The tea with ‘Bridgerton’ season 3

D’JUANNA LESTER Arts Reporter

“Bridgerton” season 3 has had interesting developments in the past few months. After the triumph of the first two seasons, fans are eager to know every detail about the upcoming third season of Netflix’s Julia Quinn novel adaptation.

The first thing to note about the upcoming season is which Bridgerton sibling it follows. Everyone assumed the third season would line up with the third book — Benedict’s story. Instead, “Bridgerton” season 3 will follow the story of Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington — the fourth book in the series. This has been met with a lot of outcry from fans who want the show to go in book-order.

Another tidbit about the show that’s been met with fan outcry is the departure of Daphne Bridgerton, played by Phoebe Dynevor. In a recent interview with Variety, the actress revealed she would not be returning for the show’s third season.

“Well, I did my two seasons,” Dynevor said. “I’ve done what I wanted to do with that character, and she had a great arc. If they ask me back in the future, who knows?”

There is no official release date set for season 3. While there have been rumors of delays with the season, there has been some insight into the season from the show’s cast members.

“Penelope Featherington has finally given up on her long-held crush on Colin Bridgerton after hearing his disparaging words about her last season,” Netflix’s official synopsis said. “Meanwhile, Colin has returned from his summer travels with a new look and a serious sense of swagger. But he’s disheartened to realize that Penelope, the one person who always appreciated him as he was, is giving him the cold shoulder.”

“Eager to win back her friendship, Colin offers to mentor Penelope in the ways of confidence to help her find a husband this season. But when his lessons start working a little too well, Colin must grapple with whether his feelings for Penelope are truly just friendly.”

There have also been hints at new character growth for Colin from the show’s Executive Producer, Shonda Rhimes.

“He really is in love with the idea of doing the right thing more than the thing itself,” Rhimes said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. “But I do love him for it, this fixation on honor. I think it’s very interesting.”

Not only is the show shifting focus to a new sibling, but there are also new characters entering the “Bridgerton” world. Four new characters are being added to the show: Daniel Francis as Marcus Anderson, “The Crown’s” Sam Phillips as Lord Debling, James Phoon as Harry Dankworth and Hannah New as Lady Tilley Arnold. There is little information about these characters released as of now.

While the third season doesn’t have a release date or trailer yet, the anticipation is very high among fans. With the surprise ending of the second season, many are wondering how the show will handle Colin’s sister Eloise and Penelope’s friendship with the impending romance between Penelope and Colin.

Can we talk about David Harbour and Lily Allen’s house?

Olivia Chiappelli

Arts Reporter

I have to admit, this article is purely for my own enjoyment.

After watching the new Architectural Digest Open Door video featuring David Harbour and Lily Allen’s house, I needed an outlet to express all of my thoughts on the beauty that I witnessed — and I know some of you out there must feel the same. If you do not know what I am referencing, come with me down the rabbit hole to the land of the interior design obsessed.

To start off, the most common comment I saw when this house tour hit the internet was, “I had no idea that Harbour and Allen were married.” It may come as a shock to some that Harbour — of “Stranger Things” — and Allen — of “F*ck You” fame — exist in the same universe, but let me tell you, you are missing out.

I have been obsessed with them since their 2020 Elvis-officiated Las Vegas wedding turned In-NOut stop — wedding dress and veil included — and I think that is the perfect anecdote to get you familiar with the couple.

Harbour and Allen’s late-19th-century Italianate style brownstone — located in Brooklyn’s lush Carroll Gardens — was the brainchild of designer Billy Cotton and architect Ben Bischoff. However, the real visionary behind the project was Allen and her wonderfully eccentric taste.

Cotton explained how they settled on three different styles to be mixed together to create their design aesthetic: traditional English, modern Brooklyn townhouse and layered Italian, “as if they’d inherited the home from a kooky Italian nonna with fabulous taste.”

And “kooky Italian nonna” the house gave. The first room in the house to take note of is the kitchen

— or, as Allen told Harbour on their first date, her “Plain English kitchen.” The natural light-littered space is complete with a wraparound breakfast nook, plum-colored check fabric upholstery and island skirts and copper pots and pans. The real focal point of the room, however, is the massive crystal chandelier with original plaster molding.

The kitchen is perhaps the most muted room of the house, with the living/garden room feeling like a step into a scene from “Alice in Wonderland.” The room totes wall-to-wall floral carpet, hand painted wallpaper depicting garden scenes, a sage green fireplace exploding with a wildflower arrangement and an emerald green, double-sided, tufted velvet sofa. The room is whimsically-immersive maximalism done in the most elegant way.

At this point you may be thinking, “How does this big bearded man live in this house?” and to that I would say, “You have unfairly stereotyped this multifaceted man,” for this is not Harbour’s first foray into the land of AD. Harbour previously opened the doors to his flowery New York City dream loft three years ago, and if this man’s socalled “bachelor pad” is anything to go by, he has eclectic taste.

Which is why the final room I will be discussing is so special. Harbour got to take hold of the creative reins for his Parisian feeling bathroom, which meant floral-striped wallpaper, floral-bunched curtains, a pink bathtub and custom-requested swan taps for his sinks. I love a man with a confident, uninhibited love of all things flowers.