Sanditon -- Alexander makes a decision 

After scheming men like Tom, Lennox, Edward and Carter behave badly, the most damage is done by Alexander who behaves with misplaced gallantry.

The scene at the window is heartbreaking...Ms. Whitley knows him so well.

Charlotte is so sweet in her expression, here, and elsewhere ... and then so honest. These are both such talented actors, able to express heart-felt emotion. I hope we see them again soon ♥♥

Listening to his voice just now it seemed several times Mr. Colbourne was near tears, not just when he spoke to Mrs. Wheatley. As long as these two get back together and Charlotte has more time to think about it, it might occur to her that he had actually done a rather selfless thing. When they parted at the military encampment, the loving look on his face and the caress of her hand told me he was looking forward to pursuing a romance. It was only after Col. Lennox made him doubt himself that all the guilt and self-loathing came back with a vengeance. The fact that he loved her enough to deny himself the one thing he wanted most was actually an act of love, misguided as it was.

Ooof I started to cry and my heart aches for her. All that she’s been through and still, let down.

I CANT WITH THIS MAN!!! No other word than pendejo! She is not Lucy and he is not the Alexander from 10 years ago. She loves him and he obviously loves her. COME ON!!!!

When they reunite it better be Darcy/Lizzie levels of awkwardness with some Anne/Wentworth pining and a dash of Rochester-Jane angst and passion. It’ll probably come in phases but I’m here for it! Though no level of awkwardness can achieve the “they said you weren’t home so I decided to take a house tour of YOUR house which I would have lived in and been lady of had I accepted your marriage proposal. . .” awkward.

"We shall say..." No way dude. You should have discussed it with Charlotte and not made a unilateral decision. Maybe he really thought they would return to the breakfast table and tell the girls together. He was certainly not anticipating her fleeing the room. "What have I done?!" is clear on his face. The understatement of the season. Interpret THAT silence- AC, what were you Thinking?! (And even though I have rewatched this scene a few times, I still expect Charlotte to chime in with "Are you being serious?!" I read that clear on her face. I think she has made her feelings pretty clear, and his disregard for them really hurts...hurts them both. So sad.)

When Charlotte walks to to the house she had a glow of her walk and when she gets into the house the house to ask the maid where everyone is it is she has a glow ON her face.

It literally hurts my heart to watch this clip.

The scene with Mrs Wheatley breaks my heart. "It's better this way, for her sake" , he loves her so much but he's haunted by his past , whatever happened with his drunk father, his being beaten as a kid, his wife's betrayal. I'm glad he's made a step towards changing things for himself and the girls by leaving this house.

I love this season.

My heartbreak into 1000 pieces. When Miss. Wheatly told him he will regret this? I cried after episode 6. He has to endure someone else's misdeed. I hope & pray season 3 is joyful.

Wow! So many twist and turns for Charlotte and Alexander they are definitely in love ❤ but Lennox final statement about lucy and Alex and Mrs Wheatley's conversation at the window indicates that there is one very important piece to this puzzle that has yet to be revealed in season 3 that will bring them together 💝

Alexander normally stands so straight and noble while he stares out the window. Here he just slumps against the wall like it took every ounce of strength to get through that speech and now he has nothing left. So sad. 🙁

Can’t wait to watch the full episode next week

I want to watch the last episode next week …but oh my!! He cut her to the quick by putting her down as simply “ the governess” and letting her go as if she were less than Nothing! This is horrible!! I did NOT see this coming!😢☹️

I REALLY want to STRANGLE Alexander😤😡.....my poor Charlotte.🙁🥺😢 Frustrating! They better stop playing with my emotions!😭

This is the standard fear on the part of men like Alexander. He fears Charlotte will leave as did his wife, so better to be the first to suggest that she wants to leave, when his heart aches for her to say the opposite. All will be well; suspense is necessary in such tales as this.

So sad, how he's having a pleasant convo w/the girls, about a new dog (prob bc he knows he'll be even more lonely, and to ease that w/a 2nd dog in her place), and CH walks up and he acts like or really doesn't see her coming, then has a look of dread on his face when he sees her...and sad to think how much he had to force himself to ACT like he didn't see her OR REALLY didn't, bc he dreaded what comes next and didn't want to do it so turned his brain off/ tried to not see her, until they said "Miss Heywood!" and he couldn't avoid it any longer 😢...sad for a man who def knew where she was, (at a distance!) other times, to seek HER out (the picnic walking by, walking by the piano room's dancing lessons etc.), then to have to not see her when she's right there must mean he REALLY hates what's coming 😭😢🥺

I don't know if I hated this scene or the last one between them more. It made me so sad. His speech here seems so rehearsed and like he was just trying to spit it out before he let his emotions get the best of him again. I understand why he did it, but it was still hard to watch.

As soon as he sees her there is dread on his face. How many times did Colbourne rehearse that speech in his head? Then he doesn't even give her a chance to speak. It's a speech not a conversation. And the look of his face when she's leaves the room! He puts on a mask for the speech and it spills as she departs. It caught my attention that he made the decision without her. That's stabs Charlotte too. Don't tell her what to do and make decisions without her. I love her remark...that was YOUR decision, and yours alone!

WHAT THE HILLBILLY CORNBREAD IS GOING ON? 😭😭😭 I can't endure this again with #Sanditon2

He didn’t expect her to leave because she never left before at his comments (him always asking “you wish to leave?”). Before though it was possible for her to help the situation. Be a help with improvement (almost the role of a wife/helpmate). That is who Charlotte is, she always stays and makes things better. She faces the hard challenges or conversations head on. I don’t think he understood that this dismissal would be effective immediately in Charlotte’s view. To her ( and many others) it means he is literally severing their connection at that precise moment. 😭😭💔💔💔She can’t even respond to Augusta because she can’t help her anymore since she’s been dismissed. It just breaks Charlotte’s heart even more 😔😔😔💔💔💔.

While I think both actors did a great job in acting this scene; I found the whole concept of it to have very modern sensibilities, not early 19th century at all. I have had two ancestors whose wives died young, one left with three children under 12 who married his housekeeper, the other had ten children (nine girls) and married his wife's nurse. (One was a good choice, one was bad.) Considering the inequality of power in romance wasn't "a thing" until recent decades. Throughout history men and women have routinely increased their social position by marrying up. The only reason that the writers had to separate these two sweethearts is because the series was renewed for two seasons instead of just one. Then for Charlotte to be so unkind to Mr. Colbourne when he came to apologize and admit his mistake seemed out of character for someone who has always been so sweet. I never saw her eyes look so hard or so cold. When you consider how rude and condescending Sidney was for most of their relationship, I wonder how Charlotte could forgive him and not Mr. Colbourne. At least Mr. Colbourne's mistake, misguided as it was, was inspired by his desire to protect her.

He is so obviously NOT keeping a look out for her arrival, I think it's an effort. Then he's surprised when she's upon him. Interesting.

I wish I could see a close up to how the breakfast table was set:)

What the HELL why is he doing this he kissed HER 😭

The miscommunication here!! 💔💔💔 She says to him “what will YOU tell the girls?” And he say “WE shall tell them ...” He just wasn’t really listening to her 😔 he was in a robot 🤖 mode and didn’t hear Her Words 😢😢😢💔💔💔

I realize they are endgame, but I now understand why she did what she did when she got back home to Willingdon. These men!

Wow this scene reminds me of the one when Charlotte gets upset with Sydney. She says I no longer wonder what you think of me. Really interesting how the writers did that. I am not going to lie this is some heavy heartbreak. I hope Alexander will find out exactly what took place with Charlotte and Syndey. I want to him to realize just how much he has hurt Charlotte.

I had assumed from earlier comments Charlotte was leaving for Leonora's sake, now I see it is his doing. That doesn't explain her accepting another proposal.

In a way he's right, it was inappropriate due to the power imbalance. But he just used that as an excuse. I'm not even sure if it counts as a break up since they weren't officially together yet, in spite of the two kisses. In any event, I can't wait for Season 3! Alexander had better move Heaven and Earth to woo Charlotte back before she marries the hapless Ralph!

I hope there is a mastiff in S3!

So Colbourne is allowing Lennox to rob him of another love. Mind games, Grrrrr! I must say Lennox is a master manipulator, I'll give him that. Another season ends with Charlotte rejected and in tears.

Wow!! We have to wait a year to see how he fixes this awful speech. Please tell me they will get together and it will be an epic scene. He is a great kisser and so tender with her. Please bring it back before next year. We have waited soooooo long.

The mad is right He will regret it. He still in love with her I think someone just needs to shake him up and Realize That he needs someone to love and take care of the children. He knows that she did a great job like she was there mother.

Hope She Marries him..Liked Sudney too..but he has passed on..He is a very interested marital prospect..He doesn't just want her as a Governess but also as his Wife.

I knew this convo was coming, but when he shut the door to the study...arg! NEVER a good sign. Then the comment about their positions. He hits all the buttons for her to be offended. Doesn't answer her questions (such immobilizing fear on his part!) I remember Ben's comment about how Colbourne's big feelings for her make it difficult to be articulate about his thoughts and feelings. She has a tongue-tying effect on him. (Not to mention his fears and regret of the past that are thwarting the future-just like she said!) I totally get why this happened, but I still hate it!

When she walked up he just looked like he wanted to barf because he knows he has to deliver that nonsense speech. He had dead eyes during that convo. She probably should have picked up on the fact that he didn’t mean what was coming out of his mouth. But then she was taken by surprise. Ugh. Poor both of them.

This scene is the definition of a dumpster fire.

I Thwart You, You Thwart Me: This show is magnificent, but in S2E6’s Banish Charlotte scene, AC’s pretense jerked me right out of Planet Sanditon. AC’s Jekyll & Hyde switch from a Better Father in cheerful banter with the children about a new dog to The Boss telling the woman he knows he loves to hit the road and don’t come back was, well…blech! Justin, there had to be a better way to achieve the necessary season-ending lovers’ rift without sacrificing his integrity. Trust is a hard thing for a betrayed person to get back. AC had never been deceptive or cruel to CH before, and even for a man in battle with his emotions and frightened he might do her wrong, it did not ring true. But it’s too late for redemption because The Boss has already cut her out of all the photographs. With the exception of AM’s subsequent superb takedown of AC at the stables and The Two Comedians’ Wedding, the episode’s previously natural flow was lost. A Season 4 and 5 would go a long way to remedy this offense (double hoping!).

What a bad day for both of them😢

Omg I hate this Poor Charlotte.

Ugh I really dislike he used her word “untenable” back against her. As to almost say you did feel this way a little at one point. Notice he uses it as a shield 🛡 when she asks “that is all I am to you? A member of your staff.”😔💔🥀

"Good choice, Leo!" I think this is the first time we hear Xander using the nickname Leo. ❤

Poor Charlotte I feel for her for this season it started so sad and ended sad I hope she doesn’t get married

I don't know I did a WTF with this twist but not in a way that's devastating in a head scratch way, it didn't make sense for me. It's a funny thing with fiction, it still is required to be believable and something wasn't about that, the particles didn't settle in the way a tragedy should. Even a tragedy has a certain physics to it.

Omg. I have to watch episode 5 tonight. Now I am not looking forward to episode 6. I had saw some clips of episode 6 and presumed Charlotte pushed him away, but to see that she had the courage to love again and he pushed her away 😡 makes me furious. I presume they will end up together but he is an idiot. Sorry but “Jerk “. I now understand why she does what she does next. Because at this point, you would not marry for love after being hurt twice. So she is being practical. I hope Colburne comes to his senses quick next season and stops her. I would make him suffer if it was up to me. 😡😡 He is as bad as Sydney to me right now. Omg. I was hoping for a somewhat happy ending. ☹️😢

I do not understand why he changed his mind? Why does he think he's doing the right thing for her? I thought something else would happen that made him leave, not that he'd suddenly decide it was somehow bad for Charlotte to marry him??

WHAAAAAAAAA !!!!!!