Sense and Sensibility Season 1

Right now you can watch Sense and Sensibility Season 1 on and — and it holds up to as much attention as you give it. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. An 8/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Hattie Morahan sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Sense and Sensibility Season 1 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. Sense and Sensibility Season 1 trusts its audience to sit with discomfort instead of resolving it too quickly. A story of two sisters attempting to find happiness in the tightly structured society of 18th century England. Elinor, disciplined, restrained and very conscious of the manners of the day, represents sense. Outspoken, impetuous, emotional Marianne represents sensibility. Hattie Morahan and Charity Wakefield lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2008. Sense and Sensibility Season 1 resists tidy resolutions in a way that respects how messy real consequences actually are. It rarely drops the ball, and when it does, it recovers fast.

Sense and Sensibility Season 1 is what you recommend to people who say they do not really watch much. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Hattie Morahan anchors a cast that never overplays its hand. The kind of drama that stays with you well after the finale.