I Dont Even Know What This Is Referring To Specifically, Its Just Always True In This Fandom.

I don’t even know what this is referring to specifically, it’s just always true in this fandom.

100% legit when I say a lot of y'all owe Luke Newton an apology

I need people to hear me out:

Colin Bridgerton is NOT this type of male lead:

He is this type of male lead:

And I love that.

Polin Season isn’t over, yet this is just the beginning of their beautiful love story

More fan casts of leading ladies I’d love to see Luke Newton act alongside:

Luke and Aimee Lou Wood (every British actor employed by Netflix must interact at least once)

Project: They’re bringing back the frazzled Englishwoman romance, obviously

Luke and Charithra Chandran (the two most under-appreciated Bridgerton actors, they would break the internet, you have to have the vision!!!)

Project: Modern romantic drama, something glamorous, chic, and sexy OR something light and fun because they’re both so cute. But they both are such talented actors I’d want to see them in something that really lets them go for it.

Luke and Victoria Pedretti

Project: Something dark and tragic. They’re both pretty criers. Based on these photos I’m making up a thriller where two actors are on a project and one gets way too into method acting, and takes their role to far and starts terrorizing their costar.

Luke and Crystal Clarke (I watched Sanditon for HER)

Project: They’re both period piece pretty, so I’d love to put them in something in the past. Also I could see them in a fantasy setting where she’s a Princess and he really has to win her over.

Luke and Chinenye Ezeudu (Sex Education fumbled the friends to lovers potential she had with Jackson it’s time to pair her up with the FtoL KING)

Project: Modern romance, something steamy. I get bad boy/good girl vibes with this pairing, idk.

Ahh, Luke. Lukey. Newts.

Have some laughing Lukey pookie, everyone.

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This man. THIS MAN ❤️

For as long as Colin Bridgerton has plagued my mind (since June 13) so too has this man.

Let me start this appreciation by saying an apology for ignoring Luke Newton for a very long time. And also for doubting him before the S3 release. I have been sleeping on (and most likely blinded by Nicola) that I never noticed this beautiful, talented man who, if not for him, the Polin story wouldn't have had the magic that it profoundly has.

Along with rewatching S3, I'm also rewatching S1 and S2 to fully catch the brilliant performance that Luke has been displaying as Colin Bridgerton. Truly, S3 has made me confront my personal biases and it made me realise how I was projecting my own ideas of what a man should be like on Colin Bridgerton when he is a distinct character in his own right. A lot of what makes Colin such an interesting character for me is how subtle Luke plays him.

There are this tiny inflections in the way Colin talks that is so particularly him. Even the way Colin moves/walks and his mannerisms changes from each season. The ground work Luke put in on Season 1, where Colin is particularly charming and naive, paved the way for this realistic (at times, heart wrenching) maturing that Colin goes through after learning that Pen is LW in S3 giving the Polin love story this weight of authenticity that we have not seen on Bridgerton.

Luke made Colin, a privileged, white man, so endearing that we feel that we are robbed of what Colin's character could have been in his own season (I have a counter-argument on this topic but I'll focus on Luke Newton). He may not be as talkative as Nicola but I think one of his nerdy alter-egos is one who loves to deep dive into character work and that is why him and Nicola get along so well.

I am a forever fan and I've put him on my list of actors that I have followed since their breakout roles (like Josh Hutcherson and Tom Holland). I do hope that he gets to build a strong screen portfolio (I remember he said that he loves doing screens more compared to live performances as he loves the subtleties of the screens). But I'll manifest a Broadway musical for him just so I can hear him sing again.

To Luke Newton, thank you for giving and sacrificing yourself for the past 5 years for Bridgerton. I hope you are surrounded by good people who will equally push you and ground you.

I hope you get all the best chances the industry that you love has to offer because you deserve to continue waking up being thankful that you get to act for a living 🥰

More fancasts for Luke Newton’s future leading ladies, with two suggestions from the replies on the first one:

Luke and Ayo Edebiri (the people’s Princess)

Project: It was suggested that he just guest stars on the Bear, as a love interest for Sydney. I definitely think they could pull off one of those dialogue heavy romance movies where it’s just two people getting to know each other, meandering around a beautiful city and it happens mostly in real time, with an awkward but endearing first date vibe.

Luke and Zendaya

Project: Suggested project was a spy movie but I see them as enemies idk. Like they’d be in the same project together but they’re not falling in love, they’re truly fighting. Whatever it is would be sleek and aesthetic though.

Luke and Saorise Ronan

Project: I want something ethereal and whimsical, but also something that rips my heart out. Like they are in love but can never be together, and also it doesn’t take place in reality. Like one of the rare romantic Black Mirror Episodes or something like The Lobster.

Luke and Stephanie Hsu (idk I think they’d look cute together)

Project: An indie movie or a quirky musical

Luke and Emma Watson (apparently she’s a fan??? Hermione being a friends to lovers stan just feels right lol)

Project: Gonna be honest, ideally I’d cast them as siblings. If I had to pick a romance for them I’m doing rich girl poor boy romance, and it’s set in the 70s. I’m thinking a reverse My Fair Lady. She’s a PHD candidate at a posh university studying linguistics looking to prove her thesis and he’s a broke maintenance guy/ groundskeeper’s son at the school looking to improve himself but with no way to afford the education he lets himself be her research subject. The twist on the trope is that she’s not stiff or snooty or class conscious, but he is.

As usual, he looks good with everyone.