Emma and Mr. Knightly Argue

[@sultanrumi]

0:45 "Emma look at me" lmao! The way she looks at him

[@sblood311]

I always loved the way Romola delivered the line "Men don't like girls who argue!" I feel like it really showed her own insecurities. They were sooo good together! Best Emma adaptation by far...

[@amsaric]

Bea Kweller So true. And his reaction shows that he sees that.

[@marissa09098]

this couple definitely had the best chemistry when playing the characters arguing.... in my opinion!!

[@Saycille]

Man almost admits he is in love with best friend to win argument

[@mariac2343]

When? What part?

[@Saycille]

@@mariac2343 I shouldn't have put quotes around it because it wasn't a quote from the video, but she at 2:59 she says "men don't like girls who argue!" and the joke is that maybe he wanted to tell her that he liked her to prove her wrong. There's no proof he was going to do that but I like to headcannon he was :)

[@Muirmaiden]

Knightley's frustration with Emma in this scene is nothing short of adorable. He obviously enjoys arguing with her, even though doesn't realize it at this point.

[@archie6945]

Not sure it's taken directly from the novel, but "This is Highbury; we treat people with respect" together with Emma's teasing of Miss Bates at the picnic...

[@TvvinkleToes]

"It is better to be without wits than apply them like you do!" Mr. Knightley

[@maryt2196]

lol....love the way he looks around the room at 1:40 mark.....

[@rzawilski]

Mary T LOL he’s like “Uh what where is this coming from”

[@cece4226]

Lol, me too! I'm like Mr. Knightly, there's no one else in the room, who are you looking for?! 😂😂

[@j.s.2767]

best chemistry of the adaptations

[@nakita9008]

2:50 is so cuuute

[@louiseyvette2261]

They both have good points except that Harriet really liked Mr Martin, and mostly on that basis, because also it was a prudent match, she would have been very happy accepting him.

[@luciavitale5903]

Johnny Lee Miller is wonderful!

[@MyMusicbox0410]

Loved watching this scene...great chemistry even when arguing 😄

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

That’s where all the chemistry should be in Emma. Emma and Knightley spend 90% of the book arguing and yet they still fall in love. So if they have chemistry in their fight scenes then they have chemistry 😂

[@mariac2343]

I laugh at 1:40 when Mr. Knightly looks to either side of himself when Emma assumes "there could scarcely be any doubt" that Harriet's father was a respectable gentleman. Ha!

[@amasion2882]

Maria C : At least Knightley admits later on that Emma is right about Harriet’s character and nature and suitability to be a gentleman’s wife.

[@mariac2343]

@@amasion2882 Is that in the same video? If so, I keep missing it. When does he say it.

[@amasion2882]

Maria C : Knightley admits it to Emma at the ball shortly before their first dance. He tells Emma “You would have chosen better for him (Mr. Elton) than he chose for himself (referring to Augusta Elton).”

[@kindle9920]

Ugh they got so heated...just kiss already!

[@leiaslizzy]

That is a big mood

[@elharvey98]

This is by far my favourite scene in this show

[@agenttheater5]

3:03 Then why do you think I'm here?

[@elainewalter8685]

This Knightly is much better than the 2020 version in my opinion. Its most apparent in this scene. 2020 Knightly is just serious, blunt, and angry. This Knightly while is also blunt and angry he still is very witty and charming and also much more expressive. His facial expressions just make me laugh. He awesome

[@jeffrose1923]

Agree...much truer to the character in the novel

[@Tarry54321]

I liked 2020 Knightly a bit more (also Bill Nighy as the dad was lovely)

[@wolftownesque]

I prefer Paul Rudd lol jk jk all of them are great honestly.

[@andreamajoros7669]

Emma. 2020 was hillarious. Most Emma adaptions actually forget that the novel is a satire in the first place, not a romance novel. On the other hand. Bill Nighly was horrible as Mr Woodhouse considering historical facts. A Regency era gentleman would have never yelled at his servants or hopped like a bunny from stairs to stairs. I think that Michael Gambon would have been the BEST Mr Woodhouse, were he a bit younger.

[@wolftownesque]

@@andreamajoros7669 he stars in the 2009 series adaptation, and he was perfect.

[@a24-45]

I'm not a huge fan of this adaptation, but I do feel Romola Garai gives a great characterisation in this scene. I love how her Emma is not in the slightest ruffled by MR K's criticism. This Emma is no longer a schoolgirl or Mr K's baby sister, and she wont be told off or given advice by a brother-in-law who, she thinks, doesn't want to acknowledge her superior psychological perception. Mr Knightly is exasperated that lecturing her like a big brother isn't working anymore, he is making no headway with his arguments, and we can see he doesnt quite know how to get Emma to take him seriously. Emma is being both serious and having fun with him at the same time, we can see exactly how she will later end up teasing Miss Bates at Box Hill. Her ignoring his viewpoint frustrates him even more because it is just another way she ignores his potential as a lover; Johnny L Miller conveys the inner tension of his position very well. And because there is no genuine intent to wound between them in this scene (unlike some other versions) we can believe very easily throughout the squabble that Mr K and Emma will soon be friends again.

[@letolethe3344]

Emma is an egotistical, selfish, arrogant person who bullies and manipulates other people. Mr. Knightly is her conscience whom she refuses to listen. That's the point of the novel. The outer romantic trappings are just the narrative framework.

[@cece4226]

Lol, at the end of the video, comes the creep Mr. Elton. His character is so cringy...😝😝

[@bdonnajpvw]

Heart v. head.

[@archie6945]

How old is Emma supposed to be...21?

[@chloelewis59]

19

[@archie6945]

@@chloelewis59 Checked it somewhere...20 at the beginning, which means she's old enough to marry without her father's permission soon afterwards, though we aren't told about a birthday. Were they not celebrated at the time?

[@gv5884]

She's 22 in the novel

[@outsidersongs2682]

Goodness, what if Mr Knightley is Harriet's natural father and that is why he had such an interest in Harriet and Mr Martin marrying, and Harriet being settled for life?

[@missvalravn7728]

In the book Harriet's natural father was a tradesman.

[@MsJubjubbird]

He would have been like 18 or 19 when she was born. Don't think Mr Knightly is the type