Lady Catherine de Bourgh

Yeah.

Also, we got a very brief look at Fiona Shaw as Catherine de Bourgh.

I am so excited for that.

After we saw her in Sense and Sensibility, and Fiona DeBerg is like the opposite of that character, opposite of Mrs. Jennings, not generous and warm and kind at all.

Okay, I'll go on to the next section then.

So, that spring, Elizabeth visits Charlotte, who now lives near the home of Mr. Collins' patron, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, who is also Darcy's aunt.

Darcy calls on Lady Catherine and encounters Elizabeth, whose presence leads him to make a number of visits to the Collins' home, where she is staying.

One day, he makes a shocking proposal of marriage, which Elizabeth quickly refuses.

She tells Darcy that she considers him arrogant and unpleasant, then scolds him for steering Bingley away from Jane and disinheriting Wickham.

Making no mention of his proposal, he entertains the gardeners and invites Elizabeth to meet his sister.

So, a couple of, I think, interesting scenes here.

I think we talked about some, like, minor antagonists, and the story, I think, Lady Catherine is another one.

But the thing I couldn't look away from or stop thinking about was the relationship between Kate and Thomason.

I know her name's Catherine, but I don't want to say that.

I'd rather say Kate.

Why? Are

we agreed on that? I don't know why.

feels wrong.

Okay, Kate's

That looks so beautiful.

And, yeah, a quick glimpse of Lady Catherine de Bourgh.

Perfect.

And Jack Lardon, hot takes on hot Darcy, hot ginger Darcy.

Very clumsy when he dances.

Very awkward during that Mr. Collins, Mr. Darcy exchange when he's just so eager to introduce himself to Darcy and claim the connection of Lady Catherine de Bourgh.

Which we got a little flash, you know, flashback sort of like sequence of Lady Catherine de Bourgh fighting.

So we know who it is.

Of course, we don't see her in real time until a little bit later, but let's just go for it.

Let's just talk about Lena Headey.

Lena Headey as Lady Catherine de Bourgh.

This is also just like brilliant casting for this movie because we need someone who is regal, commands the room.

Now, if you're writing fiction, here's a scene that shows two characters going head to head, and neither one gives an inch.

Near the end of Pride and Prejudice, Lady Catherine shows up uninvited at the Bennet home.

She's heard a rumor that her nephew, Mr. Darcy, is about to propose to Elizabeth, and she's come to shut it down.

Her angle is out in the open.

She refuses to be intimidated.

She won't deny the rumor, and she won't make the promise.

When Lady Catherine asks if she's resolved to have him, Elizabeth doesn't say yes or no.

She says she'll act in whatever way will make her happy without reference to Lady Catherine at all.

I think classic Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice, I wouldn't, I wouldn't, describe her as being intense like she no she's sparkling and she's fun and she you know was able to laugh off um but she is quick to judge like she makes her he's decisive

and she makes her opinions her judgments her characterizations of people tend to happen really quickly like she's immediately got lady catherine's number she decides darcy's a douche from the jump and She thinks Bingley's a golden retriever from day one.

She mistakenly decides to trust Wickham five minutes after she meets his smarmy self.

So she does tend to be a little bit impulsive, I would say.

And I'm very aware that not every leader will live up to Paul's description.

Jane Austen fans will be very familiar with Mr Collins, the hapless clergyman from Pride and Prejudice who is taken up with vanity and the noble patronage of Lady Catherine de Bourgh.

We can find lazy or harsh or unwise church leaders just like in anywhere else in society.

And of course, in recent years, we have also heard about some terrible ways in which church leaders have abused positions.

Yeah, well done, Fiona Shaw.

Can't wait to see her in Pride and Prejudice as Lady Catherine de Bourgh being very different from Mrs. Jennings.

I wanted to share a few more Letterboxd reviews that I saved because I just couldn't help it.

Let's see.