“If Else,” Pemberley Digital #5


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02/12/13 01:33pm
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I know I know I was out and running and my phone died and I just got in so I am, at this moment, annoyed at Sophia Vergara for her fabulously accented Pepsi commercial and will be back shortly with comments:

Gigi has been text bombing Wickham! Oh girl. Oh girl step away. The next step is a drunken phone call and a Facebook stalk and – OH MY GOD SHE IS CALLING HIM RIGHT NOW.

AND HE IS CALLING HER BACK I AM SORRY ALL CAPS IS ALL I GOT RIGHT NOW.

OK, hands up if you felt exactly as nauseated as Gigi looked during that phone call? Yes? I wanted to reach into my screen and miss-his-face right out the WINDOW.

And there is his face. Look, I am at 1:56, and I am telling you, George Wickham DID NOT read those terms of service. Want to bet there’s something in there that has trapped him?

George is actually claiming he is a victim. That the video was stolen and that they were/are in love. Are we believing this? Why is he hiding out? Is there ANY excuse for him hiding out and not trying to help, if his story is true?

OK, I’m sorry, I’m laughing now pretty hard, at “Gigi, what did you do?” Not because it’s bad, but because DARCY IS A SUPERHERO who already knows what’s up IN REAL TIME.

A HA! YES! HE DOWNLOADED DOMINO! SUCKAAAAAAAAAAA.

Domino ends recording.

I swear on everything holy to me, that was a live-updated reaction. SUCK-AAAAAAAAAAA Wickham.

I have a couple of thoughts:

  1. I know George is hot in the swim team instructor way, but this finally settled Darcy’s superior hotness. (I’m not talking about the actors. Trying to perceive which one of them is better looking is a bit like choosing between a BILLION dollars and a BILLION AND ONE dollars.) Mister hunting down the bad guy, suit and tie, knowing exactly what’s up, proud and concerned for his sister, righteous warrior for the Bennets? Or the dude with a hat on backwards in a broom closet, hiding from the porno mafia? Yeah.
  2. As Wahlee has said in the comments: George’s ego is his own undoing. He wanted to show his face. And now he will be caught and his lies exposed. YEAH. WHUT. She even pulled the quote out from P&P so I’m pasting it here: “Elizabeth had not before believed [Wickham] quite equal to such assurance; but she sat down, resolving within herself to draw no limits in future to the impudence of an impudent man.” –Pride and Prejudice, Volume III, chapter 9.
  3. Can we get Gigi a cape?
  4. I don’t know, guys, I’m so absorbed in this story I can’t even barely function at the moment, know what I’m saying? I have fewer coherent thoughts than I did after the episode of amazing yesterday. I’m also fully thrilled that we got such a juicy piece of action on a spinoff channel. It rewards a level of engagement without deteriorating the original story. It’s its own FANFICTION. It’s so cool.
  5. Can we talk for one moment about Darcy’s unbelievably kind and smug face when he says he’ll see Gigi in a few days? He knows exactly how this is going to play out, now. He has eaten the canary in the shape of George Wickham. And it tasted like JUSTICE. GO GET HIM, FITZWILLIAM. Or Fitz and William.

Let’s enjoy a great Darcy gifset from anniethesourwolf:



Melissa end blog post…

 

…for now.

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  • http://twitter.com/theitgirl theitgirl

    HE IS HIDING OUT FROM MOBSTERS!!!!!! (which I initially wrote as MONSTERS. The Wickmonsters.) or something.

  • Wahlee

    GO GO GIGI!! Seriously, that was so hard for her to do– but it must give her great satisfaction to know that it helped.

    And I LOVE that it’s Wickham’s ego that is going to lead to his undoing. He got Gigi’s voicemail and just couldn’t resist trying to smooth-talk her. And then to see her beautiful face. HOIST WITH HIS OWN PETARD.

    “Elizabeth had not before believed [Wickham] quite equal to such assurance; but she sat down, resolving within herself to draw no limits in future to the impudence of an impudent man.” –Pride and Prejudice, Volume III, chapter 9.

  • http://twitter.com/theitgirl theitgirl

    Also, Gigi needs a cape. She is the true superhero.

    • http://twitter.com/imarielle Arielle

      Someone needs to photoshop this along with the Super Darcy photoshop that’s already going around tumblr!

      • http://twitter.com/imarielle Arielle

        Okay quick ‘shop on my class break. Original Superman Darcy edit from http://howoregonderful.tumblr.com/post/42235127062

        • http://twitter.com/theitgirl theitgirl

          This would have won you the day, except the Super Darcys already did that.

          • http://twitter.com/imarielle Arielle

            The girl who did the original edit also deserves way more credit cos man that Super Darcy edit is excellent! All I did was paste Gigi over Lizzie and add a cape and text

        • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1412429 Melissa Anelli

          MAJOR WIN

  • http://twitter.com/TrillianBlack Trillian Black

    I was so proud of Gigi in that video. She refuses to be scared of confronting George Wickham. And yes, she cried after the video was over, but her not buying any of his stories is just proof that she’s freeing herself from him. I feel like George is this threatening shadow that has been hanging over the Darcys’ life for far too long. Gigi taking control and contributing to him being found will ultimately lead to them getting over him. And I can’t wait for the day that George Wickham will be of so little consequence to them all that they just shrug when his name is mentioned. He thrives on being the center of everything. The worst that could happen to him is that just no one cares anymore. He’ll mean nothing to them and I’ll be happy.

  • http://twitter.com/imarielle Arielle

    I do not believe for one second that George is innocent. We know all too well the way he can manipulate. Even if the tape was stolen (which I really doubt) him hiding out just screams GUILTY! I mean if he really loved Lydia as much as he said he did then he would want to be there for her or try to stop it, not hide away until it blows over! GAH I’m so mad at George right now, but so happy he is dumb enough to accept the terms of service so we can get Super Darcy to the rescue! Oh I can’t wait to see the Darcy/Wickham showdown (assuming they show it to us)!

    • http://twitter.com/TrillianBlack Trillian Black

      Oh you know, whenever I want to show someone how much I truly love them I also unfollow them on twitter and refuse to take any of their calls. Yeah, right.

    • lollifant

      I don’t believe him either! Lies, lies, lies! But I was thinking about his motives for all of this. Where did it come from? Is that explained in the book? He just went bad? Also when his face showed up I felt so much hatred, wow, I felt a bit guilty for Wes, haha, he’s brilliant!

    • http://www.facebook.com/sarah.moe.37 Sarah Moe

      Yeah, he would have at least texted her (Lydia). The radio silence (especially as he answered Gigi’s call to try and clear his name with a girl who’s had some time away from his crap) is way too suspicious for him to be a victim.

  • http://twitter.com/JeskuhBS Jessica BS

    I put this on the YouTube comments as well, but I have a theory that George may be telling a partial truth. I think he’s guilty as sin, but… I think he has a partner in crime who works at/for/with Novelty Exposures. And I’ve had this theory since the tape/website went live. And DEAR ME I hope I’m right.

    • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1412429 Melissa Anelli

      I am surprisingly not against this hteory. Without taking ANY blame from George because OMG WTF. He may not have made that wholly up.

      • lollifant

        Even if this wasn’t all his fault, there’s still the abusive relationship. I really hope he just dissapears or gets therapy or something and not end up with Lydia like the book…

        • http://twitter.com/JeskuhBS Jessica BS

          Wix needs to pay, for real. *She doesn’t love you as much as you love her?!?* Yeah, he is the actual, literal worst kind of person. He’s involved in this nonsense somehow. I simply think someone else is involved as well. By clicking “I accept these terms” earlier today, he’s proven that he’s a techie idiot, and thus he needs a backer aka someone with money who’s stupid.

          • lollifant

            Oh, yes, indeed, this proves he could not have made the website? Although, I don’t know how easy it is to make websites these days… especially such an ugly one. I don’t know, he could still have done this all by himself.

          • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1412429 Melissa Anelli

            That line – you don’t love me as much as I love you, and you have to prove it – makes him unrescuable as a partner no matter what happens as the tape. She cannot be with him, period.

    • http://twitter.com/theitgirl theitgirl

      AS I HAVE BEEN SAYING. Have I said Wick was innocent? Nope. But I don’t believe he is fully guilty, either.

    • http://twitter.com/imarielle Arielle

      I definitely agree! I don’t think George has the knowledge to set up this site on his own so he either has a partner in crime or the tape really did get stolen, but even if it was stolen that means he either showed it to a friend at Novelty Exposure or told them about it so it is still his fault it is out there in the world and he isn’t doing anything to stop it!

    • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_7EPJQJCJLPXK6PGL6ZCQTUMJ4E Jennifer

      Anyone else wonder if Caroline’s the silent partner? We don’t have a lot of villains to pick from and I hope it isn’t her, but you gotta wonder.

  • lollifant

    I had the same reactions, Melissa! I nearly threw the computer screen through the window from seeing Wickham and then his lies! And yes, I feel the same about Darcy, the end was really that point where you go: “Darcy is the hero here!” I mean, we knew that already, but look at him, he’s got it all solved. Phew! But question, was this the plan then? Were they hoping for Wickham to download it? So Gigi was in on it? Her reactions looked very real, but maybe Darcy didn’t tell her and that’s why he wasn’t so angry when she tried to reach him before?

  • http://www.facebook.com/sarah.moe.37 Sarah Moe

    This was so so good! I’m glad Gigi was taking none of Wickham’s shit about being the victim. Hell yeah Team Darcys! And I did not expect to see both George and Darcy on Gigi’s video. The team is really going above and beyond.

    • lollifant

      Yes, go Gigi! :)

    • http://twitter.com/imarielle Arielle

      Yes, I too was surprised we got both George and Darcy! I kept checking the time and was like we have 2 more minutes still what more could they possibly give us?

    • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_7EPJQJCJLPXK6PGL6ZCQTUMJ4E Jennifer

      I love how both Gigi and Darcy are involved in taking him down. That rocks. You go, girl!

      Hoisted by his own petard, indeed.

      Also, any dude looks even schmuckier with a backwards baseball cap on his head.

  • Aisling Greene

    After yesterday’s sadness, this made me SO HAPPY! Lizzie needs a Darcy cuddle and George needs a kick up the bum! Gigi was so brave!

  • P

    There are different Domino release numbers at the bottom of the screen in each Domino vid. I think that means Darcy (‘found something I like and do well’) has been actively using it to lure Wix.

  • http://twitter.com/TrillianBlack Trillian Black

    I hope we’ll get lots of transmedia stuff tomorrow. Lizzie always films her videos a day ahead of time, so I’d assume the website has to go offline at some point tomorrow. Well, maybe thursday morning would be early enough, but then that development couldn’t be featured in her video.
    Also, I cannot wait for Team Figi’s shortlived victory party on Friday (I say shortlived because I assume Darcy will show up and threaten their lives should any of them mention something about his involvement in taking down the site to Lizzie – but really, Lizzie works in the new media business, there is no way she will not find those Pemberley Digital videos sooner or later).

  • laura

    A few things:

    1) Wickham doesn’t even look smart: just look at the espression he makes when he activates the video, and listen to how he speaks.. He’s really stupid! The fact that he’s able to trick intelligent women into doing stupid hings doesn’t make him bright, he’s just meanly astute… I don’t know why Lizzie keeps saying that he’s so charming: I mean, since the beginning every time he opened his mouth he looked dumb.

    2) The fact that he charged someone with the technical work doesn’t make him any less guilty: he planned and executed everything.

    3) Poor Gigi, she still gets so upset when she sees him. As I said, no wonder why William is so protective of her!

    4) Can’t wait for thursday and friday!!

  • laura

    GUYS, THE WEBSITE IS DOWN!!

    I know that it’s fictional, but I’m so excited!!

    The sextape’s website is dooooown!

    • laura

      Oh so, sorry, it’s still up.. Well, it must have been a problem of my connexion, but I had my moment of glory.. :( 23 hours!

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  • http://twitter.com/ThatllShowEm Emily

    I think I had it figured out when Darcy’s first comment to Gigi was “Gigi, what did you do?” He must have some sort of notification as to who has downloaded the app, since they are still working out all of the features and would likely want feedback from the initial users.

    And once he checks that Gigi seems to have not been hurt through her interaction with Wickham, Darcy is so cool and collected, with that hint of a grin and eyebrow raise, and I wonder how the man isn’t screaming “YES! WE GOT ‘EM NOW, SUCKA!” like I did. This show.