s3 was disappointing, i'm sorry

ok disclaimer: i'm a polin stan. i also feel like because i'm a polin stan i'm not allowed to hate s3. and you know what, i get it. there are so many other bitter subfandoms who were just predestined to hate s3 before it even came out, and make shitting on it their full-time job. so, i get that us polins are tired of defending it. just for it being polin's season, it's the best season.

but after i finished pt2 i couldn't help but feel a little dissapointed?? maybe my expectations were too high but the editing was off (wtf was that balloon scene), the writing was weak, polin were swamped amidst disjointed subplots (not even a flashback? wow) and as a massive colin bridgerton/luke newton fan...the way he was sidelined and given a half-baked arc in a shitty wig, god, i was so pissed.

s3 wasn't AWFUL. but considering the potential, i feel it could've been a lot better. episode 8 is borderline unwatchable. still, i'm so glad it did so well because luke and nicola deserve nothing but the best.

i still firmly believe polin are the best couple but i wish haters would stop comparing bc uno what as a kanthony stan too (i know, the horror) s2 writing/subplots had the same complaints. honestly our real enemy is the writing room.