


What?! I told her that I'm an adult person and am responsible for my own wellbeing, and we wouldn't be signing any form. A manager came out, and told me it was against the rules, and that my friend would need to sign a form stating that she was my GUARDIAN. I said that I had no problem with stairs, but again that I needed the cane to walk. I said that I needed it to walk, and she told me it was against the rules, that there were stairs and that I would not be allowed inside. My friend and I took the (very convenient) shuttle bus from Manhattan, walked in, paid, and then the person behind the counter noticed that I had a cane and told me I was not allowed to use it inside. Great Expectations continues next Sunday at 9pm on BBC One and iPlayer.I had a pretty bad experience when entering the facility, and it unfortunately colored the entire afternoon I spent at King Spa. The character is seen frequently inhaling from a pipe in the drama, but Dickens’ book contains no evidence that she smoked opium. The teen was then presented to Mrs Gibbons, from the local congregation, as Miss Havisham said: "Feel free to behave any way you wish with Mrs Gibbons… have fun."Īnother story embellishment that enraged viewers was Miss Havisham being portrayed as an “opium addict”. Olivia Coleman’s jilted spinster character told him in the episode: "On this the occasion of your 18th birthday… you must be proficient in all things. Other additions to the episode included a grown-up Pip, played by Fionn Whitehead, being set up by Miss Havisham to lose his virginity on his 18th birthday. Didn't expect that."Ī third viewer said: "#GreatExpectations Mr Dickens would turn in his grave. Another wrote: "We getting a bit of S&M (Sadomasochism) in #GreatExpectations? Yep, we are.
