David and Lisa return on Into the Austenverse to thank listeners for reviews, note BritBox’s US success with The Other Bennet Sister (reaching 1.5 million subscribers), and discuss how gentler love stories may counter more explicit hits like Amazon Prime’s Off Season. A listener correction highlights a dancing-practice scene in Emma (2020). They mention BritBox’s future investment in Agatha Christie and tease a bonus episode on the highly popular novel, Yesteryear. The main discussion covers Sanditon Episode 4, which they find a little less satisfying this week.  They discuss Arthur (obv), the Esther/Edward/Clara conflict, Tom’s worsening debts, and Georgiana’s secret meeting with Otis, including abolitionist context via the Sons of Africa and tensions around Sidney’s opposition to the match.

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