Wives & Daughters: Wallpaper, Friends Only Banners, and Icons

[olde_fashioned]

Another perennial favourite of mine is Wives & Daughters. I guess I've been in the mood for Gaskell lately, and it's easy to forget how good Molly and Roger go together this series is. ;-D

Twenty-two icons this time, mostly of Molly, a couple of Cynthia, Lady Harriet (who totally rocks, in my very humble opinion) and a few of Roger Hamley. I also made a wallpaper and matching friends only banner, with complimentary icons.

As always, my icons are not bases, please credit/comment if taking, and enjoy!

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Created with angelamaria's Icon Table Generator @ Bauble

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Comments

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“Hard to believe that you sat riveted and unmoved for four hours, or hard to believe that it was actually that long because it felt too short? ;-P” Both! Lol, but I guess the former doesn’t really count since I didn’t watch the last two episodes until later. :) With the Exhibition scene, I have to agree with; Henry aggravates me there the most. However, though they did portray him in a more antagonistic light than how EG portrayed him in the novel, I still slightly pity him, as I do any underdog character. If only they didn’t put his face right in the middle of John and Margaret’s kiss, I would be completely happy during that moment. :D And as for your “train station bubble” being popped, that’s exactly my sister, except she says it in a solemn “Poor Henry... :-(” manner as opposed to a “Poor Henry! ;-)” teasing manner.

I agree that the 2005 version is definitely more icon-able with its beautiful scenery and coloring; unfortunately, it’s one of the only things that I really like about it. I have some ’95 icons lost somewhere in the mayhem of my computer, but I too make more of the new version than the former; but though there’s something more scenic and picturesque about the movie, I for one like the Ehle/Firth version better in the whole scheme of things.

Rofl! In fact, I cried out, “What is the meaning of this!?” when I saw that Caroline’s “dress” was so scandalously showy. I share all your irritations, especially Bingley-turned-buffoon (His snicker at Caroline’s ‘accomplished women’ speech? Priceless.) Other fatal faults that provoked my indignation: It really annoyed me how small a role Wickham and the Pemberley housekeeper shared in this movie, because their presence in the book was incredibly substantial. I came up with the simple conclusion that Joe Wright just didn’t read the right book (I really do think he read Wuthering Heights instead. Seriously: this movie’s got moors, melodramatic scenes in the rain, an unrestrained and totally chaotic Bennet family… it screams Bronte instead of Austen.) Or, if he did read P&P, he read an abridged version, because so many things are left out, scenes are twisted, and things are just plain wrong sometimes. And I agree that Keira Knightley didn’t do justice to one of Literature’s most beloved heroines at all. All that gaping and reliance on appearance frustrated me so much that I felt the compulsion to pull out my hair! (“We want some substantial acting, Keira!”) Lizzy’s chapter-long meditation on Darcy’s letter (which can not possibly be condensed to a minute-long explanation) was reduced to … I don’t even know what to make of it. And after Elizabeth stares at the mirror for the whole day, Mr. Darcy barges in randomly in the evening, doesn’t even bother to wait to be admitted or announce himself, and leaves without even a hello — the audacity of the director! And lastly-- Lizzy & nightgown + Darcy w/o cravat & vest + daybreak = utter breach of 18th century propriety. And in a Jane Austen adaptation! I have a ridiculous dislike for inaccuracies –historically and novel-wise— as a film watcher, but I don’t think any other movie bothered me with that as this one did. Surprisingly, Bride and Prejudice did a better job with sticking to the main story than this, IMO. And don’t worry about your rants… I just did the same myself and even worse, lol! It’s what I did to my friends, and they’re not even JA fans, poor unfortunate souls. ;-)