Sanditon
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This season, Charlotte is a bit of aself-insert character, and I dont hate it.
Why, this is completely unexpected!
It is our Austenian melodrama and no one shall take it from us.
With this episode, were already halfway through the season (WHAT!
), so events have to develop fairly quickly.
With that in mind, though, the writers are building the relationships with small moments between the characters.
Charlotte isnt really torn between Colonel Lennox and Alexander Colbourne, or at least not yet.
Shes more just wandering around in a state of reflection.
I immediately backtrack that and say that shes into Alexander (who will now be Alex).
But thats because he is perfectly calculated to appeal to her.
And yet, he loves horses.
(Well get into that.)
The town of Sanditon is preparing for the Midsummer Fair, the main attraction of which is an elephant.
This is an excellent opportunity to remind peoplenot to ride elephants.
It is very bad for them!
Arthur runs off to make urgent inquiries about a cow that can moo God Save the King.
Georgiana is still being aggressively pursued by Mr. Lockhart, who I like more and more.
I hope he doesnt become one of those sneaky villains like Willoughby.
Is Willoughby a sneaky villain?
I feel like yes.
Lockhart sends Georgiana a drawing of her he did from memory, which is a bold move.
They discuss how people see you vs. how you wish to be seen, and Georgiana is intrigued.
This is so much better!
Speaking of aggressive pursuit, Colonel Lennox is all in on Charlotte.
He sends flowers to the Parkers and invites her to the fair, which is nice, I guess?
Only now there are all these rumors in town of the soldiers being in debt to the shops.
Tom ignores the rumors because he wants the barracks built nearby.
You are being much more careful with money this season, but listen to the gossip your wife heard!
The cliffhangerlast episodewas Clara showing up and saying shes pregnant with Edwards baby.
Youre looking like a real sack of bilberries right now, Edward.
Esther remains suspicious of both of them and thinks this is all part of some master plan.
I would also think this!
Edward and Clara burned an old ladys will and then had sex on her floor to celebrate!
Clara sucks, but also I like her.
Watching the fair-to-middling acting onThe Gilded Agehas made me appreciate all these people.
Everyone here is doing a great job.
She runs around looking for them when she sees Alex trying to tame a very upset horse.
This particular scene is veryTina Belcher friend fiction, except theres nothing to do with butts.
Alex literally touches his forehead to the horses like hes Viggo Mortenson or something.
We know she will, barring melodramatic interference!
That being said, I enjoy the journey.
Leo does thatIt Takes Two(does anyone still watch that movie?)
Alex gives Charlotte cornflowers that Leo picked after Charlotte says theyre her favorite flower.
Later, she stares at them while standing in front of the large bouquet sent by Lennox.
Again, the writers are really telegraphing their message pretty clearly, but its fun, so I accept.
I dont know how people feel about Alison, but I love her.
She is exactly how I was at her age before I realized I was hella gay.
Carter has Fraser add poems to his letters and lies to Alison about heroic soldierly escapades.
Fraser tells Carter that Alison deserves better andoooooh.
Say more about what Alison deserves, Fraser.
I hope they kiss under a tree.
Lockhart gives Arthur a giant hug, and I am so happy Arthur is appreciated more this season.
He is the best.
Did anyone expect that Clara and Esther would get such a dramatic scene only halfway through the season?
Stop being so dramatic; you have proven your point!
Clara calls her a cold, unyielding shrew.
Esther calls her a scheming vixen.
This whole scene is so much, I dont know how the actresses got through it without laughing.
Esther almost leaves, but Clara begs her to help her, so she does.
And she has a baby boy!
I dont TRUST you, sir.
Instead of Willoughby, this is Wickham vibes.
Charlotte seems to retain some skepticism, which is excellent.
Tom owes the soldiers one hundred pounds now because Lennox manipulated him into gambling.
Granted, he didnt try very hard.
So now Tom will have a hard time pressing them to pay their debts.
The Lennox plot thickens!
