This Wednesday sees the launch of ITV's new drama 'Lost in Austen' about a modern day girl who unhappy in her present life is somehow transported back in time into the fictionlised world of Pride & Prejudice , where she become trapped as Elizabeth Bennet.

While I did not have high hopes for this short series I thought the trailers looked like fun. Then I read the review at the Times and thought, oh crap. But on the other hand the critic at the Times does like many TV programmes so I'll still watch the first episode.

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol...icle4613100.ece

I read the book this is based on and was not at all impressed (the heroine seemed like an idiot), so I'm not sure I'll be tuning into this one.

Hmmm. I wonder if PBS will get this next year for next year's MT line-up. Based on what I've been reading for it, I'm rather hoping not.

All that I've found out about this is on the AustenBlog, which isn't the most unbiased of sources, but I can't find anything to excite me for this.

This was quite fun. It will probably deeply offend the ardent fan of Pride & Prejudice fan, but this is played for laughs, reasonably successfully. It turned out I was right, as the Times, was the most negative review of all the papers.

Basically, the plot revolves around the lead not entirely believing that she is really in the story, so makes mistakes that antagonises some characters and accidentedly bewitches others, thereby upsetting the course of the story and then realising she has to correct it.

I thought it was dreadful. It all felt very heavy handed, and just didn't work for me. Interesting that it's based on a novel, because watching I was thinking it would work better written than on screen, because one could read it as a parody much as one does crossover fanfic (which this basically is). Filmed, it seemed to take itself altogether too seriously.

Also, the heroine only read one book? You'd think she'd at least branch out into other books by Jane Austen, if nothing else. I couldn't take her seriously as a real person.

I won't bother with ep 2.

I keep thinking it'll get a mashup name. "Lausten."

I watched it before reading any reviews and honestly, am surprised by the negative ones like that one from the Times. It's just light, frothy fun and I enjoyed it for what it was. There were some hilarious moments, and I especially liked Amanda being one step behind everyone else during her dance with Darcy.

From the Times review:

Yes, but if you have actually seen the movie or miniseries, or read the book, you would know those details! I just find it hard to believe that anyone who would watch something called "Lost in Austen" would be unfamiliar with P&P 101.

I did wonder why everyone wasn't more shocked and outraged by Amanda's modern day attire, but then, you're supposed to buy that Amanda was able to step through a secret door and enter the world of P&P, so....chalk it all up to suspension of disbelief.

Yeah, it reminded me too much of some of the truely terrible "author inserts" I stumbled across as a 12 year old to really enjoy it. And it and similarly annoying problems: They don't really question why she's here, why she's dressed like that or why the hell Lizzie is suddenly in Hammersmith and I felt it took itself a little too seriously for things that to not matter, even though it's supposed to be fun and frothy. I didn't hate it but it didn't give me much reason to stick around either.

ovrdedge, I too found it frothy, fun, and not trying to pretend to be anything more than that. It's a fantasy of displacement and I don't find that it takes itself seriously at all. I don't think you need to know the source material as intimately as Amanda to enjoy it, particularly as Amanda reminds the audience frequently about what is supposed to happen. I find her attempts to avoid screwing up the story that she loves quite endearing. She's a Mary Sue trying hard not to be Mary Sue. It's a challenging quest and one I'm happy to follow for another three episodes.



Occasional Hope, do you remember where it was revealed that Pride and Prejudice is the only book she's ever read? I don't recall that. Amanda Price seems real to me in that P&P being a favourite book to which she escapes frequently is a sentiment that I've seen expressed in many a blog or comment. I've always imagined those expressing it were real enough, although this is the Internet and one never knows.

Actually I've never watched or read Pride and Prejudice in any form. Only watched Lost in Austen because Hugh Bonneville was in it and I loved him in Bonekickers. I'll admit though that I did check the P&P story out on Wikipedia first.

I like Hugh Bonneville too, but man, Bonekickers was one of the crappiest shows I've ever watched. I can't believe it was made by the BBC. I thought the premise sounded like it could be fun, but not even Hugh and Adrian Lester could save that dreck. But back to Lost in Austen....

Agreed! I thought the Times reviewer was being persnickety and bitchy just for the sake of it when whinging about how you have to know all these details. I do wonder where they are going with Amanda and Mr. Darcy though, as that could totally turn into a Mary Sue situation. Also wonder if they will ever show what Elizabeth Bennet is doing in modern day Hammersmith. I read that in episode 2, when Amanda is a guest at Netherfield, she is invited to sing for them since she can't play the piano, and she ends up singing Downtown. Can't wait!

I liked it. It won't win any awards or anything, but it's fun to watch and the cast is likeable. I especially liked Hugh Bonneville, who was hilarious, and Mr. Bingley, who was adorable. Alex Kingston was great too - I liked the scene with Mrs. Bennett and Amanda at the ball. The story itself is probably a little fanfic, but whatever. I'll keep watching. It's entertaining enough.

Never 'twas a truer word spoken. I believe they've commissioned another series and further, that the sky is falling.

Topic...ahmmmm....Claude! Oh, and ceindreadh, do you think you would have still be able to follow it without checking out Wiki first? For all that I can think it's easy to follow, I am very familiar with the story and may be unduly prejudiced in my faith in the writer enabling the uninitiated.

This sounds interesting! I would like to see it - hope it comes to America, or at least, YouTube. If I can happily devour a story where Jane Eyre the book is a tourist attraction, where the characters are like actors, suiting up for the story whenever the book is being read*, I think I could really like this.

*The Eyre Affair, Jasper Fforde. Quite a good book with many sequels, all featuring the intrepid Thursday Next.

My interpretation, perhaps - but the inference definitely seemed to me to be that it was the one favourite book she read ALL THE TIME. Personally I have lots of comfort reads and would get bored with even my favourites of those if I read only one of them repeatedly.

I think I probably would have, because all the important bits, we're being told what they are and what's supposed to happen. I'll admit i've forgotton most of the wiki details already, but I don't think it'll matter.

(there's a reason I'm not really into historical romances, the whole 'daughters must marry well because they won't inherit' deal, makes me want to spit)

I've watched all of episode 1, and a bit of episode 2, and I'm mostly enjoying it, especially the light "21st century fish out of water" touches. Amanda singing downtown was cute, and I loved when she told Caroline Bingley that she had 27,000 pounds a year. (Ah, to be transported back to a time when my annual salary would make me the target of fortune hunters!) I really like that this Bingley is charming and a little bit assertive (along with the cluelessness.)

dustdevil, I am enjoying it too. Now that they've veered quite a bit from the book, I am intrigued as to where it is going. I was shocked when Jane actually married Mr. Collins! "Imagine having his hands slithering over your arse." Indeed. ::shudders:: But poor Charlotte Lucas. I know Amanda is trying to set things right the way they are in the book only to have it all go pear-shaped, but she could use greater finesse and subtlety. Showing her hand so early and resolutely with Wickham probably wasn't the best idea because look at the lies he went on to tell about her.

This Mr. Darcy is so ill-humored that I find I prefer Mr. Bingley for a change. He is a bit more assertive than book Bingley but ultimately, he still caved in to his friend when it came to Jane.

How is Amanda going to avoid being thrown out of the Bennet house after Mrs. Bennet told her she had to leave?

This is much better now that the story is unravelling all over the place. You can see Amanda literally running around like a headless chicken, trying to tie the threads together, but making it worse. Mr Collins has to die for Jane to be rescued. It is inevitable that some how Amanda and Darcy get together.

What I really liked about the last scene is that Amanda now has reason to genuinely hate Darcy, something that would never have happened before because she always had the book to guide her as to his nature behind the pomposity. With the book's plot going so awry, she is forced to reassess her view of him and come to the place where Elizabeth would have started.

I didn't think I would enjoy this but I watched the latest episode with a smile on my face the whole time, even with terrible things that were happening. Poor Jane!

I suppose now that she's being kicked out of the house, maybe this time she can finally go home and see what Elizabeth's been up to? And come back with a toothbrush and some of her own clothes.

At this point I'm up there with hating Mr. Darcy, but I suppose that's entirely the point. I actually also much prefer Mr. Bingley in this adaptation, as I feel like we get more insight on his character, especially during the conversation he had with Amanda after Jane's wedding. Oh, and um, he's hot too. This version of Darcy just doesn't have the smoulder down quite right, I don't think.

I need help of the Euphemisms for Dummies kind.

He infers that Amanda is gay. I got that, I'm not a complete moron. So what does this euphemism literally mean? I know a punt is a kind of boat ( Ah, good old google. Here's a cookie for you. ), but Cambridge end ( Bad google, so not helping. Now, go stand in the corner. ) ?

This might actually somewhat of an anachronism because if I had to guess I would say this refers to the Famous Boat Race between Cambridge and Oxford University. If Bingley is an Oxford man, making Cambridge's boating team habitually synonymous with homosexuality would probably make perfect sense to him. The problem is that the race was only established in 1829, so Bingley wouldn't associate a boating metaphor with the Cambridge rivalry.

I actually start to really like this series. The first episode was guilty-pleasure amusing, but with here everything getting pear-shaped this was actually genuinely amusing. Mr. Darcy was seriously unpleasant in this one. The weird thing is though, he's understandably unpleasant. If someone dropped into my life telling me that someone I had never met was the love of my life while blabbing out all the embarrassing family secrets in public, I would be much more unpleasant.

Part of me is curious as to what Lizzie has been up to in modern day Hammersmith. Although, judging from her fascination with the bathroom light, she might have ended up hypnotized by the TV on the couch or something. But there's also a part of me that thinks Lizzie is being quite a selfish bitch in locking a poor stranger in her world, and abandoning her family like that with little explanation.

He just looks like he's pouting.

From the previews, I can speculate that something happens to change Darcy's opinion of Amanda, and I assume it is she that he is asking to Pemberley with an actual pleasant expression on his face. I really want to know how they will rescue Jane from the clutches of Mr. Collins. The times being what they are, it will have to take his death! Is Lindsay Duncan playing Lady Catherine De Burgh in the next epsiode? Because that would be awesome!

Oh, wanted to add, I thought it was really funny how Amanda covered up her forgetting the lyrics to that one part of Downtown by going "Lala la la lala where the neon signs are pretty..."

It's not a Boat Race reference, as that is rowing, which is very different from punting. I took the reference to be that punting is much easier in Cambridge because the River Cam is shallow and gravelly, making it ideal for the pole, whereas the River Cherwell in Oxford is deeper and muddier, requiring more muscle. I know this from the personal experience of leaving a pole stuck in the mud. I would agree that it is, however, anachronistic as punting didn't become a pleasure pursuit until the second half of the 19th century.

I don't know if the posters of IMDB are any authority (heh) on the subject, but this is what they have to say about it:



Which doesn't clear up anything for me, but yeah...something to do with boats. I suppose I'm too North American because when they said 'punt' I thought American Football.

So I read the synopsis for the future episodes (I couldn't help myself) and...it looks like Bingley gets depressed and starts drinking. And then runs off with Lydia! Mr. Bennett then challenges him to a duel and then gets wounded. Not Claude! Did they make Bingley too lovable that they had to go and muck up his character? I'm not looking forward to that. Also, if you've seen the Behind the Scenes feature for the show, there will be a reenactment of the famous pond scene

I kind of love how everything Amanda has touched has fallen spectacularly apart. It keeps the character from becoming a Mary Sue. I have to say though, I'm not loving Mr. Darcy. I think it's the actor because while what he's saying and doing is appropriately Darcy, it just isn't working. He's too...bland.

I liked when Amanda called Bingley "Bingers" in her head - it's the little things that amuse me. I also kind of loved Wickham. As in, he might be my favorite character loved.



Yeah, it is pretty bitchy of her. It's also, I think, uncharacteristic of her. I would have thought that at the very least she'd want to let Jane know what was going on. Poor girl thinks her sister abandoned her on her wedding day! To Mr. Collins! That has to hurt like hell.

I can't wait for Lindsay Duncan. She is just made of awesome.

This show requires so much suspension of belief on my part (and not even the sci-fi elements of it - the Austen characters are written all wrong) but I'm enjoying the frothiness.

Though I have to say my biggest gripe is - can't any casting agent doing a version of P+P cast a Jane that is prettier than Elizabeth? It's such a big part of the book and dialogue that when you put forward someone who is obviously not the prettiest one in the family (and in Lost In Austen's case, pretty at all, I think) it's extremely distracting.

I think the writer has been rather clever. Amanda and the audience was predisposed to love Darcy and hate Wickham because they know the story. What he's managed to do is to bring her and us back to where Elizabeth was at this point in the novel - hating Darcy and being charmed by Wickham.

Very spoilery summary of episode 3 and episode 4. Although, I am glad the one for the finale does leave some questions unanswered.

Darcy does propose to Amanda but takes it back when he finds out, she's not a "maid"! But there are still no clues if they can rescue Jane from Collins, or why Amanda thinks that taking Elizabeth back to P&P world will save Mr. Bennet.

Finally saw the first two eps of this. I read the book which was light, fluffy fun. I'm a sucker for Austen and period pieces.

I saw the first ep of Lost in Austen the same day I saw St. Trinian's which had Gemma Arterton as a Louise Brooks-lookalike head girl. Interesting to see her shift gears into Elizabeth Bennet the same day. Colin Firth is also in St. Trinian's and the movie has a few Pride and Prejudice jokes and references.

I really like this series so far; it's such a guilty pleasure. I think they've done a real good job of putting fish-out-of-water schitck (to the point where Wickham says she's a fishmonger's daughter. Ha!). I liked the Netherfield Ball sequence in ep1 because Amanda gets drunk, smokes, and then kisses/leads on the wrong guy. Ep 2 definitely has everything turned on its heads and spiraling down to oblivion/climax. I did not think I would like Amanda so much initially, but she is funny and you do feel sorry for her. What a mess indeed.

ITA that Mr. Bingley is very attractive in this, moreso than Darcy who has been sour and unpleasant so far. I do not think Darcy is suppose to wow us yet since he's understandably POed at the recent sequence of events. We are suppose to dislike him, and until he turns on the Darcy charm (if he has it), I'll reserve judgment on the actor.

I have to say that I like how they interpreted the family. Lydia and Kitty are less annoying, Mary more outgoing but not completely matronly, the sisters more together (Kitty and Mary are paired up more), Mr. Bennet even more indifferent than most adaptations, and Mrs. Bennet (played marvelously by Alex Kingston) is more sympathetic and interesting on the whole. Some of which I find more canon than others, but still good to watch.

I can see where some of this is going based on the previews, but how will this all be resolved in the finale I wonder. Lots of ground to cover until then, especially since it'll probably get worse.

That's very true. And when Amanda told Wickham that she wouldn't trust him if he was "the last man on Earth" (or something to that effect), it had shades of Elizabeth's first rejection to Darcy. Don't know if that was intentional, I just thought that was...interesting.

I also really have to add that Mr. Bingley is not only more pleasant but the actor portraying him has been doing a very good job, especially since this version of Bingley has a lot more to do and we get to see more sides to him. For a fluffy piece of television, I think he's doing a wonderful job in the acting department!

Not to say I disagree with how selfish and flaky Lizzie is coming off in this, but did Amanda at least have the foresight to sneak some notes under the door like Lizzie had done for her dad? I don't remember her sneaking a single note under that door. Maybe Lizzie has been hearing it all and ignoring her, but I don't know. It's hard for me to imagine Lizzie was that distracted by that bathroom light to be hanging out there enough so all of Amanda's rants at that door were heard. Amanda couldn't be certain Lizzie was hearing her, she couldn't at least try writing a note? I suppose part of me refuses to believe Lizzie would seriously leave "a most beloved sister" hanging like that had she known Jane was about to get married, much less to the infamous Mr. Collins. Then again I didn't think sensible Lizzie ever capable of running off half-cocked to god knows where and her family, specifically her father, sister and Charlotte, all be damned. Sounds more like something Lydia would do. Which I suppose is the point of this adaptation, getting to know the characters from a different angle, as seems to be happening to Amanda.

This miniseries is really becoming a huge guilty pleasure for me. I am getting a bit of whiplash from the Darcy-Amanda love/hate rollercoaster, but I just love how all the characters are being turned upside down. Wickham is a good guy! Georgiana isn't that innocent! And in the hilarious reverse-Hex scene, Caroline Bingley outting herself to Amanda as a lesbian. Also had a good laugh when Darcy was asking Amanda to Pemberley and Mrs. Bennet popped up from behind the chair, thinking that he was talking to her.

But the funniest scene for me hands down, was Amanda asking Darcy to do something for her after he declared his love, and then, they cut right to him in a wet white shirt in the pool. Bwahaha! That is totally something I would have done in her shoes.

I'm still not that sold on this Darcy yet, but Bingley lost some of his charm for being a bitter drunk for most of this ep. I was secretly hoping that Mr. Collins would get accidentally and fatally shot during the shooting scene. Lindsay Duncan was great as Lady Catherine, but there was too little of her.

This mini series has been addictive to watch because it's all over the place and you really don't know where they will go next. I was surprised with the revelation that Wickham was good but a little less so that Caroline was a lesbian.

My favourite part was obviously the cut to the wet shirt scene and I couldn't stop laughing about it. They could have almost used two hours in this installment since it seemed like Darcy went from love to hate fairly quickly.

Darn my first post was eaten.

This show is utterly cracktastic and ridiculous. I'm having a fun ride watching it. I was bit disappointed that Georgiana is so scheming, but I guess she is a child and clever. I do like that Wickham is a good guy. The actor is charming. I liked the Caroline as lesbian relevation too. In general, I really like the interpretations of the characters in this series. Lady Catherine is more perceptive and interesting in this one. I wish there had been more of her too. The card scene was interesting with Amanda saying "bumface", the betting, and Darcy watching her.



Ahh, but wasn't he always a bit in love with her? Corny as it may seem, hate can be mistaken for love. Darcy just realised more of his own feelings seeing Bingley suffer in this episode. Amanda is right that this Darcy has misjudged everyone, including himself.

The wet shirt scene was hysterical. Post-modern moment indeed. He must really love her because that is an unusual favour to ask of a gentleman. I am liking this Darcy so far; it was a very intense episode for him. It is difficult to compare him to other Darcys though because at this point, they have veered so far from the book that he seems to be more of a parallel universe version of other adapation Darcys. I did like how the actor teared up just the right amount in the last scene.

I have been having too much fun while watching this. How will this end?

Yes he is. If he were older, he would have made a good Darcy.

I liked what Lady Catherine said to Amanda, about how what she wants scares her to death. Wonder if they'll have her confronting Amanda and demanding that she promise not to accept Darcy in part 4. "Bumface" was another funny set up. Was that a real card game that Amanda was "teaching" them?

I knew there was a wet shirt scene, but I assumed they would have Amanda run into him like in the Colin Firth P&P. But the way they did it here was much cleverer and funnier. I kinda wish we could have heard the dialogue where she asked him to strip to the shirt and get into the pool, and just stand there. Not to mention, his reaction to it! I agree that Darcy was much better in ep 3. I thought he did a good job showing his pain when Amanda went on about her "past" and when he had to tell her why he couldn't marry her.

I can't wait to see what happens next too, but I'll be quite sad when it ends. Depending on how it ends, they could possibly do a sequel though.

I have no idea how it is doing in ratings, but the reviews have not been full of praise, apparently? Also, this was suppose to air in May and they pushed it back to September which doesn't sound too good on the production/higher up side. I think this is the type of series people love or hate since it basically plunders and tears into a well loved classic book. If they did do a sequel, I wonder if they would have Amanda (or another character) ending up in the other Austen books since the original Lost in Austen book was a crossover of all the books. Trying not to be pessimistic, but this is tv after all.

I'll be sad when it ends too, and hopefully the ending will be satisfactory. With the previews, there are many problems that have to be resolved in one episode. Right now, everyone has an unhappy future. I mean Charlotte Lucas went to Africa! Though the idea of Darcy being in a loveless marriage with a lesbian is very sad, but I must admit, kinda funny.



IA. This Darcy does stoic very well... maybe too well, but there it is. I would laugh about his "You're not a maid," line if it wasn't such an angsty scene. One often forgets about how much of an issue the whole virginity thing was back then.

Maybe all Darcys secretly just want to strip off to their white shirts and get soaked.

Well, unfortunately, looks like the ratings pretty much doom the prospects of any sequel.

What a shame.

If a sequel was possible, I think it would depend on how they tie things up, or not, in the finale. I would prefer it if they stayed with the P&P characters myself.


Oh definitely. When I read about that in the spoilers, I kinda rolled my eyes. From our modern day perspective, you just want to go, oh big friggin' deal! But I was pleasantly surprised by how the actual scene played out. The actor really sold it. I do hope they find a way to rescue poor Jane.

The whole 'maid' issue I felt was important and clever in showing that even though the Austen stories are indeed very romantic, it's also important to remember that there were a lot of issues with how women in society were perceived. Which I guess is part of the lesson that Amanda is supposed to get out of this.

I really liked that Wickham is in fact a good guy. The actor is indeed very charming and I'm glad that he wasn't wasted. And poor Bingley...I just wanted to give him a hug.

I also kind of liked that Amanda and Mrs. Bennett sort of made up and Hugh Bonneville continues to crack me up. I love him!

I said I wouldn't watch this, because I really disliked the book, but your comments got me curious so I watched it and was surprised at how much I've been enjoying it. Maybe it's the fact that it's fun to see Pride and Prejudice turned on its head, but I like it a lot better than the book.

Granted, Amanda has her moments of stupidness (especially at the beginning) which drive me nuts, and her hair is also driving me crazy (put it up! Even a ponytail is better than that straight-ironed look!), but on the whole it's fun. I really love that Wickham turned out to be a good guy...yeah, probably a bit of a libertine still, but not so bad to seduce a fifteen-year-old girl. Plus, he's really cute. Way cuter than Darcy, although he improves when he acts charming instead of pissed off. And I love the whole Caroline Bingley as a lesbian thing. I think I will interpret her that way every time I read the book from now on.

Loved Darcy finding the book, and his jackass reaction to it. How the hell did he think she had time to write and print a book since she met him? Did he think she was stalking him before that or something? Ridiculous. Not that the real story is any less ridiculous, granted.

Can't wait for the next installment, and to find out what happens. Is it wrong that I'm hoping Amanda ends up with Wickham?

This is sort of too bad, because what I'd love to see is a sequel that shows Elizabeth Bennett and her adventures in the 21st century.

I thought Amanda was a little slow there. She should have just said, "oh yes, Michael, my dead husband...didn't I mention I was a widow?" I'm assuming she's mid-20's, so plenty plausible for her to be a widow. Darcy still may not have married her, of course.

I'm also enjoying that Wickham is the most interesting character. During the last scene in the stable, it totally hit me: OMG! Wickham=Chuck Bass!

I totally see it!

Amanda can be a bit slow on the uptake, but then again, this is a weird situation. Even if they did marry, how would they contrive all the stuff about her appearing out of nowhere without money, family or any connection save the ones to the Bennets. She realised that marrying your favourite fictional hero is not easy.



That would be very interesting concept. Dare I say that she may take it better in stride than Amanda has in Regency era?

So the Hursts and Colonel Fitzwilliam are also exempt from this adaptation. The former I can understand, but I wonder how they would have dealt with the latter. Maybe the Colonel would have been even more of a rogue than Wickham. Some of the changes in this series are really outlandish, but still incredibly fun.



I was thinking similar lines, but then again, Amanda is right, if you're in that situation, what are you suppose to think? I love the topsy-tuvy aspect all of this series which is probably an aspect that other people don't like it. I felt really sorry for Darcy though since his sister lied to him, his best friend is a drunk that hates him, he can't marry the woman he loves, and then he finds a random book about his life in his fountain.

And he's about to propose to, and possibly marry, a gold-digging lesbian!

As for how Elizabeth Bennet is faring in modern day Hammersmith, we will see that in part 4. But like I've said, her being rather selfish in abandoning her family and locking Amanda behind the door has put me off this Elizabeth Bennet.

But are we sure Lizzy locked the door? Couldn't it have mystically closed behind Amanda? If any of you have read The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe, there were only certain times where said wardrobe would lead to Narnia, and the rest of the time it was only a piece of furniture. My guess is that something similar is going on here, where Amanda can only get back when the time is right.

I have thought the same thing myself with regards to the comparison to The Lion, the Witch and the Wadrobe. Likewise, Narnia time is not the same as "real" time so while Amanda has been in Austen-land for weeks now, it may be considerably less for Lizzie in modern day Hammersmith. Obviously just speculation right now, but the finale will doubtlessly explain what happened to Lizzie.

I guess it's possible that Elizabeth Bennet is unable to open the door from the other side, but there is other evidence to suggest that she simply doesn't want to come back (yet?). She told her father she'd be gone for weeks, which was news to Amanda. When Amanda first walked through the door into P&P world and the maid comes up, you can see Elizabeth in the background, already putting on her bonnet, like she was going out and not coming back. And then, when Amanda was banging on the door, shouting to Elizabeth that she needs to come back, Elizabeth was obviously on the other side because she slipped the note under the door. She could have shouted back that she can't open the door, or something. But she chose to remain silent to Amanda's pleas. So all in all, I still think Elizabeth here comes across as pretty selfish.

I'd pretty much been going on the dream/bang to the head explanation for Amanda's jaunt in P&P. Even Sam Tyler wondered every week if he was mad or in a coma and 1973 really did happen. Getting into a book and playing merry hell with the storyline is just a tad less likely than somehow travelling back in time, although probably a lot more fun.

I'm really enjoying it, more and more as the story unravels and the 'realities' of the situation occur to Amanda. Darcy telling her he couldn't marry her after all had me with a little something in my eye. Which, combined with the sheer bwaaaa! of the wet shirt moment, makes for good telly in my book.

And I'm watching the Colin Firth/Jennifer Ehle adaptation right this second and loving the idea that Wickham's actually a good guy, Caroline Bingley's a dyke and Darcy could fall in love with a girl from Hammersmith who calls people bumface at dinner.

Oh, you too? I may have gotten a little misty at that point. And giggled at the wet shirt....



Hee. The Caroline bit made me laugh a lot.

Lesbian!Caroline, Ball-buster!Mrs.Bennet, Red-headed!Lady Catherine and DecentGuy!Wickham make my life.

I also really enjoyed what they did with Georgiana. Both the Ehle and Knightly versions had her as so cute and sweet I wondered how anybody could describe her as being like her brother at all. Having her kind of quiet and aloof, sorting the beads by herself, I could definitely see it.