Such a happiness when good people get together

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I'll try not to make this recap post a total fangirl meltdown about Mr. Knightley.  "Try" being the operative word!

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[jawastew]

I really adore the fathers in Jane Austen novels. :) Michael Gambon made such a sweet, fretful Mr. Woodhouse!

[fbajet]

I have to make one exception though: Anne Eliot’s father is a nightmare! But on the whole, father-daughter relationships in her books definitely buck convention in terms of their closeness.

I’ve read on blogs that his Mr. Woodhouse was too serious, but I still found him endearing. I like that small scene when she helps him with strawberries.

[christina_reads]

I did not like Mr. Knightley's chastisement of Emma at Box Hill; I don't understand why the screenwriter left out the line that goes something like, "I must tell you the truth now, while I can." I love that line in the book, because it shows how his feelings for Emma are so strong that he can no longer be objective about her!

On the other hand, I'll admit that I loved the proposal scene. :) When Emma freaked out and told Mr. Knightley not to speak, I love the way he delivered the line, "I will obey you." I about melted.

Also, I loved when Harriet and Robert Martin got married, and Mr. Elton placed an ever-so-slight emphasis on the words "for poorer" in the vows! That cracked me up!

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The producers know what Austen fans want, and I have to say, they delivered romanticism in spades in this version! Even though it's not in the book, their honeymoon to Dover was just so fitting. That was my "aww" moment.

As for Mr. Elton, I caught that look too! haha. I also cracked up when he's pulling the donkey with Mrs. Elton on it.