Sense & Sensibility
Sense & Sensibility Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.2 |
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About
"Austen's heartbreak dressed in restraint and longing"
This BBC miniseries adapts Jane Austen's novel about the Dashwood sisters, suddenly poor after their father's death, navigating love and social pressure in Regency England. Elinor is sensible and guarded, Marianne is passionate and impulsive, and both face heartbreak as suitors prove unreliable or unavailable. The tone is warm but melancholy, with the pacing brisk for a period drama thanks to its short run. What carries it is the central sisterly bond, strong performances, and the way it balances romantic longing with sharp social observation about money, class, and reputation.
the emotional chemistry between the two sisters anchoring every subplot around them.
you find period-drama manners and repressed longing more tedious than romantic.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Episode #1.1 | 7.9 | 244 | 57 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Episode #1.2 | 7.8 | 217 | 58 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Episode #1.3 | 8.2 | 220 | 59 min |