In an amazing twist, Charithra just got cast in a different show and it's resulted in some long overdue correction on analysis of her character vs the hate she got from Kanthony fans for even existing. I hated what they did for Kanthony's story with that triangle but Charithra wasn't at fault for taking a role and playing it well. Only flaw from the actors is that Johnny and Charithra didn't really have any chemistry and that is what it is.
People now rightly pointing out how wrong Kate and Anthony were to do as they did and her sister was not wrong to be upset about it. Now I do think Edwina deserves some blame for willfully trying to delude herself into believing she was in love or that he would love her after multiple times of him making clear he was not interested in a love match. Anthony did not deceive her of his feelings for HER. But he did deceive her about his feelings for her SISTER as did KATE.
In terms of blame, if we wish to weight blame? Anthony above all is first imo. He was older than both. He was more experienced than both...maybe not in love but in relationships. He pursued her sister despite knowing his initial attraction to Kate. He could have backed off when he realized who Edwina was. He proposed to Edwina when he realized he loved Kate. He chose to move forward with the engagement when he could have put an end to it, despite Kate insisting he not. He basically was standing at the alter imagining Kate instead of Edwina and so obvious in his affection Edwina caught on and was faced with a choice to marry a man who wanted her sister or "ruin" herself by leaving that altar. Then he tries to convince her to still go through with it. When finally over he wastes little time in pursuing her sister and sleeping with her while the family is still in midst of scandal he created.
As bad as it may have been, the family would have recovered because still very rich and titled and people would have learned to bite their tongues about him marrying Kate even without the Queen's blessing. Edwina though? She would have been the one truly ruined and deemed unmarriageable after being tossed over for her sister if the queen hadn't intervened. Would have been perceived there must be something wrong with her, because ultimately the titled male never carries the most scandal even if more at fault.
Kate is next to blame. She wasn't honest with herself how she felt which could have stopped a lot of this from occurring but mostly because she let her sister persist in a courtship with telling her the real reason could not work. Then when he proposed? Honestly it was mostly family there with exception of Featherington's...she could have said stopped it right there and dragged Edwina away to speak to her. The engagement could have ended before it began. Barring that she should have stayed well away from Anthony if she didn't want to fess up to it. If you truly want the best for your sister, you don't insist on Edwina marrying a man you KNOW will never love her despite her sister foolishly thinking in love with him. SHE insisted the marriage go through then basically proclaimed her feelings for Anthony right at the alter in front of Edwina. She lied to her sister but she also embarrassed her sister and made her a source of gossip and scandal. Then she KISSED this man right after the botched wedding.
Where I fault Edwina is for romanticizing the Viscount and choosing to try to force feed an idea of love when he made clear did not exist. This however is NOT cause to excuse anything else that happened. People in the ton make marriages of convenience or at best affection all the time. The man not loving her would not ordinarily result in a botched wedding with him wed to her sister. And the fact she didn't realize they were in love...Edwina is an 18? I presume year old coddled by society with no experience. Which in many ways Kate is naive too despite elder in age which is why Anthony is by far the most at fault. However, she's never known her sister to lie to her before and I can see why her 1st, 2nd and 3rd thought would never go to the idea Kate wanted Anthony herself. Because a sister wouldn't think she'd be betrayed by family in that manner.
The only other points I criticize her for are the half sister remark which as cruel and I don't care what the circumstances said under. To say it she had to have thought it at times before and I question Edwina for that. She is her sister, regardless if share a father or even if had different mothers too. That comment just makes me wonder what signals Kate was reading from her and Mary, despite anything else they say since clear Kate felt she had to EARN her place in the family. Not that the show ever explored that.
And I disagree with Edwina over her complaint to the Viscount about never feeling for her what he would her sister. He said that repeatedly, albeit without the sister part. Anthony deserved to be raked over the coals by her for the deceit and using her but not on that point. For trying to screw her sister while he was courting and engaged to Edwina. For proposing to Edwina knowing that. THAT is what she should have been mad about. For RUINING and embarrassing her at the alter and hurting her chances of ever marrying all because he was a coward and lacked honor to pursue a different girl.
Because Anthony could have pursued another woman not in the family if truly did not want to pursue Kate for a love match. It did not have to be Edwina.
I know I've said this all before but finally other people in large part are saying it because they feel emboldened with Charithra landing a role on another known show. That fandom basically scapegoated Edwina, POLIN. Charithra, Nic, Luke and the Featherington's for all their complaints but really it was the writing staff that should have solely been subject of their ire. The first they blamed for their story not focusing on Kanthony which is absurd enough. The rest on screentime, even though Simone and Jonny had more screentime than ANYONE and the show always does subplots. Even more annoying now really because Luke N got less screentime then Simone, then Jonny in their season and even Luke T (Benedict) in HIS own season so I'm even more ticked off to be honest at the hate they drove his way given all of this.
I have my complaints with season 3 but they are directed at the writing room where they BELONG. Not on other actors/characters. Kanthony and Benophie fans should learn to do the same.
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