Emma Approved

[osprey_archer]

I have given Emma Approved four episodes. I will continue to give it more episodes, because it definitely succeeds at being entertaining (and Harriet is adorkable)...but I’m not so sure about its successfulness as an adaptation

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[goldenusagi]

All of this, basically. I've been putting off making a similar post, but really, I haven't found much to like in EA. So far, I have no idea how this is an 'adaptation' of Emma, as all of the beginning plot points have already been changed, so I have no idea how later plot points are supposed to follow. Not to mention Emma herself, who is highly annoying and who we have seen no good qualities from. Matchmaking was NOT the only thing Emma was about in the book. Part of me wonders if they're running into problems because Emma is a more complicated book, or if they actually think that what they're doing is just boiling down the story. Emma isn't as universally loved as P&P, as far as the person on the street goes.

She’s going to find a way to make Anne go through with a wedding Anne no longer wants! This is neither the action of a friend nor of a good businesswoman. I can't believe this, honestly. And that goes back to the 'where are we going plot wise?' point. Is fixing the Westons supposed to be something? Is that going to be

[osprey_archer]

Yeah, I don't know how they're going to get the rest of the story to follow from this very different beginning. Is it still going to take her to Harriet and Elton to realize that matchmaking might not be her calling? Because I feel like this attempt to force the Weston marriage to go through ought to be her wake-up call. And possible to tank her business, if anyone finds out about the shenanigans she's pulling.

[goldenusagi]

And possible to tank her business, if anyone finds out about the shenanigans she's pulling.

I have no idea how we're even supposed to be taking this. Are these videos being posted? I'm guessing not. They're just to 'document' her future greatness.

Another thing I don't get how we're supposed to be taking. Emma has access to their bank records? It was played as a joke, but are they actually going to address that? I'm guessing not.

[osprey_archer]

Yeah, I think this isn't a vlog, just raw footage for Emma's documentary. Possibly they should have signaled that a bit more clearly from the beginning? But given the kind of things Emma says on camera, it doesn't make any sense for the videos to be posted.

I would love to have been a fly on the wall listening to the meetings where they worked out this plot. I find so many of their choices baffling - the bank account joke, the entire approach to Annie wanting to call off the wedding.

[goldenusagi]

I find so many of their choices baffling - the bank account joke, the entire approach to Annie wanting to call off the wedding.

I think part of the reason it's so baffling is that LBD did such a GOOD job at translating things. I just expected going into this that it would be just as awesome, because how could it not? But that was the thing, LBD translated the story to modern times, it didn't change it. Like, the same things happened, but for different reasons. Here, different things are happening.