the jane austen-beer goggle effect.

while i generally like the actors listed below, i definitely like like them after i see them in jane austen films. is that weird?

exhibit a:

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exhibit b:

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exhibit c:

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the one exception is darcy, who is like-likable, regardless.

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i think there's also a tolkien corollary to my jane austen theory:

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or maybe it's just the good lighting, i don't know.