Overview
Based on George Eliot's novel about a love triangle gone awry, Daniel Deronda originally aired on television as part of the award-winning Masterpiece Theatre series. The illegitimate son of a wealthy British aristocrat, Daniel harbors a secretive past and a ready supply of cash. When he meets Gwendolyn, a beautiful woman in desperate need of money, things get complicated, as he's already involved in a passionate relationship with a Jewish singer.
Возможно, в книге лучше раскрыта тема перехода главной героини от эгоизма к альтруизму (не знаю, так как не читала), но в сериале тоже было интересно за этим наблюдать, хоть и было это немного скомкано.
Вообще неплохой сериал, как раз для любителей костюмированных драм викторианской эпохи.
In general, Gwendolyn's line was more interesting to me than the main character's line. It's like he has a lifeguard syndrome - he constantly has to help someone, and Gwedoline is interesting to him as long as he is in the position of a victim, whom he promises to support and protect. As a result, he chooses the goal of life to save an entire nation. I didn't really understand why he chose Mira in the end, I didn't notice any feelings on his part before the proposal. As a like-minded woman from her own people? I didn't understand Lash's role in the story either. They emphasized so much how unpleasant he was to Gwendolyn, how he was distanced-brought closer, and in fact, the character was never revealed. Besides the fact that he arranged a meeting between Gwendolyn and her fiance's mistress, he did not do anything for the entire series, was it worth spending so much time on him?
Overall, I was curious to watch, but a lot of questions remained. Either there are gaps in the script, or I should take a closer look again)