After watching Death Comes to Pemberley, I've come to the conclusion that I am a Jane Austen purist, not a Jane Austen enthusiast. I wanted to throttle the powers that be for what they did to Col. Fitzwilliam's character. I discussed it with a friend of mine, who did enjoy the show, and then I recalled that she also enjoyed the atrocity known as Lost in Austen. Hence, my conclusion that I must be a purist. And she clearly will take any form of Austen, no matter how outlandish, therefore, an enthusiast.
So this is a rant post. Just a small one though.
The incredible injustice they do to the character of Colonel Fitzwilliam is inexcusable. When he was the only member of that family to treat Lizzy with the respect she deserved from the first! The treatment he gets from her in Death Comes to Pemberley makes no sense in comparison to Pride and Prejudice. And then to see him transformed into an arrogant asshole, it's really beyond the pale.
This is my Colonel! Don't you even mess with him.
So this is a rant post. Just a small one though.
The incredible injustice they do to the character of Colonel Fitzwilliam is inexcusable. When he was the only member of that family to treat Lizzy with the respect she deserved from the first! The treatment he gets from her in Death Comes to Pemberley makes no sense in comparison to Pride and Prejudice. And then to see him transformed into an arrogant asshole, it's really beyond the pale.
This is my Colonel! Don't you even mess with him.
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