Note: The following contains spoilers for “Bridgerton” Season 3, Episode 5
Rivaling the carriage scene from the first half of “Bridgerton” Season 3, Part 2 kicks off with a steamy mirror scene that Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton say demonstrates their characters’ tendency toward rule-breaking.
In the Episode 5 scene, newly engaged Penelope Featherington (Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton (Newton) find themselves alone in Colin’s new home, and Colin tells Penelope he loves her for the first time. Showing Penelope her beauty in a floor length mirror, the pair sleeps together for the first time, breaking societal traditional of waiting to consummate the marriage following their wedding.