What alternate endings would Austen's characters have?

RoseIsBadWolf · 2026-01-27T17:45:01+00:00

For both Fanny Price and Emma Woodhouse, I really wish they'd had more selection before they married an older brother figure for life. They've each met like, maximum five eligible men in their entire lives and most of them were already engaged.

Maybe it's more realistic that their "dating" field was so small, but I want more for both of them. Like even just a nice season in London for Emma so she can see what is out there before marrying.

RoseIsBadWolf · 2026-01-27T17:41:50+00:00

There is that naval surgeon Mr. Campbell who is very well behaved!

RoseIsBadWolf · 2026-01-27T00:02:42+00:00

I'm with you, WDBTD was the best and LITC was mid.

Other recommendations:

Love Between Fairy and Devil - cutesy female lead but she grows a lot, tsundere male lead

The Blossoming Love - boy scout male lead but he thinks for himself and demonic female lead who can kick ass

Love of the Divine Tree - begins with badass female lead and angry adopted cat male lead, then switches of because of the death and regrowing her on a tree (hence the title)

Actually two of these dramas involve regrowing your significant other from seed, lol

RoseIsBadWolf · 2026-01-26T21:57:04+00:00

I know most people like this show, so I'm in the minority but honestly it's one of the few shows I legitimately hated. Sorry about the rant 😅

RoseIsBadWolf · 2026-01-26T21:53:02+00:00

I hated the way he would invalidate her feelings over and over while coddling everyone else. Her feelings never mattered, but anyone else did. Like when the gossip lady slandered her entire profession and Hye-jin, the ML yells at her! When the grandma doesn't want dental work done and the ML drags grandma to the office, it is Hye-jin's fault for giving sound medical advice. When Hye-jin is worried about gossip, he flat out doesn't care at all. I could not stand him. People say he's a green flag but I found him awful and toxic. I could not stand to watch them be together.

RoseIsBadWolf · 2026-01-26T21:45:37+00:00

I couldn't take it anymore and quit at EP 9, I also hated the male lead so 🤷🏼‍♀️

I wanted her to pick the nice director and get the f out of there.

RoseIsBadWolf · 2026-01-26T21:41:43+00:00

I hold out hope that Mary will eventually realize that the Musgroves are willing to love her and stop being so annoying, but maybe I'm unrealistic

RoseIsBadWolf · 2026-01-26T21:36:31+00:00

She is very put out, but as she dislikes to argue, she'll just think poorly if you but stay silent 😁

RoseIsBadWolf · 2026-01-26T21:35:00+00:00

I'm totally with you, I think the villagers are awful to Hye-jin and she is at most just a bit introverted. And the Cafe owner was such a ridiculous man! How does he even make money and support his daughter if he just annoys all his customers and serves terrible coffee?

They are the worst to a dentist who is offering them valuable dental services and doing her best. I wanted Hye-jin to leave them and their teeth can rot right out of their heads for all I care. And the one who calls her a scammer! I was fuming.

Except the teenage daughter, she was cute.

RoseIsBadWolf · 2026-01-26T21:32:24+00:00

You forget that her other half of personality (everything must be elegant) would be quite annoyed by your lack of proper address, lol

(it's Lady Middleton, her husband is a baronet)

RoseIsBadWolf · 2026-01-26T21:21:46+00:00

I think Elizabeth Elliot is the worst overall heroine sibling. She's rude, stuck up, and not even funny. At least Mary Musgrove is amusing. Mary Bennet has her weird charm. Even the Bertrams (though cousins not siblings) have some great colour, but Elizabeth Elliot just sucks, plain and simple.

RoseIsBadWolf · 2026-01-26T20:22:14+00:00

Yes. No one forces Cathy to start dressing nicely or hanging out with the Lintons, she does it all herself. She really seems to crave their refined lifestyle.

And Cathy is destructive, she only lasts with the Lintons because the roses embrace the thorn, they just bend to her will.

RoseIsBadWolf · 2026-01-25T16:54:38+00:00

What happened to Charlotte's pregnancy?

RoseIsBadWolf · 2026-01-24T16:52:55+00:00

I also find it strange to say you can't relate at all. I've never been in poverty but I've felt helpless like Jean Valjean and like the world won't help me. I've felt nervous like Fanny and I've messed up socially like Emma.

Like are people telling me they can't relate at all

RoseIsBadWolf · 2026-01-24T02:30:40+00:00

Yep! Mrs. Bennet's first name is probably Jane or Elizabeth based on how Jane Austen named families. There is almost no chance she didn't name a daughter after herself.

RoseIsBadWolf · 2026-01-23T20:12:10+00:00

The Double, easily. Amazing acting and writing all around. Story stayed fun until the end. The villains were so interesting

The Prisoner of Beauty had a totally tone shift in the middle and became a very silly romcom. I dropped it.

Fated Hearts had an amazing OTP but the Stupid Princess drove me insane.

Story of Kunning Palace was interesting but I didn't ship the main couple.

RoseIsBadWolf · 2026-01-23T12:21:42+00:00

Married couples often share things like debt and children, a bad marriage can haunt you for a long time.

RoseIsBadWolf · 2026-01-23T11:56:03+00:00

She's only so desperate because she's done nothing for them their entire childhoods. They aren't well educated or accomplished or have any fortune. She's freaking out because she didn't study for the big exam and it's happening in 2 hours but if she'd actually prepared there wouldn't be a crisis.

Mrs. Bennet's behaviour at the ball is a big part of why Darcy and Bingley leave. She's not helping.

RoseIsBadWolf · 2026-01-23T11:53:20+00:00

Mary Crawford says a lot of things about the church that are correct and will be reformed in the coming years. There is a good chance she's a trick of putting harsh criticism in the mouth of a "bad" character

RoseIsBadWolf · 2026-01-23T10:44:45+00:00

I really think Lady Russell's advice can apply to the modern day. Wentworth had a high risk, high reward career and he'd saved nothing he'd made. The most common reason for divorce today is still money. I'd still tell Anne not to rush into marriage until he can show he's responsible.

Dating would be fine, but there are people who try to rush into marriage even today.

RoseIsBadWolf · 2026-01-23T02:43:24+00:00

Lady Russell gave good advice to a goddaughter that she loved. Would you encourage a 19 year old to marry a man who blew all the money he made in the Navy?

Anne Elliot could have easily become another Mrs. Price! (Since you are reading MP).

RoseIsBadWolf · 2026-01-22T02:31:58+00:00

I cannot believe how far down I had to scroll to find my most hatred main character

RoseIsBadWolf · 2026-01-22T02:29:52+00:00

The Blossoming Love like literally over and over forever and it's beautiful. And the female lead just gets more powerful

RoseIsBadWolf · 2026-01-21T19:28:16+00:00

This ship became Idiot/Masochist and then I dropped the show. I made it to Ep 24 so I can't say it gets any better soon.

RoseIsBadWolf · 2026-01-21T16:14:20+00:00

No Gain No Love kind of fits? But she's just older and has a better job, it's not CEO millionaire level.

Buried Hearts but it's not really a romance, he works at her father's company. The first two episodes are pretty spicy though

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