I hate that the one thing I was most looking forward to in Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale left such a bad taste in my mouth that it may have spoiled a movie I otherwise loved.
I was prepared for Molesley to make a fool of himself, because the movies have always prioritized comic relief over character for him, but it usually comes from a place of harmless over-excitement.
But his delusions of grandeur here are coming at the expense of Baxter’s feelings of self-worth - the whole “I’M a servant” “well I told you you didn’t have to be anymore” bit made me so uncomfortable, and the movie doesn’t have time for him to offer anything more than “I’ll try to be more grateful for what I have” as an apology or statement of his love and respect for her.
Heaven forbid we had cut the gag about him being a terrible driver, we could have had that amount of screentime to devote to something that felt like an appropriate resolution.
Anyway, I welcome any takes on this that will make me feel better about it. Maybe I’m overreacting. I still loved the movie for the great stuff we got with Isobel and Edith (and Bertie!).
Now I honestly pretty much feel the same way
I understand that Molesley was always the comic relieve and that he says things sometimes out of nervousness, that well, don't come out that great,but in this case, I really was dissapointed in the writers. This seemed to me just straight up rude and out of character even, honestly I try to blame it on the fact he just wants to provide for her and doesn't feel good enough for her, but honestly, isn't it time we move pass that?
And anyway, how hard would it have been to just have 1 single scene of him apoligizing?
I'm honestly kinda thinking about writing a fic and forgetting this ever happend or something, but maybe that's dramatic, maybe with time I'll understand I don't know....
But yeah, let's just blame it on his insecurities I guess...???
