I never liked Lydia in the novel. She was so selfish and constantly cried for attention. She runs off with George Wickham, then brags about being married to him, leaving her family to patch up the situation. She never really bonds with her sisters, too busy bragging about herself to care about the difficult situation she put them in. Every interpretation of her is negative, so I was pleasantly surprised to find positive aspects in the Lydia of the Lizzie Bennet Diaries. Yes, this Lydia cries for attention, but we see her concern for her sister. When Lizzie is sad, Lydia tries to cheer her up by being goofy and obnoxious. Instead of running away with George Wickham, Lydia learns from her mistake and decides to be more open and honest with Lizzie. This is a good transformation, because it makes this Lydia more misunderstood than selfish. Her cry for attention is really a struggle to find who she is and what she is capable of. So I think Lydia is inbetween adorable and annoying. The annoying stuff is an act so she can feel in control of her life while the adorable part is her real character shinning through the mask. This was never explored in the original novel, but that could have been the motivation behind Lydia's actions.
When Lydia finds out about the video. She comes in, probably expecting a lecture from Lizzie about George Wickham, and she gets one, but not in the most gentle way. Lizzie thinks that Lydia agreed to the video, and knows about it. She's so mad at Lydia that she doesn't even assume Lydia doesn't know. Both Lizzie and Lydia receive a shock when Lydia discovers the video. Lizzie realizes that Lydia had no idea, and Lydia realizes that she doesn't know George Wickham at all. I thought this moment was more sad than Jane discovering that Bing left town. What Lydia discovers is mortifying and cruel. What Lizzie discovers is that she doesn't have faith in her sister at all.
