Vanity Fair

[JaneJeffer]

I'm finding Rebecca annoying. I haven't read the book so have no idea if she's meant to be.

She’s not meant to be a likeable character

She's very pretty but looks too made up. Not a fan so far!

Becky Sharp is meant to be an I likeable character - a chancer, a user and a social climber.

I dislike her character.

How closely is it following the book (I haven't read it). For some reason, I feel like it might not be following it very closely?

Will be watching on catch up but indeed - she isn’t a very nice person.

She's supposed to be an anti-hero.

She is not meant to be likeable. However this adaptation feels too shiny and chocolate-boxy. They don’t look like believable early-19th-century people.

I think you have a good point bookworm. On a different topic, I thought the perfume ad for Dior during the break was a bit like a pisstake of a perfume ad.

There isn't much depth to it.

I was so looking forward to this, but am not impressed - so far.

@Pebblespony I found it strange ITV did an announcement for it

I'm trying to find out who the lady singing is but IMDB isn't helping. She looks so familiar!

Not enjoying so far, but will keep going.

It's following the book quite well, but her hair colour is seriously irritating me. It's all wrong.

I’m sticking with Bodyguard. I won’t be tuning in again. I can’t stand it. She’s annoying and I don’t care for any of the characters.

Becky Sharp is the first anti hero in literature. You aren’t meant to like her, you are meant to admire her cheek and brass neck, she is a cheeky fucker in mumsnet language, she gets her way in a male dominated society.

I'm enjoying it.

Vanity Fair never works on screen because the narrator is such a big part of the book, talking to the reader and dropping hints and clues and insights that just can't be done on film.

I am liking it. It’s not following the traditional period drama format I agree but liking the looks to camera from Becky as she manipulates.

I’m forcing myself to watch it, but the film version with Reece Witherspoon and James Purefoy is so much better. This seems very flat and no chemistry 🙁
Bit like BBC pride and prejudice versus the Hollywood version! No contest.

Pile of cheap looking, badly acted shite.

I really liked it.

It seemed too modern and informal. Not sure I’m going to last the distance on this one.

This is just just showing how brilliant the BBC are at period drama.

On a different topic, I thought the perfume ad for Dior during the break was a bit like a pisstake of a perfume ad.
It was a weird advert. I'm now convinced that JOY smells of swimming pool.

I'm reserving judgement on VF. So far, it's not as funny as the book.