“And how is my little she-bear?”
Broke: George warleggan is a bad guy because hes rich and powerful.
Woke: George warleggan suffers from the rigidly enforced class system in 18th century England just as much as everyone else does. hes shunned by the upper class for not being born into it as they were and hes shunned by the lower class because he doesn’t face the same struggles they do. much like demelza he is betwix and between because dispite having wealth he will never belong with the rich in their eyes. but unlike demelza the viewers are expected to hate him for trying but demelza’s same struggles are praised for her efforts. the show has a problem of depicting people who arent as noble as ross almost deserving ridicule for trying to fit in with the much hated aristocracy, as in the case with Georges bullying by ross as a child. George does not have the choice ross does; if he doesnt fit in perfectly he’ll be a pariah, where as Ross old name gives him leeway to disregard social rules and still come out on top. this isnt to say that George isnt a classist man, rather he cant get away with it in the viewers eyes in a way that ross can. Ross himself calls george an “upstart” but its never addressed or talked about even though were expected to see ross as the most moral character in the show. its very unfair to tar George with the classist brush without addressing ross’s own classiest notions towards the aristocracy . good and bad exist in all classes (ie mercron and hanson, jacka and Tess) and i feel the show missed a golden opportunity to dispel some notions in both George and ross mind about what the lower and upper classes are really like.
Imagine an au where the Warleggans never stopped being blacksmiths
Just George as a blacksmith… he would look good
#boy oh no you didn’t #shots fired #george ‘savage’ warleggan
when is hand kissing gonna be back in fashion though im tired of waiting
The doorway at Cardew.
1x08. Margaret & George.
↳ George Warleggan
Villainy never looked so devilishly handsome.
i’m at the bookstore and i just met a very serious eight-year-old boy in a tiny tweed suit and a light pink button-down shirt who asked me to help him find:
-crime and punishment
-eugene onegin
-a hero of our time
-the call of cthulu
-end of watch by stephen king
also met his very tired mother, who was wearing a purple fleece jacket. the little boy exasperatedly corrected her on her pronunciation of “onegin.” i promise you i am not making up one word of this.
i asked him if he wanted recommendations and he said, in a deep, forceful voice, “NO”
this is the best thing that has ever happened to me. i can’t believe i didn’t give the mom my number and volunteer to babysit. i’m never going to see this kid again. i’m devastated.
