History Characters / EmmaApproved

* CantHoldHerLiquor: She seems ''slightly'' better at it than Martin, but she gets visibly drunk when wine-tasting.

* CantHoldHisLiquor: If the "Pairings" episode of the revival is anything to go by, he's even worse than Harriet. We only see him drinking one glass of wine, and he acts even drunker than she does.

* CharacterExaggeration: In order to make Caroline fit the crass, rude SocialClimber Augusta Elton, Caroline's pretentiousness and jerkassery are turned UpToEleven here -- while ''Lizzie'' 's Caroline was a BitchInSheepsClothing, ''Emma'''s Caroline is a straight-up bitch. [[JustifiedTrope It's believable, though]], because the ''TLBD'' Caroline had to retort to manipulate her environment trying to get a man, while here we have the Caroline who holds the power and is free to express her worst.

* MulticoloredHair: Dark hair with ombre highlights in the early episodes.

* ItIsPronouncedTropay: She can't seem to get it through her head that Boxx is simply pronounced "box."

* NotSoDifferent: As Alex points out, she's very similar to [[SitcomArchnemesis Caroline]]. She isn't too happy to hear that.

* TheMatchmaker: Its her goal in life to see people happily coupled. Professionally, even! At the start of the series, she's working on Match 20.

* SoapboxSaddie: Jane is very concerned about social issues and works to support causes she deems worthy.

* {{Adorkable}}: As seen in the question and answer videos, when he starts squeeing about his favourite Excel function and then there's his 'wruff wruff' impression when he says he's a dog person...

* {{Adorkable}}: She starts out as an adorable klutz who idolizes Emma. Emma resolves to train her out of this, and Harriet in later episodes is more polished and professional, but her dorky personality doesn't totally vanish.

* {{Adorkable}}: He's implied to be quite a big nerd, and he's very awkward and dorky when interacting with Harriet, his LoveInterest.

* OfficeRomance: Subverted. He asks his co-worker Harriet out with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aml058H_-5k&feature=c4-overview&list=UUVZ-gtXjbpZkJtybxSnzYcg a video]], but Emma quickly manipulates Harriet into rejecting him.

* {{Adorkable}}: Just watch his appearances at Emma's holiday party.
-->'''Ryan''': So, Emma. Shot luge. Big hit, yeah?

* UnexpectedCharacter: Due to originating in a different series entirely.

* OddFriendsship: Surprisingly, with [[WebVideo/TheLizzieBennetDiaries Mr Collins]]. Despite being very different people, they find a lot of common ground and get along extremely well.

* {{Adorkable}}: She starts out as an adorable klutz who idolizes Emma. Emma resolves to train her out of this, and Harriet in later episodes is more polished and professional, but her dorky personality

* BlitheSpirit: Compared to Alex's realist tendencies, at least.

* ChildhoodFriends: With Alex; she tells Harriet in Episode 26 that their families go ''way'' back.

* CryIntoChest: [[spoiler: To Alex in Episode 24, after her realization that she was wrong about Elton having feelings for Harriet brings her to tears]].
* DaddysGirl: Heavily implied to be this, as in the original.

* FreakOut: At the beginning of Episode 26. Luckily, Alex was around to calm her down.
* EasilyForgiven: By Annie, for sending in a wedding present in lieu of Frank to ensure Annie wouldn't call off the wedding.

* GutFeeling: Frequently follows it.

** FridgeBrilliance: Her ego gets in the way. She was probably fairly reasonable for the first twenty matches (disregarding her panic-filled attempts to save #20), but the stream of success likely made her think that she was completely infallible, causing her to start taking ludicrous risks in an effort to keep her streak going even if the methods weren't rational.

* {{Jerkass}}: She often comes off as very insensitive (even if she doesn't mean it ''some'' of the time), a trait carried over from the book, but ''hugely'' exaggerated.

* ManipulativeBitch: Shamelessly moves people around the romance board like chess pieces in order to create perfect endgame couples. As Match #21 proves, this doesn't always work. Subverted in that she's also SpoiledSweet, but her actions often come across as bitchy.
* TheMatchmaker: Professionally, even! At the start of the series, she's working on Match 20.
* MentorArchetype: Considers herself one to Harriet.

* OddFriendship: Wealthy, world-wise, and charming Emma with NaiveEverygirl Harriet, as in the original. To a lesser extent, Emma and her {{foil}} Alex.

* RichBitch: Played with. She is mildly interested in fashion and loves her expensive outfits, which she sometimes uses as bribes to ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney effect. She started her company with her father's money and uses it to take control of other people's life, because she feels superior and thinks they don't know what they want. She's also extremely driven and hard-working to the point she gained her own client base after her father's initial input, genuinely wants to help others. It doesn't hurt that she's mostly right and works as a BlitheSpirit ChaoticGood [[TheWonka Wonka Archetype]].
* RichInDollarsPoorInSense: Somewhat. As the series goes on it's shown that she has ''very poor'' business sense: she's immature and volatile when it comes to taking clients, has very SkewedPriorities, crams major events, and puts her reputation above her clients' happiness. It's implied this comes from her spoiled upbringing.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: With Alex.
* ShipperOnDeck: For Annie and Ryan, and presumably everybody she has ever match-made. She does genuinely care about them, as shown when she correctly deduced the source of Annie's cold feet about marrying Ryan and took measures to prevent it. Her reasoning is that she could tell Annie really loved him. Her near-fanatic shipping-on-deck combined with her blinding outward self-confidence gives her tunnel vision regarding her clients' relationships and the inability to interpret romantic gestures as ''anything'' but something towards that. By the end, [[spoiler: she wants Harriet and Robert to be together too, and is elated when they go out]].
* ShipTease: Increasingly with Alex and also with Frank Churchill.

* SpoiledSweet: Obviously grew up very privileged, but is very charming, mostly friendly, and genuinely wants to help people. Subverted in that her efforts make her look like a RichBitch.
* StepfordSmiler: Emma is a type A. No matter how much Annie's cold feet displeases her and endangers her plans, she pretends to be unaffected and to leave her space. Annie isn't fooled.

* NaiveEverygirl: Starts out as this, especially compared to Emma's and Elton's wealth and sophistication.

-->'''Alex''' (on why Emma is hostile towards her): Because she does the things you only ''talk'' about doing?
* BirdsOfAFeather: She gets along well with Alex because they're both work-oriented, business-inclined people.
* GranolaGirl: Jane is very concerned about social issues and works to support causes she deems worthy.
-->'''Emma''': She is a regular social justice advocate. In fact, if she were any more involved, I’d have to cut her a cape and sew her a mask.

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* TheUnHug: She and Emma share an incredibly awkward hug at the end of Episode 49.

* FeminineWomenCanCook: Quite feminine, and a very good baker.

* HappilyMarried: His appearance with Annie at the holiday party suggests this.
* NamedByTheAdaptation: Mr. Weston didn't have a first name in the book, but is named Ryan here.

* {{Jerkass}}: Justified in believing Emma was interested in him, but the way he laid out his feelings on the whole situation was quite...mean-spirited.

** In a later episode, [[spoiler: he ends up being purposely cruel to Harriet (arguably to hurt Emma) by making excuses as to why she cannot attend his engagement party, despite the fact that Harriet was particularly involved in planning it.]]
* LoveConfession: [[spoiler: To Emma in Episode 24. She's having none of it.]]
* MatchmakerCrush: Thought Emma had this for ''him.'' He was quite wrong.
* SharpDressedMan: Never seen out of a suit. Justified as he's a politician, and thus required to dress snappy at all times.

* CoolBigSis: To Emma, who really looks up to her.

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* DotingParent: It's implied he doted excessively on his daughters, leading to both of them being (mostly) SpoiledSweet.

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* TheConfidant: For Emma, so far he's the only character she's admitted her insecurities to. Twitter also makes its clear he's this for Robert concerning Harriet.
** And as of Episode 46, to Harriet as well.

* {{Moe}}: In-universe, Alex and Emma both acknowledge how adorable she is and how they want the best for her.
** Which gets even bigger after she finds Elton isn't interested and puts her hair in bangs.

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* UnnamedParent: Like in the original novel, we don't know his name.

* ItsPronouncedTropay: She can't seem to get it through her head that Boxx is simply pronounced "box."

* JerkAss: Putting aside what people might know about her from TheLizzieBennetDiaries, her barely looking at Harriet and responding to Harriet's suggestions by talking directly to Emma does not bode well.

* ShoutOut: Episode 43 has her delivering a few to TheLizzieBennetDiaries, including Caroline mentioning that she thought she could plan the wedding on her own due to planning her brother's birthday party, which she refers to as "very memorable."

* StopHelpingMe: In-universe, [[https://31.media.tumblr.com/00740179453a22b9cb8fb68773a7f34a/tumblr_n5ozrsxO1p1tb70v4o1_500.png her interactions with Caroline on Twitter]]. Caroline "refuses to see a girl as talented as [Jane] slaving away for some grubby nonprofit" and attempts to get her hired by her brother Bing's company, even if Jane repeatedly assures Caroline she's fine where she is.

* RaceLift: Like her aunt Maddy, a 19th century British woman is played by a dark-skinned actress.

* RaceLift: Similar to Emma, a 19th-century woman from Britain is played by an actress of Hawaiian descent.

* RaceLift: A 19th-century British woman is played by a black actress.

* RaceLift: An 19th-century British woman is played by a Filipina actress. The Lee family is most probably Korean or Hong Kong/Singaporean/Malaysian/Filipino Chinese.

* RaceLift: A 19th-century British man is played by a Chinese actor.

* AbilityOverAppearance: [=/=] WhatCouldHaveBeen: Bernie Su [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LeQ6dtk0ToAbEpmWWjFxcCTbmwPqIfb_6zwhNSmkYqI/edit really wanted a black or Hispanic actor for this role.]] Paul Stuart turned out to be the only good choice of everyone they saw.

* SitcomArchnemesis: For Emma, which is unfortunate due to the fact that she's her client. Emma dislikes her for her rudeness to Harriet, constant pretension and condescension, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking referring to Alex as "Al"]].

* ExtremeDoormat: She has a very hard time saying "no" to her husband, an interesting piece of the SettingUpdate as it's pretty much the same as in the book, but being in the present day makes it a much bigger deal.

* SecretRelationship: True to the source material, with Frank. Unlike the source material, [[spoiler: they end up breaking up(though Episode 71 heavily implies that Frank is working on winning her back)]].

* SecretRelationship: True to the source material, with Frank. Unlike the source material, [[spoiler: they end up breaking up]].

** In later episodes, [[spoiler: he ends up being purposely cruel to Harriet (arguably to hurt Emma) by making excuses as to why she cannot attend his engagement party, despite the fact that Harriet was particularly involved in planning it.]]