Miss Bingley - Not an evil, incompetent, disaster
One of the flanderizations that have happened in JAFF that are starting to get on my nerves is Miss Bingley. It is stated in the book that she dresses well, has good conversation, good manners, is able to please where she wants, and generally gives a good impression. those who pay attention can see that she thinks she's above Merryton society, but there's no indication that her sense of superiority is present when talking to London society in general. All indications in the book show that Darcy is generally fine with her company, possibly even enjoying her at times.
In JAFF Miss Bingley dresses terribly, is socially inept, has terrible conversation, offends everyone she meets, thinks she superior to all below a Duke. They take the moment when her anger gets the better of her at Pemberly and make that her entire personality. Darcy hates her, and constantly tells Bingley how much he hates his sister.
I'm both complaining about this weird trope in JAFF and asking if there are any stories you know of where Miss Bingley is shown in a positive light? I think Canon accurate Miss Bingley could be a really fun character if she were Elizabeth's friend instead of this contrived plot device.