Line #44 Characters/EmmaApproved


1	The cast of Bernie Su and Hank Green's second [[Literature/{{Emma}} Austen-adapted]] web series, ''WebVideo/EmmaApproved''.
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5	[[folder: Emma Approved]]
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7	!!Emma Woodhouse [-(Joanna Sotomura)-]
8	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/emmawoodhouse_2436.jpg]]
9	->"You don't have to call me a genius...but you can if you want to."
10	-->'''Debuts in''': Episode 1
11
12	The cheery, charming, [[TheWonka somewhat flighty]] head of a professional matchmaking company, Emma is a young woman spiritedly determined to "make it bigger and better than Oprah" - one client at a time.
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14	* AgeLift: Almost 21 at the start of the book. Here, she is in her mid-twenties [[http://berniesu.tumblr.com/post/58440939672/answers-to-some-questions-about-emma-approved according to Bernie Su]].
15	* BeneathTheMask: Emma's lack of durable and deep-seated self-confidence (and not the superficial, unstable vanity she shows constantly) is foreshadowed since episode 3 at least.
16	-->'''Harriet''': How do I fake [self-confidence]?
17	-->'''Emma''': It starts with shoes.
18	%% * BlitheSpirit: Compared to Alex's realist tendencies, at least.
19	* CharacterBlog: [[http://www.emmaapproved.com/ Runs one]], with a [[http://emmaapproved.tumblr.com/ Tumblr]] version, where she posts about life coaching and fashion. She also tweets at [[https://twitter.com/emmaapproved @emmaapproved]].
20	* ChildhoodFriends: She has been friends with Alex since ever; she tells Harriet in Episode 26 that their families go ''way'' back.
21	* CharacterDevelopment: She learns to consider other people's feelings over her own wishes and desires over the course of the series.
22	* ChronicHeroSyndrome: On a very shallow but very genuine level. She does really want to make your life better and will take you under her wing if she deems it fit, the ways she goes about it just aren't very...reasonable.
23	* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To [[WebVideo/TheLizzieBennetDiaries Lizzie]]. While Lizzie is the middle child, cynical, sarcastic, and a middle-class student, Emma is the younger daughter, blindingly optimistic, silver-tongued, and a wealthy businesswoman.
24	* CoolBigSis: The dynamic isn't a straight fit, but her relationship with Harriet has some shades of this, as she's much more assertive and worldly determined to help Harriet better herself.
25	* CryIntoChest: [[spoiler: She cries on Alex's shoulder in Episode 24, after her realization that she was wrong about Elton having feelings for Harriet brings her to tears]].
26	%% * DaddysGirl: Heavily implied to be this, as in the original.
27	* TheFace: Silver-tongued, sophisticated, and very much TheFashionista, she's this for her own company.
28	* TheFashionista: Emma wears a new outfit every episode, in contrast to Alex. She takes note of this and ruins some of his clothes in an effort to improve his fashion sense. Her blog even contains links to all the outfits she wears in-series.
29	%% * FreakOut: At the beginning of Episode 26. Luckily, Alex was around to calm her down.
30	* EasilyForgiven: Annie forgives her instantly for sending in a wedding present in lieu of Frank to ensure Annie wouldn't call off the wedding.
31	* GenkiGirl: Very cheerful and energetic, especially when it comes to getting people together. Subverted, too -- she's a StepfordSmiler.
32	* GreeneyedEpiphany: [[spoiler: She realizes her own affections for Alex while rationalizing that he and Harriet can't be together]].
33	%% * GutFeeling: Frequently follows it.
34	* HeartbreakAndIceCream: She takes [[spoiler: Alex's and Jane's departures]] very badly -- just hanging out in her office wearing a sweatshirt and her hair in a messy bun, eating ice cream -- a stark contrast to her other poised, professional appearances.
35	-->'''Harriet''': Wallowing in ice cream and regret is not and never will be Emma Approved.
36	* HeroicBSOD:
37	** [[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.]]
38	** She gets another one after [[spoiler: both Alex and Jane quit after the Boxx opening]], which is so bad that she tells Harriet that she wants to close up shop.
39	* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Says this near-verbatim regarding sending Annie a gift and telling her it was from Frank to stop her cold feet, and getting Harriet to reject Martin.
40	* InformedAbility: If her irrational actions regarding Match #21 are any indication, one would have to wonder how she managed to successfully get twenty couples together.
41	* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Says in Episode 70 that her priority is [[spoiler: Alex's happiness, even if it means having to see him happy with Harriet instead of her]].
42	* ItsAllAboutMe: Her EstablishingCharacterMoment is of her reading a description about how awesome she is. She consistently upholds that her word is law.
43	* ManicPixieDreamGirl: At least outwardly: she's beautiful, energetic, cheerful, and devoted to making your life better.
44	* ManipulativeBitch: She often comes off as very insensitive (even if she doesn't mean it), a trait carried over from the book, but ''hugely'' exaggerated. She 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 SpoiledSweet who means well and wants everyone to be happy, but her actions often come across as bitchy.
45	* TheMatchmaker: Its her goal in life to see people happily coupled. Unlike her book counterpart, she's noted to be rather good at it -- At the start of the series, she's working on Match 20.
46	* MatchmakerFailure: Setting up Harriet with Elton goes horribly wrong.
47	%% * MentorArchetype: Considers herself one to Harriet.
48	* NeverASelfMadeWoman: She founded her company on her wealthy father's money.
49	* NotSoDifferentRemark: As Alex points out, she's very similar to [[SitcomArchnemesis Caroline]]. She isn't too happy to hear that.
50	* ObliviousToLove:
51	** She doesn't see that Elton's flirtations are clearly directed at her, believing him to be in love with Harriet.
52	** Similar to the original novel, [[spoiler: this extends to her own affection for Alex, and she is clearly shocked during her [[LoveEpiphany Love Epiphany]]. Alex's love for her for quite some time goes over her head as well]].
53	* OddFriendship: Wealthy, world-wise, and charming Emma with NaiveEverygirl Harriet, as in the original.
54	%% ** To a lesser extent, Emma and her {{foil}} Alex.
55	* ThePerfectionist: Great at organizing things to the most minute detail, and prides herself on this. It makes her a stellar wedding planner, but it also means she's terrible at handling failure. [[spoiler: The failure of Harriet/Elton drives her to tears in Episode 24.]]
56	--> '''Emma''': I make your life better, and I ''never'' fail.
57	* PleaseDontLeaveMe: [[spoiler:She pleads this of Harriet at the end of episode 64, after both Jane and Alex walk out on her.]]
58	* RaceLift: A Caucasian young woman in the book, Emma is played by an (admittedly white-passing) actress of Japanese and German descent in this adaptation.
59	* RelationshipSabotage: Manipulates Harriet into rejecting Martin because she believed Harriet was too good for him.
60	* RichBitch: She is interested in fashion and loves her expensive outfits, which she sometimes uses as bribes to ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney effect. Subverted because she's a nice woman. 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]].
61	* RichInDollarsPoorInSense: 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.
62	%% * SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: With Alex.
63	* ShipperOnDeck: She hopes that Annie and Ryan will get married, and presumably she ships 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]].
64	%% * ShipTease: Increasingly with Alex and also with Frank Churchill.
65	* ShippingTorpedo: She takes measures to ensure Robert/Harriet won't happen due to believing that Harriet is too good for him. She's also clearly affronted when Annie suggests that Alex and Jane might be interested in each other romantically, claiming that they would never work.
66	* TheSocialExpert: What she believes herself to be, and she would have to have some great skill with it to successfully matchmake twenty couples. As her attempts at setting up Elton and Harriet show, however, she's not so consistent with it.
67	* SpoiledSweet: Obviously grew up very privileged, her friends and family adore her and she is very charming, mostly friendly, and genuinely wants to help people. However, her attitude often gets the better of her and she thinks she knows better what is best for everyone.
68	* StepfordSmiler: 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.
69	-->'''Emma''':...You ''might'' think you hear panic in my voice, but that's just confidence!
70	* ThinksLikeARomanceNovel: Emma ''loves'' visualizing romantic scenes for her clients.
71	* TooCleverByHalf: She's smart and good at what she does, but is also capable of massively misinterpreting people, leading to spectacular failures.
72	* WinkDing: Her trademark gesture, which she isn't amused when other people try to copy.
73	* VitriolicBestBuds: With Alex. She might snark at his uptight attitude and boring fashion sense and he might snark about, well, [[TheWonka everything she does]], but it's clear they value each other very much.
74	* YourMakeupIsRunning: Her mascara runs in Episode 55 and 56 to highlight her desperation and sadness after [[spoiler: Alex and Jane leave]].
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76	!!Alex Knightley [-(Brent Bailey)-]
77	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/alexknightley_6456.jpg]]
78
79	-->'''Debuts in''': Episode 1
80
81	Emma's straight-laced, sensible business partner, charged with all the "boring stuff" - and, it seems, keeping Emma in check.
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83	* AdaptationNameChange: Mr. Knightley's first name was ''George'' in the book; this was changed in ''Emma Approved'' to [[OneSteveLimit avoid confusion]] with [[WebVideo/TheLizzieBennetDiaries George Wickham and Georgiana Darcy]].
84	* AgeLift: 37 years old at the beginning of the book, he has been de-aged to around the same age as Emma (mid-twenties).
85	* BewareOfTheNiceOnes
86	--> "I will support you 99% of the time, but you've just hit that 1%!"
87	* CharacterBlog: Sometimes writes on Emma's blog. He also tweets at [[https://twitter.com/AlexKnightleyEA @AlexKnightleyEA]].
88	* ChildhoodFriends: With Emma; he says on a blog post that they've known each other forever, which contributes a lot to their team dynamic.
89	* TheConfidant:
90	** 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.
91	** In Episode 46, he acts as a confidant to Harriet, listening to her concerns.
92	* TheConscience: To Emma, whose wrongs he's constantly trying to set straight.
93	* DeadpanSnarker
94	-->'''Emma''': Let me tell you the good news first.
95	-->'''Alex''':...How bad is it?
96	* NatureLover: He proclaims that he likes the outdoors in one of the Q&A videos. In his spare time he goes rock climbing in Joshua Tree.
97	* NiceGuy: Despite his snarking he's constantly supportive of Emma, and his quiet encouragement of Harriet cements this status.
98	--> '''Alex''': "Hey, by the way, I wanted to let you know - I like the hair." [[note]] These were the new bangs Emma had deemed a 'cry for help'. [[/note]]
99	* NotListeningToMeAreYou: Frequently to Emma, who would rather do other things than listen to him talk about finances.
100	* OnlySaneMan: Alex sees himself as the one who needs to correct Emma and the show doesn't really prove him wrong.
101	* PrecisionFStrike: He says Emma's defense of her rudeness to Maddy at the Boxx party is "bullshit," quite shocking given the lack of profanity in the series otherwise.
102	* RedOniBlueOni: The dry, snarky blue to Emma's ManicPixieDreamGirl red.
103	* TheReliableOne: Charged with all the "boring stuff."
104	* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: With Emma. He spends most episodes snarking about her new ZanyScheme.
105	* ShipTease: Drifting into this with Emma, as the episodes continue.
106	* TheSmartGuy: When it comes to finer details on company handling, he's your guy: he excels at business administration and statistics.
107	* TalkerAndDoer: The "Doer" to Emma's "Talker." She handles all the clients, he handles all the technical stuff.
108	* VitriolicBestBuds: With Emma. She might snark at his uptight attitude and boring fashion sense and he might snark about, well, [[TheWonka everything she does]], but it's clear they value each other very much. As he says so himself, he doesn't like it when they genuinely fight.
109	* VoiceOfReason: Not that Emma listens to him very much.
110	-->'''Emma''': You are the very definition of a party pooper, and this time, I am not going to listen to you!
111	-->'''Alex''':...Do you ever?
112	-->'''Emma''': No!
113
114	!!Harriet Smith [-(Dayeanne Hutton)-]
115	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/harrietsmith_2948.jpg]]
116
117	-->'''Debuts in''': Episode 3
118
119	Emma's sweet, klutzy assistant. She also happens to view Emma as the best thing since sliced bread, much to her misfortune.
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121	* AgeLift: A minor one. Twenty-three in ''Emma Approved,'' a teenager in the book.
122	* CantHoldTheirLiquor: She seems ''slightly'' better at it than Martin, but she gets visibly drunk when wine-tasting.
123	* TheCutie: Adorable, wide-eyed, and pushed around.
124	* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Begins to wear her hair in bangs as part of her "revamping" her image after [[spoiler: Elton drops Emma (and, by extension, her) like a hot potato]].
125	* GranolaGirl: As she says herself, "doing good for other people is my life philosophy!"
126	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Blonde, and the most naive and good-hearted of the cast.
127	* HeroWorshipper: To Emma. She applies for Emma's assistant because of this.
128	* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Idolizing Emma, at least. While Emma is a good person who does genuinely have Harriet's best interests at heart, the way she goes about them doesn't allow Harriet to make her own decisions. Harriet doesn't pick up on this, though.
129	* HopelessWithTech: The second type. She knows how to work her way around a computer, just don't expect her to be able to help much if things get complicated. Lucky for her, [[ShipTease Robert's pretty good with them]].
130	* LovingAShadow: Her affection for James Elton, as she acknowledges in Episode 42.
131	-->'''Harriet''': I think I was more in love with the idea of him...I didn't really know him.
132	* {{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.
133	* NaiveEverygirl: Starts out as a naive young woman, especially compared to Emma's and Elton's wealth and sophistication.
134	* NiceGirl: Absolutely. Harriet is gracious, caring, and genuinely believes the best in people.
135	* PygmalionPlot: Emma attempts this on her. It doesn't help that she is genuinely gullible and easily manipulated.
136	-->'''Emma''': Harriet doesn't need to figure things out! She has ''me''!
137	* UndyingLoyalty: Harriet looks up to Emma, and her NiceGirl nature means she'll never abandon her. This is apparent in Episode 56, where [[spoiler: she's the only one to stick by Emma after the Boxx fallout]].
138	* WhatWouldXDo: Asks herself "What would Alex do?" in Episode 56.
139	* YesMan: To Emma, whom she idolizes; she's constantly nodding to what her boss says.
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141	!!Robert Martin [-(James Brent Isaacs)-]
142	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/robertmartin_1542.jpg]]
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144	Emma's company's IT guy, who may or may not have a thing for Harriet.
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146	* CantHoldTheirLiquor: 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.
147	* InUniverseNickname: Known as [=BMart=] among his friends.
148	* NiceGuy: Very kind and sweet to Harriet.
149	* OddFriendship: Surprisingly, with [[WebVideo/TheLizzieBennetDiaries Mr Collins]]. Despite being very different people, they find a lot of common ground and get along extremely well.
150	* 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]] and as the two actually hit it off, it looks like love is in the air, but Emma quickly manipulates Harriet into rejecting him.
151	* TheSmartGuy: Tech support for Emma's company.
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155	!!Jane Fairfax [-(Tyra Colar)-]
156	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/janefairfax_1065.jpg]]
157
158	-->'''Debuts in''': Episode 49
159
160	Maddy Bates' niece and Emma's former schoolmate, who later becomes an employee of Emma Approved.
161
162	* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Emma seems to have this opinion of her but her pride causes her to have difficulty admitting it.
163	-->'''Alex:''' ''(on why Emma is hostile towards her)'' Because she does the things you only ''talk'' about doing?
164	* BirdsOfAFeather: She gets along well with Alex because they're both work-oriented, business-inclined people. As in the novel, there are assumptions there might be romance for them on the horizon.
165	* OnlySaneMan: The only person to point out how ridiculous Emma's self-documentation can get, while everyone else seemingly goes with the flow.
166	* RaceLift: Jane Fairfax in the novel is a white English woman. In this adaptation, Jane is black.
167	* 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)]].
168	* SoapboxSadie: Jane is very concerned about social issues and works to support causes she deems worthy.
169	-->'''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.
170	* SugarAndIcePersonality: Jane is a very introverted, reserved, and serious person, and most of her on-screen time dealing with Emma (who is much more extroverted bordering on nosy), she's rather uncomfortable and distant. However, her one-on-one moments with Frank show that, when she's comfortable, Jane can be much more sweet, and even playful and flirtatious.
171	* TheUnHug: She and Emma share an incredibly awkward hug at the end of Episode 49.
172	* UnwantedAssistance: 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.
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176	[[folder: Clients]]
177
178	!!Annie Taylor [-(Alexis Boozer)-]
179	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/annietaylor_3324.jpg]]
180
181	-->'''Debuts in''': Episode 1 (photo), Episode 2
182
183	One of Emma's closest friends, a pastry chef and "power homemaker" who marries Ryan Weston at the beginning of the series.
184
185	* AgeLift: Emma's friend, presumably around the same age as her, here rather than the ParentalSubstitute of the book.
186	* DropInCharacter: As one of Emma's clients and a good friend, she occasionally pops in while Emma's vlogging.
187	* FeminineWomenCanCook: She's quite feminine (she wears dresses and make-up), and a very good baker.
188	* HappilyMarried: Her appearance with Ryan at the holiday party suggests this.
189	* NiceGirl: One would have to be to put up with Emma! Once she figures out Emma's duplicity regarding Frank's wedding present, she forgives her because Emma's intentions were good.
190	* ShipperOnDeck: She ships Alex/Jane, and also insinuates her approval of Frank/Emma.
191	* SweetBaker: She is a pastry chef and "power homemaker". She's a very nice and friendly young woman.
192	* UptownGuy: Annie's marrying into -- and fear of disapproval from -- the Westons, an influential family of old money, gives her cold feet and nearly causes her to call off the wedding had it not been for Emma intervening.
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196	!!Ryan Weston [-(Gabriel Voss)-]
197	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ryanweston_7883.jpg]]
198
199	-->'''Debuts in''': Episode 1 (photo), Episode 23
200
201	CEO of a cupcake company, whom Emma sets up with Annie at the beginning of the series. The two of them are successful match #20.
202
203	* AgeLift: He was Frank's father in the book, but stepbrother here. Fittingly, he's much younger.
204	* HappilyMarried: His appearance with Annie at the holiday party suggests there marriage is a very happy one and that they are going strong.
205	* NamedByTheAdaptation: Mr. Weston didn't have a first name in the book, but he is named Ryan here.
206	* NiceGuy: Cheerful, easygoing, and very friendly, a trait carried over from the book.
207	* VitriolicBestBuds: Seemingly with James.
208	-->'''Ryan''': You're looking good...for a politician.
209	-->'''James''': You too. Glad to see those cupcakes didn't go straight to your waist.
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212
213	!!James Elton [-(Paul Stuart)-]
214	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jameselton_2384.jpg]]
215
216	-->'''Debuts in''': Episode 15
217
218	California's youngest state senator ever and currently its most eligible bachelor after his campaign manager left him for his opponent. Emma lands him as a client and aims to set him up with Harriet.
219
220	* AdaptationNameChange: Rev. Philip Elton in the novel, Senator James Elton here.
221	* TheCharmer: Emma and Harriet are easily won over by him.
222	-->'''James''': I'm in politics! I'm professionally nice to people!
223	* DropInCharacter: As one of Emma's clients, he drops in while she's blogging.
224	* FourthDateMarriage: Apparently got engaged to Caroline within three months. Lampshaded by Emma.
225	* HopelessSuitor: To Emma, who has no interest him beyond his being a client.
226	* {{Jerkass}}: Justified because he's hurt as he believed Emma was interested in him, but the way he laid out his feelings on the whole situation was unnecessarily mean-spirited. In a later episode, [[spoiler: he ends up being purposely cruel to Harriet (probably 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.]]
227	-->'''James''': (on romancing Harriet): [[spoiler: Maybe if I was running for StudentCouncilPresident!]]
228	* LoveConfession: [[spoiler: He confesses his love to Emma in Episode 24. She's having none of it.]]
229	* MatchmakerCrush: He realizes Emma tries to fix him with Harriet but he also thinks that Emma herself falls for ''him.'' He is quite wrong.
230	* SharpDressedMan: Never seen out of a suit. He's a politician, and so he's required to dress snappy at all times.
231	* 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.
232
233	!!Isabella "Izzy" Knightley [-(Mapuana Makia)-]
234	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/izzieknightley_852.jpg]]
235
236	-->'''Debuts in''': Episode 26
237
238	Emma's older sister, who's married to Alex's brother John.
239
240	* BackToSchool: [[spoiler:Her resolution and her way of finding herself again after realizing that she's not quite happy in her marriage.]]
241	* CoolBigSis: She and her younger sister Emma have a loving relationship, which is very sweet for adult women. Emma really looks up to Izzy.
242	* DropInCharacter: As one of Emma's clients, she frequently interrupts Emma's vlogging.
243	* ExtremeDoormat: She has a very hard time saying "no" to her husband, an interesting piece of the SettingUpdate as it's the same as in the book, but being in the present day makes it a much bigger deal.
244	* HappyMarriageCharade: Izzy likes to pretend that she and John have a picture-perfect marriage, but Emma rightly suspects that that isn't the case.
245	* {{Housewife}}: As in the original. This Isabella dropped out of college to care for her children; this is now her present occupation. [[spoiler: In Episode 31 she admits she's bored of it and decides to go back to school to complete her architecture degree and qualify as an architect.]]
246	* InUniverseNickname: Alex and Emma call her "Izzy."
247	* RaceLift: White English woman in the book, Asian-American in the web video series.
248	* StepfordSmiler: Emma suspects so. She's not so far off the bat; [[spoiler: Izzy comes to admit that her marriage isn't perfect and she's completely bored with her life. She resolves this by going BackToSchool.]]
249
250	!!Maddy Bates [-(Nikea Gamby-Turner)-]
251	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/maddiebates_4178.jpg]]
252
253	-->'''Debuts in''': Episode 34
254
255	CEO of Bates Financial Services and long-time friend of the Woodhouse family.
256
257	* AdaptationNameChange: Ms. Bates was named Hetty in the original novel, but renamed Maddy here.
258	* TheCaretaker: To her deaf mother, Mrs. Bates.
259	* CordonBleughChef: Makes jams with...interesting flavor combinations.
260	* DotingParent: Doting aunt, at least, to Jane; she's as quick to sing her niece's praises as she is in the book.
261	* DropInCharacter: Since she's supposed to be giving financial consultation to Emma, she often appears as Emma is vlogging. She's also an old family friend, so she's more familiar with Emma than the show's other examples.
262	* RaceLift: She's white in the novel. In this series, she's African-American.
263	* SassyBlackWoman: And with a mother going deaf, giving her an excuse to be ''even louder''.
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267	!!Caroline Lee [-(Jessica Jade Andres)-]
268	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/carolinelee_9929.jpg]]
269
270	-->'''Debuts in''': Episode 41
271
272	Elton's new fiancee. It's safe to say [[UnexpectedCharacter nobody saw it coming]].
273
274	For tropes relating to her from ''WebVideo/TheLizzieBennetDiaries'', see her entry [[Characters/TheLizzieBennetDiaries here]].
275
276	* CanonWelding: Her appearance and status as a CompositeCharacter join ''Emma Approved'' and ''The Lizzie Bennet Diaries''.
277	* CharacterExaggeration: In order to make Caroline fit the crass, rude SocialClimber Augusta Elton, Caroline's pretentiousness and jerkassery are exaggerated 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.
278	* CompositeCharacter: Already a composite of several characters from ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'' (for more elaboration, see her entry on that character sheet), she also takes the place of ''Emma'''s Augusta Elton nee Hawkins.
279	* EvilCounterpart: More like JerkAss Counterpart, but she resembles Emma in several ways: she's an upper-class Asian-American woman who is TheFashionista, is very particular about what she likes, and likes to meddle in other people's affairs, but while Emma is SpoiledSweet, Caroline is an AlphaBitch. When Alex lampshades this, Emma doesn't take it well.
280	* FourthDateMarriage: Apparently got engaged to James in the three months after [[spoiler: Emma rejects him]], although it's unknown how long they had known each other prior to that. Lampshaded by Emma.
281	* JerkAss: Putting aside what people might know about her from ''WebVideo/TheLizzieBennetDiaries'', her barely looking at Harriet and responding to Harriet's suggestions by talking directly to Emma does not bode well.
282	* MustHaveCaffeine: She orders a very specific (right down to ''temperature'') coffee and wants it as soon as possible.
283	* RaceLift: The characters she's based on are white women in the novel (both Caroline Bingley and Augusta Elton). She's Asian-American in the series.
284	* RichBitch: As in the original, she's spoiled and wealthy and uses that to her advantage.
285	* ShoutOut: Episode 43 has her delivering a few to ''WebVideo/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."
286	* SickeninglySweethearts: She and James kiss, visibly grossing Emma out.
287	* SitcomArchnemesis: For Emma, which is unfortunate because she's her client. Emma dislikes her for her rudeness to Harriet, constant pretension and condescension, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking referring to Alex as "Al"]].
288
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290
291	[[folder: Others]]
292
293	!!Mr. Woodhouse [-(N/A)-]
294	-->'''Debuts in''': N/A
295
296	Emma and Izzy's father.
297
298	* DemotedToExtra: Has a ''much'' smaller role than in the book (where he essentially serves as Emma's MoralityChain early on, and eventually causes a complication to Emma and Knightley getting together as she can't bear to leave him alone in the house).
299	* DotingParent: It's implied he doted excessively on his daughters, leading to both of them being pampered and spoiled. But they turned out well and are SpoiledSweet.
300	* TheGhost: Never shown onscreen.
301	* UnnamedParent: His first name is not mentioned in the webseries.
302
303	!!John Knightley [-(N/A)-]
304	-->'''Debuts in''': N/A
305
306	Alex's brother and Emma's brother-in-law through his marriage to Isabella.
307
308	* 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.
309	* TheGhost: We don't get to meet him to hear his side of the story.
310	* HappyMarriageCharade: His and Izzy's marriage isn't ''terrible'', but it isn't as picture-perfect as Izzy pretends it is.
311
312	!!Frank Churchill [-(Stephan Chang)-]
313	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/frankchurchill_5163.jpg]]
314
315	->''"Always do the unexpected. Keeps things interesting."''
316	-->'''Debuts in''': Episode 38
317
318	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.
319
320	* TheCharmer: One can practically see him worming his way into Emma's good graces in his first appearance.
321	-->'''Frank''': You can tell a lot about a person by the coffee they drink.
322	-->'''Emma''': And?
323	-->'''Frank''': Bold, strong, confident.
324	-->'''Emma''': Are you talking about me or about you?
325	-->'''Frank''': [[MathematiciansAnswer Yes]].
326	* DropInCharacter: Conveniently drops in as Emma vlogs. This is done more egregiously than other examples, as he's not a client of Emma's.
327	* IKissYourHand: He kisses Emma's hand in Episode 56. Combined with the other things he did in that episode, it freaked her out and made her question if she liked him.
328	* {{Jerkass}}: Once Jane Fairfax arrives, he doesn't waste much time trash-talking her behind her back with Emma.
329	* LargeHam: His joie de vivre is apparent in every scene he's in. Episode 56 is notable for his lack of it.
330	* 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.
331	* RaceLift: White English guy in the novel is re-imagined as Asian-American.
332	* RomanticFalseLead: True to form, he and Emma get on like a house on fire when they first meet. Alex evidently thinks Emma's into him.
333	* SharpDressedMan: His first appearance has him in a nice suit, immediately establishing him as a man of class and opulence.
334

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