"I burn for you", is taken from TVWLM, Anthony says it to Kate. Not sure about the other two. I think they borrowed heavily from JQ's own works in Season 1- maybe because they did not know if they'd be extended, and wanted to give it their best shot. Oh that might be another blower to the book fans then na,...they already ruined Anthony's character and also stole the most iconic line and made it someone else's lol I think it's to do with the society and the general conditioning during those times. Gentlemen do not kiss and grope well-bred ladies like Simon did to Daphne, and he being the rake and she being the innocent, he probably felt it was entirely his fault. Even if she reciprocated. That's just how society was structured in those times. Anthony also blamed Simon and called him out when he refused to do the honorable thing and marry Daphne. Because it's the gentleman's onus to do the right thing since it's the lady's reputation that hangs in balance. Ladies had a lot more to lose if their reputations were ruined - this held true even through most of the 20th century. For his part, I think Simon felt that after that kissing incident and being witnessed by Anthony, Daphne did not have much of a choice. She was 'ruined' in society's eyes, and to resurrect her reputation, the only thing she could do was marry the man who had been responsible for 'ruining' her. So during the duel, Simon is nowhere close to believing that Daph could be in love with him because he thought a) she was focused on her own reputation and b) she had to save her family/ her brother from getting killed. The fact that she accepted him even when he told her he couldn't give her children must have just driven home to him the desperation that Daph feels. She was so ruined that she felt compelled to accept even someone like him, and make a compromise on having a family. That's just how England was in those times. Reputation was everything for a woman, because it was difficult for single women to survive in society. That's why he's so clouded with guilt that love must have been the farthest thing from his mind. Also, Simon has never really been truly loved before, he doesn't know what that looks like, what it feels to be unconditionally loved by someone even if they hit him on the face with it. Hmm...poor Simon,...I feel bad for him watching some of the scenes from his childhood....your childhood can really make or break you, depending upon the experiences you have... It was weird to me how this couple never talked about anything! Everything was assumption between them! I agree..especially because it was not a typical arrange marriage, and they were shown to be talking quite openly about things (even s*x, for that matter) before when they were barely friends in their opinion (even though unconsciously they had fallen for one another) But yeah - she thought he was unable to have kids so she accepted him. Then she found out he could have kids but he's choosing not to, so she felt betrayed. I don't know when/how she got to # 3. - the you will leave me part.. Will re-watch and post my view here again if I get it! I think its to do with her understanding WHY he doesn't want kids, what he has suffered as a child and growing to love him for who he is, instead of trying to fit him in her image of ideal man/husband...Yeah, thats got to be it lol I also realized while discussing For the amount Daph was obsessed with marrying (and a family) I don't know how she did not probe more on how babies are made, and what wifely duties actually mean! Lol may be she didn't know how to probe properly..just one conversation with her maid, who she sees everyday throughout the day would have enlightened her π A lot of other stuff bothered me too - like how could Pen (as Lady W) deliberately write about Marina and out her to everyone as pregnant? Just so that she would not marry Colin? Wouldn't it have been better to tell Colin than go about this in such an underhanded way? Especially knowing how alone and ostracized Marina would be? Her desire to have Colin for herself clouded all her judgment until she couldn't see what was morally right? I think she tried telling Colin but he was so blinded by love that he was not ready to listen and consume that..he would have probably still fooled himself of being in love...so she needed to make it public, just so that his family also knows and they talk some sense into him...and also the society gets to know so no other innocent man is harmed...As far as I could tell, she was never concerned with being outcast as she was not very keen on getting married or attending all the balls...she also criticized Featheringtons on other stuff so she wouldn't care if this came out too for the greater good? Also, I think her telling Colin as Pen would have everyone know that it was she who betrayed the family..while writing it as Lady W doesn't give anyone a chance to point fingers at her... Pen in the books wasn't like this - she wasn't deliberately malicious. Lady W just wrote about the things she saw in a fun way. I couldn't abide by this change in Pen's character just as I could not abide by the whole Colin- Marina storyline. He was so in love with her, and yet, that one lie prompted him to leave her to the wolves? Again, perhaps I will see this differently on my re-watch! Thanks for the article, I'll read it soonish. Another thing I also did not get was that if Marina was seriously so in love with Sir George, then why was she encouraging other men when she initially came there...It seemed like she had no objection to courting other men until she found out she was pregnant...maybe she just wanted to pass time until George gets back and not make any obviously questionable moves but it should have been shown more clearly...
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