god, the boxxhill pictures are such a glorious combination of pain and angst and awkward and perf - avoidingthenargles
Emma humiliating Mrs Bates through the jams is a stroke of genius that gets better and better the more I think about it.Not only is Mrs Bates following Emma’s advice and trying to get ahead in the world by being more assertive, not only is this a very personal product for her that she puts her heart and soul into, but it is also a possible extra source of income for her. Emma mocked the very thing that may have gotten Mrs Bates out of poverty, a way that she herself had come up with and worked on, a means to climb back up the social ladder. - this-new-romantic-way
Where the eff was Harriet? - b-lynninja
I think it’s really interesting that in the Boxx Hill video today we saw Emma want to turn off the camera for the first time. How many times have we watched her try to convince others to be a part of “documenting her greatness” even in the midst of their unease? Yet today as soon as she realized Jane was berating her for some truly warranted issues (whether she admitted them or not), she attempted to turn off the camera. - theeloquentrambler
As much as I disagree with Emma’s actions, you can’t help but feel for her. It’s a testament to Austin’s original writing that Emma is a character that you can disagree with and yet still be emotionally invested in her happiness. And it’s a testament to the adaptation that they’ve not only preserved that but also made it even more emotionally wrenching to see her in such pain. - selenityshiroi
First, Emma disappoints Annie at the baby shower. She dismisses it as the cost of doing business and probably promised herself she’d make it up to Annie somehow. Then Jane quits, and finally Alex calls bullshit. One by one things fall away and Emma’s inner psyche is exposed. She really doesn’t know what hit her. She’s totally unprepared by a situation that she can’t fix, but also that she caused. The domino set-up worked really well. Once one piece fell the whole situation was inevitable. And the piece that fell? Emma’s misconceptions about the people around her. It was lovely and heartbreaking at the same time to watch. - kyrieanne
i know Emma was totally at fault and i obviously saw this comingbut that doesn’t mean i don’t want to give her a hug because i do - curious-earth
Emma’s behavior since Frank came to Highbury has gotten worse. Her mission to better the world has been tainted with her awful treatment and ridiculing of people behind their backs, with Frank egging her on. I don’t think Boxx is the one thing that forces her to change (as it was in the book), but I think the gradual loss of her friends and coworkers (except for Harriet) will force her to see how she’s let her ambition destroy her relationships and make the concept of being alone with just her work all the more real. - bookstoretenant
Now I have this image of Emma eating nothing but all those jams Maddie made for three weeks while she figures herself out. - missus-e
jane called out emma’s bullshit and jane took charge and jane hit her cue! - emma--woodhouse
Jane was right to call her out. I don’t think what she said was 100% about Emma though. - lillianloverly
I think the bulk of that speech was not just about Emma and Maddie, but also Frank Churchill. Jane says that she needs to stop trying to force things that aren’t going to happen: I think she was talking about her relationship with Frank. Frank and Emma are practically the same person, and judging by how strained her relationship with Emma is, I cannot imagine how Frank and Jane would work. (And since Emma and Frank are so similar, I think Jane’s earlier criticism applies here too— I don’t think think that Frank cares about bettering the world; his concern is more about having all of the fun).- tea-n-cake-or-death
Emma tries to bring Alex to her way of seeing things by mentioning that what she did was for the sake of the company, but Alex is having none of it and calls bullshit on it. I feel like that moment in particular was such a turning point for Emma in her understanding of Alex. It’s a realization that however much Alex may care for business, there’s a human side to him that she often ignores in favor of having this image in her mind of an Alex that cares only for numbers and admin work and none or very little or her side of the job. Her trying to convince him that it was to protect the company and him not buying it, tells her that Alex is not just about numbers and figures, that he values his relationships with his friends and family and his coworkers a lot more than Emma probably realized. - stereoheart07
brent’s portrayal of ‘badly done’ was anything but - jordnkyle
Seeing him choke up a little bit when he told Emma he didn’t want to be part of the world she is in…that was nearly unbearable. - kimberly-taylor
Everyone’s talking about the “badly done” and the “bullshit” but I dunno that “maybe never” hurt a lot. - araindropshallfall
Bullshit. God that line was powerful. It too a moment to register what had happened (bullshit was the only caption there, and I think that is the first swear in EA). Emma’s face immediately changes. Joanna killed this episode. My only problem with it is that it takes some of the power out of “Badly done.” That seemed more like an aftershock. - betweenpastandpresenttense
This episode made me hate Alex just a little bit. :( The tears were so heartbreaking. - heathersword
I’d like to be able to buy the emotional conclusion of Boxx. I’d like to see that Emma’s behavior here is an eye opening moment for Knightley. I’d like to see Frank bringing out the worst kind of thoughtlessness in Emma. But I can’t because I keep questioning what makes this the straw that broke the proverbial camel’s back. -neither-saint-nor-sinner
Alex most of all gets points here because when he says something important, Emma listens. She trusts him above all else and cared about him more than anyone so when he decides he needs to walk away and let her see what she’s done without any blinders, it’s a very big moment. -batsonthebrain
I kind of love how Harriet turns off the camera for Emma. She truly cares. - youngwildanddarcy
…what I want to know now is, where do they go from here? Jane’s gone, Alex is gone, Harriet’s going to leave from the look on her face. - genius-species
