Perhaps we’re meant to read this as Charlotte coming to her senses once confronted in person with horrors she’d only previously heard about second-hand.
However, one has to wonder about this, because it’s not as though she didn’t know exactly who Lydia was and the things she’s been accused of. Jessica Brown Findlay does an impressive job convincing us all of Charlotte’s revulsion over everything she’s suddenly an accessory to. Harlots really goes all out in its attempt to convince Charlotte of Lydia’s evil, however, as she’s forced to tag along on one of Quigley’s trips to find a poor virgin girl to kidnap, force into prostitution, and sell to the highest bidder.Ĭharlotte’s realization of her own personal culpability here - she is involved with every step of Lydia’s entrapment and imprisonment plot - is apparently a bright line moment for her. So Charlotte’s sudden decision to turn completely against Lydia here feels a bit as though it came out of nowhere, or at least as though it could have used an episode or so of further build-up. She and her mother Margaret have had a tempestuous connection at the best of times, and Lydia has always appeared to love Charlotte best. And her older girl, Charlotte, is playing a very dangerous game as a spy in her enemy Quigley’s house.įor much of this season, Charlotte has seemed openly conflicted about her relationship with Lydia and her unspoken status as her heir. Her daughter Lucy’s dabbling with some serious darkness thanks to her new status as Lord Fallon’s pet. Margaret Wells seems to be ruining most of her relationships as a result of her never-ending rivalry with fellow madam Lydia Quigley. This situation often leads many - usually all - of these women to make some difficult, occasionally dangerous compromises. After all, it’s the story of a group of women selling their bodies for survival and whose only path to any kind of power or influence usually involves sex.
While perpetually fascinating, the world of Harlots is a pretty grim one. By Lacy Baugher 5 years ago The women of Harlots must face some hard truths in the face of betrayals, mistakes, and double-dealing.
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