Just finished watching the second episode. It's all quite beautifully done and I love the settings - most of it was filmed in Yorkshire, except for the Pemberley exteriors filmed at Chatsworth. I loved seeing them drive the carriages across the garden, as though it was the main entrance. They're using the narrower south end that faces the Emperor fountain as the front of Pemberley, rather than the wider elevation that overlooks the river. It gives it a more intimate feel but can be disconcerting when you know the place.
My husband watched the first half of the first episode, and he didn't think it sounded much like Jane Austen. (he has no experience with fan fiction and fell asleep before the end) I don't know whether the script copied the book faithfully, or whether they dumbed it down during the adaptation, but the language didn't bother me too much.
I don't usually read the after-marriage type stories, because there almost always has to be some sort of conflict between Elizabeth and Darcy to provide a challenge within the story. This particular story is just as annoying in that respect, and tonight I wanted to smack them both around the head for not communicating properly.
The thing that is bugging me the most at the moment has nothing to do with the book. It's Elizabeth's dresses. Or I should say dress, because she's worn the same dress more than once, and not changed outfit as often as I would expect for a lady of her status. I know it's set earlier, in 1803, but the overall impression doesn't quite work for me. Maybe they didn't have the budget for more dresses.
I'm reserving judgement on the mystery element of the plot. One of my favourite crime authors is Dorothy L. Sayers, who credits her readers with intelligence and doesn't feel the need to smack them around the head with clues every five minutes. Again, I don't know whether that's the fault of the book or the scriptwriter, who seems determined to draw our attention to every little point. I've never read any P. D. James, or watched any of her other adaptations, so I don't know if this is normal for her stories.
The second episode was worth watching for the inquest scene alone. That felt and looked very authentic, particularly being set in a pub. Great stuff.
My husband watched the first half of the first episode, and he didn't think it sounded much like Jane Austen. (he has no experience with fan fiction and fell asleep before the end) I don't know whether the script copied the book faithfully, or whether they dumbed it down during the adaptation, but the language didn't bother me too much.
I don't usually read the after-marriage type stories, because there almost always has to be some sort of conflict between Elizabeth and Darcy to provide a challenge within the story. This particular story is just as annoying in that respect, and tonight I wanted to smack them both around the head for not communicating properly.
The thing that is bugging me the most at the moment has nothing to do with the book. It's Elizabeth's dresses. Or I should say dress, because she's worn the same dress more than once, and not changed outfit as often as I would expect for a lady of her status. I know it's set earlier, in 1803, but the overall impression doesn't quite work for me. Maybe they didn't have the budget for more dresses.
I'm reserving judgement on the mystery element of the plot. One of my favourite crime authors is Dorothy L. Sayers, who credits her readers with intelligence and doesn't feel the need to smack them around the head with clues every five minutes. Again, I don't know whether that's the fault of the book or the scriptwriter, who seems determined to draw our attention to every little point. I've never read any P. D. James, or watched any of her other adaptations, so I don't know if this is normal for her stories.
The second episode was worth watching for the inquest scene alone. That felt and looked very authentic, particularly being set in a pub. Great stuff.