16 Times Victoria Made Us Wish History Didn’t Happen
By Lacy Baugher
Photo: ITV
We’re All Really Into Rooks Now, Yes?
Lord Melbourne, in the grand tradition of windswept romantic heroes, is a bit of a mopey type. And like every good hero of that persuasion, he has a weird thing he’s kind of obsessed with that ends up actually being completely swoon-worthy. It turns out that he’s all about the rooks that live at Brocket Hall. As in, he tends to ride home just so he can sit around in various states of dishevelment and watch them. And also possibly listen to emo music or just think about the general sadness of his life. Something really melancholy though, if that shot of him sitting alone on the ground outside his house looking super depressed is any indication.
Why is he sad? Probably because he’s realized that he and Victoria can’t ever get their happily ever after. And, hey we all understand that. (Heck, you can just photoshop me right into that Brocket Hall scene of despair with him.) But Melbourne still does his best to do the right thing, to embrace his duty and let Victoria down gently, and push her toward a different future. And he does it by talking about his beloved rooks, in the saddest yet most romantic way possible.
And guess what? They thing he says about rooks mating for life? It’s true, they do. What Melbourne doesn’t mention is that most animals that mate for life pick a new partner if their first one passes away. So, you know, if you want to really make yourself suffer you could probably imagine that Lord M isn’t exactly referring to his dearly departed wife at this point. It’s just as likely that he’s – at least sort of – talking about Victoria here, to some degree. Ha ha ha, don’t you feel like lying on the floor forever right now? (I’m sorry, I’m just trying to inflict my suffering on others.)
History is the worst.