Daphne’s exit from Bridgerton opens up new opportunities for Colin in a unique and heartwarming way.
Without Daphne, Violet steps in as Colin’s advice-giver, offering a different but more logical perspective on love and relationships.
Violet’s motherly perspective adds depth to Colin and Penelope’s slow-burn romance, making Phoebe Dynevor’s exit partly a positive shift.
Daphne’s exit from Bridgerton brings subtle yet significant differences to the period drama. First and foremost, without Daphne, the Bridgerton family tree is never quite complete. Where the other seven siblings are packed into the Bridgerton house, Daphne is a loose end. Furthermore, Daphne’s absence means that the show has lost one of its wise advice-givers. In Bridgerton season 2, Daphne used her own romantic experiences to try and help Anthony navigate his journey for love. Though Colin cannot ask Daphne for advice in season 3, her exit has actually led to a new and heartwarming change.
Colin Confides In Violet Instead Of Daphne In Bridgerton Season 3’s Romance Story
Violet Gets Some Of Daphne’s Spotlight In Bridgerton Season 3










One Romancing Mister Bridgerton detail is that Colin often confides in his sister Daphne when it comes to romantic troubles, however with Phoebe Dynevor gone, the new advice-giver character in Bridgerton season 3 ends up being Violet Bridgerton. This is an unexpected change, but a good one. In Bridgerton season 3, Colin and Violet share a few moments where Colin asks vulnerable questions about love and Violet gives him the perfect answer. Though the mother-son dynamic is quite different from the sister-brother one, it ends up being more heartwarming and more logical.
Where Daphne and Simon had a sudden, passionate love affair, Colin and Penelope’s romance is a slow burn like Violet and Edmund’s.
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Every Bridgerton Book
Which Bridgerton Siblng It Follows
The Duke and I
Daphne
The Viscount Who Loved Me
Anthony
An Offer From a Gentleman
Benedict
Romancing Mister Bridgerton
Colin
To Sir Phillip, With Love
Eloise
When He Was Wicked
Francesca
It’s in His Kiss
Hyacinth
On the Way to the Wedding
Gregory
The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After (epilogue collection)
All
Violet’s Advice For Colin Has A Very Different Meaning From Daphne’s Perspective
Violet Saw Colin & Pen’s Romance From The Start










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Indeed, while Violet’s perspective comes from a place of authority, as she is Colin’s mother and has his best interests at heart, knowing Colin’s mind inside out, Daphne’s opinion would have been one of a peer. With only one year between Daphne and Colin, Daphne’s advice wouldn’t have weighed as heavily as that of someone who knew Colin since his birth, instead being insightful because of their similar age but different status, with Daphne happily married to Simon. Violet and Daphne’s different roles eventually made Violet’s guidance Colin’s best option, especially considering how directionless Colin felt in Bridgerton season 3.
What Advice Daphne Gave To Colin In The Romancing Mr. Bridgerton Book (& How It Differs From Violet)
Daphne’s Help Mirrored Her Being Colin’s Peer While Violet’s Guidance Reflected Her Wisdom










Daphne’s advice arrives at a peculiar moment for Colin in Romancing Mr. Bridgerton, as he is already engaged to Penelope and knows how much he likes her, he just isn’t sure if what they have is love, not wanting to condemn Penelope to a loveless marriage. Colin only asks Daphne for guidance after finding himself at Hastings House, having aimlessly wandered around London unsure how to define his feelings for Penelope. The moment is one of Romancing Mr. Bridgerton’s funniest, with Colin plagued by doubt as Daphne admits she doesn’t know how or when she knew that she loved Simon.
While Daphne’s answers feel at first useless to Colin because she can’t even describe to him how she knew she loved Simon, her description of love as something that “grows and changes every day,” unlike “some thunderbolt from the sky” eventually helps Colin. Indeed, although Daphne’s description of love doesn’t clarify Colin’s feelings before the engagement party, it helps him recognize his feelings as love during one of his and Penelope’s fights about Whistledown. The gradual change in Colin’s feelings ultimately becomes apparent just like Daphne described it, suddenly, proving her right even though it seemed impossible during their talk.
Daphne’s advice and Violet’s guidance have different effects on Colin, with the first becoming useful when Colin faces his feelings and the second propelling him into trying to confess his feelings to Penelope.
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Violet’s Role In Colin’s Bridgerton Season 3 Romance Is Even Better Due To Her Marriage Parallels
Violet & Edmund Going From Friends To Lovers Makes Violet Colin’s Perfect Supporter










Violet pushed her children towards love in each and every Bridgerton season. However, Colin and Penelope’s bond being one of friendship slowly mutating into love as a consequence of the two slowly getting to know each other better and falling for one another makes Violet’s help all the more impactful, because of how her love match with Edmund first began. The two starting as friends before Edmund “gathered the courage to ask” makes Violet the most suitable to give Colin advice, because she knew well the specific pains of going from friends to lovers, having already gone through that.
Bridgerton Season 3 Part 2 Official Trailer
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Bridgerton season 3’s part 1 is streaming on Netflix, while part 2 will be released on June 13.