Poldark ~ Season 1 ~ Review

I will also review Poldark season 2, but for now, I will review the first season of Poldark. 


We are watching it right now, for the second time. My grandparents have lent the first season from their library and wanted to watch it for a very long time. So, here we are, watching Poldark again.

Sadly, it is almost over again. It has 8 episodes, which is very short.

It is set in 1780s in Cornwall, which absolutely an gorgeous location which I must visit one day. Ross Poldark returns from the American War of Independence to find his father dead, his house in ruins and his sweetheart is engaged to his cousin. 

Finding out that his sweetheart is engaged with his cousin, breaks Ross heart and isn't the old Ross anymore. He assumed after he returned from the war, Elizabeth, his sweetheart, still be there, waiting for him to get back. Instead she gets on with her life and is to be married to his cousin, which name is Francis. 

Now, Francis is a horrible person. When we first saw Poldark, my mind about him was very quick to judge. It changed through out season 2. He marries Elizabeth, but struggles by the idea Elizabeth is still loving Ross. Elizabeth claims she doesn't love Ross anymore, but Francis still doesn't believe in her. Instead, he gambles his mine, often visit the Red Lion and break any contact with Ross.

Source: Pinterest (Elizabeth Poldark)

Ross has left Elizabeth aside, which I am glad about. Guess what, he meets Demelza. :) 
In a dog fight. A very strange meeting, I can assure you. Ross is thinking she is a girl, but instead she is a woman. Okay, at the first beginning she looks actually like a kid, but that changed. Happily. She used to wear her brother's clothing, to escape her father. And then she becomes Ross his servant, which becomes a romance. 

Source: Pinterest (Demelza Carne)

Ross and Demelza are getting married in episode 3, which is lovely. I love them as a couple. There are coming a lot of difficult things in their marriage, but it always, mostly, ends good.

Source: Pinterest

And then we have Jud and Prudie, which are the funniest and laziest couple of Poldark. They where good friends of Ross his father, but they took advantage of his death, living in his house and leave it dirty and not cleaned. Then Ross returns and they have to work for him. Which displease them. 
Like Jud would say: ''T'int fit, T'int right, T'int fair, T'int proper.''

Source: Pinterest (Prudie and Jud)

Verity Poldark is a sweetheart. She is kind, always see the joy in anything, even wen it gets wrong and always takes care of everything. She is unmarried, has no children, but wants to find love hardly. Everyone says it is not possible for her, because she is over the 30. But she always keep believing and eventually she finds love, that gives her a lot of trouble. 
Who can't like Verity?

Source: Pinterest (Verity Poldark)

There are a lot of more characters, best friend of Ross, Dr. Dwight Enys, the miners, the investors and a lot more.

The nature, the houses, the scenery, the horses, everything is beautiful. 

The actors and actresses did an amazing job of playing the characters. 

Ruby Bentall (Verity) also plays Minnie Mude in Lark Rise to Candleford.

Aidan Turner (Ross) and Eleanor Tomlinson (Demelza) are married in real life. 

The series are based upon the book of Winston Graham.

All the mines and roofs are studio creations.

Aidan Turner (Ross) can dance very good.

Aidan Turner (Ross) hates gym and is not a fan of social media.

Eleanor Tomlinson's (Demelza) brother is named Ross.

Demelza's dog Garrick is Eleanor Tomlinson's real dog, which name is Burt Bacharach.

Have you seen Poldark????

Anne of Green Gables Game ~ Answers

Here are the answers of the Anne of Green Gables game!

Thank you all for playing! (I know it must have been a easy game.)

The right answers are in thick and black letters. (10 points for each correct answer)

1. If Mrs Lynde is surprised in chapter 1 and Matthew Cuthbert is surprised in chapter 2, who is surprised in chapter 3?

A:  Marilla Cuthbert
B: Mrs Spencer

 2. What name would Anne rather be called by?

A: Cordelia
B: Cornelia

 3. What does Anne call the pond near the Barry’s house?

A: The Lake of Shining Waters
B:  The Lake of Beautiful Waters

4. What one part of her personal appearance is Anne unable to imagine away?

A: Her freckles

B: Her red hair 

5. What does Gilbert call her on their first meeting?

A: Crowhead
B: Carrotts

6. What does Anne call her ‘lot in life’ from her previous unhappy homes?

A: Called carrots

B: Twin children

 7. How does Anne describe Mrs Blewett after Marilla decides not to hand her over to her?

A: A harpy

B: A gimlet

8. When Marilla tells the reluctant Anne to say her prayers, how does Anne end her prayer?

A: Much love, Anne Shirley
B: Yours respectfully, Anne Shirley

9. What is the name of Anne's bosom friend?

A: Jane
B: Diana

10. Why doesn’t Anne like sewing or cooking?

A: Too many rules to obey
B: No scope for the imagination 

11. What piece of jewellery does Marilla accuse Anne of losing?

A: Her pearl brooch
B: Her amethyst brooch

12. Anne saves little Minnie May’s life, what illness does she have?

A: Whooping Cough
B: Croup

13. What happens when Anne and Diana race to the spare bed and jump on it?

A: They break the bed in two
B: They land on aunt Josephine

14. Matthew loses his nerve when buying Anne a dress, what does he buy instead?

A: A bag of hayseed and a wheelbarrow
B: A garden rake and 20lbs of brown sugar 

15. Whose poem are the girls re-enacting when Anne’s boat sinks and she is rescued by Gilbert?

A: Wordsworth
B: Tennyson

16. What was Anne's least favourite subject?

A: Geometry
B: Algebra

17. When tragedy strikes Green Gables what flowers is Anne holding that she can never bear the sight or smell of again?

A: Apple blossom
B: White narcissus

18. What does Anne sacrifice for Marilla and Green Gables?

A: Her scholarship
B: Her teaching job

19. As Anne’s horizons close what does she look forward to when she imagines her future?

A: Calm, steady days
B: The bend of the road

Players score:
Miss Woodhouse: 95
Anna Holmberg: 95
Molly Rebekah: 95

Elanor: 90

Cordy: 90

Ruth Elizabeth: 90
Miss March: 90
Meredith: 90
Rebekka: 90

Naomi Sarah: 85

Ruth: 80

Thank you all for playing this game!!

New (blue) Blog Look + Tag

I changed my header again. :)

What do you think?

 
I am sorry this one is coming a little bit (very) to late. I just keep delaying it. I shouldn't do it, but this is a very hard tag. Well, here it is. I guess I actually don't really look or be a little bit like the characters I chose, but I tryed it.

I have been tagged by MovieCritic and Anna Holmberg. Thank you both for tagging me, I'm sorry for this late and delayed tag.

Here it is.

Character 1: Lady Rose McClare

We share the same hair colour and a few of her personalities, not a lot, but quite a few. 

Character 2: Demelza Crane
I am not quite like her, but I can be bold just like her and I can be very angry on very little things. I mostly stay at the background, but not always. 

Character 3: Constance 
I can stand up for myself, just like her, I can be kind and scared. I can be bold too, like her. 

Character 4: Jo March

 I like books, I am not shy and I don't like dancing, just like Jo. We might not be really just like each other, but I can relate myself to Jo. 

Anne of Green Gables ~ Game

I was searching at Pinterest when I saw a lovely picture of Anne of Green Gables. Since a few months ago, I didn't make any games at all, so I decided it is time for a new one. :)

Answers coming next week!!

Hope you all enjoy!! 

How well do you know Anne of Green Gables??

1. If Mrs Lynde is surprised in chapter 1 and Matthew Cuthbert is surprised in chapter 2, who is surprised in chapter 3?

A:  Marilla Cuthbert
B: Mrs Spencer

2. What name would Anne rather be called by?

A: Cordelia
B: Cornelia

3. What does Anne call the pond near the Barry’s house?

A: The Lake of Shining Waters
B:  The Lake of Beautiful Waters

4. What one part of her personal appearance is Anne unable to imagine away?

A: Her freckles

B: Her red hair

5. What does Gilbert call her on their first meeting?

A: Crowhead
B: Carrot

6. What does Anne call her ‘lot in life’ from her previous unhappy homes?

A: Called carrots

B: Twin children

 7. How does Anne describe Mrs Blewett after Marilla decides not to hand her over to her?

A: A harpy

B: A gimlet

8. When Marilla tells the reluctant Anne to say her prayers, how does Anne end her prayer?

A: Much love, Anne Shirley
B: Yours respectfully, Anne Shirley

9. What is the name of Anne's bosom friend?

A: Jane
B: Diana

10. Why doesn’t Anne like sewing or cooking?

A: Too many rules to obey
B: No scope for the imagination

11. What piece of jewellery does Marilla accuse Anne of losing?

A: Her pearl brooch
B: Her amethyst brooch

12. Anne saves little Minnie May’s life, what illness does she have?

A: Whooping Cough
B: Croup

13. What happens when Anne and Diana race to the spare bed and jump on it?

A: They break the bed in two
B: They land on aunt Josephine

14. Matthew loses his nerve when buying Anne a dress, what does he buy instead?

A: A bag of hayseed and a wheelbarrow
B: A garden rake and 20lbs of brown sugar 

15. Whose poem are the girls re-enacting when Anne’s boat sinks and she is rescued by Gilbert?

A: Wordsworth
B: Tennyson

16. What was Anne's least favourite subject?

A: Geometry
B: Algebra

17. When tragedy strikes Green Gables what flowers is Anne holding that she can never bear the sight or smell of again?

A: Apple blossom
B: White narcissus

18. What does Anne sacrifice for Marilla and Green Gables?

A: Her scholarship
B: Her teaching job

19. As Anne’s horizons close what does she look forward to when she imagines her future?

A: Calm, steady days
B: The bend of the road