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House of Eliott: Season 3 (end of series)
Sep. 4th, 2009 12:20 amGosh darn it, a cliffhanger! And on the last season, too! Apparently, they thought a fourth season was a sure thing at the time or something.
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Gosh darn it, a cliffhanger! And on the last season, too! Apparently, they thought a fourth season was a sure thing at the time or something.
( spoilers )
House of Eliot 2.1-2.12 (complete season)
Jun. 16th, 2009 11:32 amHmm…I can’t decide if this season had more or less fashion pr0n than the first season. On the one hand, it seems like there was less of Bea and Evie’s designs. On the other, unlike season 1, they dress like a pair of designers with impeccable fashion sense, so they have some stunning outfits.
There did, though, seem to be less of a focus on their relationship with each other, and more focus on the business side of things, and their relationships with others.
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There did, though, seem to be less of a focus on their relationship with each other, and more focus on the business side of things, and their relationships with others.
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House of Eliot: Season 1 (complete)
Mar. 20th, 2009 02:06 amSet in the 1920s, House of Eliot is an early 90s BBC production about Beatrice and Evangeline Eliot, two girls who are left penniless and in debt after their domineering father’s (he refused to let either girl go to school, forced Bea-who is 12 years older-to be Evie’s mother and mentor, refused to let Bea help with the War, and caused he to lose her first love) death. After trying out other jobs and befriending the Maddox siblings-Penelope, who runs a mission, and Jack, a photographer-they eventually open their own fashion house.
The season (I believe there are three total) begins with their father’s death, and ends answering the question of whether or not they’ll be a success. They characters are fairly normal-Bea is smart and practical and independent, Evie is romantic and has Deeply Questionable taste in men, Penelope is almost obsessively committed to her cause, Jack is forward thinking and is a womanizer who doesn’t realize the Right One is already there (a trope I’m tired of, but that’s handled extremely well here), their Aunt Lydia is well meaning, but snobbish, their maid Tilly is utterly loyal, etc.-but very well done and endearing, as are their various relationships.
There wasn’t quite as much 1920s clothing pr0n as I’d expected, but that’s ok. Mostly, the series focused on the lives of women in the 1920s trying to find their footing, and then trying to find their way through the business world to success. The first half focused a lot on Bea and Evie experiencing real society for the first time and being out and about in it, and the second half shifted the focus over to the business world, as both moved beyond their sheltered existences and came out of their shells, even as the lives of everyone else around them also changed.
I look forward to the subsequent seasons.
The season (I believe there are three total) begins with their father’s death, and ends answering the question of whether or not they’ll be a success. They characters are fairly normal-Bea is smart and practical and independent, Evie is romantic and has Deeply Questionable taste in men, Penelope is almost obsessively committed to her cause, Jack is forward thinking and is a womanizer who doesn’t realize the Right One is already there (a trope I’m tired of, but that’s handled extremely well here), their Aunt Lydia is well meaning, but snobbish, their maid Tilly is utterly loyal, etc.-but very well done and endearing, as are their various relationships.
There wasn’t quite as much 1920s clothing pr0n as I’d expected, but that’s ok. Mostly, the series focused on the lives of women in the 1920s trying to find their footing, and then trying to find their way through the business world to success. The first half focused a lot on Bea and Evie experiencing real society for the first time and being out and about in it, and the second half shifted the focus over to the business world, as both moved beyond their sheltered existences and came out of their shells, even as the lives of everyone else around them also changed.
I look forward to the subsequent seasons.
