"Streaming now, the new BritBox series envisions Mary Bennet (Ella Bruccoleri) from Pride and Prejudice as the main character of her own adventure. After her sisters marry off and leave home, Mary heads to London to serve as a governess for her aunt and uncle, the Gardiners, where, in Episode 3, she gets settled and makes the acquaintance of a family friend, Tom Hayward (Dónal Finn)."
"As the family enjoys a game of graces, Tom rips his jacket after stretching to catch a hoop. He slips out of the torn outer layer, revealing a vest and a billowy white shirt, which he rolls up the sleeves of for better gameplay. Mary can't help but admire what she's seeing, even smiling to herself as music swells, only to be hilariously cut off as Mr. Gardiner interrupts her gaze."
"On a separate afternoon, Tom returns to the Gardiners' home to find Mary practicing the game by herself. He sweetly offers to play with her, but preemptively takes off his jacket and hitches up his sleeves: lucky for Mary, a task that takes even longer the second time. That hopeful, rising music returns as she averts her entire body, intuiting that this is something she probably shouldn't watch. And yet she must, swiveling her head around to sneak an extended peek."
"The camera lingers on a close-up of Tom's forearms before he pats the fabric into place, takes his glasses off, and smiles at a flustered Mary. It's no wonder she was so transfixed. Forearms are the best! Not as showy as biceps, their muscular charm sneaks up on you in a gentle way."
Mary Bennet moves to London after her sisters marry and leave home, serving as a governess for her aunt and uncle, the Gardiners. She meets a family friend, Tom Hayward, and their first interaction includes a game of graces where Tom tears his jacket while stretching, revealing a vest and rolled-up sleeves. Mary admires him, but Mr. Gardiner interrupts her attention. Later, Tom returns and finds Mary practicing alone, offers to play, and removes his jacket while hitching up his sleeves again. Mary tries to look away, yet she watches closely as the camera lingers on Tom’s forearms and he smiles at her flustered reaction.
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