To be #TeamBaronessvonSchraeder?

[SpicyMarge]

Hear me out.

She’s rich, beautiful, and meets a man (as handsome as she is beautiful, and not in need of her wealth so she should be able to take him at face value) who makes it clear that caring for his children isn’t a top priority for him.

He proposes and then suddenly, thanks to the appearance of a singing and painfully chirpy nun, he’s in the running for Dad of the Year 1938 and poor Elsa is painted as the villain.

In fairness to her, she bows out with dignity. A lesser woman would have keyed his car. Or shopped him into Hitler.

It's a classic story of man ditches woman for younger one

I always liked her but he doesn't love her and she's better off without him. She'd be so very bored with all those singing children.

She can do better. Who wants all those ungrateful loud stepchildren.

She could have Max. Unless he's gay?

I'm just watching and this post has really made me smile!

And she has the BEST clothes ever! That gold dress! The chic little suits!

She also has better hair.

Agree. Especially Friedrich. Ugh. So shouty. Shutupp Friedrich!!

He always wanted a mother for the children. And the baroness wasn't that. Beautiful and rich but ultimately the wicked stepmother.

Definitely gay but much more fun

And the goaty puppet show would be much better at "Austria's Got Talent" than a washy rendition of "Edelweiss".

I like the way the film doesn't make her jealous and spiteful. She does her bit for the War Effort by allowing Captain Von Trapp to escape Nazis. I'm sure that lost them the war.

I'm watching this and the same thought crossed my mind!

Yes!

It's interesting OP, I watched SOM again recently, and felt a bit sorry for her.

When I was younger I saw her differently - she was sort of painted as the bad guy a little bit as she's competition for Maria - more glamorous and worldly. But to be fair to her she steps away gracefully and keeps her composure when she realises that he loves Maria not her.

Also, Christopher Plummer, what a dish!

I love the way she bowed out with dignity when she knew it wasn't her that the Captain loved. She's better off without them, imagine how tiresome it would become very quickly. And that's without being chased by the Nazis.

He's a walking red flag. Imagine the AIBU, WIBU to move in with a man who owns his own house but doesn't parent his 7 children and will leave it all to me?

Yes! No drab curtain fabrics for our Elsa.

I bet the Baroness can't make curtain- frocks either.
DH says he's eyeing.up our curtains for a pair of shorts. Until i told him I had a spare curtain...

Yeah, but he looks great in a suit :-)

Classic man falls for the help/ mother figure. Can't handle a real women his own age.

And what's wrong with boarding school for the children anyway? Their education seemed very lacking as did their socialisation. If Lisel had had a properly rounded education would she have been trying to get off with the Nazi mailman?

This - and she also gives him a little nudge towards Maria.

honestly in her position I think I would have been considering boarding school too…

@SpicyMarge Thanks, this has made me smile (whilst questioning my life choices for watching SOM AGAIN!!)

First thing you should know, Liesl....don't cop off with a Nazi.

There is a very uncomfortable power dynamic in the Captain/Maria relationship. How convenient that having been ditched by his equal there is an adoring naive ex nun on hand to parent his children and look out for him.