In a world where the period drama industry is dominated by Netflix and its modern vision of period dramas, PBS Masterpiece's "Miss Scarlet and the Duke", "Sanditon" and "All Creatures Great and Small" are such a hidden gems, a light amongst darkness... quality period drama content.
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Miss Scarlet and the Duke
I started watching this show ages ago but it took me until learning that one of the actors was leaving the show to really just binge it all. I have thoughts, some may be unpopular.
- Eliza is not that likable of a character. She’s pushy, she is bossy, she disregards rules, etc. This show made me think a lot about Miss Fisher, but where Phryne does a lot of the same stuff that Eliza does, she is so much more charming and kind. I think that’s the main thing - Phryne is a kind and compassionate character. Eliza has integrity and shows compassion too, but she’s also kind of stuck up and selfish. Not that those are BAD things necessarily in the context of the show. She’s a woman in Victorian England and doesn’t get the same respect or trust that her male colleagues and counterparts do and I think it’s actually kind of a nice change that she’s not instantly likable. But by the end of season 4, I feel like she’s barely grown at all.
I feel like every other character had some growth whereas she still is the same. I read this on someone else’s comment or blog post but when you watch the flashback episode (which I really enjoyed), she’s the same then as she is now. Literally, she has not grown in personality or character.
- William. I think he definitely showed some growth (personally my favorite “relationship” is William and Fitzroy. I love how he mentors the young cop and helps him get stronger and better), and until that scene where he and Eliza make eggs, I didn’t really see any chemistry. I also think he loves Eliza way more than she really loves him. So the route his character took makes sense to me. I already knew he was leaving when I watched Seasons 2-4, so I wasn’t as invested in the relationship as many fans are. But it really bothered me that they did the whole “William tells her he loves her” thing because I honestly just don’t see it with Eliza. Yes, she was jealous when he was with Arabella but again, I feel like Eliza as a person hasn’t grown much during this show so I feel like her jealousy was more like a “I’m not sure if this is love or because you’re with my best friend” type of thing. I don’t think the show did that very well, personally. All the moments she and William had always had her freaking out and I wish that we could really see more into what she was really feeling. Did she really love him? Or did she think she maybe loved him but wasn’t sure? I don’t know, I think compared to the first two seasons, the latter two seasons really tried to hit viewers on the head that these two are meant to be, but I’m not convinced.
Anyway! I will miss William because I enjoyed their banter and friendship but tbh I miss Moses WAY MORE.
- i read this in other posts but i 100% agree that Patrick Nash seems waaaaay more well suited for Eliza than William. He views her as his equal, he’s hilarious, and I can see their relationship go more the romantic way than I ever saw it with William.
- Moses was the BEST. Moses and Solomon were awesome and I’m so mad that Moses left for Paris. He was so straight with Eliza.
If I’m being perfectly honest, I enjoyed the interactions between the characters in this show. The murder mysteries were very meh. Honestly, I just wanna go watch Miss Fisher now and enjoy the truest slow burn romance of them all between Phryne and Jack.
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First no Moses, now no DUKE either??? What the hell
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Enjolras is the kinda man to read Voltaire and Rousseau to your pregnant belly, so that your baby will, to quote the man himself, “be born with the mind of a revolutionary.”
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binging broadchurch with my dad. i say this with my full chest- What The Fuck
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[ PBS Masterpiece: Les Miserable ]
(note: I know he isn’t the Enjolras we’re used too in looks. But I like the they tried to do their own thing.)
[ Joseph Quinn ] Enjolras (fic ideas)
Je pensais ce que j’ai dit (Gender-Neutral!Reader)
.summary: ‘I meant what I said, I love you’
Je ne regrette rien (Gender-Neutral!Reader)
.summary: they’ve lost all respect from their family for joining the revolution and they regret nothing.
L’amour de ma vie (fem!reader)
.summary: y/n gets one final letter from her lover Enjolras.
(More to be added soon) but requests for him are open
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🚨 Public Service Announcement: Amazon customers in the US: the 9-season DVD set of Endeavour is down to $45 plus a 10% coupon
Link ⬇️
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