16 thoughts on “Outsourced Sanditon (2019) Recaps – Episode 3

  1. I’m still avoiding it like the plague. I’m firmly convinced that Charlotte with her inappropriate low cut bodices on her day dresses is of the I’m dressing like a prostitute and to…school. maybe she needs a lesson? Also she sounds so Mary Sue.

    Stringer the Younger deserves better. Say one of the unmarried Bennett girls.

    And Mr Hero needs to be sent back to either Eton or Harrow to learn how a Gentleman comports himself in the manner of Dress, etc.

      1. What? She’s absolutely right. Both our hero as heroine are very obvious escapees from the 21st century.

  2. The hero is clearly wearing a cane in the scene, it’s just hidden in the picture by the gent on the left. Still visible under his coat hem, though. And while I did find his mad-hatter like topper a bit odd and early, it also very much resembles the slightly trapezoid one from the V & A museum. The black is clearly a choice for dramatic reasons, not aiming at museal authenticity, which should be allowed as valid. If it is original or subtly done is another question worth discussing. Same with the bonntes mocked in previous parts but directly matching the fashion illustrations two paragraphs down. Now, I’m enjoying the Sanditon reviews and would also love to see a bit of general opinionating on it by the core frockflicks team. But please be more careful in your critque, otherwise it smacks of prejudice.

  3. I’m detecting a pattern here, Mr. Hero and Charlotte-Sue are dressed to suit modern tastes because as the hero and heroine they must be made attractive and relatable to the audience. Historical accuracy can go hang. BTW is Charlotte-Sue wandering unchaperoned and unescorted through the working class section of town chatting casually with men she has not been introduced too, and most certainly wouldn’t have been in the early 1800s?

    1. Charlotte-Sue LOL! And I agree, her wandering around unchaperoned bugged the crap out of me. If nothing else, she would have had a lady’s maid with her. It simply was Not Done.

    2. I felt like a lot of social conventions and propriety were just left out of this series. There doesn’t seem to be a rule about who introduces someone to whom. Ladies begin speaking to men whom they haven’t met. Charlotte goes around town by herself. Men and women are frequently alone together. Sidney even goes into Georgiana’s bedroom to talk to her, which seems inappropriate.

  4. WHY do filmmakers/producers think audiences won’t relate to accuracy from the period?? Period drama is very popular these days…people are into it…why not show it like it was? The loose hair drives me INSANE. It makes me turn my TV off…

    1. Me too! I was watching Beecham house, wondering why I was so enamoured with the devilish-guy…it was Stringer!

      Anyhow, about Miss Brereton’s self-harm…I get it. Abused people can often find control and even peace in self-harm. I thought it was a brave and true choice to show how self-harm can be a coping skill (not healthy, but a coping skill), for abuse survivors that can sometimes continue. You can see her getting centered and focused with her self-harm. There is so much potential with this story.

      Now, if only Davies he screenwriter was as nuanced and empathetic to the rest of the character’s story. I am still deeply incensed by his virgin/whore punishment/reward between the Misses Denham and Brereton.

      I know that snark is supposed to be fun, and I love this site so much. But when the screenwriter insists on taking a darker path and then bungling it…it feels important to call it out.

      And onward with the snark!

  5. The guys’ pants look a bit too loose around calves.Not the fit,but the cut itself.I feel the production recycled women’s costumes from other productions,but the undersupports are really weird and inconsistent.Sometimes regency poufiness,sometimes flat 1780s.Some costumes on extras look like they have 1790s bodices but the lack of petticoats renders the look questionable.

  6. I love Miss Brereton’s patterned spencer and ruff. No idea how authentic the look is but it’s pretty.
    Is Georgiana wearing a hat during the sketching party scene?

  7. Great review! Even if you have only been watching period dramas for fun, like me, you can see they are not doing things right on this show. I still enjoy the setting though.

  8. I am loving these recaps, Yosa is nailing everything wrong with this show. I kept watching and hoping it would get better and it does not. Thank you for articulating it much better than I ever could.

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