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In the book, Elizabeth's pregnancy is treated as a minor piece of news that comes out in due course after her marriage to George. Nothing is made of it at the time. I wonder whether even Graham intended it to be important at that time, since Warleggan ends months before Elizabeth is expected to give birth. If the mere discovery of Elizabeth's pregnancy is treated as cheap melodrama on the show, I think that will be another misstep by Horsfield. Ross's potential responsibility is not supposed to be telegraphed.

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In the book, Elizabeth's pregnancy is treated as a minor piece of news that comes out in due course after her marriage to George. Nothing is made of it at the time. I wonder whether even Graham intended it to be important at that time,

Yeah, it's in the letter Verity wrote Demelza describing E and George's wedding- and it was speculation at that by Elizabeth's own mother, if I recall correctly, simply because E was feeling unwell?

I'm not sure Graham even thought about the pregnancy until he wrote Black Moon 20 years later and could use it as a plot point?

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In the book, Elizabeth's pregnancy is treated as a minor piece of news that comes out in due course after her marriage to George. Nothing is made of it at the time.

Thank you for clarifying that. So it seems like this may not be the big cliffhanger next week.

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If Trenwith is burned to the ground in this adaptation (as it wasn't in the books) then Geoffery Charles has no brith-right to come into when he's of age. "Penrice" would belong to George because it will have been built with his money. I really hope DH doesn't repeat this from the 70s version.




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George didn't build Penrice in Oldark - it belonged originally to Agatha's father and then to her. George's bank acquired it when it bought the bank that originally held a mortgage on the title and then, when the mortgage couldn't be paid, George's bank forclosed. In Oldark, Charles Poldark had mortgaged Penrice when the estate ran into debt (I presume he was trustee and had power to do that). In any event, these are scenarios not in the books.

Even if Trenwith had burned to the ground, Geoffrey Charles would have inherited the land when he came of age.

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I really hope DH doesn't repeat this from the 70s version.


DH had been quoted that she has not viewed the 1970's version, or rather had not viewed it prior to writing season 1. Who knows about series 2 or 3. I find it hard to imagine that 2 different script writers would write the burning of Trenwith independently, which never occurred in the novels. As Aunt Agatha might say "Big mistake". I'm hoping that from what I can tell in the preview clip that it is only the fences that burn not the estate itself. Besides a stone building would not make a spectacular fire, the mob would have to force themselves in to really burn it down.

I also think that by having the main female characters (Demelza and Elizabeth) more proactive and modernized that it has changed the dynamics of the show. I'm not a book purist but I am a little unhappy with those character changes. I still love Poldark, but it could be better. Demelza as part of the mob, or somehow involved in the actual confrontation is not a good change.

As far as Ross rejoining his regiment, well, Aidan does look fantastic in the uniform, however, storywise not so fantastic.

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DH said she watched the 1975 series after completing part of s1 script eps for her series.

In the 1975 series, George orders his goons to kill Ross. Elizabeth immediately insists, "Not here!" She doesn't say don't kill Ross, but rather, don't kill Ross here, at Trenwith.

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Thanks, Joseph. I knew you would know.
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