That's how it ends? That's it? Open ended?
Oh, well. By now Esther and Babington were the love story I was here for anyway. He was the sweetest, most charming guy ever and she turned out to be such a more complex and compelling character than Charlotte. So much more interesting.
And they did my boy Stringer so dirty. He didn't get the girl, he turned down the dream job and his dad died. The boy can't catch a break! I'm so broken hearted for him, but honestly, he deserved better than Charlotte. In my mind, he goes off to London, meets a girl who falls madly back in love with him, becomes a celebrated architect and lives happily ever after with his lady love. He deserves it. He's considerate, hard working, and noble to a fault. He's earned a happy ending.
Also, Theo James is really sort of wooden. He's great for an aloof, stoic character, but the moment he has to display emotion it all kind of falls apart. Or maybe he and Rose didn't really have that spark of romantic chemistry and that's why he came across so meh. I don't know. I can only say that I couldn't muster any interest at all in their relationship. I'm sort of glad we didn't get the cliched "poor" girl/rich boy ending.
