My favorite part in the whole series: 1) when the workers stormed in to the cricket match, and some idiot gentleman said they look good. Yes, they did! Go over and play the piano. It turns out, he has saved them allexcept for he, himself and Charlotte. How could Sidney have done this? (There are 33 walks in P + P!). I agree completely with these statements. But especially I dislike happy endings unless I am made to believe in them. I have both and love both! She couldnt care less about cards. Miss Lambe is a creation of Jane Austen and described as seventeen, half mulatto, and the possessor of an immense fortune. Sanditon Season 2 hit the ground running quickly enough that fans might not really have the time to linger too much on Sidney's absence, and a lot of that has to do with the new characters. I reach for more wine and learn to my surprise that one can gulp 3 ounces in one fell swoop. 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. Colour me outraged! Tom Parker is happy. Regency manners require her to accept this invitation or bow out from dancing for the rest of the evening. Sanditon airs Sundays at 8:00 p.m. and is available to stream the following day. She and Charlotte chatter like close girlfriends are wont to do, giggling and exchanging highly personal information. Sanditon is MASTERPIECE's bold and lavish adaptation of Jane Austen 's final work. Esther feigns boredom, but Lord Babb urges the horses on. James Stringer takes this moment to ask Charlotte for a dance. I absolutely LOVED Sanditon and it rivals Persuasion as my favorite work of Jane Austen. He gave only surface treatment to the serious topic of hypochondria that Austen had set up with three of the five Parker siblings, and eliminated Susan altogether, while introducing characters not mentioned or hinted at by Austen. Have Edward and Esther got it on any further? I wish you every happiness, she says like an automaton. Click on image. Miss Lambe is a young lady-probably a niece-under Mrs. Griffiths' care, richer than all the rest, and very delicate health. He does not deserve being all right. 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. We then see her saying goodbye to the Palmer family and leaving Sanditon in a lovely carriage pulled by four magnificent horses. Then they kiss. Whether I would bother to buy the DVD if there were a next time, Im not sure, but what we saw was fun. They were the best characters because their story involved actually learning about themselves and each other and experiencing personal growth. Yes, Greg Wise as Willoughby in 1995s Sense and Sensibility It just felt last-minute & sloppy. James Stringer sought him out before the ball to tell him about his acceptance letter in the apprenticeship program, Dad is not pleased. But no solution is found for Miss Lambe! Songbird: I thought Jamess acting was fine. 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. Miss Lambe, for example. Im hoping the plan for Season 2 is that Georgiana will offer to lend the money for rebuilding Sanditon, provided the insurance is purchased this time, so that her friend Charlotte will have her love, in Sidney. Charlotte needs a typical Austen ending! Will Tom Parker ever stop being a fool? Idiot. As it turns out, Sidney Miss Lambes guardian is the lamb put to slaughter for his family. She and Sidney would not have been allowed to roam the countryside alone, Tom would not have been allowed to wander town and try and charm the Prince Regents special lady in shirtsleeves without a jacket on!!! We had no idea that they were friends, then he appears in her bedroom while she is in her nightgown??? I have loved reading your perspectives. Miss Lambe gasped. If that had not happened would Lady D have even had a reason to survive to the next episode? Good for you, Lizzie. I would watch a second season if it primarily followed these characters (Lady Babbington navigates the London social scene?? 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. Her role was more as an observer. This isnt Jane Austen, although some of the characters were likeable. Died off Prome, the 7th October 1852, while in command of the Naval Expedition on the river Irrawady against the Burmese Forces, aged 73 years.. Turlough Convery as Arthur Denham in "Sanditon" (Red Planet/PBS) Someone else who is taken in by Lockhart is Arthur Parker (Turlough Convery). If the marriage did go forward I can see Mrs. Campion dying in childbirth, opening the way for Charlotte and Sidney, but who would want him after their heart being destroyed. Do read Austens original manuscript. She does have it on in a few scenes, but not the all-important cliff walk with Sidney; I figured the show runners didnt want anything in the way of an amazing kiss. Exactly. I cant quite see the match, but found the insinuation intriguing. Beyond their commonality with physical matters, they are a strange pair of individuals with no love interests. Are you kidding me! Really, all that happens in the part Austen wrote was setting the story in motion by getting Charlotte to Sanditon and mentioning the coming of Miss Lambe the heiress, and introducing most of the characters. If you arent sending Sidney after the carriage to announce that hes shed Mrs. Campion & only wants Charlotte for his bride, DONT SEND HIM AT ALL!! The opening sequence reveals that Sidney has died of yellow fever while in Antigua. Charlotte folds in on herself like a wet noodle. I never was on Team Sidney, who displayed his jerk side way too often. Once I realised that, I sat back and enjoyed it, though, as someone else said, the comments here were far more entertaining. Their happy ending would have made us feel complete! There was a lot wrong with the ending, and not just lack of a happy ending. We could emotionally chalk it up as a summer romance. We may receive books (physical or digitized) and DVDs for review purposes. Season 1. Except for the first two episodes, the seaside resort was used primarily as backdrop for Toms crazy ideas. The arrival of Miss Lambe's forbidden love causes Charlotte to question her opinion of Sidney. How can you not! This! My first thought was that they definitely set up episode 8 for a second season. The viewers were cheated. This is fantastic, Pensnestand couldnt agree more about Charlotte putting on her bonnet! 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. He then confesses hes the same man. I completely agree that there should have been more Tilney in Sidney. No problem, Lynne. Yarrrr! I believe we all saw what Sydney was forced to rescue her from. Please, no second season, no final episode One season was painful enough Thanks again! Have any of these characters learned anything? I hope a second season is proposed to satisfy. In fact, she anticipates a happy future with her Lord, who unleashed emotions in her and feelings of pleasure that Sir Ed would never have liberated. 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. Uh, oh. Ugh. Thank you for that reminder Kevin. Thats why it feels like a betrayal to people. What did I just invest my time in? "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. Shed do it for Charlotte if not for Sidney. Such a loss! Looked dinky, cheap, fake, loaded with CGI and not up to the standards of the other exterior locations. They could have had a lovely life together. I went into this looking at it as Austen inspired Davies drama with extremely low expectation and I still feel let down by the ending. I hope to review Emma as soon as it comes to my region! If you would like to share a new site, or point out an error, please email us. She was an immature, inexperienced child. Ruins. Ending the whole series with Charlotte crying by herself in a carriage was inconsistent with her general character and just depressing when she could have stood up for herself. This ending makes me rethink wanting to watch another Davies production. Miss Georgiana Lambe: "The wealthy heiress Georgiana Lambe who came to Sanditon she was Sidney's ward. None of the other characters grew in any noticeable way. Emmy and Bafta-winning writer Andrew Davies brings Jane Austen's unfinished last novel vividly to life. Sanditon is back! Good points all. Whoa, whoa, says the coachman, prompting Charlotte to peer out the window. Now I want to see Pride and Prejudice and Pirates. While disappointed overall in the show did enjoy your comments! Shown from left to right: Charlotte Heywood (ROSE WILLIAMS) and Georgiana Lambe (CRYSTAL CLARKE) in SANDITON Season 2 On MASTERPIECE, Sundays, March 20 - April 24, 2022 on PBS. And as written it seems Charlotte may after all marry Mr Stringer as Esther has married Babington and maybe Sidney will marry Eliza all pragmatic. The writers gave her a talent in organizing events. The TV series Sanditon has a total of eight episodes. 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. Seaside resorts were developed all along the English coast, but Sandiston seems a little close to Brighton to replace that resort. Please find Mr Stringer someone nice he is quite unsuitable for Charlotte so I imagine Sidneys wife will die a gruesome death leaving him all her vast wealth, and then we can be left in limbo again, wondering whether he and Charlotte will marry in Series 3, which I will definitely not buy. I know, I rambled. 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. This ending left me so frustrated. At least hes gutsy enough to tell her in person of his actions. The only way to redeem this is if we get a second season and then Davies might come up with some stupid twist the second time around. (sigh, hopeful,) I spend way too much time trying to figure things out, much of that having to do my own healing and restructuring my own understanding of events so that I can facilitate a new vision for myself to move forward. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blogs author and/or owners is strictly prohibited. But I WILL read the eleven chapters that Jane Austen wrote. Sanditon is a British historical drama television series adapted by Andrew Davies from an unfinished manuscript by Jane Austen and starring Rose Williams, Theo James, and Ben Lloyd-Hughes.Set during the Regency era, the plot follows a young and naive heroine as she navigates the new seaside resort of Sanditon.. Due to the unfinished nature of the novel (Austen completed only eleven chapters . Tom, who was riding high a few hours ago with visions of profits dancing in his head, is utterly destroyed financially. Like throwing into the story Lady Susan! I dint like the poorly designed set for the town of Sanditon. You can see below from Jane's text the mentions of Miss Lambe: Wasnt that nice?. Lord Babb talks to Sidney as they eye the dancers. Viewers hungered to learn more about the characters, but had the series ended by season 4, for example, there would have been few loose ends. A fine kettle of fish! Miss Lambe ( Crystal Clarke) arrives in the seaside resort of Sanditon under the protection of Mrs Griffiths, a middle-aged white woman whose other "charges" include the English Miss. In the eighth clip released, Miss Lambe (Crystal Clarke) receives a letter from her love Otis (Jyuddah Jaymes). I dont really understand all the outrage. Wouldnt she at that point be as sharp-tongued as she was in her first balcony scene with him? Miss Charlotte Heywood: of Willingden, Sussex. 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. But I contradict myself when I add that Sidney is sadly unique as portrayed by Davies. Its been a pleasure reading your thoughts, pro, con, or indifferent. Gentle readers: Please feel free to post your comments and continue the conversation! Really to leave a Jane Austen story in such a shambles is a travesty. In Janes stories all the heroines get a good ending. Understandably, Miss Heywood remains haunted by the final words Sidney spoke to her, which Sanditon echoes to the audience by using . Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Jane Austen's World with appropriate and specific direction to the original content. Anyway, thank you for the reviews!! The worker men would nit have been allowed in the gentlemans rowing contest. ? I did not know that a 2nd season might be in the works, so I thought that really was the end. Thanks for mentioning it. Mr. Davies has honored her in the Sanditon mini-series. While the actors did an amazing job in their roles, I admit to being disappointed by the ending. Miss Lambe is a seventeen-year-old girl brought to Sanditon by Mrs. Griffiths, along with two Miss Beauforts. It is so rich in possibilities. We must have the Charlotte with Sidney eventuality. A chorus echoes in my head with the refrain, Lady Campion, shes the champion, richest widow in the land., Before Sidney leaves, he visits Charlotte and holds her hand: When I return, well finally have a chance to finish our conversation. Lady Susan is the gluewhy was she even in the story if not to come to Charlottes rescue??? Tony, you encouraged me to watch the series for what it is. Vic, thanks for all the summaries and dissections. Sorry about the duplication my computer is acting up. What happens to Miss Lambe in Sanditon? Everything has changed. So there you are,Vic.It appeals to my subversive nature. 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 . So now Sidney has to win Charlotte back. I can hope that after all Charlotte marries Mr Stringer and like Esther learns to love her worthy kind consistent tender hard-working husband. 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. We learn his name was Isaac. Their meeting stinks, in my humble opinion. The night is dark and only candles light up the space when Old Stringer touches his chest, then his left arm. Miss Lambe's story is totally unresolved. I reach for crackers with sharp New Zealand cheddar cheese and a fine red Australian wine and watch Lady D and Esther playing cards. Stupid. 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. Thank YOU for allowing all of us to vent and share in our love of Jane. I love this, Maureen: I am seeing a transformative experience for Sydney Parker in Sanditon. Then Sidney is way laid by Tom. Feeling the weight of guilt for his last angry words to his father, he now lives in his Das cottage. Is there a next part, my addled brain asked? However, Vic made me laugh so much I forgot how incensed and disappointed I was with that pathetic attempt at a season (series?) He would have been much more fun! Tidy up all those loose ends? What exactly he was doing abroad is a mystery to his family, though they're determined to find out. The only reason for a man to ride pell-mell after his lover is to reclaim hernot to rub salt into her wounds. I so enjoy this platform, Vic, that you offer to the sisterhood and brotherhood of Janites to express themselves. With time and a little more character development she would come to understand it better. Im willing to swallow a lot of bitter stuff provided Im rewarded at the end. This is the first time Ive been labeled as honored. Usually people give me less agreeable monickers, many of which cannot be printed in a family friendly blog. I too am glad for Esther and Im glad Edward is ejected. Lets hope we can watch a fine episode ending. 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. Please us all with the follow on, not forgetting the present cast which were all so well chosen. She knocks on Mrs. Griffiths door to visit Georgiana and espies Sidney nearby talking to Tom. Well know soon enough. Now, gentle reader, its your turn to vent, either in the comment section or in this poll. "Lady Denham requests your attendance at a luncheon party and pineapple tasting in honour of Miss Lambe." That sounds very grand indeed. 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. In the next scene we see Esther and Lord Babb sitting side by side in a curricle (a dandys vehicle, much like todays ultra sleek sports car for the uber rich). I understand. I was left speechless after the conclusion, with one question running through my head: What did I just watch? Surely you jest..that is not a ending.Jane would be horrified. Its for Charlotte and (eyeing his ball attire), you look like one of THEM! 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