I'm sure I'm not the only one to have had this thought, this seemed like a nice template for a story, but certainly not a very full story in and of itself. There's absolutely no depth. And yes, I understand that it's supposed to be a comedy (of sorts) and that comedic works don't always have to be as deep as more serious works, but... there wasn't really anything to this story.

We're told that Mary is a spoiled aristocratic snob at the beginning of the play, and I suppose that's shown clearly enough. But we're also told that she morphs into a caring woman of some substance after spending 2 years on the island, and we're really not given any evidence of that other than the narrator's word on the matter, and the fact that Crichton has fallen in love with her.

I won't bother going into the others' situations, but it's essentially more of the same. We're just supposed to take for fact that they've changed, and then they're saved, and everything goes back to normal. Other than Mary refusing to bad-mouth Crichton, we're given no evidence that she actually loved him (and maybe she didn't), nor are we given any evidence that Crichton actually loved Mary (other than the fact that he's asked to leave service, but that's not really very substantial.)

What I'd really like is to see a full-length novel of this bare-bones plot -- something that actually digs deep into each of the characters' stories and motivations. A real love story. Not that I'm not fine with the ending -- but let's treat it as something actually tragic rather than just a flippant "oh, we're back in the real world, so ta-ta, it's been nice."

If such a book exists, please someone tell me, because I really would like to read it. It's not that the story doesn't have merit, it's just that this was, well... poorly executed. It's like an abandoned fanfic or something.