tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post5675494673618770137..comments2024-02-13T12:54:34.770-05:00Comments on Flowers of Quiet Happiness: North and South {and the Train Station Scene}Karahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-91513478625726211282015-02-14T15:39:56.858-05:002015-02-14T15:39:56.858-05:00That's a good point, Melanie! After all that t...That's a good point, Melanie! After all that they've been through and all he's done for her, he wouldn't want to endanger her reputation at all. But regardless if it would've actually happened, I admit that I love the scene whole bunches! It makes me sigh and smile as well! Every single time I watch it. :)<br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping by!Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-70918400111336311932015-02-14T15:37:16.518-05:002015-02-14T15:37:16.518-05:00The writer definitely had a unique take on the sce...The writer definitely had a unique take on the scene, didn't she? I'm not 100% convinced about it, but I admit that I DO like to imagine what she said. Whether or not, Margaret and Thornton would have really done this, I can agree that I love this scene absolutely! Maybe that's just me being a romantic and modern woman, but I just love it! <br /><br />Thanks for your thoughts, Hannah! I love analyzing stuff with you. :)Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-37491623423304125562015-02-10T00:53:58.917-05:002015-02-10T00:53:58.917-05:00Personally, I find the scene a bit far-fetched, si...Personally, I find the scene a bit far-fetched, since Thornton, though impulsive, strongly values reputation and would not want to further endanger Margaret's. The kiss on the ride back to Milton, though, I can totally believe. And even if the train scene isn't true to the times, it still makes me sigh and smile!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03140433918676433539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-8672885346174694322015-02-09T01:18:13.641-05:002015-02-09T01:18:13.641-05:00I think this was a very interesting take on the sc...I think this was a very interesting take on the scene that I hadn't considered. While she makes good observations about their characters, however, I still don't think either of them would have shed convention to the point of making a public scene such as the director did in the mini-series. It was probably playing to modern audiences, similar to several scenes from the version of Pride and Prejudice with Keira Knightley. Being the modern woman I am, however, I will love these scenes no matter what!Reading in the Darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13812641480668564435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-78342576201858086152015-02-07T16:40:42.165-05:002015-02-07T16:40:42.165-05:00Oh, ME too, Sandy! I absolutely LOVE that scene! :...Oh, ME too, Sandy! I absolutely LOVE that scene! :D <br /><br />And this: <i>Margaret and Mr. Thornton's personalities and emotions are too strong to contain, even for societal standards</i> that's it right there. Even if the screenwriters were just wanting to give a modern audience what we desired (which I don't mind AT ALL ;), it makes so much sense that Margaret and Thornton's happiness to know they were loved by the other would have caused them to not even care what society thought about them in that moment. Both do tend to display their emotions near the surface most of the time and their reactions throughout the story proves this.<br /><br />Regardless, I did like this take on the scene! And I never tire of the scene in general. ;DKarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-6103533737628186942015-02-07T16:33:58.070-05:002015-02-07T16:33:58.070-05:00I can too, Alex. With both of their personalities,...I can too, Alex. With both of their personalities, and with both of them suffering for missing each other desperately, that scene plays out very normal for them. Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-13548869466646449972015-02-07T16:32:38.257-05:002015-02-07T16:32:38.257-05:00I do too, Hamlette. I hadn't ever thought abou...I do too, Hamlette. I hadn't ever thought about it like that, but it makes so much sense. Combine his impulsiveness with her non-conventionality and we end up with a scene that feels exactly right for both of them.Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-1953323173252145262015-02-07T16:31:14.324-05:002015-02-07T16:31:14.324-05:00That's exactly what I thought, Suey! :)That's exactly what I thought, Suey! :)Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-87460026409491689762015-02-07T16:30:57.668-05:002015-02-07T16:30:57.668-05:00I'm so pleased you ended up liking it, Jenni! ...I'm so pleased you ended up liking it, Jenni! It's certainly a way better ending than the book, in my opinion. :)Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-73155190963754230922015-02-07T16:29:50.002-05:002015-02-07T16:29:50.002-05:00I so agree! It's absolutely wonderful. I rewat...I so agree! It's absolutely wonderful. I rewatch it often! :DKarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-4344878751136783352015-02-06T23:29:17.235-05:002015-02-06T23:29:17.235-05:00The article made a great point about how their per...The article made a great point about how their personalities (him having that streak of impulsiveness and her marching to the beat of her own drum) were the types that would totally support that train station scene (which I LOVE). I find it interesting that the screenwriter would have this moment outside because technically, yes, such an open display of affection--even as tender and beautiful as theirs--would be considered scandalous. Maybe it's just further highlighting that Margaret and Mr. Thornton's personalities and emotions are too strong to contain, even for societal standards. Or maybe it's just the screenwriters' way of giving us that romantic moment that we viewers love. Either way, I totes appreciate it ;)Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18119179764394966859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-62264153640105428462015-02-06T12:46:22.730-05:002015-02-06T12:46:22.730-05:00It was an interesting piece and I ten to agree wit...It was an interesting piece and I ten to agree with it, they are both pretty impulsive sometimes and I can buy they were just so happy to see each other when they thought they wouldn'tAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-75819241869080963612015-02-05T15:51:11.862-05:002015-02-05T15:51:11.862-05:00I really like her take, and I definitely didn'...I really like her take, and I definitely didn't find it out of character for either of them. Thornton, as she says, is impulsive, and Margaret repeatedly defies convention when she believes what she's doing is perfectly okay. Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-7475827802218001182015-02-05T13:12:36.239-05:002015-02-05T13:12:36.239-05:00Oh, I like her take on it! Interesting indeed! Oh, I like her take on it! Interesting indeed! Sueyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926501219758538615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-32648295682139497342015-02-05T12:30:20.992-05:002015-02-05T12:30:20.992-05:00I haven't seen the scene yet since I haven'...I haven't seen the scene yet since I haven't watched the mini-series yet. I look forward to it, though, since I didn't like the ending in the book too much. :)Jenni Elysehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403700912436098391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-47895594119911662972015-02-05T12:07:55.395-05:002015-02-05T12:07:55.395-05:00I watched this scene last night and it was perfect...I watched this scene last night and it was perfect! I couldn't stop smiling. I should probably watch it again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com