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Episode Discussion : Series 1, Episode 1
Welcome to our little episode discussion! We start with the first episode - put your thoughts in the comments and debate away! *g*
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Bea is the character that stands out from the first episode certainly. She must've been named for Beatrice in 'Much Ado About Nothing', the character traits and similar situations they share would make it too much of a coincidence otherwise?
One character I'd certainly not remembered is Molly their maid. Loved her scenes, especially teaching Evie to dance.
Evie: "I've only ever danced with Bea."
Molly: "It's just the same with a real man, except there's less to get in the way."
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I'm not overly familiar with Beatrice in Much Ado, but I do know they certainly share many of the same characteristics so it seems likely. Plus, as another layer, she might have been named after Shakespeare within the show too, as later on she calls herself 'Benedict' when tricking Jack with his film sponsorship so maybe she knows her namesake?
I love Molly, they should have kept her in somehow!
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I do wish Molly had stayed longer though, maybe up until they opened the House of Eliott or at least as a guest star now and then. The actress played her pefectly I thought.
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Very glad they altered the characters for the show, although I suppose having the relatives plotting against them and even Arthur as the *real* half brother would have made for better drama?
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Arthur ends up being very creepy with Evie. Burrrrrr. I love how, in the first episode, asks her to make sure there are handles on the inside as well as the outside.
I do wonder what Arthur must have been like before the war and how the war had changed his personality. What is the buttoned up exterior hiding?
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Both Jack and Arthur have this creepy attitude towards Evie in the first episdoe, luckily Jack gets over it soon but Arthur is just :shudder:
I suspect that was just Arthur and the War mostly left him in it's wake, I don't think he has a sensitive soul, he'd be a pragmatist about it I think.
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Oh, yes, and maybe I am crazy, but I think fic about Arthur and/or Aunt Lydia's adventures in Boston could potentially be v cool. And also very funny.
But then I am probably crazy.
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I mean, Bea and Evie *go* to Boston on their American trip, it should have been mentioned that they saw Lydia and Arthur!
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And there should be fic about it, yes. ;-D
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