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Before you scream into the void about Persuasion, read these 18 memes about it

I’ll never forgive whoever decided on the line ‘Now we’re strangers, worse than strangers. We’re exes’

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The remake of Jane Austen’s classic novel, Persuasion, has dropped on Netflix and despite it having an all-star cast and the potential to fill the void that is Bridgerton, not everyone has been all too pleased with the movie adaptation. Now everybody knows that the movie remake is never as good as the book but sometimes there are parts to be enjoyed, I wish the same could be said for Netflix’s Persuasion.

Whether it was the butchering of the most gut-wrenching quotes of the book or the desperate attempt at being relatable, not all Persuasion viewers were keen. Like every Netflix show and movie, once viewers had taken it all it, everyone heads straight to Twitter. People have not held back and shared their thoughts and cooked up some hilarious memes about Persuasion.

While you sit and think about how Jane Austen must be turning in her grave, enjoy these 18 memes about Netflix’s Persuasion:

1. Bizarre

you could not convince me this is a period drama movie let alone a JANE AUSTEN adaptation with this dialogue… #Persuasion pic.twitter.com/r0JXg3Eqcs

— ً (@darcyslizzy) July 15, 2022

2. We need justice

jane austen did not die rejecting every single man who ever came into her life for dakota johnson to say “now we’re worse than exes, we’re friends” in netflix's persuasion

— sophie 🌙 19 AND ON FIRE (@loversrespite) July 16, 2022

3. Agreed x

Yes, she would. #persuasion pic.twitter.com/OdwKTsYnRZ

— Erin MacAlpine (@erinfmac) July 15, 2022

4. Jane, I’m so sorry

jane austen crying shaking throwing up in her grave after dakota johnson said “now we’re worse than exes, we’re friends” in persuasion on netflix

— biryani (@whysopain) July 15, 2022

5. They definitely missed the mark

persuasion is a complicated story about second chances and people who once knew each other so intimately but are now strangers and i really think the writers of the 2022 version didn’t get that like at all

— anna (@softlydarcy) July 16, 2022

6. Exactly!

Me telling Jane Austen what Carrie Cracknell did to Persuasion pic.twitter.com/J5hz6GkUVM

— Ella ➰🧣📖 (@daisyradlett) July 8, 2022

7. I cringed

netflix really gave us Persuasion and said “here’s dakota johnson doing her worst and annoyingly painful fleabag impression enjoy”

— Rachael (@markruffaloTD) July 15, 2022

8. WHAT WAS THE NEED

so far i’ve heard the new netflix persuasion has these horrifying lines:

—“It’s often said if you’re a 5 in London, you’re a 10 in Bath.”

—"I'm an empath…"

—“now we’re worse than exes, we’re FRIENDS”

haven’t we as a society suffered enough!?!?!!

— M ✨🔭 (@m_bee4) July 9, 2022

9. Let’s go

my family: heaven gained another angel, may she rest in peace

me arriving to hell: bring me everyone involved in the making of Persuasion (2022) pic.twitter.com/3N79nZQH7L

— scarlet 🌺 (@petalsfordraco) July 16, 2022

10. So uncalled for

Jane Austen did not write persuasion and “Dare not say that man forgets sooner than woman, that his love has an earlier death.” For y’all to go and use bEcAUSe hEs a tEN pic.twitter.com/4bxW4UJb8G

— Sof 🌸 (@schofiaa) July 15, 2022

11. 💀💀💀

he's a 10 but he's your cousin #persuasion pic.twitter.com/Nk6bpytfU4

— Rational Creatures (@rationalseries) July 16, 2022

12. And throwing away the key

I’m gonna find every single person who was involved in the persuasion production and put them in jail

— leslie/seeun (@crcwsss) July 15, 2022

13. There was so much potential

Currently watching “Persuasion” and I don’t know who Dakota Johnson’s character is because THIS is no Anne Elliot.

— Lonyia Taylor (@MagnificentLoni) July 15, 2022

14. Literally though…

netflix adaptation of persuasion the worst thing ever happened to classics cous why tf did they think any of jane austen's characters would say THIS!? pic.twitter.com/qoEdQfFiJw

— m | booktwt (@lav3ndrmoon) July 16, 2022

15. What even was this?!

the writers were very unserious #Persuasion pic.twitter.com/hTpYj4mUWO

— ً (@darcyslizzy) July 15, 2022

16. No words, head empty

persuasion: this story is about a woman whose unmarried life regency england has robbed her of all agency and personhood

also persuasion: pic.twitter.com/YkkANPdOZW

— Kathryn VanArendonk (@kvanaren) July 15, 2022

17. Pretty much

Me, watching #Persuasion2022 #Persuasion pic.twitter.com/JNta6PWjG7

— Kaja Ono (@Kaja_Ono) July 15, 2022

18. The only good thing

I am well aware of the scathing persuasion reviews but obviously they don’t matter because we’re about to get henry golding in silly little period drama costumes pic.twitter.com/o4yVkE5cWG

— Hamish Calvert (@HamishCalvert) July 14, 2022

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