As Bridgerton season 3 nears its premiere date, Netflix releases a new clip showing the central couple, Colin and Penelope, having an intense fight.

As the countdown continues for Bridgerton season 3, tension is rising between Colin and Penelope in a newly-released clip from the hit Netflix show. After two seasons showing the unrequited relationship between the third-eldest Bridgerton son and the youngest Featherington, the forthcoming installment will finally showcase a major shift as their friendship soon blossoms into romance. However, it seems as though that may come with some hindrances along the way.

Now, Netflix has released new footage from Bridgerton season 3 showing Colin and Penelope having an intense argument. Check it out below:

The official clip sees Miss Featherington fatigued by Colin’s mixed signals and finally confronting the Bridgerton boy about his cruel remarks she overheard during the season 2 finale. However, in the moment, Colin has no defense for his behavior.

What The Bridgerton Season 3 Clip Reveals About Colin & Penelope’s Relationship

The clip, likely from the first episode, provides a preview of what Colin and Penelope’s relationship will look like at the beginning of Bridgerton season 3. Colin has recently returned from his ceremonial summer travels, during which he frequently wrote to Penelope, who, hurt by his cruel remarks during the Bridgerton season 2 ending, did not write back. Attempting to rekindle their friendship, Colin tells Penelope that he misses her. It is at this point that Penelope grows tired of Colin’s mixed signals and decides to confront him about saying he would never court her.

After overhearing him, Penelope tries to give up her lifelong crush on Colin and starts searching for another suitor. However, as she says in the season 3 clip, Penelope is in her “third year on the marriage mart with no prospects to show for it” and has resigned herself to being a “spinster,” a single woman who has passed the prime age for marriage. It remains to be seen how their relationship blossoms into romance in Bridgerton season 3, but based on the clip, it appears Penelope is tired of being mistreated by Colin and will no longer remain silent.