History Characters / EmmaApproved

* 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.

-->"You don't have to call me a genius...but you can if you want to."

* ShipperOnDeck: She ships Alex/Jane.

* SocialClimber: Wants in Emma's pants because she's beautiful, wealthy, charming, and comes from a well-connected family -- all traits that would help him rise up in his social circles and exactly the sort of things he thinks a good politician's wife is. Never mind that Emma isn't even the ''least'' bit interested in politics.
** And since ''The Lizzie Bennet Diaries'' clearly shows the Lees are ''loaded'', it's implied his interest in Caroline is primarily based on the same sentiments.

* ObliviousToLove: Or flirting, at least. She doesn't see that Elton's interest is clearly directed at her, believing him to be in love with Harriet.
** Similar to the original novel, [[spoiler: this extends to her own affection for Alex, and she is clearly shocked during her [[LoveEpiphany Love Epiphany]].]]

** [[spoiler: The failure of Elton/Harriet sends her into a two-month-long FreakOut. As we see in Episode 26, it takes a long time for her to get over it.

** Similarly to the original novel, [[spoiler: this extends to her own affection for Alex, and she is clearly shocked during her [[LoveEpiphany Love Epiphany]].]]

** Similarly to the original novel, [[spoiler: this extends to her own affection for Alex, and she is clearly shocked during her [[LoveEphiphany Love Ephiphany]].]]

** As in the book, [[spoiler: this extends to her own affection for Alex, and she is clearly shocked during her LoveEphiphany.]]

* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: The failure of Elton/Harriet sends her into a two-month-long FreakOut. As we see in Episode 26, she's still not quite over it.]]

* ShippingTorpedo: Is clearly affronted when Annie suggests that Alex and Jane might be interested in each other romantically, claiming that they would never work.

* AdaptationNameChange: Mr. Knightley's first name was ''George'' in the book; this was changed in ''Emma Approved'' to [[OneSteveLimit avoid confusion]] with another character within TheVerse, [[WebVideo/TheLizzieBennetDiaries George Wickham]].

* LargeHam

!!Emma Woodhouse (Joanna Sotomura)

!!Alex Knightley (Brent Bailey)

!!Harriet Smith (Dayeanne Hutton)

!!Robert Martin (James Brent Isaacs)

!!Jane Fairfax (Tyra Colar)

!!Annie Taylor (Alexis Boozer)

!!Ryan Weston (Gabriel Voss)

!!James Elton (Paul Stuart)

!!Isabella "Izzy" Knightley (Mapuana Makia)

!!Maddy Bates (Nikea Gamby-Turner)

!!Caroline Lee (Jessica Jade Andres)

!!Mr. Woodhouse (N/A)

!!John Knightley (N/A)

!!Frank Churchill (Stephan Chang)

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

!!John Knightley (N/A)
-->'''Debuts in''': N/A

Alex's brother and Emma's brother-in-law through his marriage to Isabella.

* AdaptationalVillainy: His novel counterpart is a decent guy who occasionally sneers at his less intelligent wife. Here, however, he's straight-up emotionally abusive to his wife.
* TheGhost: We don't get to meet him to hear his side of the story.
* HappyMarriageCharade: His and Izzy's marriage isn't ''terrible'', but it isn't as picture-perfect as Izzy pretends it is.

!!Frank Churchill (Stephan Chang)

-->'''Debuts in''': Episode 38

Ryan's stepbrother, a wealthy, well-connected young man with plenty of companies. He is mentioned early in the series as the reason for Annie's nervousness, and shows up in person later on.

* TheCharmer: One can practically see him worming his way into Emma's good graces in his first appearance.
-->'''Frank''': You can tell a lot about a person by the coffee they drink.
-->'''Emma''': And?
-->'''Frank''': Bold, strong, confident.
-->'''Emma''': Are you talking about me or about you?
-->'''Frank''': [[MathematiciansAnswer Yes]].
* DropInCharacter: Conveniently drops in as Emma vlogs. This is done more egregiously than other examples, as he's not a client of Emma's.
* NonIdleRich: The Westons are old money, but it's clear Frank has done well financially despite this. Besides that, he's also interested in, among other things, renewable energy.
* RaceLift: A 19th-century British man is played by a Chinese actor.
* SharpDressedMan: His first appearance has him in a nice suit, immediately establishing him as a man of class and opulence.

!!Jane Fairfax (Tyra Colar)

-->'''Debuts in''': Episode 49

Maddy Bates' niece and Emma's former schoolmate, who later becomes an employee of Emma Approved.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Emma seems to have this opinion of her but her pride causes her to have difficulty admitting it.
-->'''Alex''' (on why Emma is hostile towards her): Because she does the things you only ''talk'' about doing?
* 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.
* OnlySaneMan: The only person to point out how ridiculous Emma's self-documentation can get, while everyone else seemingly goes with the flow.
* RaceLift: Like her aunt Maddy, a 19th century British woman is played by a dark-skinned actress.
* 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.
* TheUnHug: She and Emma share an incredibly awkward hug at the end of Episode 49.

!!Jane Fairfax (To be announced)

-->'''Debuts in''': To be announced

Maddy Bates' niece and Emma's former schoolmate

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

* {{Adorkable}}

* {{Adorkable}}

* DropInCharacter: As one of Emma's clients.

* DropInCharacter: As one of Emma's clients.

* DropInCharacter: As one of Emma's clients.

* HappyMarriageCharade: [[spoiler:Emma suspects this is the case.]]

* HappyMarriageCharade: See Izzy's entry.

* DropInCharacter: Since she's supposed to be giving financial consultation to Emma. She's also an old family friend.

* DropInCharacter: More egregiously than other examples, as he's not a client of Emma's.

* FourthDateMarriage: Apparently got engaged to James within three months. Lampshaded by Emma.