Whoa, so the end of Lizzie Bennet Diaries…pretty
dramatic. Especially episodes 86 and 87
when Lydia shows her serious side when talking about the sex tape scandal she inadvertently
became a part of.
I don’t know how I feel about the scandal
though. It seemed way over the top for
Lizzie Bennet Diaries. I mean, that’s
something you hear about in Hollywood—like the whole Kim Kardashian deal—not really
what normal people would experience. But
I guess the writers created the scandal to show just how much of an ass Wickham
is.
Overall though, I really enjoyed the series. I think the writing was great and the acting couldn’t
have been more spot on. I especially
loved their portrayal of Fitz with the afro and his constant exclamation of “Lizzie
B!”
I think it was brilliant that the writers chose to
modernize the story and its characters to relate to an average 20 something. The struggle between grad school, friends and
family was something that every girl—and guy—could relate to.
I have to be honest though, Lizzie’s character
really started to annoy me after a while.
I don’t know if it was just her voice that bothered me or the fact that
all she did was talk about everyone else except herself.
I get that the portrayal of Lizzie in the book is
similar to this, but I didn’t find the book Lizzie as annoying as the video
Lizzie. I suppose everything needs to be
dramatized for TV though.
Jane and Bing Lee’s characters were perfect in my
opinion. Jane was the quintessential
doe-eyed nice girl and Bing was well, Bing.
Darcy was also a pleasant surprise.
It’s funny that the modern Darcy is exactly how I would have pictured
the “original” Darcy to look and behave.
Just transport him back in time a few hundred years and it’s perfect.
The slight changes the writers made to the specific
locations were brilliant as well. From
Pemberly Digital to Collins and Collins, the modernization was seamless and
really clever.
I really loved the video Diaries and I’m so glad I
had an excuse to watch them all!
I really loved the series, and I especially loved Lydia. I thought her sex tape was a clever adaption into modern times. I thought it was something girls could relate to, since privacy especially with sex tapes and texting. I thought the casting for the series was great, and thought they all matched their characters really well (even Jane).
ReplyDeleteActually I thought that the tape scandal was the only thing that would have fit. Lydia’s scandal in the book is so severer that it is hard for a modern audience to get much less translate. Had Darcy not stepped in, Lydia would have effectively “stained” her whole family, ruined any ties her father had, and condemn all of her sisters to spinsterhood. Had Lydia just eloped or started living with Wickham it would mean almost nothing today.
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