Im assuming you are rooting for a season 2? This ending left me so frustrated. Miss Lambe is a seventeen-year-old girl brought to Sanditon by Mrs. Griffiths, along with two Miss Beauforts. What happens to Miss Lambe in Sanditon? I agree completely with these statements. The P&P-like turning point that Davies was playing for didnt quite work for me. This is fantastic, Pensnestand couldnt agree more about Charlotte putting on her bonnet! 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. Like Downton Abbey it deserves more from these fine actors and actresses. She ripostes, But much improved. Really, Charlotte, really? Shed do it for Charlotte if not for Sidney. I can hope that after all Charlotte marries Mr Stringer and like Esther learns to love her worthy kind consistent tender hard-working husband. But when. I hope I am not completely alone in championing Andrew Davies, he is a skilled and prolific writer and I quite like what he has done with expanding the brilliant first 11 chapters that Ms. Austen put to paper 203 years ago. I loved the ending for Lord Babbington and Esther. The midsummer decorations are more than adequate and the beau monde & villagers look smashingkudos to the costume and prop departments. While the actors did an amazing job in their roles, I admit to being disappointed by the ending. So disappointingonly one minor storyline wrapped up (Esthers). Anyway, I am disappointed that Charlotte didnt get her man. Her complexion glows. In. Feeling the weight of guilt for his last angry words to his father, he now lives in his Das cottage. 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. She is just there because they paid this actress. 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. Does anyone recall a scene from Becoming Jane where she turns to her sister, Cassandra, and mentions that she will give all her heroines a happy ending in her honor (paraphrase). She and Charlotte chatter like close girlfriends are wont to do, giggling and exchanging highly personal information. Sidney Parker essentially sold himself out to a past love?!?! Miss Lambe is a creation of Jane Austen and described as seventeen, half mulatto, and the possessor of an immense fortune. Episode #1.5: Directed by Lisa Clarke. I got much too carried away and meant to but neglected to acknowledge Vic. I have adored Jane Austen almost all of my life. This is one DVD I will not buy. Wasnt that nice?. They just didnt match up for me. Shes so delighted with the newsso pleased for himso gushingthat he must be disappointed with that overenthusiastic reaction. James, such a sweet and likable character, stomps out, calling his father a miserable old man. For me, the perfect ending for her would have been to remain single and independent by choice. Thank you for that reminder Kevin. Vic dislikes a few things I liked very much or doesnt mention them. You may think yourself the savior of Sanditon, but you have done so at the price of your character.. 9 September 2019Naomi Clifford. Such a loss! 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. Ralph is a farmer in Willingdon that Charlotte's father insisted she marry. He drops Charlotte, whom he clearly loves as dearly as Willoughby loves Marianne, not to maintain an extravagant lifestyle for himself but to keep his family from bankruptcy (brought on by their reckless pursuit of great success). I have loved reading your perspectives. But it's Tom Parker's brother Sidney Parker (Theo James) making the biggest impression. We discovered she had a secret love called Otis who was a good man but flawed because. In that case, secondary characters Sidney and Charlotte similar to the S&S Willoughby/Marianne romance would have seemed to come to a fitting end. Charlotte, my dear CharlotteI had hoped that upon my return Id be able to make you a proposal of marriage, but it cannot bethe fact is I have been obliged to engage myself to Mrs. Eliza Campion.. Austen is rolling over in her grave. Well Miss Heywood? What I didnt see mentioned was Arthurs obvious crush on Miss Lambe, and the curious way they kissed each others hands as they were pulled apart by his sister at the ball. I expect the second season (if there is one) will spotlight Young Springer as the worthy love she deserves, a man who seeks success through work, study, and architectural vision rather than financial flimflam like Sidney Parkers brother. Their meeting stinks, in my humble opinion. 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. I wish Sanditon had been marketed to us as a mini soap opera version of a Jane Austen classic romance rather than a continuation of an unfinished novel. They were trying to tie everything up at the last minute. Colour me outraged! Sidney was most amiable by the end of episode 7 and in the finale he left me not wanting to invest any more time and energy in him and his relationship with Charlotte. I totally agree with the hysterically funny description of Sanditon town in the finale recap above! She knocks on Mrs. Griffiths door to visit Georgiana and espies Sidney nearby talking to Tom. Jane would not have written it that way! No, it was him. I am thinking of Persuasion now, and though this is a reverse situation, where the man chooses to marry for money (for whatever reason) instead of for the love of his life there arises an opportunity for a do over. That is a plausible ending if there is another episode for Sanditon. The only thing I regret is the sense Tom has hell be all right. 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. Perhaps we should plan a simple country wedding. What can a second series do? Overall, Im somewhat indignant that this series is labelled as having anything to do with Jane Austen. 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). Thats why it feels like a betrayal to people. Really to leave a Jane Austen story in such a shambles is a travesty. For what its worth, I was totally #TeamStringer. The couple meanders along the Downs, lost in tender emotions and lust. 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. 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. The last episode of Sanditon saw that Sidney and Charlotte finally confess their love for each other. So disappointed in the ending. I guess first impressions are real. In your comments you write independentcourted by men which is fully understood by women of the 21st Century. Who could ever be so handsome and sexy! Charlotte and Sidney continue to clash, resulting in Miss Lambe being placed in terrible danger. Here is a look at the official description of each episode from Sanditon according to the official website of the PBS with its airing date and time. Season 1. We'll own up to our mistakes and will make the corrections with a polite smile on our faces.) finale. I suffered through 8 episodes so I could watch Sidney throw Charlotte over for that pretentious twit of a widow? So when Andrew Davies, who wrote the Pride and Prejudice that gave us wet Colin Firth, announced he was making a series based on Austen's unfinished novel Sanditon, I was thrilled.Finally, a new Austen story! Write the powers that be. Ugh, when it ended I was left staring at the tv searching for the TV guide. Copyright Statement: Jane Austen's World blog, 2009-2022. You know its strange, I have not yet been able to let Sanditon go. That would have mentally prepared me for the drama and lack of era-appropriate dialogue and situations. I agree. He would have been much more fun! Its dramaturgy reminded me of the new Poldark. I think Andrew Davies must have had his mind on an entirely different novel. Arthur hints he is homosexual to his sister so will not marry Miss Lambe and his sister will now not be lonely. My knowledge of medicine, learned in lifeguard training classes in college, kicks in. According to the official website of the PBS, they will be airing the eight episodes again this month. Tony, you encouraged me to watch the series for what it is. It just made him look utterly selfish, when were supposed to believe hes a reformed character. I love rich, huggy-bear types who adore their headstrong women. How could Sidney have done this? Then Charlotte drops a bombshell Sidney is a wonderful man. Thank you for your comment! Davies and his team have an obligation to viewers to end this mini-series without a cliff hanger. He is not, as far as we know, a seducer. I absolutely LOVED Sanditon and it rivals Persuasion as my favorite work of Jane Austen. Lady Susan is the gluewhy was she even in the story if not to come to Charlottes rescue??? Most of the time Austen qualifies her happy ending by ironies and other astringent comments or a downright melancholy possilibility in the future (Persuasion). Sidney expresses interest in joining her in her perambulations. Great in depth review, Vic., and I agree with your take on the final episode. All wrapped up, tidy, and happy! (Which, I must confess, I thoroughly enjoyedwhile I think the writers did VERY wrong in their resolution, Theo James & Rose Williams have very good chemistry.). If that had not happened would Lady D have even had a reason to survive to the next episode? From the miserly and rich Lady Denham (Anne Reid), the Antiguan heiress Miss Lambe (Crystal Clarke), to social "brother and sister" schemers attempting to inherit the mean Lady Denham's money. His marriage to Lady C, if it occurs, will be unhappy and he will regret it and let Charlotte know. The episode ends with Georgiana examining a locket with a portrait of a young Black man and kissing it before finishing a letter. I completely agree that there should have been more Tilney in Sidney. And would-be adaptors of her stories today should either honor her intentions (clearly shown by her finished works, her letters, and oft-quoted let other pens dwell on guilt and misery) or just leave Jane out of it and write their own story. How are your wedding preparations? she asks, her face immobile, as if injected by botox. Maybe hell come home paralyzed for life (which will last exactly one episode) before finding Eliza in bed with another man. I love all the different plot scenarios people are sending in for Season 2. Thanks so much. Im willing to swallow a lot of bitter stuff provided Im rewarded at the end. With so many flaws in characters and situations, his ability to mimic Austen is strictly in his swollen ego. The dancing continues, with Lord Babb and Esther, Arthur and Georgiana, and the rest of the assembled guests having great fun. The show can be watched on PBA stations in the US and have a total of eight episodes available. Tensions surround Miss Lambe's arrival in Sanditon. Charlotte was destined for Sidney Parker, so I reconciled myself to the pairing as an inevitabilityor so I thought. I aspire to perfectioning my tongue in cheek reviews! And, Mary Parker, having taken Charlotte under her wing, should have told her not to wear her hair the same as she would have in the farm yard. Stringer would not have been invited to the ball, and even if he were, it was not true to his character that he would go. Esthers bored and pays scant attention to the game, which prompts Lady D to complain, You are playing like a nincompoop. What exactly he was doing abroad is a mystery to his family, though they're determined to find out. Loved the mini series but so disappointed work how it ended! 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. That is not so. This is not an ending, this is not Jane, this is STUPID! 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. Andrew Davies was bragging on the PBS show about his reading so much Austen that it is with ease that he writes Austen (my paraphrase). Wed have to watch it, and it wouldnt be any better than this season, which was quite painful. The camera pans to Sanditon House. I kept waiting for Charlotte and Diana to walk to the circulating library, an important component of fashionable resorts, and a hub of social activities. Turlough Convery as Arthur Denham in "Sanditon" (Red Planet/PBS) Someone else who is taken in by Lockhart is Arthur Parker (Turlough Convery). Miss Lambe gave him a conspiratorial smile. I am trying to move forward but Im kind of stuck, I hope Mr. Davies does something to wrap things up cause its really bugging me and I dont feel like its my story to tell but I LOVE these characters and he better fix it. Crystal. Sanditon might have been tolerable enough if they had left any expectation of Janes wit out of it. Vic, thanks for all the summaries and dissections. (There are 33 walks in P + P!). But almost anyone can know her intentions when she took up the pen. You can see below from Jane's text the mentions of Miss Lambe: Heartstrings tug. Charlotte and Sidney started a typical enemies to lovers situation that eventually imploded after Sanditon burned down; because Tom neglected to get insurance, Sidney was forced to marry his wealthy widowed ex to save the day. Now, those are plot lines worth taking in. A chance accident brings Charlotte Heywood to Sanditon, a seaside resort on the cusp of dramatic change. The only storyline that gave me any satisfaction was the marriage of Lord Babbington and Esther. You are so very welcome. Terrible! But at the heroines age of 22hmm. Thats how I see it anyway. Write us at. They could have had a lovely life together. WellI had problems with the Sidney/Charlotte relationship, anyway. He then confesses hes the same man. Surely you jest..that is not a ending.Jane would be horrified. But he is not attracted. And Sidney ( after being rude and aggressive) all of a sudden is overly polite when he tells Charlotte that he is best when he is around her. Several people have already made some plausible suggestions above. This is NOT Jane Austen! He sees her as well. Despicable ending did I really suffer 8 episodes so he could dump her for that pretentious twit of a widow? 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