I think there was a larger influx of 'shy Darcy' stories after the 2005 movie. I read an interview with Matthew Macfadyen in which he described how he prepared for the movie. (He had NEVER read P&P.) In looking at the script he decided that since he, MM, was shy meeting new people, that he'd play Darcy that way. Doesn't have much to do with JA's character. And it totally unbalances the story.
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