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Thoughts Written by Kristina F (2/7/2013 8:13 p.m.) in consequence of the missive, Brandon's suspicion of Willoughby, penned by Sarah Hannah

IMO, both adaptations are guilty of what you describe.

Although I am well aware that Brandon does not immediately suspect Willoughby's motivations in the novel, I think I can understand why S&S3's Brandon is shown as being concerned. After all, David Morrissey's version of Brandon seems highly intelligent and a remarkably astute observer (that is not to say, of course, that Austen's Brandon is NOT intelligent, but S&S3 makes this more evident), and he was a military leader who presumably had to be a very good judge of character, so perhaps he does notice something very alarming in Willoughby's attitude and behavior - something that is overlooked by nearly everyone else. In S&S3, Willoughby also clearly hates Brandon, and I think that Brandon would surely notice this; observe the scene in which Brandon comes to call on Marianne after her fall, and Dominic Cooper's Willoughby glares nastily at him.

Morrissey's Brandon in S&S3 may also be thinking of his older brother, who was a truly horrible husband to poor Eliza and was quite possibly very similar to Willoughby in temperament. Since Brandon has already witnessed firsthand what can happen when people with no moral compass (e.g., Willoughby, Brandon's brother, etc.) are given free reign to do whatever they want, I imagine that he would be very cautious and suspicious around people like Willoughby.

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Brandon's suspicion of Willoughby Sarah Hannah (2/7/2013 7:45 p.m.)
- I too don't buy brown mares from men with faultily-hung curricles Tom P2 (2/13/2013 6:30 a.m.)
  - Good point   Kristina F (2/13/2013 10:36 a.m.)
    
    dislikes   Stephanie (2/13/2013 12:16 p.m.)
    
    I know   Kristina F (2/13/2013 6:25 p.m.)
- a thought on events   Rae Elaine (2/12/2013 12:54 p.m.)
  
  recap the canvas (a tad long)   Rae Elaine (2/14/2013 2:45 p.m.)
  
  Duel guess   Stephanie (2/15/2013 2:42 p.m.)
  
  or the wounds...   Rae Elaine (2/16/2013 12:40 p.m.)
  
  hmm   Stephanie (2/18/2013 11:18 a.m.)
  
  Fictional places cannot be placed exactly   kathleen (elder) (2/14/2013 3:27 p.m.)
  
  Swords or pistols?   kathleen (elder) (2/12/2013 3:07 p.m.)
  
  It is probably pistols in the book...   Kristina F (2/12/2013 11:42 p.m.)
  
  Ahh -- I thought   kathleen (elder) (2/13/2013 7:14 a.m.)
  
  Austen's intent   Kristina F (2/13/2013 11:28 p.m.)
  
  But would you agree that JA's intent was also   kathleen (elder) (2/14/2013 6:45 a.m.)
  
  In agreement   Kristina F (2/14/2013 9:10 a.m.)
  
  Love scene   bridget d (2/20/2013 2:45 a.m.)
  
  Then we shall have to agree to disagree   kathleen (elder) (2/14/2013 9:25 a.m.)
- Thoughts Kristina F (2/7/2013 8:13 p.m.)

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