One Day on Netflix… bingeworthy

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This reminds me of all the comments about how unattractive and not good enough for the male lead Simone Ashley is after Bridgerton s2 and pointing to his previous LI as a better fit. Hmm can’t qwhite put my finger on what the common denominator is.

I don't know what you're talking about. I was slightly obsessed with Bridgeton season 2 and read just about everything I could find about it. I don't recall a single article that said Simone Ashley was not good looking enough for the male lead. Not one--the unanimous opinion across all the press was that she was gorgeous and they were a gorgeous couple.

You are just trying to stir up sh$%T.

People are talking about a mismatch in One Day because Ambika is downright not attractive. It has nothing to do with race.

I don't get why you're being so hostile and I clearly mentioned comments, not articles. As a Tamil woman myself, I was so excited to see Simone as a romantic lead in a Regency show and was curious about people's reactions to her. Until I saw pages of COMMENTS on here and other discussion boards trashing her looks, calling her manly and saying she looked out of place next to the male lead, and how his more petite white costar from s1 was a better fit. If pointing out something that happened is shit stirring, then so be it. The overwhelming love and support she got from the audience was wonderful but I'll never forget what a vocal minority thinks about a tall, dark-skinned Indian woman and how deep the racism runs.

Please these comments from DCUM. I never saw them and read everything about Bridgeton. i really don't think they existed.

[Anonymous]

Loved the show.
It’s a cautionary tale about falling for a pretty boy. I was attractive back in the day and chased by the hot, popular boys. They were fun to date, but too insecure, self-absorbed and unreliable to make a good long-term partner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Really hated the ending but otherwise highly recommend

+100

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This reminds me of all the comments about how unattractive and not good enough for the male lead Simone Ashley is after Bridgerton s2 and pointing to his previous LI as a better fit. Hmm can’t qwhite put my finger on what the common denominator is.

Seriously! It's almost like the dominant culture has white washed, I mean brainwashed everyone as to what beauty/handsomeness should look like.

I mean - maybe the majority or posters are just white and people are predispositioned to find their own race more attractive. I don’t think that’s racist. We can’t control who we are attracted to, and I don’t think it’s racist for someone to say they don’t find a particular person attractive. Perhaps as a society we should focus less on constantly tearing apart women’s appearances in general.

Nope. I am not white and am certain it isn't about whiteness. There are plenty of really attractive women of all colors. This issue is that Ambika Bod's face is NOT symmetrical, which makes it hard to find her attractive. Scientists have studied what people in all cultures find attractive and facial symmetry is important. She also does not have clear skin. Maybe British people don't notice as much but to any American her teeth are crooked and not the same size. There are so many good looking British Indians so really it has nothing to race. Then add to that she also doesn't have an interesting or magnetic personality like Tilly does.

It was hard to suspend disbelief when she is working in the restaurant and looks like she would be smelling of food when he comes in to visit with her ugly uniform that he would really be interested in hanging out with her. It does get better later when he is less successful and she becomes more successful but then I hated the ending. Totally unnecessary.

The only thing I can say I really enjoyed is the soundtrack. It is soooo good! That's why I kept watching.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This reminds me of all the comments about how unattractive and not good enough for the male lead Simone Ashley is after Bridgerton s2 and pointing to his previous LI as a better fit. Hmm can’t qwhite put my finger on what the common denominator is.

I don't know what you're talking about. I was slightly obsessed with Bridgeton season 2 and read just about everything I could find about it. I don't recall a single article that said Simone Ashley was not good looking enough for the male lead. Not one--the unanimous opinion across all the press was that she was gorgeous and they were a gorgeous couple.

You are just trying to stir up sh$%T.

People are talking about a mismatch in One Day because Ambika is downright not attractive. It has nothing to do with race.

I don't get why you're being so hostile and I clearly mentioned comments, not articles. As a Tamil woman myself, I was so excited to see Simone as a romantic lead in a Regency show and was curious about people's reactions to her. Until I saw pages of COMMENTS on here and other discussion boards trashing her looks, calling her manly and saying she looked out of place next to the male lead, and how his more petite white costar from s1 was a better fit. If pointing out something that happened is shit stirring, then so be it. The overwhelming love and support she got from the audience was wonderful but I'll never forget what a vocal minority thinks about a tall, dark-skinned Indian woman and how deep the racism runs.

+1
I thought she was perfectly casted for this part. She’s supposed to be a nerdy plain Jane who is just quirky and cute enough to catch the interest of a campus peacock/big man. She’s playing a character that has more depth than superficial looks and I hate that shallow people wasted their time watching and wasted mine commenting. I’m a plain girl with a much better looking DH myself and this whole thing reminded me of us.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They should have cast Emma better. It was very hard to suspend disbelief that he would actually fall for her, particularly in the sappy way depicted in the later episodes. They are just physically a huge mismatch plus she’s not that smart - she’s bookish, sarcastic and just massively annoying because she’s so defensive. Had they cast a pretty Indian girl with an ounce of charm it would have been far more enjoyable

I think she is a brilliant Emma.

+1

She was great!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This reminds me of all the comments about how unattractive and not good enough for the male lead Simone Ashley is after Bridgerton s2 and pointing to his previous LI as a better fit. Hmm can’t qwhite put my finger on what the common denominator is.

I don't know what you're talking about. I was slightly obsessed with Bridgeton season 2 and read just about everything I could find about it. I don't recall a single article that said Simone Ashley was not good looking enough for the male lead. Not one--the unanimous opinion across all the press was that she was gorgeous and they were a gorgeous couple.

You are just trying to stir up sh$%T.

People are talking about a mismatch in One Day because Ambika is downright not attractive. It has nothing to do with race.

I don't get why you're being so hostile and I clearly mentioned comments, not articles. As a Tamil woman myself, I was so excited to see Simone as a romantic lead in a Regency show and was curious about people's reactions to her. Until I saw pages of COMMENTS on here and other discussion boards trashing her looks, calling her manly and saying she looked out of place next to the male lead, and how his more petite white costar from s1 was a better fit. If pointing out something that happened is shit stirring, then so be it. The overwhelming love and support she got from the audience was wonderful but I'll never forget what a vocal minority thinks about a tall, dark-skinned Indian woman and how deep the racism runs.

Please these comments from DCUM. I never saw them and read everything about Bridgeton. i really don't think they existed.

Huh? You clearly didn’t read the comments back then. People on DCUM were absolutely horrible about Simone. I hope Jeff deleted all of that racist crap. DP.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just started rewatching the movie, and the show is better since they spent the evening talking and made a connection. The first scenes of the movie are rushed…no connection.

Why are they cuddling when they just met? Forced.

I mean, because cuddles are nice? College? I wouldn't now, but college was a different time.

I have such fond memories of my cuddle buddies. No kissing, no groping, no sex just someone you found comfort in spooning with. Away from family and rarely made it home my cuddle buddies were a big support back then.

+1

Glad I was an old virgin. Sex is so less satisfying than cuddles

[Anonymous]

What happened to all the family money in the end? Did his mom’s illness use everything up? Seems he only ended up with less than a couple hundred thousand at most if all he got was a storefront

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just started rewatching the movie, and the show is better since they spent the evening talking and made a connection. The first scenes of the movie are rushed…no connection.

Why are they cuddling when they just met? Forced.

I mean, because cuddles are nice? College? I wouldn't now, but college was a different time.

I have such fond memories of my cuddle buddies. No kissing, no groping, no sex just someone you found comfort in spooning with. Away from family and rarely made it home my cuddle buddies were a big support back then.

+1

Glad I was an old virgin. Sex is so less satisfying than cuddles

You haven’t had good sex.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the thread that ties them together is that Emma was so different from him--less privileged and in some ways more free because of the lack of any parental pressure or expectations--and she turns him down on graduation night...which was probably a first for him. By simply not putting out, he was likely intrigued by her and quickly developed an attraction and respect for her over the next day...and then in the ensuing years.

She becomes a shoulder to lean on over the years and a grounding force. I think on some level he wants her to respect him...in many ways he's trying to earn her respect.

Then he goes on with life and lands the kind of girl his family would expect: a pretty girl from an affluent (albeit weird) family. She loves him, but she doesn't respect him...which is why she cheats. She wants a successful alpha male, which he actually isn't...at least not at that moment.

But all the while Emma is there in the background...of his life and his thoughts. It's always been her, but he was too busy going down the road he was expected to travel rather than having the courage to pivot.

And she is strong. I thought Anne Hathaway probably did a better job playing the character in the film but the actress who plays her in the series does a fine job of portraying Emma as strong (stubborn?) as well as insecure, and free as well as a bit stuck. She comes across as judgmental which is precisely what the character had to do: because the push/pull is that Dex desperately wants *her* respect...perhaps since she basically says she doesn't respect him at the beginning of the story (grad night in her bedroom).

A bit of a typical plot, but it's grounded in reality imho.

I mean, as a Gen X gal, it was obvious that you could spark even more interest in you if you weren't easy. Guys like to chase.

Sorry but this is a little too daydreamy. All this background of his life and thoughts. ...you make a good case for why this is a basic romance novel. Overlooked, bright girl pines off to the side, boy eventually sees what was there all along and not only pursues her, but becomes worthy to pursue her. It's the reason P&P tugs at the heart. It's the reason so many people are taken with the story of Taylor snagging the bad boy football player.

I give you this, it satisfies my nerd-who-ended-up-with-a-hot-guy heart, but it was more believable when Anne Hathaway was Emma because of her similar attractiveness to Dex. And the bottom line? This was not a win for Emma, she waited for crumbs and that's what Dex ultimately was, IMO.

Dex is crumbs?

Oh my. You sound like one of the DCUM women who start threads about how can they spur their husbands to quit jobs they like and make more money.

Dp

I’m sorry he really was at the end there. A shell of his former self. Money gone. Career gone. Single father baggage. Wasted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the thread that ties them together is that Emma was so different from him--less privileged and in some ways more free because of the lack of any parental pressure or expectations--and she turns him down on graduation night...which was probably a first for him. By simply not putting out, he was likely intrigued by her and quickly developed an attraction and respect for her over the next day...and then in the ensuing years.

She becomes a shoulder to lean on over the years and a grounding force. I think on some level he wants her to respect him...in many ways he's trying to earn her respect.

Then he goes on with life and lands the kind of girl his family would expect: a pretty girl from an affluent (albeit weird) family. She loves him, but she doesn't respect him...which is why she cheats. She wants a successful alpha male, which he actually isn't...at least not at that moment.

But all the while Emma is there in the background...of his life and his thoughts. It's always been her, but he was too busy going down the road he was expected to travel rather than having the courage to pivot.

And she is strong. I thought Anne Hathaway probably did a better job playing the character in the film but the actress who plays her in the series does a fine job of portraying Emma as strong (stubborn?) as well as insecure, and free as well as a bit stuck. She comes across as judgmental which is precisely what the character had to do: because the push/pull is that Dex desperately wants *her* respect...perhaps since she basically says she doesn't respect him at the beginning of the story (grad night in her bedroom).

A bit of a typical plot, but it's grounded in reality imho.

I mean, as a Gen X gal, it was obvious that you could spark even more interest in you if you weren't easy. Guys like to chase.

Sorry but this is a little too daydreamy. All this background of his life and thoughts. ...you make a good case for why this is a basic romance novel. Overlooked, bright girl pines off to the side, boy eventually sees what was there all along and not only pursues her, but becomes worthy to pursue her. It's the reason P&P tugs at the heart. It's the reason so many people are taken with the story of Taylor snagging the bad boy football player.

I give you this, it satisfies my nerd-who-ended-up-with-a-hot-guy heart, but it was more believable when Anne Hathaway was Emma because of her similar attractiveness to Dex. And the bottom line? This was not a win for Emma, she waited for crumbs and that's what Dex ultimately was, IMO.

Dex is crumbs?

Oh my. You sound like one of the DCUM women who start threads about how can they spur their husbands to quit jobs they like and make more money.

Dp

I’m sorry he really was at the end there. A shell of his former self. Money gone. Career gone. Single father baggage. Wasted.

Dex really does end up a mess. Alcoholic, drug addict, career gone. How is it realistic he is going to end up working in a cafe and bussing tables? And why do they have him then owning a cafe. It would make more sense he became a photographer. His mom mentions he really liked taking pictures when he was younger.

[Anonymous]

I agree

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This reminds me of all the comments about how unattractive and not good enough for the male lead Simone Ashley is after Bridgerton s2 and pointing to his previous LI as a better fit. Hmm can’t qwhite put my finger on what the common denominator is.

I don't know what you're talking about. I was slightly obsessed with Bridgeton season 2 and read just about everything I could find about it. I don't recall a single article that said Simone Ashley was not good looking enough for the male lead. Not one--the unanimous opinion across all the press was that she was gorgeous and they were a gorgeous couple.

You are just trying to stir up sh$%T.

People are talking about a mismatch in One Day because Ambika is downright not attractive. It has nothing to do with race.

I don't get why you're being so hostile and I clearly mentioned comments, not articles. As a Tamil woman myself, I was so excited to see Simone as a romantic lead in a Regency show and was curious about people's reactions to her. Until I saw pages of COMMENTS on here and other discussion boards trashing her looks, calling her manly and saying she looked out of place next to the male lead, and how his more petite white costar from s1 was a better fit. If pointing out something that happened is shit stirring, then so be it. The overwhelming love and support she got from the audience was wonderful but I'll never forget what a vocal minority thinks about a tall, dark-skinned Indian woman and how deep the racism runs.

+1
I thought she was perfectly casted for this part. She’s supposed to be a nerdy plain Jane who is just quirky and cute enough to catch the interest of a campus peacock/big man. She’s playing a character that has more depth than superficial looks and I hate that shallow people wasted their time watching and wasted mine commenting. I’m a plain girl with a much better looking DH myself and this whole thing reminded me of us.

+1000. I just finished the series and was bawling for days after. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that the DCUM commentariat are fixated on Emma not being pretty or nice enough. He clearly fell for her because she treated him differently than other girls did; and he’s attracted to her intelligence and wit. She also won him over with her lettere. If anything it’s surprising Emma fell for him. One of my favorite parts of the series is how it captures how it feels to be deeply in love with your friend before you take the leap …

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They should have cast Emma better. It was very hard to suspend disbelief that he would actually fall for her, particularly in the sappy way depicted in the later episodes. They are just physically a huge mismatch plus she’s not that smart - she’s bookish, sarcastic and just massively annoying because she’s so defensive. Had they cast a pretty Indian girl with an ounce of charm it would have been far more enjoyable

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