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Sanditon rewatch episode 7 part 4
She makes similar attempts at inception with Sidney, conveniently glossing over the fact that she chose to leave him for a rich richer man. She insists she's the same girl he remembers (the one who left him for a richer man lol) that she's
She makes similar attempts at inception with Sidney, conveniently glossing over the fact that she chose to leave him for a rich richer man. She insists she's the same girl he remembers (the one who left him for a richer man lol) that she's
waited 10 years for him (waited for her husband to die?) and that she "never lost hope" that they'd be together again-- as if she wasn't the one responsible for their separation to begin with 
You know, because she left him for a richer man. And he must've been pretty
You know, because she left him for a richer man. And he must've been pretty
damn rich bc she's now like the wealthiest widow in England. So let's not mince words, she knew what she was doing. The fact that she was willing to leave the man she supposedly loved and the way she looks down on Charlotte make it clear that social status and wealth are very
important to her. More important than Sidney. So much more important that she has no problem destroying his happiness a second time just so a farmer's daughter doesn't "win" what she feels entitled to
In their last scene together she all but proposes to him, saying "Fate has gifted us a second chance" -- her face when she says this is like please believe my bs-- and Sidney? Sidney looks tired. These words bring him back full circle to his conversation with Char at the
start of the episode. Fate for Sidney has been tied to Eliza ever since she left him 10 years ago. It's why he's believed himself to be "ill-suited for matrimony" and "destined to be alone" and never questioned it all these years until he met Charlotte
It's interesting that Sidney and Charlotte both have a fear of not being good enough for the other, but for very different reasons. For Charlotte, there was never any competition between her and Eliza. She pretty much immediately steps aside and tries to accept that he's
with her the minute she arrives--which is admirable but also kind of sad how quickly she assumes she doesn't, or never, stood a chance with Sidney. She tells Stringer it was a "futile attachment" and "there's nothing to be done." Even with Susan backing her up, she's
just trying to drown her hopes, thinking herself insensible to ever have believed he could return her feelings. By the end of the regatta, she's still trying to convince herself
Susan: "You must not lose heart. The race is not yet run."
Char:Thank you, but I'm more or less resigned to its outcome"
Susan: "When it comes to love, there is no such thing as a foregone conclusion"
aka FATE. Lady Susan sharing the same opinion Char spoke to Sidney on the boat
Char:Thank you, but I'm more or less resigned to its outcome"
Susan: "When it comes to love, there is no such thing as a foregone conclusion"
aka FATE. Lady Susan sharing the same opinion Char spoke to Sidney on the boat
Tom at least gives Charlotte credit for the regatta's success before heaping all this praise on Mary and even she looks at him like tf I was busy with the kids the whole time. He doesn't even mention the work Sidney put in and makes this a lesson of trusting his wife like no
you idiot, this whole thing was a success bc of Charlotte and your brother's devotion, and the fact that your top investor just happened to not die-- your ass got lucky! Needless to say he's learned absolutely nothing
The Confession. Charlotte looks wistfully at the Sanditon model in Tom's study-- a nice parallel to when she first saw it all wide eyed and filled with wonder at the possibilities of this little beach town 
Enter Sidney, keeping a respectful distance. Charlotte assumes he returned to London with Eliza and I'm just gonna quote Sidney's whole thing with comments okay:
"She's already left." --Good riddance
"She's already left." --Good riddance
"I decided against joining her." --Char's words when she popped up in the brothel lol but the key thing is HE DECIDED
"On reflection, I realized I would rather be here." --as in here WITH YOU, Charlotte. He finally has the closure he needed to say goodbye to
"On reflection, I realized I would rather be here." --as in here WITH YOU, Charlotte. He finally has the closure he needed to say goodbye to
Eliza and let go of that part of his life. So why go back to London where Charlotte is not?
"I am a great deal less than perfect. You've made me all too aware of that." -- since meeting her he can no longer ignore how closed off and detached he's been from his life and those
"I am a great deal less than perfect. You've made me all too aware of that." -- since meeting her he can no longer ignore how closed off and detached he's been from his life and those
around him, he can no longer accept how his past heartbreak has affected him
"But for whatever it's worth, I believe I am my best self, my truest self...when I'm with you. That is all." -- He just dips after he says this but this is probably the most selfless thing he could've
"But for whatever it's worth, I believe I am my best self, my truest self...when I'm with you. That is all." -- He just dips after he says this but this is probably the most selfless thing he could've
done atm. He decided to be completely honest and vulnerable here, and regardless of how she feels for him--bc he's not asking for any response-- he's answering her question and telling her exactly what she is to him: She's the one who brings out the best in him. She's the one
he feels his truest self with-- the true self he's been holding back for years. In other words, she's EVERYTHING to him. She's hope that he can change, she's his chance at happiness, she's freedom from his past!
Ok fine I'm overanalyzing at this point but it just hit me how significant this is for Sidney's arc, okay-- Given a second chance with Eliza, Sidney Parker said FUCK FATE
Ep 8 is when he was supposed to answer "what do you want from me?" --which was ofc to marry her... you know, before everything goes to heck. Damn you, Tom...
The end of my painful rant. Good day #Sanditon #SaveSanditon #SanditonPBS #SanditonITV #TheoJames #SanditonSeason2 #JaneAusten
