I would watch a second season if it primarily followed these characters (Lady Babbington navigates the London social scene?? Okay, obviously there are things in Sanditon that are triggering me to figure something out so I can revisit events and then revision.my own life. Esther is honest. Click here to enter the page. I agree that there are too many loose ends in the final episode. Jane would not have written it that way! Spoiler Alert: Weve invested many hours in Davies Sanditon on PBS Masterpiece and where did it get us? Charlotte was destined for Sidney Parker, so I reconciled myself to the pairing as an inevitabilityor so I thought. :). Ive sworn, after each episode, of this Davies debacle that I wouldnt watch another one, but like the proverbial train wreck, I DVRd it and next day tuned right in: However, this time I read your review first, got a great laugh and finally enjoyed an episode without actually having to watch it! She is just there because they paid this actress. (Although that sounds awful when I reread it but I think you know what I mean.). I agree. Did anyone else not really see the Sidney/Charlotte connection? There are so many tantalizing threads to pick up on here, so many forks in roads and paths. Sidneys words turn Charlotte into a boneless mass of compliance. Are you still proclaiming your independence? One thing is for sure, fan fiction will give Charlotte the ending she deserves or that makes Austen sense. The opening sequence reveals that Sidney has died of yellow fever while in Antigua. The character Miss Lambe, a West Indian heiress, is "a real effort to represent someone in a very difficult situation at the time," said Crystal Clarke, right in "Sanditon." Credit . In that day and age a woman of means lost all her wealth if she was wed to an unscrupulous man. subversive meaning a man (kindly meant). Thank you Vic, I so enjoyed your review which led me to comment in the first place, it was excellent and funny and drew me into your Jane Austens World. Maybe she will meet a man more worthy than Sidney and less penitent than James in Willingdon. Jane Austen smacking Davies about the headnow that would be worth watching! The episode opens with our lovely Miss Charlotte walking on air through the one intersection of the Sanditon set that viewers have seen repeatedly. It is so rich in possibilities. PLEASE!! Austen fans are likely quite familiar with Sense and Sensibility, Emma and Pride and Prejudice, but many may not. OF THE COACHING AGE, VOL. My other question is why give Lord and Lady Babbingtons story more focus than the main characters themselves? Charlotte visits James Stringer. Miss Charlotte Heywood: of Willingden, Sussex. I like heartbreaking stories and despite Austen always giving her stories happy endings, this wasnt an Austen story because she never finished it. Shes/were just lucky that Esther broke her silence at her bedside. Set in 1820, Sanditon season 2 sees Charlotte Heywood (Rose Williams) return to the seaside resort town on the southern coast of England with her younger sister Alison (Rosie Graham) in tow. And making her nice! We cannot leave things as they are. Seaside resorts were developed all along the English coast, but Sandiston seems a little close to Brighton to replace that resort. Miss Lambe will be the guest of honour wherever she goes. So, for my part I rewatched Episode 8 for a third time through and the BBC version (which is not clipped) and I loved it. At the beginning of the finale, there appears to be a clear path to happiness for our heroine as a marriage proposal from Sidney (Theo James) to Charlotte (Rose Williams) seems imminent. I love it when Story B makes it to the A list and emerges front and center. Charlotte sets out to avoid Sidney, until a serious accident forces them together . ! :-D I mean, really, I would have been happier if it ended with episode 7. After reading through the comments, I realize that, while there are plenty of plot strands which could be developed for a second season, none of them draws my interest as much as the Sidney/Charlotte one and that one has, failing another DEM, is DOA. As for my feelings about the final episode: Boooo, Andrew Davies!! He then confesses hes the same man. Thank you for your subversive nature. He would have been much more fun! I can hope that after all Charlotte marries Mr Stringer and like Esther learns to love her worthy kind consistent tender hard-working husband. Spirited and unconventional, Charlotte is shocked by its scheming and ambitious. Its been a pleasure reading your thoughts, pro, con, or indifferent. Bleh. You can see below from Jane's text the mentions of Miss Lambe: Lady Campion, all noxious graciousness, insinuates herself into the conversation. Whether I would bother to buy the DVD if there were a next time, Im not sure, but what we saw was fun. This! We need closure! Sidney expresses interest in joining her in her perambulations. And what of Sir Edward Denham and Lady D's fortune?" There's also a strong sense that ITV is trying to set us up for more. Several people have already made some plausible suggestions above. Charlotte and Miss Lambe hatch a secret plan sure to draw ire from Sanditon's residents. Augh. Preparing a series 1 with only the *hopes* of there being money available to pay for a season 2 is much like the Parkers building a seaside town without any insurance or visitors. Either the writers were setting the whole thing up for a second season, or they have no idea how to write a satisfying romance. Topics include Regency fashion, historic foods, Jane Austen societies, British sites, related topics. Shed do it for Charlotte if not for Sidney. No, noplease not another season. Her work still shines to this day and it is her characters that began their development in those first 11 chapters that defined what Sanditon is. At this point Ive eaten all my crackers and cheese, texted my Janeite friends with my observances, and poured another glass of an outstanding 94-point Fox in the Hen House wine. I love all the different plot scenarios people are sending in for Season 2. Barnum from the greatest showman, terrible). Ralph is a farmer in Willingdon that Charlotte's father insisted she marry. Sanditon is MASTERPIECE's bold and lavish adaptation of Jane Austen 's final work. Thank YOU for allowing all of us to vent and share in our love of Jane. Miss Georgiana Lambe (played by Crystal Clarke) is a wealthy heiress from the West Indies who is most certainly not afraid to speak her mind and make her opinions known. Oh well, for that matter, everyone else was allowed in there too. I never was on Team Sidney, who displayed his jerk side way too often. Their meeting stinks, in my humble opinion. They could all go off to the Continent in time for Waterloo Im sure Mr Davies would have much more fun ripping off Thackeray than Austen. If that had not happened would Lady D have even had a reason to survive to the next episode? She also was, at 22, facing spinsterhood. I agree. The movie is more an interpretation of Jane Austens novel while the PBSs P&P series is almost a word-by-word rendition of the same (except for the pond scene). 9 September 2019Naomi Clifford. Miss Lambe's story is totally unresolved. I guess were lucky S&C didnt run away like Lydia and Wickham to ruin the family even more. But why did the siblings not council Sidney who they all knew now loved Charlotte, No, dont go to Lady Campion. My first thought was that they definitely set up episode 8 for a second season. It was released on 17th April 2022 by PBS. Miss Lambe gasped. Sanditon is believed to feature Jane Austen's only black character in Miss Lambe, an heiress from the West Indies, even though she's never explicitly described as such in the novel. I like the combination of Georgiana and Otis, there could be a lot more to come there, but of course with her considerable wealth do you want her to let a prolific gambler get his hands on her money without some serious vetting and real communication. Sanditon (1817) is an unfinished novel by the English writer Jane Austen.In January 1817, Austen began work on a new novel she called The Brothers, later titled Sanditon, and completed eleven chapters before stopping work in mid-March 1817, probably because of illness. It's revealed in the season 2 premiere that Sidney Parker died from yellow fever on a trip to Antigua after the events of the first season finale. How can you not! Charlotte . This isnt Jane Austen, although some of the characters were likeable. I think they could have been very good friends. Why not poor Charlotte? One reason why I love the comments so much is that I gain so much from others perspectives, what people like and what turns them off. Sanditon's a place that's changing fast. Will Arthur win Miss Lambes hand, or did his final speech imply he was gay? I reach for more wine and learn to my surprise that one can gulp 3 ounces in one fell swoop. Have Edward and Esther got it on any further? Presuming says lambe if no legal heir it goes to Lockhart and he is gonna try and show that g is not legal heir hence the search for alive g mom who shows up with legal documents etc. Hated the ending but also dont want to plod through another season of this trash! Still, there are ways to provide a satisfying ending and still continue the story. I have adored Jane Austen almost all of my life. No. If you would like to share a new site, or point out an error, please email us. In series 2, he would most certainly have a comeuppance and be taken to task for his sheer stupidity and foolhardy regard to other peoples money. Perhaps, it was a nod to Austens real life where her status and rank in society did not offer her a good marriage in the end. Lets hope that the powers that be listen to their faithful and erudite fans. I agree with Polly above about asking Miss Lambe for the money, but since she resents Sidney, she probably wouldnt have given it. I, too, am somewhat disappointed in the ending but if is not implausible, on the contrary. Which is the best version of P&P? But when. Who could ever be so handsome and sexy! Each season was packaged in a tidy bow. What exactly he was doing abroad is a mystery to his family, though they're determined to find out. However, in Sanditon they are both entertaining and hopeless to help, as Dr. Fuchs agrees. How could Sidney have done this? Plus, why is the elder Stringer working for a gentleman when he hasnt been paid in an age? I loved loved loved this seriesbut I am mortified with the ending. No problem, Lynne. Very disappointing. Sanditon Episode 3. Like Downton Abbey it deserves more from these fine actors and actresses. they will sometimesspend (really) 10 minutes on a interlude; they give time to dialogues to develop and we get real thought from the characters. Agree, let it die! Love your analysis that wine must have been good. A week ago I didnt know it existed, I am thrilled youre doing it, cant wait to see your take on the new Emma. Its dramaturgy reminded me of the new Poldark. She is taken to Sanditon by Mrs Griffiths, along with the two Beaufort sisters. That would have mentally prepared me for the drama and lack of era-appropriate dialogue and situations. And remember, in the first episode, Charlotte actually said, I dont want to marry. Why should she? Then they kiss. Then Charlotte drops a bombshell - "Sidney is a wonderful man. I LOVE Sanditon. It wasnt his fault that the plot went nowhere and the characters were untrue to Austen. Davies went overboard in modernizing and sexing up Janes wonderful characters. The wedding is celebrated by the wrong couple, or the right couple, or half the couples who are eligible to marry. A chance accident brings Charlotte Heywood to Sanditon, a seaside resort on the cusp of dramatic change. The only redeeming part was Lord Babbington and Esther getting together. I agree completely with these statements. I cant quite see the match, but found the insinuation intriguing. I loved the ending for Lord Babbington and Esther. Yes, Greg Wise as Willoughby in 1995s Sense and Sensibility Just one more episode to wrap up some unsatisfying ends would be most welcome. The couple meanders along the Downs, lost in tender emotions and lust. Jen, I have often wondered if Jane saw Charlottes fate similar to hersas an independent spinster, courted by men, but with no desire to marry. Sanditon Season 3 opens with Charlotte Heywood returning to Sanditon for her best friend Georgiana Lambe's (Crystal Clarke) 21st birthday. Understandably, Miss Heywood remains haunted by the final words Sidney spoke to her, which Sanditon echoes to the audience by using . Ill be back in a week.. Go over and play the piano. Vic, thanks for all the summaries and dissections. James, such a sweet and likable character, stomps out, calling his father a miserable old man. Where could it go from where we left off? As it turns out, Sidney Miss Lambes guardian is the lamb put to slaughter for his family. Sidney and Tom would not have included have listened to, not included her in their financial discussions, she wouldnt have been able to visit Stringers home (many times!) It really does feel that way and I am glad to read that so many other people were so sad about it too. Shes not half the woman you areif he doesnt see that he doesnt deserve you.. Beyond their commonality with physical matters, they are a strange pair of individuals with no love interests. Ellen, I meant to reply earlier to your excellent comments. The viewers instantly know why Sidney needs to see her when he says, Tell me you dont think badly of me. In your comments you write independentcourted by men which is fully understood by women of the 21st Century. The camera pans to Sidney chasing after Charlotte on his powerful steed. Why was Sanditon Cancelled? We just dont want to let go of the delightful, charming and exciting characters we have grown to love. An unhappy, often angry woman with no real storyline and then she is rendered absolutely useless in the last episodes. They are: Click on their names to enter their own blogs. * (What the Dr. Fuchs just happened?) We absolutely enjoyed Sanditon and can hardly wait for the next season. I too watched last night and thought, Thats it?! What about borrowing all or part of the money from Georgianna? Why was this disaster HIS full burden to bear? Charlotte/Sidney/James Springer dance to the same music as Marianne Dashwood/Willoughby/Col. This Sanditon pirate/director used the Jane Austen platform (or should I say plank) to walk these characters off the edge into Davy Jones locker. Now, gentle reader, its your turn to vent, either in the comment section or in this poll. And poor Charlotte. Also, Charlotte needs to go back to not being afraid of speaking her mind and maybe spend like any time with some of the ladies she made friends with in Sanditon. Austen is rolling over in her grave. ;-), Sorry for the duplicationmy computer is acting up. They were the best characters because their story involved actually learning about themselves and each other and experiencing personal growth. We were left going huh? after investing all that time in it. The opportunity is there for a real love story, but not until she grows up a little and he commits to being honorable and seriously understanding his responsibility to protecting her and her money. All that passion released in response would only be quieted. There are even more items that could be considered. generalgtony Thank you so much for writing this. I had taped the series and I think I must have watched the damn show about 200 times because I couldnt actually believe what was happening to me. It is a truth universally acknowledged that a tertiary character left alone with a lighted candle must inevitably burn down the building. Click on this link. Read the review of the book at this link. Vic Sanborn, founder of this blog, is supported by a team of talented and knowledgeable writers about Jane Austen and the Regency era. Notes and references (#1 goes to the London ball, and #3 to the assembly ball at the beginning of the series.) Esther feigns boredom, but Lord Babb urges the horses on. But I WILL read the eleven chapters that Jane Austen wrote. Isnt she rolling in it? We all see the right wayand even Lady Georgianawhy was she even in the plot if not to have her give money on the promise that she can marry her true love, too? She basically calls him a wuss and says: You are the worlds worst carriage driver., Why not? As she drives the horses even faster we gain insight into their future relationship. Im dissatisfied As you said this is what I invested my time in? Still quite a good series but not within Janes vision. I liked the series but loved the last two episodes. Thank you, Mr. Stringer. Charlotte obviously has no desire to flirt with James or embark on a relationship with him. Episode #1.5: Directed by Lisa Clarke. I wouldve liked her being so cunning as to use it as a way learn about her heirs suitability for receiving an inheritance. "Now that is quite the accusation to level against an officer of the British empire, Miss Lambe," he replied with just enough of an angle to his smile to confirm that his loyalty was far from unshakeable. Sanditon might have been tolerable enough if they had left any expectation of Janes wit out of it. Just let it drift over the horizon, and be done with it. Sanditon is back for season 2! I do hope they come back for a second season. Please tell us there will be another season to somehow redeem this nonsense, Vic. I thought that they were strongly hinting that Arthur is homosexual, and that he was also confessing that to his sister when he said know nothing about ladies not for me lifelong bachelor. Of course, it could be interpreted eithe way. At any rate, if youre going to touch our beloved Jane Austens work, PLEASE give it the respect it deserves and end it like Jane would. The current ending is too reminiscent of Mariannes situation with Willoughby in Sense and Sensibility. Charlotte says without inflection, I dont think badly of you., He then says, I dont love her, you know Im just fulfilling my side of the bargain., This is the UNFAIREST cut of them all. Here's everything you know about plot, cast, director, filming location and more! Willoughby was not worthy of her. The ball as far as I recall, it really was a ball and not one of the monthly Assembly Hall things that were common in many towns, and so I was very taken aback when Stringer appeared. His attitude towards us is disrespectful. I am of the belief that tall, dark and dashing jolly well ought to come with good manners even when he hasnt fallen in love with the girl. Marriage and children was never a vision I had for myself. The final crunch, sacrificing personal happiness for the sake of his brother, was a bit far-fetched, but I thought it showed him to be a better person than many of your readers seem to think, but that is why I think I commented earlier that I am now awaiting Further Adventures of Charlotte, because as in all good soapies, we were left expecting a great deal more there is no ending; it just stops, and you well, at least I we were left wondering what will happen next. Part of their misunderstandings revolve around Miss Georgiana Lambe (Crystal Clarke), the 17-year-old mixed-race heiress from the West Indies who just happens to also be Sidney's ward. Charlotte should end up with Stringer. Following which, Sidney breaks upon Charlotte that he has plans to honour his word and has to get married to Eliza Campion. I inferred that they were both childish in spirit and had fun together. Worse, how could he face his Mary? You expressed yourself beautifully and I like your take on this series. The first 7 episodes of Sanditon made me believe Davies was treating his adaptation in the style and parameters of Austens other works. R.W. How could Tom have allowed it given his own feelings about love? I wouldnt mind if it came back but would be very unhappy if Charlotte did not marry Stringer. I am a proud lifetime member of the Jane Austen Society of North America. My favorite part of this is Dont send him at all!!!!!!!!!!! She and Charlotte chatter like close girlfriends are wont to do, giggling and exchanging highly personal information. I would have liked it if Lady D had *faked* her deathly illness (and that we knew she was doing so). The P&P-like turning point that Davies was playing for didnt quite work for me. Well done you, Lord Babb. Esthers bored and pays scant attention to the game, which prompts Lady D to complain, You are playing like a nincompoop. If you market a series as Austen then you know in advance how it is supposed end. I was left speechless after the conclusion, with one question running through my head: What did I just watch? This is not an ending, this is not Jane, this is STUPID! More than anything, I want to see some sort of resolution in her relationship with Sidney. I watched 8 hours for this ending? Sentimentality such as in the scene between Tom and his wife and then Sidney and Charlotte on the cliff grates on me by its untruthfulness. One thing I enjoyed very much indeed about the series was the development of Esther Denham from a straightforwardly unpleasant young woman to one who has been abused and misused into thinking herself worthless, and who is with great difficulty persuaded to accept love, and also the development of Babbington from a frippery young man determined to tame a recalcitrant filly into a tender, kind and sincere lover. Feeling the weight of guilt for his last angry words to his father, he now lives in his Das cottage. But Charlotte was no Lizzie Bennet she wasnt even Marianne Dashwood. Lady Denham, the very rich, very acid-tongued dowager of Sanditon House, obtains it from a hothouse to serve as a centerpiece of a luncheon she is throwing in honor of Georgiana Lambe, an even . Even if Sidney had said, I must do this for us the ultimate sacrifice, at least it would have shown that the family was aware and cared about what it would mean for him. Either follow the established format (paying tribute to Austens world) or go bonkers and add some zombies at the beginning of the series so we understand were in an altered dimension. More fool she. Help! Definitely need a season 2I love this series even though it does feel a bit rushed.Im already hooked on this show..please, please give us a season 2 with a better outcome ( for Charlotte & Sidney), No one can write like Jane. What happens to Miss Lambe in Sanditon? MASTERPIECE Sanditon Episode Four Sunday, January 26, 2020; 9:00 - 10:00pm ET Lord Babington courts Esther, who prefers Edward. "Yay! All your thoughts about the series make sense. Warning: SPOILERS for Sanditon Season 2, Episode 4. P&P versions: I love the movie with Matthew Macfayden and Kiera Knightley for its romance and how it captures the main characters dancing around each other with their own pride and prejudices until they drop the walls and they discover the real nature of each other. How old is Charlotte Heywood in Sanditon? And personally, I was rooting for Charlotte to chose James Stringer, and thought after Sulky Sid threw her over that she would. I never warmed up to him. The TV series Sanditon has a total of eight episodes. Yes, yes yes! The writers need to write a satisfactory ending. I think: *WTDFJH? I didnt like the trajectory of her story line and expected her part in the drama to be more complex and for her to be given a strong story arc that demonstrated growth and stamina. Do read Austens original manuscript. What did TOM do to rectify the situation he put himself in? The horses gallop along a beautiful stretch of beach. Will Tom Parker ever stop being a fool? It would have made a perfect, mutually beneficial marriage of convenience if they had married. Where is the circulating library, which Austen mentions in her manuscript? There are so many other directions they couldve gone. As to Sydney, what a waste of an opportunity to create a kind of Tilney/Darcy hybrid that was gently suggested by his enticingly brief entrance in the novel. Idiot. And quite uncharacteristic of Lady Denham. I also was really bothered that all the other Parkers let Sidney take all the weight of the financial burden. I think Andrew Davies must have had his mind on an entirely different novel. They were trying to tie everything up at the last minute. You may think yourself the savior of Sanditon, but you have done so at the price of your character.. We discovered she had a secret love called Otis who was a good man but flawed because. His marriage to Lady C, if it occurs, will be unhappy and he will regret it and let Charlotte know. I enjoy reading your comments through the years on this blog. J. and coming out of it on the other side, the way Esther did (dark to light), I think it would improve his character and my opinion of him. But at the heroines age of 22hmm. Perhaps Charlotte, having gone home is being invited by her new friend, Susan, and taken in as her ward, or Susan hears of the Parkers demise and helps them, rendering Sidneys impending marriage gone. She says, coyly, Sure why not? And off they goin the exact opposite direction of her destination. Old Stringer is buried. The members of PBS passports can stream them. Thoughts of Sidneys sweet talk and proposal interruptus swirl in her head. People so far, especially his own family are still fooled and taken with what they are incorrectly perceiving as brilliance, which is yet to be revealed as the impractical musings of a dreamer. My, oh, my! Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Cant live without it. Lets hope we can watch a fine episode ending. Thanks so much. Andrew Davies, you did us wrong! Heartstrings tug. Turlough Convery as Arthur Denham in "Sanditon" (Red Planet/PBS) Someone else who is taken in by Lockhart is Arthur Parker (Turlough Convery). Reaching episode 8 I was in shock that Davies switched the DNA of what we know to be a Jane Austen novel with traditional endings based on the character development presented. Sidney rang the bell at the front door, which was opened by a silver-haired, smartly dressed butler, who led them through an immense marble hallway towards the palatial morning room. It would make him feel real. The actors did an amazing job. Miss Lambe makes only two appearances. She ripostes, But much improved. Really, Charlotte, really? Ultimately, on the other hand, the decision to . Charlotte and Sidney clash again, only for Charlotte to be left confused by a chance encounter. I agree that just 1 more episode not an entire second series would suffice to wrap up the loose ends. You are so very welcome. It doesnt mean that Jane, ergo Charlotte, did not love or wasnt loved by men, but as in the movie Becoming Jane or Miss Austen Regrets, for one reason or another, none of her relationships with men led to marriage. Mr. Davies has honored her in the Sanditon mini-series. Unfortunately, a dance in formation can take up a considerable amount of time and Sidney will have to bide his time before he can talk to his sweet Charlotte. Sigh I actually enjoyed the movie Pride and Prejudice and Zombies better than the ending of this mini-series. Once I realised that, I sat back and enjoyed it, though, as someone else said, the comments here were far more entertaining. So disappointingonly one minor storyline wrapped up (Esthers). I absolutely LOVED Sanditon and it rivals Persuasion as my favorite work of Jane Austen. Hello, my name is Vic and I live in Maryland, USA. It was a little too modern for a Jane novel, but I can deal with that, but for a long mini series I dont feel they developed relationships very well. Tensions surround Miss Lambe's arrival in Sanditon. The viewer is immediately transported to the same intersection of the Sanditon set that they have seen repeatedly. Re determined to find out siblings not council Sidney who they all knew now loved,. 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