#downton carson

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Whilst I do think Thomas got into the fight at the fair to protect Jimmy because of certain *feelings* I do truly think he would have done the same for anyone else

I mean he put himself at risk to save Edith, a woman who If we're being honest hardly even acknowledged his existence, during the fire. So why would he do the same for everyone else

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settle an argument for me

Is Thomas Barrow a Villain or an Anti-Hero?

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I still find it so funny that I grew up working class in England, realised I was gay, became a socialist, and then chose DOWNTON ABBEY as my favourite TV show, seems so in character for me

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can you have a parasocial relationship with a fictional character because I swear to god that Charlie Carson is my mortal enemy

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Mary in DA1:

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just thinking about how hard it would have been for Sybil to come back for Mary's wedding.

She had to watch her whole family jump for joy and celebrate as Mary married the "right man", but she didn't get any of that, her family refused to even go to her wedding and it just must have hurt

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I want to talk about the evolution of Robert as a character

When we are first introduced, I feel he intended as being rather a humble man considering his status, and rather understanding of his own privilege. Which of clearly shown in even his first interaction with Carson, where they discuss the losses of the titanic. I believe the quote that aids my point the most is "[carson]I understand most of the ladies were taken off in time. [Robert] You mean the ladies in first class? God help the poor devils below deck". And even though it's only a small line straight from the begining we see his acknowledgements o those with less privilege than himself, he recognises the issues of the class divide

And we even see it when he refuses to fire Bates, he's told by everyone he knows, pressured by his wife and his staff but he refuses on matters of principle. He judges Cora for her behaviour and words about Bates and she is presented as rather ruthless and Robert does not seem to approve.

However this seems to change as the show goes along, and I see that him through season 6 almost directly juxtaposes how he acted within the 1st episode. He is instead determined to fire Thomas (a man who has worked for him for many years by this point and was very loyal to the family) despite the strong requests of Mary to do the opposite

and I think it is interesting to see how the events of the show, and strangely enough his reluctancy to develop actually did change him and not necessarily for the better (which I think is the opposite for Cora but let's save that for another post)

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Happy pride to the first gay person, Thomas Barrow