Romancing Mr. Bridgerton, on which Bridgerton season 3 is based, details much more than Colin & Pen’s love story, also focusing on another Bridgerton.
Netflix’s Bridgerton seasons 1 and 2 made a point to show more of the siblings and the family as a whole compared to the books, but one character in particular still felt underutilized despite that. Bridgerton’s structure following one different sibling each season emphasizes the sibling and their quest to find love without disregarding their brothers and sisters’ storylines. However, the singular focus on one sibling also tends to reflect only on the siblings closest to the protagonist each season, with the eldest being at Bridgerton seasons 1 and 2’s center making the youngest among the Bridgertons feel almost strangers.
Bridgerton seasons 1 and 2 already showed how it was often the same Bridgertons being at the main storylines’ front and center, with some developments teasing future seasons’ protagonists and others simply being the focus of stories parallel to the main character’s journey. However, Bridgerton season 3’s new images reveal the newfound prominence of previously ignored siblings like Francesca, hinting at changes for the period drama’s third installment that may properly shape more Bridgerton siblings compared to before. This could help highlight one young Bridgerton in particular, whose input in the books is superbly entertaining even before their story’s centrality.
Bridgerton Changing The Books’ Order Makes Hyacinth’s Focus Necessary
Hyacinth only has two more seasons to be fully fleshed as a character before her story
While Hyacinth appeared in every Bridgerton episode of seasons 1 and 2, the defining qualities of her character in the books have yet to make an appearance in the TV show. Bridgerton season 2 dropped small hints about both her liveliness and piercing wit, especially when she teased Eloise that she would make a “brilliant diamond,” only to incite Violet to agree and continue badgering Eloise about dances and suitors. Still, with Bridgerton seasons 1 and 2’s focus being on the eldest sister and brother respectively, Hyacinth’s role within the family was overlooked and she didn’t have time to shine.
Hyacinth being the youngest Bridgerton makes her one of the last to pursue love, leaving the show time before the Bridgerton season focusing on her. However, considering the stories of the Bridgerton siblings still untold, there are only two or three seasons maximum that can fully establish Hyacinth’s defining characteristics, including Bridgerton season 3. Indeed, were Eloise and Francesca’s Bridgerton seasons to follow their book stories, they would happen far away from London, making it more difficult for the other Bridgertons to appear. This would leave Bridgerton only Colin and Benedict’s seasons to fully flesh out Hyacinth as a character.
Hyacinth Plays An Important Role In Colin & Penelope’s Story
Penelope’s time with the Bridgertons is central to her story
Penelope being Eloise’s friend brought her inside the Bridgertons’ house plenty of times, but Bridgerton season 3’s focus being on Colin & Penelope’s love story will surely increase her visits to them. This could potentially offer Penelope’s perspective in observing the Bridgertons as an outsider, something that was rarely seen aside from Lady Whistledown’s words in Bridgerton seasons 1 and 2. Seeing the Bridgertons through Penelope’s eyes was also a main fixture of the fourth Bridgerton book, Romancing Mr. Bridgerton, which offered a peculiar perspective that involved almost none of the Bridgerton brothers while focusing on the Bridgerton women.
Their frequent informal gatherings involving Penelope guaranteed more freedom than the ton’s parties, which offered a unique insight into the joviality of those meetings and the carefree true character of many of the Bridgerton women, from the newest Viscountess Kate to Violet, to Hyacinth. The latter’s devious wit especially shined in their speculative talks about Lady Whistledown’s identity, unveiling Hyacinth’s inquisitive mind and single-mindedness, as Violet described it, when she wanted to uncover something. With Violet going as far as calling Hyacinth “the death of me” in Romancing Mr. Bridgerton, Bridgerton season 3 could offer so much in detailing Hyacinth’s qualities.
Hyacinth In Society Can Show The Fun She Has Within The Ton
Hyacinth never actively looked for a partner unlike her siblings after her society debut
Francesca’s Bridgerton season 3 debut possibly outshining Colin and Penelope’s story might make it more unlikely for Hyacinth to debut in society as well, especially if there won’t be too big of a time jump between Bridgerton seasons 2 and 3, unlike the books. Still, one of Hyacinth’s central qualities was her understanding, acceptance, and even enjoyment of the ton’s functions in the books, with this detail being even more prominent in the books before her own, including Romancing Mr. Bridgerton.
Bridgerton season 2, episode 7 already offered a glimpse of the fun Hyacinth had while dancing in the Danbury-Bridgerton ball to promote harmony, as she was the only one willing to continue. However, Hyacinth’s debut in society during Colin and Penelope’s courtship highlights even more her ability to make the most of the ton’s parties in Romancing Mr. Bridgerton, as her participation with the rest of the older Bridgertons highlighted how her approach fully contrasted Eloise’s unwillingness, instead showing the fun Hyacinth manages to have despite Violet reminding her that her whole focus should be finding a husband.
The Bridgerton books often highlighted how some of the siblings actively searched for a partner, whether out of duty or because they knew love could be found from their older siblings finding it. However, Romancing Mr. Bridgerton unusually explains Hyacinth’s take on Violet’s matchmaking, as Penelope learns directly from Hyacinth how she is willing to let Violet do all the work and then “choose a husband when the right one presents himself,” highlighting a practical approach, unlike her siblings. While these revelations are unlikely to happen in Bridgerton season 3, it could still focus on Hyacinth in other ways, mirroring Romancing Mr. Bridgerton’s insights into Hyacinth.
