#love isn't grand gestures love is saying i love you in a fucking field bro

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sometimes I think about that guy on amazon who reviewed pride and prejudice and did an entire angry, weirdly math focused rant about how awful darcy is and then ends it all with "I could carve a better man out of a banana"

#the funny thing about the review is that hes so right about most of his points but like #that's why the book is good BECAUSE darcy is super flawed and so is elisabeth and everyone else #also his criticism of how basically nothing happens in the book except them all going to each others houses #austen literally says that's love love is going to someone's home and love is looking across the dinner table at you and love is walking #love isn't grand gestures love is saying i love you in a fucking field bro #anyways i love pride and prejudice in postmodern context because it's absolutely hilarious and deeply relevant #pride and prejudice #jane austen

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where does conrad ricamora rank for you amongst MR DARCYS

Wow!!! Thanks for giving me the opportunity to RANK DARCYS (that I have seen)!!!!!

Matthew McFadyen as Mr. Darcy, Pride and Prejudice (2005). I think this one is nigh impossible to beat for me, tbh. He is so tall. He is so intense. Matthew McFadyen is one of the greatest actors of his generation imo, and this is the one time he channels all that energy into a truly sweeping female gaze-driven romantic hero and the gazebo scene shall not be denied.

Colin Firth as Mark Darcy, Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) and Bridget Jones's Baby (2016). Perhaps the most Colin Firth role to ever Colin Firth. The true Colin Firth Darcy. Yesterday, today, tomorrow, anywhere, any time, any position. Nice boys don't kiss like that--yes they fucking do!!!!!!!!

Conrad Ricamora as Will, Fire Island (2022). I would say that this is really more of a tie or 2.5, but Mark Darcy edges him out by a TINY bit because Mark Darcy got to fuck and has more screentime. Neither of those things are Will's fault. Will should've fucked!!! My one critique of the film!!! Otherwise, perfect. He is adorable and he is hot and he is steadfast and he is funny and it's just a killer performance. Also, Will and Noah have fabulous chemistry and we get a rain scene, and he's a hero and I just love him.

J.J. Field as Henry Nobley, Austenland (2013). I actually really like this one, mostly because he's so uptight and bitchy, which is what we love in a Mr. Darcy. Also, I enjoy his grand gesture in the end quite a bit.

Colin Firth, Mr. Darcy, Pride and Prejudice (1995). He largely wins 5th place because he is Colin Firth. I actually do not really enjoy this miniseries. I find it pretty bloodless and boring. Colin Firth is really good in it, objectively, but I don't feel like anyone else is giving me shit and it's a lot for him to carry on his shoulders.

Martin Henderson, Will Darcy, Bride and Prejudice (2004). To be real, Martin Henderson is like... fine, but they could've cast someone more interesting as Will, and there are probably some problematic aspects going on with his entire character (it's been a while since I last watched), and Naveen Andrews is here as Mr. Bingley and that's PRETTY HARD TO LOOK AWAY FROM. But I do find Will and Lalita's dynamic very cute. It's super "early 2000s romcom slap slap kiss UST" and I am... trash for that. I remember liking Martin and Aishwarya's chemistry, even if he could've easily been played by someone more... more.

Daniel Vincent Gordh, William Darcy, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (2012-2013). Bro remember when this webseries had the internet in a chokehold lmao? Anyway, this Darcy is fine, but he's just... fine. I was never that into the tension between him and Lizzie, though tbh, a lot of that may be because I found the webseries version of Lizzie pretty irritating.

Elliot Cowan, Mr. Darcy, Lost in Austen (2008). This mini is very cute, but I wasn't into its Darcy, I didn't think he was suitably romantic, and I think there is a not-insignificant part of me that rejects the idea of Mr. Darcy ending up with anyone who isn't Lizzie.

#pride and prejudice