Regency House Party part05

Now, in the tradition of THE 1900 HOUSE, MANOR HOUSE, FRONTIER HOUSE and COLONIAL HOUSE, comes REGENCY HOUSE PARTY, a series of four episodes in which 10 modern-day men and women get in on the romantic action and the way of life that typified the Regency era.
Part 5 of 36.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Regency
• British
• PBS
• BBC
• eighteenth
• nineteenth
• century
• romantic
• romanticism
• reality
• show
• gothic
• Austen

[baronessvondengler]

She's just rude and ignorant, coming from the 21st century doesn't have anything to do with it. If she knew she couldn't cut it back in the Regency period, without special concessions, why even bother? Just stay home...

[hilaryrules91]

God, Victoria is so rude, even by today's standard! How can she talk to an older woman like that? I liked her at first but now? Ugh. I'm rooting for the lady's companion or the two middle class girls

[MissAshleyJClark]

@druniver Yeah - they've given the participants a positition in the house 2 match their positition in the real world, 1 of thems a real countess - it shows more how strict the class system was back then compared 2 2day were a science teacher & a lady from the aristocracy like Mr Foxsmith & LadyDevonport can c & treat each other as complete equals . . . . . . ;)

[Roseblight]

As badly as Miss Hopkins is behaving, the hostess is not helping at all. I would rather see her lead by example rather than just butting heads.

[druniver]

@MissAshleyJClark If you google 'regencyparticipantbios', you find a description of the participants in real life:

So, mrs Hopkins appears to be a true 'nouveau riche'

[dressupjesus]

Miss Hopkins was rude, but the hostess is overreacting.

[DRush76]

Let me get this straight. People are pissed off because Victoria Hopkins won't play the game. She probably thought she would enjoy herself and realized that she was not suited to pretend to be a woman of the Regency Era. She was being honest about it. And you can't stand it, because you want her to pretend that what she was doing was fun and enjoyable, due to your romantic illusions about that period.

[truediabolique69]

Victoria dear....your money could stand to buy you some etiquette classes!! She lacks manners and any humility!

[KittyKattyYukiLvr]

I'm in high school and would NEVER speak to either of my parents like thator friends or anyone I deemed necessitates respect (everybody)...soooo rude.

[lisambofoh]

I despise old people who think they can be crabby to young people and still be deserving of respect. I'll respect you until you give me reason not to, regardless of your age. Victoria needed a smacking, but only because she was mouthy, not because she was young. She would have needed a smacking even if she was 90.

[lisambofoh]

I don't think people like Victoria realize they're playing characters. 

[rowrowboat]

Nobody likes to be told to go fuck off, but honestly, the way Rogers goes on about it, I can't find much sympathy for her either. She seems like the sort of person who gets all her social currency from taking offense at things and telling people how angry others have made her and how unforgivably she's been treated. She's more than a little manipulative, too. Hopkins wasn't the first to offend her and she certainly won't be the last.