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This is a beautiful series. It had difficulty holding my utmost attention during the few couple of episodes, but ended up to be one of my favorite series I have ever watched. Bleak House is a series where you have to look deeper into the context otherwise it may come off as a very 'bleak' show to you. This is packed full of symbolism and situations that may seem 'odd' to some viewers. I usually prefer a brighter setting when it comes to series. The dull setting of Bleak House still managed to hold my interest and earn five stars.-----Spoilers-----When I was watching Bleak House, I came across some repetitive patterns amongst a few of the characters. Harold Skimpole kept referring himself as 'just a child' after certain situations. I was utterly confused at what he meant at first, until much later in the series when I seen that he truly did act like a child and had childish tendencies; he was reliant on other people, he was a con-man, and he tried to lie himself out of situations. Another character who had a repetitive nature was Miss Flite. Miss Flite symbolized the whole legal case itself. She kept caged birds in her very dreary apartment and named them after emotions and those who were involved in the case. These caged birds symbolized those in the town and they felt TIED to the case of John Jardyce. After the case has been going on for years, it finally ended. When it ended, Miss Flite released all of her caged birds, meaning, the townspeople were finally free of this endless battle. After she released her birds, she stood there for a moment, looking around at all of the empty cages as if she were sad. I'm not quite sure what that meant, but I think she felt n emptiness in her life after she released the things that consumed her. Mr. Guppy is another odd character that stuck out to me. He was not poverty poor, but he definitely dressed and displayed himself as a character of wealth when he wasn't. He was actually kind of creepy to me as he seemed to stalk Esther. He proposed to Esther twice during the series, both times he was rejected. He seemed like a constant let down in the whole film, but he did have good intentions and actually tried to fit in with society. Smallweed was definitely an odd one. He would always ask his bitter niece to 'shake him up' when he entered a place. Why? I have no clue. But, it surely was odd. I think that was a repetitive thing due to his ugly nature. He did it to feel like he needed someone, maybe. That is one character that really stumped me. Esther was by far my favorite character. She was a very average woman however, she captured the hearts of all of those around her, even when she got the small pox. She was a character of strength when things may seem dull. The case in itself represented the way life works. Everyone was expecting these two young people to get a load of money and property. However, that wasn't the case. The case ended with them receiving nothing. Though we may expect things in life, it doesn't mean they're going to happen the way we want it to. The strong will survive through hard times, prosper and rebirth. While the weak will wither away and die.All in all, I absolutely loved this short series.
