New episode out now! We explore the world of Jane Austen with the 2013 miniseries Death Comes to Pemberley, based on the 2011 novel of the same name. We get into the disjointed feeling we felt while watching and try to figure out what this adaptation was really trying to be - a murder mystery with Austen characters or Austen fanservice with a background murder? A romance? A courtroom drama? All of the above? We discuss how this portrayed familiar characters and whether or not they felt true to the originals, get annoyed by Wickham continually escaping the consequences of his actions, wonder why they needed a single odd sex scene, and get grossed out by sketchy cousin marriage proposals. We also get into how the characters manipulated evidence to back their version of events, and discuss the class divide in this era, especially between the Darcy family and their staff and servants. Katy is a horse girl on rare occasions, Carrie really does love a library, Maddy has an excellent vocabulary, and Mack minds his own business. We also hate on some ugly wigs, discuss historical hysteria treatments, reveal some childhood invasions of privacy, get mad at toxic masculinity, and debate definitions of fanfiction vs. pastiche—as well as reveal some of our own forays into writing! Maddy does multiple accents and we all are annoyed at Lydia - it’s a treat! Give it a listen! (Note: Carrie’s audio is a bit off in the beginning and we apologize for that- it has been corrected as much as possible.) TW: Incest, suicide Show Notes: Article - 10 extraordinary Native American cultural sites protected on public lands