Did anyone else think Grandcourt was hot?

No, but I am generally allergic to Hugh Bonneville. He plays various degrees of 'weak' all too well for me to find him anything but faintly distasteful. (And, on a more shallow note, I find his chin/jaw/jowl area kind of distracting.) However, he is a very capable actor and gave one of the more memorable performances in DD.

Well, why don't we call it "research" or something?

I found him to be very unattractive, but that is sort of the point. You aren't supposed to like him. You must have a thing for roguish men. I can only tolerate guys like that if they have other redeeming qualities (like P&P's Mr. Darcy).

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Oh, no, you aren't alone! There was something in the way he carried himself, with knowledgable arrogance. The whole "I own the place" aura. His beauty is an acquired taste, I'm sure. After seeing many of his films, he's grown on me very much. At first, I had not been that fond of him, but I adore him now, simply adore him! Especially in Beau Brummell!

Not to mention that I find myself instantly attracted to sturdy men, and Hugh Bonneville fits the bill precisely. The fact that he's painted as the sort of villainous force just... phew. Hahah.

I did have a bit of a crush on Mordecai, though, despite the sturdy bit. He was just so waifish and selfless and beautiful. I wanted to take care of him. :(

Handsome for his age, but not "Hot"

I know it comes many years after you asked the question, but I wanted to reply anyway, because the answer is YES YES YES! :)

I to found him very attractive; the way he completely did not care for what others thought of him. His moments of kindness were touching. I would have liked for, in the end, Gwendolyn rescuing him from drowning, and then Grandcourt falling in love with her. That would have been such a happy ending!

OMG! Yes!!! I totally found him super hot especially when he places the diamond necklance on Gwen and then kisses her neck, backs off and then devours her neck again! hot hot hot!

Absolutely! More than just a little bit hot! I kept telling myself...must hate him...mmmm. I think this interpretation of the character was interesting because if he was just totally horrid it would be less believable that Gwendolyn would have married him in the first place. Or that Greta Scacci's character Lydia would want anything more than money from him.

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