the bad guy so clearly she doesn’t care. 

Side note- Not liking Eloise because she’s thin isn’t a valid reason to dislike someone. That’s still body shaming, the exact thing that people complain about with Penelope. Hating on her because she comes from money doesn’t make sense either. People always talk as though Penelope is some girl living in the slums. She lives in the house directly in front of the Bridgerton's so obviously they weren’t that bad off either. Lastly, using the excuse, she has a loving family and wouldn’t know what Penelope struggles with, is questionable. Imagine hating on someone for having a good homelife.

Nothing bad that happens to her ever holds any significance because it's either cleared away too soon or doesn’t matter in the long run. It's not like Prudence or Philippa are unsuitable. If Penelope is in fact the mother to the heir I'm going to lose it. What wouldn’t she have at that point? She marries into the Bridgerton family, has her Lady Whistledown persona, AND has a son who's lord featherington?