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Poldark : Series Two
Well, this poster's got a nasty tease, since they already announced there would be no scything this season! :P
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From the previews I've seen, I believe there may be shirtless mining. I guess that will have to do.
Marie wrote: "Linda Abhors the New GR Design wrote: "Well, this poster's got a nasty tease, since they already announced there would be no scything this season! :P"From the previews I've seen, I believe there ..."
Oh, I caught a glimpse of that and assumed it was something I'd missed first season. Yay!
Y'all missed this week's countdown on the first thread! yee haw!
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Just finished watching first two parts of "And Then There Were None", Marie. Air-brushing was better for scything, I guess! :P
I can hear the squealing here in Michigan : )
Ahem.....I do not squeal, my good sir!:D
Had to do a nostalgia purchase at the supermarket yesterday. Concord grapes from Paw Paw, just like my uncle used to grow....and we used to pick.....and (to my mother's annoyance), throw at each other when we rode through the vineyards. Boy, those babies stain!
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Shirtless mining... ;)
Marie wrote: "Linda Abhors the New GR Design wrote: "22 min in........aw, yeah!"Shirtless mining... ;)"
Much prefer the scything, but I'll take it! :D
Marie wrote: "I only got to watch the first half this time, I'll have to finish when it comes on at 1:00. "
1 a.m, ........you're a brave soul! Especially with that cliffhanger ending to the first part!
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Trust me, it wasn't my idea! I can't believe they're holding off the second showing til 1:00. :/
Marie wrote: "Linda Abhors the New GR Design wrote: "1 a.m, ........you're a brave soul! Especially with that cliffhanger ending to the fir..."Trust me, it wasn't my idea! I can't believe they're holding off t..."
Oh my, you're as bad as I with the DVR, or lack thereof! Thank God for online episodes! They'd better, lol!
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Trust me, it wasn't my idea! I can't believe they're..."
I don't know why the dvr and I have never gotten on. I'd watch online, but neither my computer or tablet are attached to my television and I want to see it on a large screen. With my aversion to modern technology I shouldn't be allowed to be a millennial.
Marie wrote: "Linda Abhors the New GR Design wrote: "Marie wrote: "Linda Abhors the New GR Design wrote: "1 a.m, ........you're a brave soul! Especially with that cliffhanger ending to the fir..."Trust me, it ..."
*whispers* Don't worry, you're secret's safe with us! If they come for your card, we won't tell! :D
I've a medium-sized TV because they don't make RCAs like this anymore, even though I've no remote as of many years ago, it disappeared (long story). The current VCR/DVD player may have died, so I just might be forced to get another.
But one of my students likes this, so maybe I'll suggest we hang together on Sunday nights....think there's an HDTV somewhere in the Union.........really wanted to do it tonight, but I'm giving a quiz tomorrow morning. Seemed cruel.
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Gorgeous episode! In the Poldark books Demelza did have a conversation with the man who would be judging Ross; but she never mentioned the trial and George never interrupted their conversation.
She charmed him as they discussed music.
The judge didn't know Demelza was Ross's wife until he saw her in the courtroom, very pregnant and weeping.
As I recall the judge was the one that found Ross innocent of all charges.
Demelza's beauty and charm once again saved the dour Ross from ruin.
The actress playing Caroline was beautiful and charming but when reading the books I pictured Caroline as a Gwendolyn Christie type, the actress that plays Brienne of Tarth on the series "Game of Thrones."
Caroline was very intelligent, didn't like men telling her what to do and extremely independent. Caroline had a lot of common sense and was a no nonsense person as well as a very loyal friend.
I was thinking the same thing about the actress who plays Caroline, though I've never seen GOT. The makeup was so perfect I wanted to cry......not even Elizabeth is portrayed as being that beautiful and there's always something about Demelza's makeup/hair that makes her look as though she'd just finished some chore (piano forte scene excluded). I haven't read the books, so no spoilers, pls! I thought she'd go after the young doctor, but it also seems as though she'll present some challenge for our friend Ross.
I watched it! Really gorgeous scenery again and sets, costumes etc. I never finished the last season but that's ok. I found the trial a little strange at the outcome. It didn't logically follow to me that he would be acquitted. But still loved it. And who is the blond woman? She is gorgeous and sassy!
MomToKippy wrote: "I watched it! Really gorgeous scenery again and sets, costumes etc. I never finished the last season but that's ok. I found the trial a little strange at the outcome. It didn't logically follow to ..."Hey! Nice to see you here instead of the on the other threads....you know the ones! :D
That's the "Caroline" we were talking about. QandPooh and Marie could probably tell you more about her from the books. But I see her as some kind of sensation/complication-I can feel it coming.
Linda Abhors the New GR Design wrote: "I was thinking the same thing about the actress who plays Caroline, though I've never seen GOT. The makeup was so perfect I wanted to cry......not even Elizabeth is portrayed as being that beautifu..."I agree with so many of your observations. Caroline lacked the haughty grandeur of a titled lady that was very apparent in the book.
She was a very kind and warm person but she was much aware of her station in life and that she was about to become a great heiress.
The Elizabeth in this episode was the silent, accusing and cold wife to Francis that she was in the books.
She had every reason to be since Francis gambled his inheritance away and they would be penniless if not for George's crush on Elizabeth.
What a huge disappointment for Elizabeth though. She chose the well off Francis over her former sweetheart Ross, the penniless soldier returning from war.
I'm not a fan of Demelza's makeup either and in the book she was portrayed as a very sexy woman with all the men crazy about her; while Elizabeth is the frigid and cold wife to Francis.
Linda Abhors the New GR Design wrote: "MomToKippy wrote: "I watched it! Really gorgeous scenery again and sets, costumes etc. I never finished the last season but that's ok. I found the trial a little strange at the outcome. It didn't l..."Hi, Linda, I'm very curious to know what other sites are discussing Poldark, could you help me out ? thanks :D
I think she is talking about the threads about the horrible new layout of goodreads - not Poldark. (-:
MomToKippy wrote: "I think she is talking about the threads about the horrible new layout of goodreads - not Poldark. (-:"Thanks Kippy and hello :D I haven't been on Goodreads much this summer and haven't really had a chance to see what the problems are that everyone is talking about.
Just when you get used to a site they change up everything it seems.
MomToKippy wrote: "I watched it! Really gorgeous scenery again and sets, costumes etc. I never finished the last season but that's ok. I found the trial a little strange at the outcome. It didn't logically follow to ..."I was confused about the jury and their verdict as well.
I don't remember exactly what happened at the trial but the jurors consisted of men of property sharing the same status as Ross and weren't likely to convict him due to the fact that he was one of them in rank and status.
The gauche George didn't realize there was a code among gentleman since he came from common stock.
Another reason why he wasn't convicted is that smuggling and looting wrecked ships had been going on for centuries and was a way of life In Cornwell. The gentry turned a blind eye to such goings on and didn't interfere.
MomToKippy wrote: "I think she is talking about the threads about the horrible new layout of goodreads - not Poldark. (-:"You got it, Sistah!
Laurie wrote: "MomToKippy wrote: "I watched it! Really gorgeous scenery again and sets, costumes etc. I never finished the last season but that's ok. I found the trial a little strange at the outcome. It didn't l..."The law pretty much allowed for it, I believe (similar here on East Coast), but there was the accusation of wrecking-that they'd lured the ship onto the rocks deliberately. And the accusation of assault, of course.
Everyone was banking on that, but for a moment it looked as though they would convict him. But didn't the old drunkard, the former servant, change his testimony on the stand, to foil their plot? Isn't that what Demelza was alluding to when she met with the judge? That he'd been bribed?
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I love Caroline. I finally have a favorite female character on this show. She is a little spoiled, but she seems the type to do the right thing when it comes down to it and use her position to ensure it happens. Plus she burned George, far better than anyone else in town has, so what's not to like. And those costumes! I haven't read the books, so I'm not sure about the Caroline from the story, but I think Gabriella Wilde is doing a good job.
I was so happy with Francis last night. This is the Francis I have been waiting for since the show started. I always thought a lot of his problems stemmed from his father (I have a cousin that was in a very similar situation with his father and older brother) and after his father was out of the way he would grow a backbone, and he finally did. I know the basic storyline for the next two seasons, so I know where everything is going, I just don't exactly know how. But I'm glad Francis has gotten to this point.
You know, George disgusts me, but his character is really well written. They do a great job of showing the balance between new money and old money, and that even getting in the door didn't necessarily mean the door was open.
Of course next week we get to go back to this...
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Ten Reasons the Original Poldark is Hotter than Aidan Turner
http://www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/enterta...
So many things wrong with that compare/contrast....First, he's shirtless and tan, then he's pasty? Which is it, Anna? Hmmm? And when he does get something right (the stare, and don't forget to add in the smolder Anna!), it must be because he got it from someone else. Nah, And no bum chin (that was a new expression for me), but I'm not sneezing at the dimples!
If my guy started matching his outfits to his farm animals/accessories, I'd be worried......
I'm with you, Marie! Team Aidan all the way!
That was very entertaining! After that comparison, Aidan looks even better than ever.
MomToKippy wrote: "That was very entertaining! After that comparison, Aidan looks even better than ever."Lol, you're right MomToK! She thought she could make it look bad and wound up achieving the opposite!
I think it was tongue in cheek yes? At least I think so.
MomToKippy wrote: "I think it was tongue in cheek yes? At least I think so."Omg, I thought she was serious! Which blew my mind, since Cosmo these days is geared toward 15 yr olds......
You're probably right...3 and 5 do lay it on thick. I read it at work in between students and appointments, and Lord knows when I'm at work these days, a sense of humor isn't allowed. Went right over my head.
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Oh episode two tonight! Can't wait, almost forgot.
Oh, never forget! Ran our Fulbright up to Prov on an errand or two, and made sure we were back in time. Juuuust gonna have time to pull the laundry out before it comes on!
Somehow, just not the same thing
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Marie wrote: "Hahaha... My coffee nearly flew across the room!"Oh, now, when I first posted it, it was normal size! What happened to the photo!?
There. Hope that's better. Still learning how to post these photos, gifs, etc.
we are running on the US Masterpiece Classic schedule, so if you are on the British schedule, please try to keep it spoiler free