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* DisposableFiance: Well, boyfriend, since Amanda never actually gave Micheal an answer to his clumsy beer can clip proposal, but her choosing Darcy over him without a second thought easily places him in this category.

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* DisposableFiance: Well, boyfriend, since Amanda never actually gave Micheal an answer to his clumsy beer can bottle clip proposal, but her choosing Darcy over him without a second thought easily places him in this category.
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* NearAndDearBabyNaming: Jokingly invoked by Bingley when he reiterates his feelings for Jane.
--->'''Bingley:''' We shall have 25 children and name them all Amanda. Even the boys!
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* NamedByTheAdaptation: Mr Bennet, whose name of all things is ''Claude''.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Charlotte Lucas ends up running away to Africa when Amanda unintentionally humiliates her in front of Mr Collins.
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* DisposableFiancé: Well, boyfriend, since Amanda never actually gave Micheal an answer to his clumsy beer can clip proposal, but her choosing Darcy over him without a second thought easily places him in this category.

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* DisposableFiancé: DisposableFiance: Well, boyfriend, since Amanda never actually gave Micheal an answer to his clumsy beer can clip proposal, but her choosing Darcy over him without a second thought easily places him in this category.

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* DisposableFiancé: Well, boyfriend, since Amanda never actually gave Micheal an answer to his clumsy beer can clip proposal, but her choosing Darcy over him without a second thought easily places him in this category.



* IChooseToStay: [[spoiler: In the end, Amanda decides to stay in Regency England with Darcy, whilst Elizabeth prefers to stay in modern-day London.]]



* RefugeeFromTVLand: Elizabeth Bennet ended up in modern day London instead of Amanda. She starts working as a baby-sitter, cuts her hair and enjoys herself, though the audience don't get to see her much.

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* RefugeeFromTVLand: Elizabeth Bennet ended up in finds a door to the modern day London instead of world and accidentally swaps places with Amanda. She starts working as a baby-sitter, cuts her hair and enjoys herself, though the The audience don't doesn't get to see her much.much, but when we finally do see her again it turns out that Elizabeth has adapted remarkably well to her new environment, has a job as a baby-sitter and a new haircut, and thoroughly enjoys all the amenities of modern London.

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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: George Wickham is nowhere near the BitchInSheepsClothing he was in the original novel, veering much closer to LoveableRogue.



** Caroline Bingley as a closet lesbian.

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** Caroline Bingley as is a closet lesbian.lesbian.
** Mr Bingley suffers from depression.



* ForWantOfANail: Amanda's presence fundamentally changes the story line despite all of her attempts to keep the novel on track: Jane marries Mr Collins, Mr Bingley runs away with Lydia, Mr Darcy falls in love with Amanda.

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* ForWantOfANail: Amanda's presence fundamentally changes the story line despite all of her attempts to keep the novel on track: Jane [[spoiler:Jane marries Mr Collins, Mr Bingley runs away with Lydia, Lydia during a depressive episode, George Wickham is a genuinely LoveableRogue, and Mr Darcy falls in love with Amanda. Amanda.]]


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* MadeOutToBeAJerkass: Played with. Amanda distrusts Wickham, expecting him to be a BitchInSheepsClothing as per the book. Except in this universe, he's a genuinely good person who took the hit to his reputation to protect Georgiana Darcy's.

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%% * AdaptationalNiceGuy: George Wickham becomes a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.



%% * AdaptationalJerkass: Mr Collins. In the book he was pretty bad but here he's even worse.



%% * BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Amanda often wished she could be [[MarySue a self-insert]] in ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice''.

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%% * BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Amanda often wished she could be [[MarySue a self-insert]] in ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice''.''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice''. She ends up getting her wish come true as she swap places with Elizabeth Bennett.



%% * CloseEnoughTimeline: Poor Charlotte has still crossed the DespairEventHorizon.



%% * DeadpanSnarker: Mostly Caroline Bingley.
%% * DevotedToYou: No real explanation is given for Darcy's love for Amanda.
%% * DidIJustSayThatOutLoud: "Bumface".
--> "It's, um, a card game."
%% * DinnerAndAShow: According to Caroline's snark about Amanda [[GroinAttack kicking]] Collins at their party.



%% * EmbarrassingFirstName: Mr Bennet's first name is Claude.



%% * ExiledToTheCouch: Mr Bennet exiles himself to the library for most of the series.



%% * GroinAttack: Amanda to Collins.
%% * IHaveThisFriend: Mr Collins unfortunately interprets Amanda's attempt to introduce Charlotte Lucas to him this way.
%% * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Wickham in this version. And Darcy of course, with he and Amanda having a fair amount of BelligerentSexualTension.

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%% * GroinAttack: Amanda to Collins.
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* IHaveThisFriend: Mr Collins unfortunately interprets Amanda's attempt to introduce Charlotte Lucas to him this way.
%% * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Wickham in this version. And Darcy of course, with he and Amanda having a fair amount of BelligerentSexualTension.



%% * NoEqualOpportunityTimeTravel: Pointed out by Amanda's black roommate.

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%% * NoEqualOpportunityTimeTravel: Pointed out by Amanda's black roommate.roommate. Justified as during the Regency, people of colour was seen socially inferior to their white peers. Also, slavery was still legal in the British Empire.



%% * ParanormalRomance

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%% * ParanormalRomanceParanormalRomance: Between a modern day woman and a fictional Regency man.



%% * PortalBook
%% * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Darcy wouldn't be in-character without one.

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%% * PortalBook
%% * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Darcy wouldn't be in-character without one.
PortalBook: There is one in Amanda’s bathroom. Which is how Elizabeth and Amanda swapped places.



%% * {{Tsundere}}: Amanda is a type B, Mrs Bennet is a type A.
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* BerserkButton: Mrs. Bennet is usually highly-strung and sometimes a bit silly, but otherwise harmless. However, if you ever cast any aspersion on her efforts to find suitable husbands for her daughters, then will you see the angry and unsilly side of her - as Lady Catherine found out to her cost.

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