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Applegirl wrote: I wonder if it's just a coincidence, or did the writers intentionally write in the name of Mr. Darcy as a direct reference to the main male lead in the book "Pride and Prejudice". Nothing the writers ever do, is a coincidence.... so, it was intentional. That young man was, meant to be, the son of Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy. Which makes me wonder, if the writers ever read Pride and Prejudice.

Lizzie and Darcy married for love, and did not have a formal courtship.... unlike Jane and Bingley, who did formally court each other. While I can picture Lizzie allowing her son to meet Alice, I doubt she would have forced him to court her.