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★☆☆☆☆
Feels like it barely avoids an R rating
What happens when you take a Jane Austen premise and use it to create a story aimed at fans of Game of Thrones? This series happens. Really, it seems like they made a list of the characters from Austen's fragment and said, "Now what horrible past or awful personality trait can we give this character?"
Trigger warnings (from the first 2 episodes; more may apply later in the series): Child abuse, incest, attempted rape, S & M, racial discrimination, substance abuse.
Seriously, don't watch this with your kids or teenage daughters. There is explicit sexual discussion in here, as well as some male nudity.
If you really want to watch it, I recommend fast-forwarding every time Sir Edward Denham or his dominatrix sister appear. You may think "Surely they wouldn't say or do anything appalling in the company of this other person." Oh, but they would. They would.
In the interest of balance: The costuming and sets are very fine, the countryside is beautiful, and the music is pleasant although not what I was expecting. I liked the hero and heroine quite a bit.
