Sense and Sensibility Chapters 20-22

Pod and Prejudice

It's all coming together! The day has finally come. Molly has made an ACCURATE PREDICTION! In today's episode, we discuss the Palmers' relationship, we meet Anne and Lucy Steele, and find out--record scratch--EDWARD HAS A SIDE CHICK???? Highlights include regency throuples, Insincerity and Ignorance: the Lost Austen Novel, Elinor being the most relatable character ever, and the origin of the hair.

Study Questions: topics discussed include the Palmers, the Steeles vs. the Dashwoods, the Economics of Dating in Jane Austen TM, the Plot Twiste and Edward's character, hair

Funniest Quote: “John is in such spirits today!” said she, on his taking Miss Steeles’s pocket handkerchief, and throwing it out of window— “He is full of monkey tricks.”

And soon afterwards, on the second boy’s violently pinching one of the same lady’s fingers, she fondly observed, “How playful William is!”

Who wins the chapters? Mrs. Palmer / Elinor

Glossary of Terms and Phrases:

beaux (n): boyfriends, hot guys

rectitude (n): morally correct behavior or thinking; righteousness.

assiduities (n): constant or close attention to what one is doing.

Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Avatar: The Last Airbender, A Wrinkle in Time, The Lego Movie, Love Actually

Next episode: Bridget Jones's Diary (available on Hulu and Prime)

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